The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-02-28
Jural Jntslligents.

their nrar;, Justly encouraged by the success OF
,or thursday evening next a cfaud fancv 5rss.
snu masquerade ball, to be given at Mechsnics,
,nsstute, Applications for ladies' tickets NAV he
paoe 81 backmsr's, No. 16i Canal street. ana A.
y; .Bbeigsmini's, 225 Canal street.
P;ra n 80 organzation Of gallant men, Columbia
sHT company No. 8, viii wind up the festiyities
u inorsosy. the 4th INST. by masquerade. cali.
20 ana niemen's bal, at the new Turner'S Hall.
eoIhel OF Lafayette and Dryades Streets OF the
Sonipnmentary invitation which they have ten.
ourselves. e' "
IHE Local OF THE CRESCENT has been pre.
sented with gold pen msnufactured sntireIyy IN
new orleans. Messrs. Eli & Higgins, acting on
me principal "thst the pen is mightier than the
SWORD" are engaged in manufacturing all STYLES
goio pens TO order at short notice and reasonable
rates. They also repair old pens making them as
good as new. visit to their establishment. Oh.
poslte the Post Office, showed that they are pre-
pareo 10 make pens from the largest size used IN
me United States. to the smallest size ever
welded By the fingers of beauty.
The TEMPKsATURB yeeterdsy, o. shown by the
thermometer ct q. Duhamels, Ill Canal street,
istely corner Bienville and Chartres streets, was
as follows; At In. Al degrees; IL NJ. 81;
Pm. 60; 6P. N. 60.
SIXTH DISTRICT CoURT.-Lazarus Never va.
Friedlsnder d Gerson, No. 1880. G. &. r. King
vs.. FTfedlander Il Gerson, No. 1881 corsoli-
dated: These cases on trial before jury, are for
settlement OF factors accounts. The plaintiffs
allege that the defendants took their cotton to
thelr own account and that defendants are liable
Tor the highest market price from the time OF the
-eonversion TO the time of bringing the .ait. The
defendants had shipped the cotton for their own
accountn the latter part of 1865, after 1t had been
rejected by Michel Co. The plaintiffs also claim
the 10 per cent. rebate on the premiums of insur-
ance paid on the cotton, and that the defendants
are not entitled 10 commissions on the sales of
AmOUQt cl6imal ~
about $l4 000.
The jury retired to their chamber for debera-
non at 0 p NJ, and returned at 81 p. NJ, with the
following verdict:
In No. lss7O-verdict in favor Of the plaintiff
for sl72l co. with interest from date OF petition.
In le37l-Verdct in favor of plentf for s3652
%, with interest from date Of petition.
The PLAINTIFF were represented by Messrs. Ran
dolph, Singleton x Brown; Messrs. Roselius &
Philips on behalf Of the defendants.
SEVENTH DIsrRICr CorRr-Mr. samue, W. Cot
ton, contractor for cleaning and repairing the ul-
paved streets OF the seventh eighth and min wards
OF the Third District, the city for s2li5 balance
OF amount contracted for, as per notsrial act; al
ieglng that he he's carried out all the stpuatons
Of bis contract. but that the city authorities have
Jailed to carry out theirs, and, on the contrary,
have refused all payments Of the balance speoi-
ned above. Petitioner states that IL he is not
paid what is properly and legally due to him be
Will have 10 abandon his contract. he therefore
prays for citation and service upon the city,
through the mayor, for judgment in the smou1t
sued for, with legal interest and costs. Cotton &
Levy for plaintiff.
FOURTH DISTRICT CoURT.-A petition was fled
before Judge ThesTd yesterday as follows: p. " Z.
Filton, Peter O'D0nnell, Michael Gernon, W. a.
Letchford & Co., Mrs. c. Pifet Henry Sheppard,
Jr. ana Auguste Bohn allege that 10 the mid lie Of
Canal street there Is space measuring about 60
feet in width, extending through the entire length,
except 81 such points where Canal street 10 inter
AL
street into sections; that Canal street was orig.
naily 20 laid of upwards Of half century ago.
the intermediate ground constituting portion of
the upper limits OF the city. and then known IS
the City Common; until recently no ordinary
vehicles or persons ON horseback being permitted
to traverse the same has that il was reserved
exclusively as a pleasure ground for citizens and
their families VINO were not riding or driving.
That trees were planted on either side OF sal
1 space, rendzzing itgn agreeable prom onade and
| conducting greatly 20 the c. r Tr-f 'ecreation
Of the Inhabitants Of the city, ana especially o.
hose who resided or had business on ssid street
or its vicinity. That various plans for the en-
| beshment Of this ground have been proposed
| from tine to time and been adopted or rejected
BY the CITY Council. That the people Of NV
Orleans have acquired prescriplve right, from
long ussge. for such purposes, uo'il ~ithn few
years, when certain city railroads have been ooD-
structed on the intermediate ground. TaA petit
TONERS. although regretting this interference with
the legitimate uses Of sai0 spsce of grornd have
not offered, and do not intend 20 offer, any oppo.
sition thereto, because the privatiOn of the
ground for those uses was In some measure COM
pensaed by the public convenience Afforded by
The cars, and because a sDace was left on eihsr
side of the space sufficient to construct sidewalk
on for foot passengers, 70 some extent preserving
The purposes for which the space was originally
given.
But the petitioners aver that certain persons
styling themselves the Canal aud Claiborne Streets
Bailroad Company, have recently commenced
arir nm Said sid ground
and cutting down the trees, with view OF con-
| stIuctipg = railroad thereon that such road
| would occupy the only portion Of said space that
| has not been occupied by previous roads, and
would not only render it utterly unit for the
| original purposes, but, from the multiplicity Of
roads, would render it unsafe for persons 20 stand
| OF even walk on or across the same.
Petitioners, therefore, pray for q writ OF in.
! junction prohibiting the Canal and Claiborne
Streets Railroad Company from constructing their
contemplated railroad, etc., and that tue cOmps-
ny be ordered to put the sidewalks on the nea-
! trail ground Of Canal street in their original con-
| dition.
Judge Thesrd issued the writ, after exactipg
bond in the sum Of $1,000. Charles N. Conrad d
| Son, Of counsel.
CLEAN DocKETs.- Col. Bsnlon, clerk Of the
| Fourth District Court, informs that he called
sndfxedfor trial, Saturday the last csse.remaining
at issue In his court. In which the parties wSr0
ready. This il the frat time since the close OF the
war that euCu an event has happened in any Of
our courts; and we Ere informed that were IL not
for the act requiring parties to take their testi
| mony out Of court, the clerk of the Fourth Dis
trict Court would not have been enabled TO clear
bis dockes for twelve months TO come even II not
q single suit were put at issue in the meantime.
Litgsnts will not hereafter have cause TO complain
Of delay In the old Fourth.
JOHN ToBY, who was arrested yesterday morn.
ing upon a charge of having been the person who
gsrotted and robbed Patrick McEvoy at the cor.
ner of Basin and Benville streets. two nights pre-
vous, escaped from custody few hours after,
while in the recorders courtroom, IA the Second
District bat was rearrestsd in the Fonrih District
in the afternoon by Specials Madden and Hut
Crimson.
WV. BARRETT, the colored driver Of nuisance
cart was arrested about quarter past three yes
terdsy morning by officer Mozel, on Girod street,
for running his vehicle while in leaky condition.
and, as was subsequently discovered. without
license. The horse and cart were impounded.
A YOUNG MAN, named J. Christopher, was found
by officer Murphy in sickly and destitute condi-
iion on Commercial Alley, about noon yesterday.
and was taken TO the Charity Hospital for medical
attendance.
OFFICER WEAVER, OF the second precinct, or.