New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-12-23

PARAGRAPHs.-The first velocipede in
town was seen on Bourbon street Saturday.
tits two.wheeled vehicle.
The United States Court, Judge Durell,
was principally engaged yesterday with the
case of W. G. Mank, charged with embez,
element of money from letters in the post
Office. 1t was again continued.
John Roberts, alias Jones, minister of
the Gospel, was tried yesterday on the
charge of stealing lot of clothing and
crockery ware from Lula Peters, sent
to the First District Court to await the YER
dict of jury. l
The residence of Charles Turner was en-
tered yesterday morning while thei family
were at breakfast, and robbed of a gold
headed cane, couple of fine vases and an
oVercoat. The thieves made their escape
through the front door without detection.
The opelousas Railroad case will probably
not be decided by Judge Durell till after the
recess of the Court, January 9.
1t is charged that private square of
ground in the Fourth District is being filed
up with earth belonging to the city, taken
from st. Andrew street.
Thomas Walsh, arrested as the alleged
party who killed the colored man, Hans
Bailey, the night of the eighteenth instant,
in front of Walsh's grocery, on Franklin
street, was examined yesterday before Re-
corder Gastinel and discharged.
Monday night the residence Of Mr.. A. P.
Gresham, on Erato street, near Howard I
was entered :by unknown persons and
robbed of number of articles of considera-
BILE value. The inmates were aroused by
the footsteps of the intruders, and Mr..
Gresham fred at them. His aim was, how.
ever, bad, and his shot did not take effect.
The robbers succeeded in escaping with
their booty.
ledger had one hundred dollar bill
stolen from his pockets in his room, at the
lodging house at the corner of st. Charles
and Gravier streets, Monday night. He
went to bed and locked the door, and in the
morning the door was open and the money
was gone.
Last evening, in accordance with instruc-
tons from the Superintendent of Police Or
dering the arrest of all dangerous and
suspicious characters, the police arrest
ed and confined at the central station,
John Killeen, James, alias "Bow-legged'
Donovan, Henry Queen, G.. Drowley, Milton
Hardwick, William Stille, John Donovan
James Nelson and Owen Duffy, all on the
long charge. The five first were appre-
hended in the IRENE District by Specials
Welsh and Canonge, the two next at Maya
zine market, the eighth on St. Charles
street, and the last on Tchoupitoulas street.
| Killeen, when asked what his occupation
was by the clerk at the station, boldly an
swered that he stole for living.
An affidavit is made before Recorder Gas
tinel against Mary Baptiste, Ellen johnson
and Ellen May, charging them with having,
on the tweAty-frst instant maliciously at.
tempted to set fire TO the house of Josephine
Bernard, residing at No. As Basin street.
The three accused, according to the state
ment of officer Mullen and Mrs. Bernard,
are prostitutes, occupying the house OF
which the latter was mistress. 1t was owing
to spite against the landlady that the deed
was attempted. The girl called Baptiste is
stated to have been seen running away from
the fire after it was kindled.
A terrible accident occurred early yester-
day morning at the cotton seed oil works Of
Mr.. Jules Aldige, corner of Bienville and
johnson streets. While colored man
named William White, engaged in the
works, was attending to the machinery, his
apron accidentally caught in the wheels
and his left leg was drawn into them and
completely severed from the trunk above
the: knee. The bone above the cut is also
badly fractured, and will necessitate ampu-
tation. 1t is very doubtful whether. he can
survive the terrible shock.