New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-10-18
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| streets. makes Oiltu tnat accused lSSaulteu,
battered and forcibly took eleven dollars
from him.
The long charge is recorded against James
Sorman in consequence of recent robbery
which he is supposed to know something
about. He will find it difficult to clear his
skirts.
| John Richardson's character for bravery
is not any brighter for carrying slungshOt
on his person. The weapon is made Of half
a pound of lead. attached to strong cord.
A FEMALE THIEF.-A diminutive bit of
femininity, simply known as bold Sarah
| Jane, dweller on Dryades, between Union
| and Gravier streets, seems to partake Of a
| wildcats nature. George Koerner, for
eigner recently landed in this city, was pass
| ing by her den when she, assisted by other
| snipes, snaked him into their rob-shop and
| went through his person for every dollar he
possessed. They held him Oh the floor,
treating him to sundry solid punches and
many vile epithets, which he did not com
prehend, as he does not speak English. He
ton. who gave the female privatccr free
ticket 10 jury. But that does not recover
the siXty-tive dollars nor cool his sore head.
DIsCUSsIoN.-It isexpected that public
discussion will shortly take place in Jeffer
son City, between DR.. WOrral and three of
the brilliant boiling lights that lately cor
ruscated in the boilers conyenton-Dr.
Brozcen, Mr.. Walsh and Mr. Noel. Some
rumors came to Dr.. Worrars ears that the
boilers had made some boastful assertions.
This induced the Doctor to intimate that
they could have a discussion with him.
each of one hour, the replies of the Doctor
being also one hour long, and following
each speaker. The time and place have not
yet been fixed, but all interested will be APP
| prised in time.
THE CAMP STREET ROBBERY.-One night
last week TIE stationery store No. 50 Camp
street, Messrs. Stetson & Armstrong;, was
robbed of gold pens. pencils and cutlery worth
about one thousand dollars. At the time it
was thought that Mark Lawson, formerly
porter in the store, was the man. and he was
arrested as blind, but the real culprits
were known. Special Officer Sinclair. with
Malone, Pecora and Pearson, followed trails
| which led them to the Third District, where
they arrested Ricard Joyce and Frank
Swyler, the latter at one time clerk in the
store. The officers worked the matter SO
we'll that they went directly to the house
xr-Ia no rod
cred the entire lot in a carpet-sack These
two men were taken to prison, and it is said
that the proof against them is very conclu-
sive. The officers deserve much praise for
their prompt action and final success.
A coal oil lamp exploded last night in a
house on St. Louis, between Where and
Robertson streets, setting the place in a
blaze. The flames were extinguished before
much damage was done,
Sergeant Douglas yesterday captured
Charles Stewart on the lower coast steam
boat Myrtle, accused of numbering man in
Plaquemines parish. He had been underar
rest, but escaped from a deputy sheriff.
Stewart is locked up in the Jackson Square
stationhouse, where he is held for safe-keep
ing.
MACHINE STREET SwEEPING-The ma
| chine for sweeping the streets, newly intro
duced into this city by General West, Ad-
ministrator of Improvements, is now nightly
engaged on a round of duty, and it does its
work az work should be done, neatly and
precisely.
Last night, about eleven o'clock, the ma
chine operated on Camp street, from Canal
to Julia. The night is chosen for this work
for the obvious reason that the streets are
then clear of vehicles. Taking street after
street, this machine will, night after night,
do an abundance of work, and although it
does thorough work, it does not raise much
dust.
There is an instrument for cleaning dust
from floors, yards and various parts Of
dwelling. ALI expressed in saying broom.
Let us call the machine, hereafter to be i'm
portant in street economies, by some short
appellation As it is essentially broom,
and works by might, it night be called
perhaps it would sound more SO in French,
call it balaide-nuit. This would soon be
abridged to balai.
The majority against General Schenck in
the Third Ohio District was l13. In Mont
gomery county the Democratic judges re-
fused to receive the votes of the inmates of
the Soldiers Home, which were pOlled in
1868 If these had been received General
Schenck would have been elected. The
Cincinnati Gazette is informed that General
Schenck proposes to contest the election on
that ground.