The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-03-30

to sickness in bis family, Colonel Wood Is however
authorised to delay complying with 20 much Of
this order ss directs him to proceed to his home,
and to retain his present quarters 10 jackson Bar
rscks. until they are able to travel
Company g., sixth cavalry. relieved the bsttal-
ion of the irst infantry, ct Greenvile Barracks
Owing to recent domestic affection, Brevet
Lieut. Col. ]. c. Bates, captain twentieth infantry.
is authorized to proceed at once to st. Louis,
Mo-, there to await the arrival OF his regiment.
boat, the Robert E. Lee, leaving the jackson
Barracks ct A. NJ, and Greenville, where the
remainder of the battalion embarked. at 1:30 P. NJ.
Major Ofiley was In command.
g. infantry, has been, at his own request relieved
from further duty as assistant superintendent OF
schools under the bur and is ordered to report
10 the commanding officer Of his regiment.
State House.
Gov. warmoth has appointed Gen. Frank Gard
neT surveyor for the parish Of lafayette
The governor has signed bill granting ferry
privileges to r. Poindexter In the parish Of As
sumption.
MfseeIlaneous Items.
The pay of the police officers detailed at the
different recorders courts Of this city Is $50 per
month in warrants, which amounts In reality to
about s37 per month after allowing the discount
these officers have to be selected from the most
intelligent and honest of the force does it not sp
pear unjust that they should receive less than
others whose duties are not more laborious and
not less onerous?
Special officers Cunningham and Houlihsn have
arrested Henry Keller npon, charge of being q
might've from justice. II is reported that for two
months past they have been in search Of him, and
ing himself ss postofice messenger, With letter
containing $780, only to be delivered to Mr.. Keller
In person.
There was row on Basin street amongst num-
Der Of colored folks last evening, resulting
in the arrest by Corporal Sullivan Of two, Nat
Butler and Henry King. upon charges of assault
and battery, and two others, Cyrus Gray and Pete
Davis, for attempting to rescue them.
runaway horse, attached to . buggy. dashed
fnriously up Camp street yesterday about noon.
Fortunately no one was inside. and fortunately,
too, the fiery steed was stopped in the vicinity Of
Julia street.
The Courts.
FIRST DISTRICT CoURr.-Cbas Controvinskv and
VIM. Hensley were tried in this court on charges
of larceny and found guilty.
Joseph Guener and Chas. Leonard pleaded
guilty OF q charge Of robbery and were remanded
10 sit sentence.
F. Joseph and John Mcintyre, charged with
larceny, also pleaded guilty and were remanded.
John Maddox pleaded guilty of assault and bat
The sffidavit against VIM. johnson, charged
with larceny. was dismissed, on motion OF Mr..
Luzenberg, district attorney.
A jury panel of three hundred jurors was or
oered to be drawn to serve during the month Of
april.
Nolle prosequis were entered in the cases of W.
Z. Thompson. charged with embarrassment; Paul
Coleman, charged with receiving stolen properly
and Moses Goodrich, alias Bush, charged with |
arc ny.
Ma cisse Hermier. tried for wounding less than
mayhem, was found not guilty.
UNITED STATES CIRCUIT CoURT.-In the case of |
rerrill Co., Bauer and others, creditors of the
First National Bank, vs.. c. Case, receiver ct ais,
sct the claim OF the United States, predicated
Upon the check Of I. P. May, for $3l5,779 III, and
ilso that the government should DO charged with /
AMOUNT of debt of the Carrollton railroad partner
hip assume by the United States, SIP 900 90,
bus rejecting claims to priority of payment set
Up on behalf o. the government TO the extent Of
'427 7ss 20.
For plaintiffs. Messrs. Henry B. Kelly. and
campbell. Spoford Campbell. For the United
'tates, Messrs Case Rouse, and District Attor-
icy Morgan.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT CouRT.-Judge Durell
yesterday delivered judgment in three more wine |
asses, in which Piaggio Freres, Oscar Bercier and
7. Laborde were respectively claimants. A point |
avipg been raised in chambers by Mr.. Roselus
hat every revenue act under which these pro-
eedings bad been taken had been repealed 90 |
onaine, he reviewed IN ertenso the revenue |
on this point. holding that the clauses
eieiring to the necessity of entering on the in
dice the cost Of bottling, casing, etc.. had never
cen repealed; and as, aside from this the wine
7as, sccording to the weight Of evidence, under
slued in each csse, he, therefore, decreed the
ines in each case forfeited to the United States
he attorneys for the claimants in the cases de-
ided were Whitaker & Whitaker. G. Roselius and |
/. Schmidt; for the government. u. g. District |
ttorney ?. II. Morgan, Randen Hunt, L. c.
filings and G. s. judd.