New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-15

the gentle Annie. Expecting to ease he
disturbed temper, she subscribed her EN-
phatic mark to an affidavit, boldly assertin.
that Caroline undoubtedly intended
breach Of trust aud perpetratins delib
crate fraud. Miss Rouse signed bond t,
stand examination before Recorder Hough
ton on the twentieth instant
ANOTHER DIsAPPEARANCE.-A few day.
ago Mr.. Philip Winfrec, formerly a clerl
in the Customhouse left his home without
explanation, but a letter was subsequently
found where he had deposited it, in which
he stated that his body would probably be
found in the Mississippi river His only
trouble was financial embarrassment.
George Robinson, losing his grip on a
horse car on Napoleon avenue, fell off and
was slightly injured. yesterday.
bale of cotton, marked m. , NJ. S.
was picked up on Tchoupitoulas street. and
was left at the second precinct station.
house.
FIRE LAST EvENING-A few minutes be-
fore three O'Clock last evening, fire was
discovered in a frame kitchen of the house
owned by Mr. kenner and occupied by Mr..
Rowald, on Basin (St Claude) street, be-
tween Cottonpress and st. Ferdinand
streets. The tenement was destroyed. The
double frame dwelling owned and occupied
by Peter johnson was also destroyed. In
sured in the Merchants Office for $500. Loss
about $1,000. The fire was caused by acct
dent. The fire extended to the main build
ing occupied by Mr.. kenner, which was
also destroyed. as was most of the furni-
ture. Insured in the Merchants up to loss
DISAPPEARANCE OF A CITIZEN-SuppOsed
70 be -Nnrtlered.-On the sixth instant Peter
McGlon Disappeared leaving no word or
message of any kind behind. All his usual
haunts were searched, and many of his ac-
puaintances interrogated. All that could
be CLEANED was that he had been in com
pany with Barney Dutfey near the corner
OF Magazine and Lafayette streets on the
day he disappeared. No tldings were OBJ
tanned until yesterday morning, when a
corpse was found in the New Basin lake
side OF Magnolia bridge, which proved to
he ali that remained of McGloin The fea-
lures were past recognizing, but Mr.. Hugh
McGloin. brother. knew the clothing
There was an evident sign of violence, for
the skull was fractured on the left side.
Coroner Creagh held post-mortem exam
nation, and to-day will hold an inquest
An impression prevails that deceased was
murdered, and circumstances favor that
supposition. Mr.. Dutfey, an ex-pollceman,
can give no account of McGloin after he
parted with him on Lafayette street 1t is
barely possible that the coroner will sue.
coed in securing q clue to the mystery to-
day.
Two AssAUkTs.-A. j. Ambruster, while
in Gretna felt as if endowed with Coburn
muscles. In fit of abstraction he let fly
both his right and his left, and as Jules
Samuels unfortunately stood in the way
was struck forcibly. He, seeing stars, and
having no love for astronomy, made his
complaint, stating that Mr.. Ambruster ac-
tual!y attempted to murder him. This so
surprised the man of muscles that he re- |
peated the dose on Sergeant Chapman when |
belligerent was finally urged, by such gen
tie persuasion as is contained in a police
mans club, to submit to the laws The
stick was not used on him-only flashed in
front Of his eyes.
In ODD FELLOWS H.LL.-Remember
that this will be the last opportunity to
feast your eyes and appetite at the Mission
School fair. Many of the articles not dis
posed of will be sold at auction giving
purchasers an opportunity to buy Christ
mas cakes and toys at your own prices.
the usual attractions will be in vogue
before the sale takes place. Lovers of
smoke should go and vote to secure that
splendid pipe, vote for the useful sewing
machine or the pretty organ. Buy canary
from the bower of beauty, or drop line
INTO the fish pond: do something to assist
he good cause.