New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-02-02
Local Intelligence.


not far from the draining machine. h" felt
an acute pain in one of his feet. Raising
lis foot a Congo eel came 20 Che surface.
and bit him again. In 4 few minutes alter
ward he grew very sick, and i he"ane
necessary for people to carry him 70 his
home, near the conner Of Willow and
Ihal:a streets. Carroll continued - grow
worse. and a physician Was called in. bat
che sufferers condition WAS beyond the
reach OF medicine. lie die. FRIDAY nigh
and was buried on Saturday. Evo:v iudi-
cation OF the wound coniiine'! the belief
that the young man had been poisoned. and
tie suljrct created much talk ~ the
neigLborhood. Deceased was employed in
Cronans foundry. ana wa- :.Io.!. .!gi,.eu
years Old.
THE Moss CoURToIs CcRREsi o>n;SrE.--
In the testimony before the Coroner or
the cause of the death of the late cN-Ser-
geart Moss, Constance Cou:.ois alluded to
four letters in her posse sion-.our letters
sent 70 her by Moss. The letters are as foi-
lows. We copy them from the Ti.nes::
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. ~. lS't.
Ioar Miss Gusey-i lmbrace this opa,uncv
80 write 700 IA few lines to say - Eou that
would like TO see you SO Much indeed as it
has near o year since saw yon an! De
leave that you will bee glad TO see SIC I'M
.ierstand that you all are agoing TO sell on.
and are going away and l wish to see you
bee fore You leave the city and il you leave
the city and if You will see Ne pleas Meet
NE at the podras Market AT any time you
May appoint take the Saint dennis Street
car and ask the driver to put goa Sllt at
podras Street and i will Nee, yo;l thara ard
f Won Will Meet Ne write Ne word when
YOU Meet Me and | viii bee there 90 not
disapoint Me as can not be out more thar,
one night at Il time ard when vUu wi!t-
direct the letter in this way
o H. D. box l05 New orleans p. ..
FRou 4 ERIiv:-
This letter was left Icy a man who pur
chased ii paper of tobacco q. VI. Cclrtoih
store, and was waited upon by Constance.
She found il on the counter. read y. but d.nt
net inform anybody OF its contents. She
states that she kept up the correspondence
20 see who was the raScaly writer. The
second letter is i'll better .hirographv.
written by different person. dated tie
thirty first December. 1870. and Is slgnfl
oy the same person who wrote the othe.
-nree letters, .. II. T.. box 100 New Orleans.
La. It reads as follows
New ORLEANS, 81 Decelr be-. ,S1n.
Nv Dear Gusse-I received yu.r io.ing
note. and | am more than happy 10 t-nd that
YOU would like to see me agar. NV dear
ast Gusse, | love you dearly. and Il vol
would allow me to continue 70 Dc Sc. WI
love you until death l wan, 70 STE Enr.
Won must meet me at some other place. &c
gentleman that will hand v"u :hie. you can
I. L., ,s nj,
dear love, Won can meet NE at TIE bo1rth
District Pound any night tha, 80" ear make
It convenient. Do come, dear tl>Sc. Tor
the one that wants to see vol loves yon t."
tear.y, and will never forge: ynnI love.
The gentleman that You saw OF Friday. and
.o'd vou that he had something - tell.
-0iI linn 70 try and see Ton ic: na. and II
VOC win promise me that he VII not be i!
any dancer. he will let .you know ot any
time OF the night that l am az the pound
waiting to see you, or ii yCu wish. re VII
meet YOU at your gate. and come with v"ii
=. see .ne at the pound. No. -! DrT&des
street. have heard tina. you" father eS-
poets to sell ont and 90 away. ht' dear
CIlssc. don't want you 20 go. AID }. :"1:
VIII meet me it will be some advantage -
you. wait for your answer. and remain.
Hy dear Gi.Ssc. unit! death. yo1t: affection
sc love.
New Orleans. O. Up. box 20.
The latter address IS evidently by the
writer Of the first, second and fourth 'e:-
.els The third letter is Gate.i January -.
3s.l. and reads as follows:
NEW ORLEANS JGnv - 1871
received your letter to-day, b,t. can 70.
come 10 your window but VIII meet YOU q.
she cate on Thursday night a. !. O'clock
and if YOU wish it will Have . Cacridgc
1hare Tor you to 90 down Town i not VII!
Meet you at the Gate and talk with You
thare and pleas let Ne Here from y"r by
thursday Morning or Sooner II can for
want to see YOU beefor Monday if can an
Cue one that Has not seen yo" SING" !e"eln-
Cev 1863 So pleas comply with tins
iSIiN Remain your true
Ti.e fourth letter Is ia.ea janua,y ..
1871. and is the lettc, the answer :" whicl;
brought Moss to the gaze on 'la: e'enr:U'
Sunday night:
new OK.EA:.. .yany Eta. is::.
Nv dear
,yeceiyeti ys,r note yesterday "l;t u was
20 late that could not Make The al'palt-
snent for your comfcrtS IN time 50! post
.onc.l i. for tina, Reason until sunday night
- inst ut II o'clock at which t!hl' sh.;.i De
r:adv for WOO but would Rather sor 700
=. Nee. Me at the Gate as shall nave u
carridge near bv fey y"o and i. 700 are not
willing Meet Ne at the ..re On Sunday
riuh;. then take the First Car -, - '!r!lniS
t.r.c: and Nee. Ne "a: podras Market pleas
lc- .nc Here at once wat vc" VIII q"
would Rather yo. ~ Meet ,ne .. u: "i.tc
.heI 200 can take your trUnl. haze - nice
place tor 700 80 stay and j mas see .E"u !"'-
fore Monday s" i4c, Ne Her. Il: ONCE D. box
10. or bv on. that gives this to 20"
Remember that this - .g"ur las: Chance
soo had i.e:ter get up some Sunday mora
W. and take the car /; Shalt ~...;. =: :..o
N,.'h". .son :. t" oC!"l ;"r so,
!:l,,- the same
Hlea,e
Anser
rS. Lease your .rn:, 8. ''r- Vol: III"
y oI.aI: that = ives 700 ;tlS ana! Ee:t No "i
fuuday morning for DO 80. want to h.
seen any WHARF near ynur .'oa.e "a: waite
:. or VOC say Will trr aud de.
III. :as. three letter. w:r. received y: .
Tor lance from Il cclored woI:,a,. Vie '',i...
!, .!.-' referred to j" the Is: i.t,cr. wi,
handed her them wilton: rr'.rin; mt.
.'.NevsatioE.
CHARITY Hosv!rAL.--Nr. i. y. T"a,nr. .
:erl. Of the Charity Hospital. -cnd us the !
Glowing report fox January: admissions
~; discharges. Al: deaths. l's. Number ,
i paticnts rrmanin. il Charity Hospital, f.,
30: number OF patients remainia: III -'.a- |
il. Hospital, J3. Total. t3}.
w., ,r,,-.e,,,r Tho crOyriNo frazer !