The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-03-03
Gofal SntfIigente.

term of six months: A. J.. lie wis, n. Z. chief F.
Schumacher, chancellor ]. A. Michel, provost !;
VIM. Wolfe, scribe; Germain Leroy. Jr., treas.
urer; John Goertz, inspector general; Oscar Nc
Lain, herald; II. W. Wynne, warden; Peter J.
Ludwig, sentinel; -, prelste.
CHARITY YHosPITAL.-Report for February, 1869:
Admissions, 4l0; discharges. 337; desths-whites,
S5; colored, IL; total 46. Remaining March lst,
ls69-whites, 627; colored, 81; total Ill.
CoLoRED MAN named Frank Henry, whose
feet were badly injured by barrel Of whisky
rolling on them at the steamship landing yester.
day, was conveyed to Charity Hospital. So also
was a sick and destitute white man, who was
picked up near Pacanier station at late hour or
Monday night
THE POLICE have also arrested colored man
named Alfred Gslvez, charging him with having
been accessory to an attempt to FIRE the house OF
Jes Maber at the corner Of CslliOpe and Baronne
streets, early on the morning of Sunday last.
MAYOR CONWAY is in receipt OF q commuuica-
ton from Secretary Seward acknowledging the
receipt Of the case containing the painting of the
coat Of arms OF the city Of New Orleans, and in.
forming him of its Transmission to the Board OF
Trade Of Marseilles.
A VoTE OF THANKs.-A resolution was passed
By the New Orleans Chamber of Commerce, on
Monday evening last. rendering vote of thanks
to sam. G. Reid, Esq, for his able legal opinion
on the liability of common carriers, under the
new form Of bill of ls6ng, as generally adopted
be isttered by this compliment to his standing
and legal talents.
A LABoRER engaged in repairing the verandsh
In front Of Dumonteil's confectionery store on
Canal street, yesterday, fell with the ladder upon
which he was standing and severely cut his right
arm with the hatchet which he held In his hand.
Re was conveyed TO neighboring drug store and
properly cared for.
TIE TRAPkRATURs yesterday, &C Rhogz By the
thermometer at c. Duhamers, Ill Canal strest,
lately corner BienVille and ChaEtres streets, was
IS follows: At 4. Z. 43 degrees; IL N. 55;
P.H. 60; P. N. 60.
WHILE PEACEFULLY pursuing our labors last
night our sanctun was invaded By a satellite Of
one Tom Carey, (Who halls from the "Place," on
Commercial Alley,) bringing with him several
glasses in which were 20 be sean liquids of various
colors. That those glasses were sent home empty
is sufficient proof that they did not contain pol
sons, and as the said Tom Carey was tcaste j,
should be satisfactory evidence that nobody was
offended. Verify, the said liquids were good.
MICHAEL ELNEs was arrested last evening by
officer Daley, on New Levee street, about half
past nine O'Clock. charged with assaultibg and
dangerously w0unding his wife, who was sent to
the Charity Hospital for treatment.
JAMES DIAMOND and Franklin Williams were ar.
rested last evening in Camp street car, by
special oficers Dipert and Convey charged with
attempting TO commit a robbery in the car, and
also with being dangerous and suspicious chArac
tsTs.
OFFICER CUNNINGHAM reported, last evening,
having sent to the Charity Hospital, man, name
unknown, who broke his ankle at the corner OF
Baronne and Gravier streets.
TIE REPORTER Of the CRESCENT has been hon.
oTed with 8 warm invitation TO be present at q
banner and flag presentation to Jefferson Steam
Fire Company No. 22, by ladies OF the Fourth
District, on the morning of the 4th instsnt-the
banner at the residence of James Medd, Esq, and
the flags at that Of Mrs. VIM. Schreiber. The
reporter will surely be there.
The BOARD OF PUBLIC SCHOOL DIRECTORS hold o
meeting this afternoon, at O'Clock
THERE WAS NOTHING Of consequence to the pub
lie yesterday in any Of the district courts except
The First and Fourth. A collision case between
two vessels off the bar at the mouth of the Mssis-
Rippi was in progress OF trial before Judge Col.
lens and jury in the Seventh, the result of which
shall be given when the verdict Ehall have been
rendered.
RECoRDER GAsTNEL's CoURT. "A deaf and
dumb girl whose name is not known, and which
could not be heard by herself, or easily used il It
was is charged with stealing a cloak valued at
ESQ from Jenny Moore, 1872 Toulouse street.
Nine. Annie Dubruil complains that she was as
saulted and beaten by some unknown woman in
the Bazaar Market.
There wss nothing else Of any interest yester-
day before Judge Gastinel.
A MAN, while attempting to enter the premises
at the corner Of GalVez and CustOmhOuse streets,
was discovered By the inmates and the alarm
given. He Immediately drew q knife and tried to
fnghten the family, consisting exclusively OF Ia
dies and children, into silence threatening to kill
them if they persisted in their cries. The si-
lence thus brought about enabled him to es-
cape.
FOURTH DISTRICT CoURT-,Judge 7Redrd.-No.
FL 1,47l-Merchants' Mutual Insurance Company
VS.. Citizers' Mutusl Insurance Company and Lou.
This Is q controversy between the Merchants
Mutual Insurance Company, the Citizens Mutual
Insurance Company in liquidation, and the Louis
lana State Mutual Insurance Company OF this city.
The suit was originally brought in the fifth but
transferred to this court, 10 be cumGlatsd with
the proceedings for the liquidation Of the Citizens
Insurance Company.
The Merchants Insurance Company, which is
judgment creditor of the Citizens Insurance Com.
pany in q sum Of 1000, complains that the said
Citizens Insurance Company sold and conveyed
to the Louisiana State Insurance Company 65Sths
Of the Opera House and four of the Valette Dry
Dock Company, and prays that said sale be an
nued as void db initi0. because it was made with
out authority, and because it is injurious to the
rights Of the plaintiff as Judgment creditor.
The liquidator OF the Citizens Mutual Insurance
Company has joined in this prayer, alleging that
The sale wsss preference granted to the Louisiana
State Mutual Insurance Company over the other
creditors, and asking that the stock be declared
70 be still the property Of said Citizens Insurance
Company. So thatlthe Louisiana State Mutual In
iurance Company is the only defendant in this
Ease.
It's answer admits, thai on the 10th September,
1867, the Citizens Mutual insurance Company,
being indebted to respondent in the sum OF 1891.
proposed TO sell and transfer to respondent the
property mentioned in the plaintiffs petition
hat respondent accepted the proposition that
his sale was made in good faith and for the real
md actual consideration aforesaid; that, if it is
true, as alleged by the petitioner, which respon-
lent specially Denies that the said Citizens Mu-
tual Insurance Company was in actual insolvency,
respondent was ignorant of it, and acted in good
faith.
Such is the issue presented by the pleaiings
and the facts therein are fully established by tAs
evidence.
Two questions only are 70 be decided:
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