New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-01-23
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.


Mr. Pollingue, of the firm of Pollingue d
Gajac, merchants at No, St. Louis street,
was arrested in the first district late last
night on complaint of Captain Roberts, whe
charges the accused with defrauding him
out of $4,000, principally in seven.thirty
bonds. There are hints of forgery in CON
nection with this case. 1t is reported that
was no doubt admitted to bail, but at the
time our reporter left the usual formalities
had not been complied with, and he was
still prisoner. Recorder Neville will eX.
anime into the matter.
Fire.
The alarm of fire about six o'clock last
evening was caused by the burning OF
wooden building on Clara street near Clai-
borne. The building was totally destroyed.
Bush. Holly. and Rice are sin HoeE."
This trio were yesterday permitted to
walk down to the workhouse, there to re.
main until able to procure vouchers of good
standing. Men Of cards were around, evi.
IDENTIFY bound to shuttle the prisoners free.
Report FROM a Special
Special officer Dumas reports that by
diligent search he found at a paWnbroker's,
1873 Royal street, silver fobchain that had
been stolen from Bertrand Canonge.
He also found in house on Franklin
street, between Customhouse and Canal
streets, two carpetbags containing clothing
and papers that had been stolen from q
stranger, VIM. McNahb.
That's good work, Dumas; look after the
| strangers who are taken in by the rascals
now roaming abroad.
One of the prisoners, D. Lotspur, is but
! Iately from the walls oS tho pCniteRtiSry
and already has given officers work to look
after him. He was looking fresh yesterday
in the second district stationhouse
a Few Items.
"For rent,n for sale,r are to be seen in
| every portion Of New Orleans.
Furnished rooms y are more plentiful
\ than people to occupy them. Still prices
| have not decreased greatly.
| 1t is true that this section has not thus fan
been pinched with killing frost. The only
| indication that frost has fallen Lere at al
/ is shown on the banana and piantain leaves
and that but slightly.
Wild game is not abundant. The few
partridges offered at defiant prices ART
brought down the river. All the varieties
/ of ducks arc held at big figures Robin
have arrived, and few beccasine are seen
Judge Gastinel still sits easily on his Judi
ctal beach in the second district recorder
| court, aud deals sharply with the motle,
/ crowd daily before him.
Landlords and tenants are still, and mos
| probably will continue to be, in opposition
| Kid gloves and stiff shirt collars, meeting
in ST. Charles hotel parlor will never
work a revolution ia the prices of rents
A mass meeting In public square would b.
better style.
Sign of hard times--"Shine em up, sir
only five cents" A fall offfty per cent ant
/ more.
Another to see piles of money for sale a
a commodity.
To see old citizens wearing old-fashione,
clothing, and scant at that.
To see men who formerly talked dollar
by tens Of thousands now eonyersing q
scarce so many dimes.
TO see a st. Charles street coffeehouse il
the hands of the sheriff.
To see men who were formerly dealing Il
| king cotton, and paying immense oihc
rents, now reduced to single clerk.
To see tenants Of Canal street begging pre-
prietors 70 reduce rates OF rent.
To see the sign s'Selling off below cost.
10 see thousands Of other signs quite q
| stsiking and disagreeable in every walk
lie In the centre and extremes Of Ne
Orleans.
FlrAt DIstriet Coars-JudEe Howe.
J. McGarahan, charged with larceny
$50 lawful money from j. Samuel, was pr
nounced guilty by the jury, but they sa
sufficient reasons to recommend him to th
mercy Of the court.
E. wellington, small larceny, was SCI
fenced 70 fifteen days parish prison,
portion Of which time has already expires
Mary Hogan, assault and battery; A.
Cooper, obtslniag money under false pr
tenses; &. Hanson, assault and batter
were discharged by nolle pros seqni.
Firse naAtrict Record er's cs@Ft.
The following csses were sent down
the criminal conrt
Lizzie Frank, c0lOre6, assault and b
terry on Mary Proctor, and on anoth
chsrge--trezpaas Robert Marshaii, colore