New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-05-08

| PAYING THEIR TAxEs.-Messrs. Chadwick
and Hitch, principal workers in Admin
istratOr WaltOn's department, last night IN
formed us that the receipts for taxes yester-
day was by far the largest Of any day this
year The Resisters are earnestly requested
to hold another meeting just as soon as they
can, as the effect proves beneficial to our
| city treasury.
CRIMINAL CoURT-The cases Of larceny
and carrying a concealed weapon, against
Frank Robinson, were continued until the
sixteenth instant, and the accused re
manded to Jail
Pedro Tordis, charged with carrying a
concealed weapon, was convicted, but re-
commended to the mercy of the court.
Christopher Christman, charged with
stealing from John Henderson, barrel Of
whisky, valued at $35 was convicted, but
commended to the mercy of the court He
was at once sentenced to one day Parish
Prison.
The grand jury ignored the charge Of rape
against Mike Quinn.
The District Attorney filed the following
infOrmatiOns: Against Edward Pollard, OBJ
tanning money under false pretenses;
Thomas Burns, larceny; Henry Thomas,
wounding less than mayhem and assault
and battery; Gus. Roberts, embezzlement;
Edward Pollard, larceny; Thomas Hennes-
| sey, assault and battery; George Gardner,
| larceny.
In the case of Vicentio OssicO, alias Jo-
scph MarenO, and Tanadotta, alias Joseph
Flores, indicted for the murder of Joseph
AnielIo and Joseph S. Soudie, Colonel A. P.
Field, of counsel, has filed a motion for bail.
| THE POLICE BOAT.-The river news re
porter of the Times makes himself agree
able after this style:
The new barber police steam tug Two
| Brothers, which has been absent from duty
! for some time past. is again at the harbOr
| police station, looking as neat and pretty as
| the artists brush could render, and is now
/ in better condition than ever before. having
| all the requirements of the new steamboat
| law on board. Besides a thoroughbred
! crew from the captain down. who know
| how to manage them, should any river
| thieves be seen emerging from any steamer
| at the wharf while the Two Brothers is on
the alert they will soon be Overtaken and
| come to grief.
THE LONDON AVENUE DRAINING Ma
| CHINE.-A visit to this machine, situated in
the rear Of the Third District, and in the
neighborhood of the Fair Grounds, and
under the able and efficient management Of
Mr. H. Smedley, disclosed everything in
trst-class order and condition. The ma
| chine is on the London avenue canal, into
which enters the Claiborne. New Orleans,
Broad and Marigny canals, from which will
be seen that it drains all of the rear pOr-
ton of the Second and Third Districts, COM
posing one Of the most populous portions of
| our city.
The machine was built in 1860, at which
time there was only one pump, but since
the June overflow, when, under its present
management, it would have proved its eff
cheney, another was added, making it one
of the largest and most complete in the
city. The engines are large and powerful
in the extreme, the wheels or paddles being
thirty-four feet in diameter and reducing
the water in the canals at an average of
dDDuL Twelve lltltN III Nv tul -LOll uOuiG
They are also fitted with every patent i'm
provement, among which in the boilers is
the Armstrong skinner, which Mr.. Smedley
pronounced perfect, fully doing all that is
guaranteed.
in the neighborhood Of the draining
machine are being dug the large canals
which lately awakened SO much discussion,
the Marigny street and Orleans; also out
Gcntilly road the city is digging a large
ditch for the purpose of draining the Fair
Grounds and vicinity back of the ridge, the
large dredgeboats being constantly at
work. The estimated cost of the improve
merts in this vicinity lately are consider
able, but it is hoped that under the man
agement of Mr.. Smedley, who has already
proved his efficiency, they will be of
great benefit to the residents OF our city in
a more perfect drainage, and prevent an
other one of those Overhows which have
heretofore proven so disastrous.