New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-02
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

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LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
BRIEF MENTIoN.-George Siers, q native |
of New Providence, West Indies, sixty.
three years old, was found by the police |
lying in the French Market, in a sick |
and destitute condition. He was sent to |
the Charity Hospital in the charity wagon. |
Sol. johnson, an individual on the shady |
side of fifty, has been calaboosed in Jeffer- |
son for soaring W. H. Thompson by bloody |
and murderous threats.
John Emory, young boatman of twenty |
summers, made love to Elizabeth Rawlings, |
Monday night, razor in hand. He gave
Elizabeth the choice between reeiprocating
his affection and having her throat cut. AS
the lady had no preference between the two
alternatives she shouted for the police, and
John and his bloodless razor were soon
within the walls of the IRENE police station.
Lloyd Paine, youpgster of thirteen, was
found by the police on Magazine street, en-
desvoring to dispose of goods, which there
was every reason to believe had been stolen.
The boy was locked up, and the goods are
awaiting Identification at the Rousseau
street station.
Sergeant Taylor, of the fifth precinct Pc.
lice, succeeded, Monday night, in recover
ing horse, valued at one hundred and
twenty-five dollars, which had been stolen
on the twenty of February, from H.
Hegman. The horse was returned to the
owner.
A POLICEMAN AND CITIZEN STABBED IN Al
eIEas.-At q late hour Monday night, Man
uel Bayon, a carpenter, residing IN Aiglers,
had difficulty in the streets of that city,
with James Jackson. The difficulty was
terminated by Bayou drawing knife and
stabbing his adversary four times in the
breast. Hearing the cries OF the wounded
man, Sergeant Dumont, OF the police,
fastened to the spot. and was Immediately
attacked by Bayou. After receiving Sc
we're stab in the right arm the Sergeant sue
ceeded in disarming and arresting the would
be homicide and taking him to the station.
Officer Dumont had very narrow escape,
as his vest was cut through by Bayon's knife,
Just above the upper pocket on theAeft side.
The wounds of Jackson were examine anu
dressed by DR.. Sunfras, who pronounces the
wounded man to be in very precarious
condition.
INoUEsTs FOR FEBRUARY.-COroner Roche,
held forty-six inquests and four views dur
ing the month of February, in the First and
Fourth Districts of the city and Orleans
right bank. The following are the causes
of death assigned: Asthma, l; acute
dysentery, from alcohol, l; burns, l; bright's
disease, /; chronic diarrhea, l; concer IN
stomach, l; congestive chills, l; congestive
fever. 1; chronic pneumonia, l; drowned, Il;
diarrhea, /; fracture skull 4;gestro interitas
4; hemorrhage Of lungs, 3; hopping cough'
i; hemorrhage from gunshot wound, i; IN
ternal hemorrhage from knife wound, l; IN
ternal and external hemorrhage, 1;inanitlon,
/; premature birth, G; pneumonia, 8; syphilis,
i; small ox,7; still b>Sn, 4; spasms, Il;
spinal menengitis, l;..softening OF the oTain'
i; tetanus. 1; tuberculosis, 1.
CHARITY HospITAL.-Mr. P. N. Tourne,
clerk of the Charity Hospital, sends US the
following report for February: Admissions,
49e; discharges, 555; deaths, (six in Marine
Hospital), 65; remaining, Charity Hospital,
CAB; remaining, Marine Hospital, l24. Total
767.
STRAIGHT UNIvERsITY.-This institution
is located in quiet and beautiful part OF
our city, on Esplanade street, near Clai-
borne. and is easily accessible by the cars.
To its advantages students are freely admit
ted, without regard to race, sex or denomin'
alton. Aid from the government. and other
sources, to the amount of nearly thirty
thousand dollars has been granted. The
buildings are completed and some two hun
dred scholars have been admitted. The
normal department numbers fifty Students
who are preparing for teachers. CONNER
cial and other departments will lbe organ
lied at an early day.
The scope of this university is broad ano
undenominational. The American Mission
arv Association, which represents
different religious denominations,
and the same association that founded
Howard University, Fish University, anc
several other colleges in the South, is the
principal supporter. Its management Ii
vested in a board of twenty-one trustees
which embraces The different denominations
Protestant and Catholic. The same is true
of it's teachers. 1t is the avowed policy O
this Institution to vindicate in all its depart
ments its broad and catholic basis, and nave
its conduct such that violence shall never Ds
done to the religious or political CONVICTIONS
of its patrons. It's great aim will be TO pro
vide the training necessary for any legi'i
mate business, to fit its students for the va
ried professions, and enable them to fill any
position to which duty may lead them, VIII
credit to themselves and usefulness to their
age. In carrying out this purpose, it has
work to accomplish that can not be Limited
to time or space.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF ALGIERs.-Monthly
report of the attendance IN the public
schools of Algers and Cutoff road, parish
of Orleans, right bank, for the month end
ing February %, 1870, prepared by Mr.. NJ
N. Lowe, superintendent:
Schools. Males. Females Total
Where Street. .......... ~ q
Delaronde Street. ....... ~ II
Vallette Street,. az ~ lo4
Cutoff Road. ....... % 81 *
Total. 1872 1914 32f
apit,ddtion.-Number of white males
%; white females, IS; number OF coloret
males, ITO; colored females, 107.