New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-07-05

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| FLAG PREsENTATIoN.-At ! ten oclocl
yesterday morning, Recorder Mascot pre-
septed to the Third District police, through
their commanding officer, Captain Jane
Louis, an American flag. Appropriate
speeches were made by Recorder Mascot
Captain Louis and Police Surgeon Cooper
The flag was christened in the presence o
Police Commissioners Isabelle and Raynal
and Administrators. Pierce and Delas
size, Captain McCann, and a mum
Der of others, who % had been invited
to participate on the occasion. The flag was
raised above the station-house, and greeted
with loud cheers, followed by a little devo
ton at the shrine of Krug and Widow
Cliquot The affair was a happy one in
every respect. It was regretted that press
of business compelled Captain Badger to be
absent himself on the occasion. He was,
however, remembered in the toasts..
RoBBERY.-Sergeant Malone, chief of the
detective force, yesterday afternoon,
arrested Anna Milton on the charge of hav-
ing stolen clothing and jewelry valued at
$500 from Laura johnson. The complainant
charges that she had taken Anna into her
house through charitable motives, and that
the latter had taken advantage OF her alb
sence while she was temporarily locked up
in the First Precinct station, to steal the
above amount of property. Sergeant Ma
lone recovered considerable amount of the
stolen clothing in the house of Louis Morris,
on the corner Of Bagatelle and Josephine
streets, Third District. The recovered
property was identified by the complainant.
FIRE.-At half-past one o'clock Sunday
morning, a coal oil lamp exploded in the
cottage house ewned and occupied by Pat
rick Cunan, on Gasquet street, be-
tween Broad and White streets. The
house and furniture were totally destroyed,
as was also two hundred and fifty dollars in
greenbacks Mr.. Cunan was insured for
one thousand dollars, and estimates his loss
at five thousand dollars. The adjoining
house, owned by William Moran, was also
destroyed. st tlr-
BURGLARY ON CHIPPEWA Street.-The
house of Mr.. Sheppard, on Chippewa street,
between Third and Fourth streets, was
broken into early Sunday morning. The
carried off 1925 in greenbacks,
and silver hunting watch, No. q, 497.
Entrance was obtained through a rear win
dow. 49,, t-..sf... I'll ...... III. 81.
To BE SCUTTLED.-The brig Theresa But
Ter, loaded with lime, which has been burn
ing for about week, was towed Sunday to
the jefferson Flats to be scuttled.
BROKE HER SHARON Sunday the
Cortez, bound for New York, was
towed back to the city by the Norman, the
the Cortez having broken her shaft at Pow
INTERMENTs LAST WEEK-Dr. S. C. Rust
sell, Secretary of the Board of Health, sends
lis a full seport of the deaths in this city
during the week ending Sunday morning,
together with the diseases which were the
cause of death. Whole number of inter
nents, $50. - Consumption g, diarrhea Z,
drowned s. congestive fever 6. pernicious
fever 3, remittent fever 4. scarlet fever 4,
-yphus fever l, fever 1, lockjaw 6, smallpox
(all colored), stillborn 6.
We do no occupy space to report the va
.ious other diseases. There was no case of
Yellow fever. ..-f -
THE PRINTERS UNIoN.-The following
,fficers were elected for six months, at the
meeting, of, the Printers Union On Sunday:
Henry p Gillespie, President; Peter
)'Brien, Vice President; W. H. Bell, Re
.ording Secretary; NJ. NJ Wootan, Financial
Secretary; Robert Hall, Treasurer; Robert
T. Risk, Door-keeper.
THE FOURTH OF JULY.-AlthCugh there
vas but little unusual noise or excitement
n the city yesterday, it was evident that
he day was one of more than ordinary in
crest. The Customhouse and Postoffice
we're closed promptly at noon, and the city
'ffices, courts, ETC., were closed throughout /
he whole day. From every public building
nd from many private ones the American
lag foated, and the foreign Consuls along
Carondelet street had their national colors
lying in honor of the day.
At midday, the national vessel, lying in
he stream at the head of Canal street, thun-
ered salute. --la.
NIoccrc Ero1oop Rro4boro no lorra Ou,, |
ealers opposite the Postoffice, ran out
mall, cannon shortly afterwards, and
oused the echoes of Old Levee street.
Mr.. Smith, the foundryman on Magazine
treet, turned out with his friends as an |
scort to four elegantly mounted twO-pound
rs, and after firing repeatedly from the
oors of Ziegler's Social Hall, on the corner
f Magazine and Poydras streets, ended
18th a full national salute in Lafayette
quare.
"A large crowd of excursionists went down
ne river on the Welcome to Forts jackson
nd st. Philip, and, perhaps, a larger num-
er travelled to Magnolia by the Jackson
abroad. The Fair Grounds were occupied
v the merchants clerks and their friends,
no celebrated the day with grand pic
ic, and another detachment of people Wis.,
ed Carrollton for the purpose of enjoying
lemselves in similar manner.
The North German Harmonic Club of
arrollton, held picnic at Oakland Park,
i'd private picnics without number were
I'D everywhere.
Some of the newly organized companies
militia paraded the streets of the Second
Id Third Districts on their way to Doug
CO, nlantation near the Barracks where |