The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-02-16
FEBRUARY Is, 1869.
1oraI 5nttuiatAfe.

Mrs Stamps, daughter Of the governor.
SEVENTY FOUR DEATHS were reported In New
Orleans during the week ending on Sunday morn
ing the I4th inst, at A. NJ, being an increase OF
week. Is died of consumption, pneumonia, .
were stal born. Of dropsy, of an@ mia OF con-
eestion Of the brain, of debility, OF disease OF
the heart. of pernicious fever Of intermittent
commissions, Of small pox, of other diseases 20.
of the above 40 were meles, "a females; Az we're
white, 10 black. rsuattoes, not stated. IL were
under year of age. IL between and 5, between
8 ard 10, 6 between 10 and 20, 7 between 20 and
80, IL between 80 and 40, 4 between 20 aud 50,
between so and 60. between 60 and 20, l be.
tween 80 and 80, Upwards OF 100 years. Of
these 46 were born in the United States, in lre-
land, 3 In France, in Germany, z In England,
in Africa and Il not stated.
THE FOLLOWING CONTRACTS for digging, widen
ing, deepening and cleaning the draining canals,
have been adjudicated BY the controller
i. Camp Street Canal, from Felicity Road to
s e @ fsss Al 4 ssssS%
Dawes for $50 per acre. aal -n
2. Melpomene Street Canal, from Camp street
to Dryades street. 20 feet at top 10 feet ct bottom
and feet deep, to same party and security, for
3. Melpomene Street Canal, from Drysdes
street to Claiborne 80 feet wide at top, l6 feet at
bottom and feet deep. to same party and Sc
a. Canal Street Canal, from Claiborne to Hsgan
avenue, 80 feet at top, l6 feet ct bottom, aud
| feet deep, to Jno. Rooney. Security, Wintez
&. Canal Street Canal, from Hagan avenue to
St. Patrick street, 80 feet at top, Is feet at bot
tom, and fleet deep, to same party Tor szzo per
acre.
Carondelet Canal, rs feet at top, Ii feet at bot
TOM and feet deep, to II. McGuinn security,
/ VIM Henry, for $l60 per acre.
| z. Broad Street Canal, from New Canal to
Il r. Eaa nj hat
tom, and feet deep, to same parties, for $50 per
| s. Broad Street Canal, from Carondeiet Canal to
Esplanade street, rs feet at top, ID feet at bot
1 tom, and feet deep. to A. c.. Brown. Security,
| s. Field, ST., for SIPS per acre.
9. Broad Street Canal from Esplanade street to
Mariepy Canal. Is feet at tops III feet at bottom
and feet deep, to same parties, for s1SS per
10. Carrollton Avenue Canal, from New Canal
to Canal street, 30 feet at top l6 feet at bottom
and feet deep, to Jas. Fallon, security VIM. Cul-
| Imam, for $l49.
to Orleans street. so feet at top l6 feet at bottom
1 and Z feet deep, to FL. McGuinn, secarity VIM.
4 Henry, for $3.50 per acre.
4 ~. Marigpy Caual, from London Avenue to Ely
sian Fields IS feet at top 2l feet at bottom and
feet deep, to John Wolf. security j. A. Florat
/ ls. Elysian Fields Canal, from Margny to Clai.
borne street, Is feet at top IL feet at bottom and
II
/ IA. st. Bernard Avenue Canal, from Broad
street to Claiborne, 25 feet at top IL feet at bot
1 tom and feet wide. to Jas. Fallon, security WIN.
4 Cullinan, for 5000 per acre.
Is. Orleans Street Canal, from Claiborne to
Bayou ST. John, % feet at top. l6 feet ct bottom,
and feet deep. 10 II. @. Brown, security s.
| Field, Sr. for ll9 per acre.
A l6. Claiborne Street Canal, from Esplanade to
Elysian Fields 25 feet at top. IL feet at bottom,
| and feet deep, to F. MARQUEE. security q. Cor
1 rsiolles, for $l75 per acre. OBJ
4 IL Claiborne street Canal, from Esplanads to
Orleans street. IS feet at top, III feet at bottom,
! ana an average depth of feet, TO b. G. Brown,
security s. Field, Sr, for $95 per acre.
\ Is. Claiborne street, from Carondelet Canal to
average depth Of feet, to John G. Wire, security
G. Correjolles, for $llO per acre.
| 10. Carondelet Walk Canal, from Gslvez street
to Haean avenue, is feet at top. 3 feet at bottom
| and 6 feet deep, to John Rooney, security Nintz
GCouIlinam, for $50 per acre.
20. - to VIM. Henry, security P. Haipine,
for $500 per acre.
i HEAVY sEIzERE OF tobacco wes made on Sun
| day by the internal revenue authorities, based up
| on information communicated to the acting col
lector by Deputy Collector Hall. The tobacco, Of
which there are ninetyfour packages, amounting
in weight to about five thousand pounds, is sold tC
have been shipped from the fifth collection dis
trict of North Carolina for Jefferson, Texas, Wis
Mobile and this city. 1t reached here by boa
Yesterday morning, and arriving at the Pontchar
train depot was seized by Deputy Collector Hall
and placed in the export bonded warehouse Z
awaitfu proceedings. The seizure was made
upon a chargs Of nonconformanee with the reve
nue laws pertaining to payment Of tax, and the
claimant of the tobacco Is said to be resident o
| Baltimore.
ABOUT SIX O'CLOCK Sunday afternoon, an IN
| known man was severaly stabbed in an ahay q
the corner of Hospital and Royal streets. by SOM
! persons who succeeded in making their escape
[ The wounded man was taken to the hospital
| where his wounds were dressed by physician
His assailants have not been arrested.
ArALArE hour Sunday night the "Good Fe
!; lows Exchange" No. 263 Old Levee street, wa
entered By unknoxn persons9ha nrs 4, NO " cms
the identity of the thieves.
, ABOUT O'CLOCK Sunday morning, robber
. | was committed on the levee, between Mandevill
| and Marigny streets, of two bales of cotto
belonging to the English ship Virginia. The co
ton was subsequently found at the junk store nea
by, and Gustave Nelson, colored man, was arre
, ted as having committed the felony.
MIS-. SHANNON, living on Religious street, b,
tween Market and st. James, was wounded in th
left cheek early on Sunday morning. by the acc
( dental discharge Of pistol which her husban
. who is Q night pstrolmsn and had just returne
}, from duty, was putting away. She was conveye
to the Charity Hospital, where the physician pr
nounced her wound not dangerous.
A BOY NAMED JOHN HAMMBsLIyG, thirtes
I. years of age, fell off from lumber pile on Ne
70 Levee street, near Euterpe, where be was playir
. on Sunday afternoon, and broke his leg. He WI
l. taken to his home on Tchouptouas street
a | officer Cannon.
Q TIE INCOME TO THE UNITED STATES from eevs
" disuneries, in twenty six working days In ia
ID uary, amounted TO over $40, 900, and in Octobe
when five distilleres, and two of them not un
10 after the 20th) were in operation about lS,OOO
Y MAYOR CONWAY, upon the receipt Of the col
:, mupication from Recorder Becker relative to Il
- asserted insecurity of the police building, appli,
~ Immediately to Mr.. Surgi the city surveyor. wi
at once accompanied him to the building referrs
0' TO, and made minute inspection of its eonditio
N he pronounces IL safe, and states that any alar
po concerning its insecurity is entirely groundless.
TIE CoAr OF ARMS of the city Of New Orlesr
designed for the Marseilles Board Of Trade, al
.s executed by Mrs. Elliot, of this city, was fC
X | warded yesterday to the state department I
trapsmittal thence to its destination.
- | Tupvr IosT Chill pREN were picked IN at verio