New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-08-03
Local Intelligence.
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pprrF MEsrroX-During the thunder
.orm last evening, lightning struck the
.;u,nev of James Towards honse, corner |
SChippewa and Toledano streets. Nobody
INIT the chimney was hurt.
The alarm of fire last evening, just before |
900 o'clock, was caused by the flames being
s.coyered in the two story dwelling Of No.
u6 Howard street, owned by Daniel
\ aorarity. Little damage was done.
The team attached to carriage No. ITO,
hloneing to Fred johnson, ran away on
Camp street yesterday, and brought up
I ,sainst lamp post near Calliope street.
Il 70 person was in the vehicle. Carriage,
d horses, and lamp-post worsted.
The reason why the alarm for the mid
night fire, Monday night, was sent from the
yrong place, was because the officer on
Delord street could not obtain key 10
spen the box, consequently he was COM
oelIed to visit another section.
R. s. Scott, recently on the police, was
discharged from an accusation of false i'm
ursonmcnt before the Criminal Court.
man carrying large bun dle, Monday
night, was overhauled by patrolman near
the corner of Adele and Water streets. He
dropped nine double blankets, and without
saving good night, departed in hurry.
D. NJ. Dorsey, while passing along Dry
AIDES, near Union street, accidentally
dropped his pistol, which exploded, the ball
vounding him in his breast, wrist and chin.
He was sent to the Charity Hospital. He
said his home is No. 3O5 Dauphine street.
Three hilarious persons, two mascu-
lines and one feminine, were ar
rested and placed behind bars in the
fourth precinct, for singing too much Shoe
Fly, they having bothered others than the
police. They had cab, and were bound
for the lake, when the discOrdant music was
interrupted. Although the cabby testified
that the strains were really magnificent,
Recorder Staes fined them two dollars and
half each.
A coal oil lamp spread devastation in the
dwelling of NJ. A. Martin, No. 80 Eighth
street, Monday night, by exploding and set
ting fire to a mattress and some clothing.
No person was in the room at the time.. BY
great exertions the flames were quenched
without ringing an alarm.
William Jones is the picture of bad luck,
for he was caught by Mollie Henderson. OF
Burgundy street, after having successfully
practiced the drop game on her. He anc
his chum quietly dropped bogus twenty
dollar gold piece on the banquette just a.
thew met Molly. She found it, and thought
it was good thing. They claimed por
ton and she was so soft as to give then
change in greenbacks, but eventually dis
covered that she had been duped. he
corder Staes will investigate the auriferou
Jones, because the greedy Molly desires t.
prosecute.
WHIP ME"-An elderly woman was be
fore Recorder Houghton on some minor OF
tense. for which she was fined small sum
When informed of this decision, she re
turned to the prisoners dock with SAL
face and remained there until court bus
ness was finished. She then requested al
interview with the Judge, asking him II h
could not remit the fine and substitute
good whipping. As the court is good nj
tured, and always lenient toward unfortr
mates, the first impulse was to crafty TIN
strange request, when he thought that
newspaper paragraph headed Brutality
a Magistrate would look bad, and final
informed the petitioner that she could nc
be accommodated. The poor woman II
sisted, and with SO much vehemence thu
she was permitted to go home and deman
the husband to flagellate her. Very ikel
he will accommodate her.
A FoUNDLING.-The wailing OF an II
FAINT, Monday night, attract ed Corpor'
Hariford's attention on Chestnut, betwet
st. Mary and st. Andrew streets. He e
amned the ground in the neighborhoo
and discovered male baby, not fo'
months old, lying in the grass, face dow
as if left there to suffOcate. The ono
took it to the Rousseau street statlonhous
but Captain Robinson not being a go'
nurse, gave it to Officer johnson, who
family knows how to treat infants. In
tired of its presence and loud tones,
sent it to St. Vincent's Infant Asyltn
where it found home and necessary 100
The mother or father can have it by pro
ing property, but probably they are fearf
of being asked some questions which won
be hard to answer, therefore it is not ike
they will call To say the least, who ev
left it on the ground are worse than brut
of the field.
GERMAN REPUBLICAN CENTRAL CLUB
New ORLEANs-This club met last Mond
evening at their meeting room, SEM
Chamber A large number OF citizens
German descent. attended. The meeti
was called to order by Mr.. II. p. w. Sch
president pro TEN, and after the reading
the minutes of the previous meeting, VIII
were adopted, the club proceeded to
election of officers:
Mr.. William Pfaff was elected preside
Mr. H. p. W. Sehrt vice-president, for Fl
District: Mr. Edward Lindernann, for
Second District; Mr.. j., thinner, for
Third District; j. Studer, for the Foul
District: for the Fifth Distr
and Mr. John Roehm, for the Sixth Dlstr
Mr.. Charles Lochbrunner was elected SEE
tary; ns.r. A. Marshall assistant secreta
and S. Schmidt treasurer.
Messrs. Schrt, Clarence ard hartleb W
anpointed finance committee.
After the transaction of other import
business the meeting adjourned until Il
Monday, the eighth instant, at eight ocl
p. NJ.