New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-02-12

49,. hsA. ~ itAS aanle. special Ufilcer Malone
stated the circumstances Of how he ean1e
into the knowledge Of where the money was
| ana all the circumstances attendine inc
case. The evidence was sufficient 10 war.
| rant th9 recorder in sending the accused he.
| fore the criminal court.
f The Fire East Might.
The FIRE alarm last night about II O'Clock
was sent from No SO Royal street. Fire
and smoke were first seen issuing from o5.
drug store Kept by Mr.. De I.ansac or Ian.
sache, who had a large stock of drugs and
chemicals nearly all destroyed either by IRE
or water
The entire building, two large tenements
tnree stories high, was under lease by Nine
Gautreau, who dwelt in the second story.
Her loss is pretty heavy. Mr.. DC Lizard
also IlYed IN the second story, and we heard
is tue proprietor of the building.
No. 81 is q millinery store kent bv Mr.
Dupuy: His loss is inconsiderable, except
Dy water. The doors were not opened.
AS lar as We could learn there
was no cause assigned for the FIRE.
Ihe building is splendid one. At the time
we LEFT, soon after midnight, the firemeu
seemed 20 nave full command Of the flames.
What the loss was of course could not be
aseertained at that hour of the night.
IN narrow street like Royal the iolly
hremen have small opportunity to exert
themselves and their machines. but the
manner In which they ''me!teda the fire last
night would have surprised whale.
Count DE Lansac, who owned the drug
store, is noblemon of France.
Died In Cart.
man whose name is learned to have
been Treyille Bartin, very sick, took con.
Veyance in cart somewhere on Gentilly
road, with the intention of going to the
Charity hospital. The Door fellow died
while on the way in, and the driver at once
took the body to the second district station
mouse, where it lies ready for an inquest by
the coroner. --A
"A Dark Ray.
About one o'clock yesterday morning the
stationhouse, second district, was enIiyened
by the presence Of the notorious Josephine
Ray pretty full of FIRE water. Becoming
outrageous, and finally quite personal in her
gentle remarks to the officers, they arrested
and locked her up. During the time the
turnkey was searching her she told him
she would detach q watch and hand it to
him, but instead of doing so, the virago
drew a loaded revolver and made two or
three attempts to shoot Special Officer Mad.
den, and nearly succeeded. This woman is
rosecuting aman before Recorder Gastinel,
aud is considered at that court trouble
some character, although possessed of cen
siderable property. She will have hear
ing this morning 5
After the above charges against Josephine
were entered, she exercised her muscles by
tearing mp the floor of her cell, bursting the
shutters from the window, and making
herself generally hideous. Whisky "let
her loosen
sale of Oh Paintings.
Yesterday fine lot of oil paintings that
formerly belonged to Jacob Barker was
sold by order of the general assignee of
bankruptcy, at e6 Bsronne street. The
first offered was the TRANSPORTATION, which
brought $470, St. John the Evangelist SlOo
Cleopatra 500, Abraham and Isaac $3.50,
Madonna del Segiola $3.50, Philosophers
$3.50, David $3.50, st. Cecilia S340, Endy,
mion $3.50, Fornarina Sl40, Madonna Sl60
Landscape $40, Harbor $50, Sibyl SI7O.
The total is greater than the original cost.
A PoOr RecOmpensa.
Robbers entered the Quitman Exchange
cotfeehouse Monday night by means of an
'outsider.n Four or five dollars was all the
rascals captured, after which they left
through the front door.
"A Rampant Reef
a bull driver at the stock landing few
days ago undertook to drive to q slaughter
house a rampant beef withoutthe use of the
lasso. Unfortunately Patrick Irwin, seated
in his buggy, was on that line, when the
bull, through some freak Of his own, tangled
his long horns in the vehicle, o8using the
horse to start off in q double quick. Mr..
Irwin was not hurt, but the buggy was, as
several parts were afterward found in sew
eral places. The beef was Immediately
slain, and undoubtedly by this time has be-
come part and parcel OF some of our citi-
Zens.
AFew Local Items
A restaurant on Chartres street makes a
display of bear meat; another day before
yesterday hung in in its window a well
dressed skunk.
Chief of Police Williamson has issued a
moral order that Immediately interests
loafers, hangers-on, and pluckers generally.
The United Laborers benevolent associa.
tion paraded the streets day before yester.
day.
Watson. the fugitive from justice, was
day before yesterday seen abroad, ct least
areporter reported so to us, and therefore
The office Of the street commissioner Is
beseiged by others than scayengers.
Under any circumstances, there will re.
main unclaimed in the second district re-
eorder's court goou siedge namRer, iUuT
or five chisels, and a crowbar. e
The first district Black Maria makes regu-
lar trips to and from the workhouse,
drawn by good span of horses.
Needs RePalrlnm.
Delord street, along the New basin, should
at once be taken in hand By the street COM
missioner. Heavy loads are daily stalled
along there, and late rain made the street
still worse.
TEonsraBIv Acquitted.
Mr.. Conrad Shredder has been honorably
discharged from the accusation of embez-
Zling government whisky. United States
Commissioners Urban Investigated tho case.
CrEmIAaE cSurt-Jndgs Howe.
Attorney General Lynch yesterday opened
the case in which Salvatore Rosa is charged
with the murder of Erastus Wells on the
18th Of last July. Mr.. Wells was at the
time sommissary Of Poydras market, and
Rosa, a dago, had fruit stand there. For
some cause afr. Wells was compelled to
have the son of Rosa arrested and locked
up. From this greWia feud. Early on the
morning Of the 18th of July hir. Wells, who
resided on or near Triton Walk, left his
dwelling to visit the market as usual, but
had not gone far before he was suddenly
assaulted from behind and severely stabbed
in the seck, which wound caused his death
on the Sd of September following. On in
formation Rosa was arrested, and after q
preliminary examination was sent to the
court for trial. The proof was generally
circumstantial against accused.
The deceased was highly respected cit.
izen, Of extensive aeanaintance. and uni.
yersaliy respected, and left q family.
Thejury, after short absence, returned
with verdict Of not guilty, So the sup
posed murderer Of the late commissary Of
Poyiras market was acquitted.
Fourth Bsstrsci Hecsrder's ceurE
A. plcone and @. Pabl6, arrested lyse1s
geant Gibney on suspicion Of having set
fre to house No. 6ls Magazine street. on
the night Of the the l0th instant, pleaded
not guilty, and were eommitted.tO the par
ish prison for their appearance on the 2lst
instant.
YORK Woods went and GOT drunk, and
then went solar as 20 steal from the grocery