New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-06-18
uoned BY city suthorities; At any rate. the
experiment is worth. trial. It. worked well
hast night.

v"sv w CAty sutnorltles; 81 any rate, the
experiment is worth trial. 1t! worked well
hast night.
1MPRovEMENTs.-A force of workmen,
under the direction of Mr.. William Pease
the competent Ward Superintendent OF
streets and Landings, in the Fifth District,
is now busiIy engaged in renewing the
bridges and crossings of the front street of
AIgiers. The improvement is as welcome
Is 1t was needed; for Notwithstanding the
very large sums constantly absorbed by the
"syndic's department." under the reign of
the late police jury, the public ways in every
portion of The district were miserably neg.
lected, except in one greatly favored but
very circumscribed locality. Under General
Vests thorough and energetic administra-
ton of his department, tie taxpayers of the
Fifth District will have the satisfaction of
knowing that all the city lumber will be
expended in the public work of the city,
and not mainly Gas during the last two
years), Uniting up and improving the pro-
perry Of public officials.
RECORDER DUMoNrs CouRr-FJth Dis
tsict (Algiers).- Gases Of "drunks" seldom
abound in this court. As q rule, coffee.
houses close at an early hour, and although
Algiers is now proudly part of New Or
leans, the newness is yet on it, go that the
bibulants are not fully awake to their
privileges; hence they have not, so far,
adopted the habit of keeping it up "tfll
daylight doth appear" The only case to
report is that of Samuel Ford, who orna-
mented his ''drunk" by some jovial sky.
larking with the officer who arrested him,
and then intensified it by resisting his cap.
tor pugnis ct calculus. He discovered that
the cost of these freaks of fancy was ten
dollars fine. $500
That "the course of true love never doth
run smooth" wasrealized, with new scenery,
properties. decorations and effects, by Fer
bois Belite and Maria Furman. Usually
the smooth" is interrupted by some harsh
PARENT or obdurate guardian. But with
the pair of turtle doves whose fate is here
recorded, the trouble arose from ''tiff"
between themselves, originating in the
''green-eyed what's-its-name."
They "met in madness, End in guilt they
parted, q swelled face and distinctly defined
black eye being the sequence. All this was
unpoetically charged IS disturbing the
peace, with the prosaic result of 1--WE dol
lars fine for each. "Sweet are the uses of
adversely, says Shakespeare, and the pair
proved it by going off better friends than
ever.
A complication, emulating the many
which have occurred among crowned heads
in preserving the balance Of power, arose
| between Marcelin Fontenant and Harry
Smith ct ais. First, Smiths father.in-law
died interstate, leaving quantity of 'truck"
on Smiths premises. Fontenant, acting,
as he averred, in behalf Of Smiths wife's
fathers widow, attempted to appropriate
the struck" aforesaid. Hence. row. Smith
held on to struck" Fontenant, casting be.
hind him the peace and dignity Of the
State, pitched in. Chdud melee by all the
characters followed, and the whole con-
cluded with grand tableau in the Record.
er's Court.
/ Finale: Fontenant committed to the First
District Court.
ZEAL AND ORDER.-It may be doubted if
any church can be found in the city or
suburbs, more quiet and orderly during
service than is the Recorders court in the
Fifth District (Algiers) during business
hours. The place is generally crowded in
that portion allotted to the accommodation
of spectators, frequently with an element
incongruous and antagonistic. But how
ever crowded, or inwardy discordant, no
outward manifestation ever disturbs the
"relig,ous silence - that Yervades the at
tendant crowd. This is the good result of
the zeal with which the orders of the Re.
corder are carried out by Patrolman P.
McKenna, who is detailed as executive
officer of the court. Even after adjourn
ment, the zeal of officer McKenna impels
him to insist that the dignity of the place
must always be respected. This sometimes
leads to complications with the young and
gushing custodian, Carter, whose exuber-
ance of youthful spirits occasionally betrays
him into relieving his feelings by pas seaA
on the back gallery, "When evenings shades
draw nigh" Then the officer talks to him
like q Dutch uncle" and the result is
always in his uhe officers not the uncle's)
favor. Long may McKenna flourish, for no
more Jealous spirit, nor more kind heart is
to be found on the "force."
AID TO THE NEW CATHOLIC CHURCH IN
ALGIERs.-Among the several efforts to in
crease the building fund of the new Oath
ole church in Algiers, none have been SO
successful or produced so large an accession
to the church treasury as the fair recently
held by the colored portion of the Catholic
communion in the Fifth District. The ar.
rangements were admirably made. and the
attendance was very large during the three
nights the fair continued, great number
of persons from the city being nightly WIS.,
ltors. It is understood that similar enter
prize will be arranged in shorttime, which
will, no doubt, be equally successful.
q THE A1a1ERs SCHOOLS In the reports Of
the examinations of the New Orleans public
schools, it has been stated by more than
one paper that the late Police Jury
of Algiers had experimental in the
mixture of colors in the various pub
lie schools of the then parish. This
This is incorrect, inasmuch as the Police
Jury had nothing whatever to do with the
public schools. The entire government and
control of these schools and the admnistra-
ton of the funds for their support. were