New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-08-06

FIRST DISTRICT OOURI.-JOAH LEWIS, CoH-
victed of an assault on John Wallace, on
the first of July. was sentenced to eight
months Parish Prison.
Sam Barryard, who pleaded guilty of hay
ing. on the sixth of July, stolen a pocket
book with three dollars, from William Nc
KEENAN,, was sent to the Pcnitentiary for
one year.
Frank Howard, who pleaded guilty of
having stolen the aims box and its contents
from ST. Michaers Church, on Annunciation
Square. on the twenty-sixth of July. was
sent to the Penitentiary for six months.
James Julius, convicted of having stolen
from the steamer Texarkana, on the sixth
Of July, twenty-five pounds of cotton,
valued at five dollars, was sent to the Parish
Prison for three months.
Daniel Haugheny, charged with assault
and battery on Annie Haugheny, on the
twenty-eighth of July, and H. Heimann,
who is charged with knowingly receiving
twenty pounds of stolen tobacco. were ar
raigned, pleaded not guilty. and released on
bonds.
Annie Milton, convicted of having, on the
third of July, stolen the clothes of one Lola
Montez. alias Laura johnson, on Gravier
street. was sentenced to the Parish Prison
for three months: sentence to begin from
the date of her first Imprisonment.
The motion for Il new trial in the case OF
J. j. McCort, convicted of entering the
house of Mr.. S. Pearson on Dryadcs street,
in the night time, and committing larceny
there. was continued until Monday.
The Grand Jury through their foreman,
Robert Pitkin, presented the following re-
ports:
Jacob Strauss, charged by James Musha-
way with false imprisonment, in having on
the eleventh of April caused his arrest in the
Wickliffe affair. Not true bill.
ID. L. Downey, charged with extorting, as
deputy constable Of the First Justices
Court. three dollars from Mrs. E. S. Marks
Not true bill.
A motion in the case of James Foley,
convicted of assault and battery, will be
entertained on Saturday next.
ACCIDENT AT THE FIRE.-The wheel Of
number fives engine came off on st. Charles
street while she was answering the general
alarm last night.
BODY ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS afternoon,
| at two o'clock, the police recovered the
| body of Israel Benjamin, the young boy
| drowned at the foot of MarengO street,
| Sixth District. The body was recovered by
| the police at the same place where the boy
first sank, and DR.. Chambers, Deputy
| Coroner, held an inquest on the remains.
SIXTH DISTRICT SCHOOL DIRECTORs.-A
meeting of the Ward Directors of the
Sixth District was held on Thursday night
| at the Recorders office, Messrs. Lockwood,
| Campbell, MOntieh and Gardner were pres
emit Absent: r. r. Benson. An Organiza-
ton was effected by electing John Lock.
wood, President; Joseph Montieu, Treas
| urer, and X. II. Benson, Secretary
| Without transacting further business, the
board adjourned till Tuesday evening, ninth
instant.
THE, REGATTA.-Thc regatta at Bay st
Louis may be attended by taking steamer
at the Lake End, on the arrival of the 81,
o'clock A. M. train, Monday morning.
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New ORLEANS AND LIvERPOOL.-A new
company has been formed at Liverpool
named the Liverpool and Mississippi Steam
ship Company, to establish line of steam
ers between Liverpool and New Orleans
Already there are two large steamers OF
the stocks, especially designed for the New
Orleans trade. These steamers will have
large carrying capacity, with light draf
of water, highest class at Lloyd's, and viii
be fitted up with all the latest improve
ments, with comMOdious saloons, and ac
commodation for 600 to 500 emigrants. Th
managing owners are Messrs. Finn, Mali
: & Montgomery, and the brokers the wei
known firm of Messrs. Taylor, Upper
, Co., well known in the New Orleans trade
FIRE IN THE THIRD DIsTRICT.-At te
, minutes before nine o'clock last night, a
, alarm OF fire was given from the fifth pre-
cinct station. Ten or fifteen minutes attel
ward, a general alarm was sent in by tn
: chief engineer of the fire department an
, all the engines in town were on the spot t
e ! extinguish the flames. ....
a The fire ragged through the whole block o
4 Elysan Fields street, between Morea
d and CasacalvO streets. .....-...
f The blacksmith shop of Mr.. Boyne, ownd
g by Mr.. w. A. d. Anderson, was total
= destroyed. .......,
q A great amount of tools were destroye,