New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-13
Local Intelligence.

VouuJed.-AbOut three o'clock last evening
half dozen men, Spaniards and Italians,
were quietly sitting and standing in front OF
small shoemakers shop on Dryades street,
lake side. a few doors above Poydras
market; DRILLING rain was falling at the
time. but not sufficiently heavy to drive
people indoors. Without warning OF that
kind which usually precedes a street fight,
the clear report of rifle or pistol was
heard: one man fell to the banquette, bleed
ing profusely from wounds in his left arm
and breast: those who were in the immediate
vicinity silently disappeared, some entering
the rickety shanties in that neighborhood,
while others mingled with the crowd that
instantly appeared on the scene.
A patrOlman was there almost as soon as
the smoke cleared away, yet he might as
well been forty miles off, for all Che good
he could do toward arresting the assassin.
The man who fired the shot was as safe
standing in the throng looking at his dying
victim as if he were in Spain. The parties
are of that class that never names the
name Of an assassin. Even the PROSTATE
man would utter no single word to indicate
who had wronged him, although his hearts
blood was then gushing from three wounds
and from his mouth. He purposely evaded
all questions, simply asking that he be
taken to his wife and children.
The mans name is Joseph Amelia, about
thirty years old, finely formed in person, of
Italian birth-One of those who was en-
gagged in deadly ARRAYS in the French
market not many months ago.
Superintendent Badger and Captain
Schneider were on the spot only a few
minutes after the shooting, and placed
Amelia in wagon, sending him to his home,
No. IS St. Philip street. In lifting him from
fashioned pistol on him, wrapped in cloth,
loaded half way to the muzzle.
Every effort was made to obtain some
clue to the circumstance, and all the neigh
bors were closely interroga ted, but each
one protested entire ignorance. A man who
keeps a low lager beer house, in front of
whose building the affair occurred. could
not or would not furnish syllable OF in
formation, yet he must have stood within
ten feet of the scene.
The officials were compelled to retire, no
wiser than when they began to interrOgate
Colonel Badger finally found Spanish
shoemaker locked up in room next the
beerhouse. but the more he talked to him
the further he was from the desired point.
So. for the time, this case must rest, waiting
tor facts to develop themselves.
An UNHAPPY CoUPLE.-There is a sort
of tradition among civilized and heather
people that the husband is head Of his
house; but Rose Brown deties tradition
and rules her household, including a mild
hammered husband, with muscles like steel
and tongue like biting serpent. When
Louis, the male rib, displeases her she
takes him up and gives him terrible shak
ing, then scolds him blind. This he stood
until his weak patience gave out entirely,
when he sought the laws protection, which
looked a little singular, as he is no infant
in size. The feather that broke Roses
back was letter from woman who stated
that Louis had another wife, after which
this poor husband found life burden, on
the verge Of divorce. Louis is not to be
blamed, for Rose is a strong one: THAT kind
of stuff of which Amazons are made. Re-
corder Houghton looked at the male, at
the female, and then at the charges, taking
a sly glance at baby in arms. when he
concluded to permit things to take their
natural course, perhaps thinking that if the
man was not able to take care of his own |
body that he was not entitled to the laws |
protection. This unhappy couple founccd
out in high temper at the insignifcance of |
oitv ordinances
ABsoRBERs.-A fat red faced man,
to the uncommon name OF
Johnson. was before Recorder Houghton
Tor heavy drunk. The prisoners face
Indicated him to be lover of ardents, but
lis tongue told another story. "On my
hot