New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-12

seems to have been bad character He
had home in Gretna, where detectives
| Harris and De Leon found many stolen ar
ticles He was held and prosecuted for bur
glaries in this city and Recorders Campbell
and Billings committed him to the Criminal
| Court for trial. BY some means he obtained
bondsmen last Friday, and was probably re-
turning to Thibadeaux when the deputy
sheriff discovered him. with the above stated
result.
SAD DEATH.-The cause 0! the death Of
| Colonel James Lewis little child was con-
centrated lye. "A servant, IN scrubbing the
floor. had careiessly left the I've where the
creeping infant could reach il. 1t tooksome
Of the poison and ate il, which caused death
soon afterward. The bereaved parents have
our sincere coincidence.
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| TIE HANGING CELL.-There seems 90
exist something like a spell in one Of the
cells in che Fourth Precinct stationhouse,
Parish Prison building. No less than four
| teen persons, most Of them females, have
either hung themselves or attempted to in
|
| was placed there on a charge Of violating a
city ordinance concerning lewd women. 1t
does not appear that she had been drinking
to any excess. She had not been locked up
! long before Officer Lewis heard a noise,
| when he hurried to the cell, reaching it III
time to find the miserable woman hanging
| by her neck still alive. She had torn her
dress into strips and made something like
rope, one end of which she had fastened to
the iron bars and the other around her
neck. The officer took her down as quickly
as possible, cheating the coroner out Of an
inquest. She gave no further reason for
| the rash act than that woman had told
her to hang herself
KNIFE AND PIsToL-T.co Contestants
F0unded.-A few minutes after five o'clock
last evening, at the corner Of Gasquet and
Roman streets, Roger Murphy and Richard
j. Byrnes met in deadly conflict, over
| personal difficulty about political questions
Byrnes was shot and badly wounded, about
an inch from his navel, right side, by Muir
| ply. Murphy received a severe cut on his
| head by knife in the hand Of Byrnes.
| Murphy was arrested and sent TO the
Charity Hospital, and an officer placed in
charge. Byrnes was sent to his home, cor
ner Of Roman and Gasquet streets, and was
attended by DR.. Hurd, who thinks the pa
tent in a critical condition. Both men are
ward politicians and both Keep groceries,
Murphy living on the corner OF Derbigny
and Gasquet Streets a brother Of 3yInes
was a candidate for constable Of che second
Justice court. II is stated that She trouble
grew out of differences ~ politics. which
must have been very bitter, when men re-
sort to pistol and knife to settle disputes.
VINO is in fault can not now be stated, and
We viii probably be compelled to wait
until regular investigation shall be had.
THE FIRE LAST NIGHT.-TLe alarm Of
fire sent from No. 2's house last night ~as
caused by large quantity Of smoke issuing
from the third story OF No. Il Natchez
street, near Camp street, aver the liquor
store Of Mr. "A. Coutin. The fire seems to
have begun on the third floor. and must
have been burning for full two hours before
it was discovered, as compositors in this
Office smelt the smoke a long time before it
was known that there was fire. and
machines rolled to the place % quarter Of
an hour before the bells rang.
One Of the upper floors was occupied by
j. w. Fleetwood, agent for Chicago pub
fishing firm, who had considerable amount
Of goods on hand, such as books and pic
lures. Other offices were on the upper
floor, and all was consumed, as the entire
building above the ground floor was burned
Mr.. Coutin s loss is only that sustained by
water.
No. 43 is occupied as a barroom by Mr..
j. Bogart, and his damage, not much, was
caused by water.
The rear of No. Il is close 70 our rear
premises, and for a time threatened destruc-
ton not only to the REPUBLICAN establish
ment. but to the adjoining buildings.
Through the promptness and energy Of our
fremen great confagration was prevent
ed. The fire was confined to No. u Natchez
street. The loss is not immense
The building is owned by Widow Sill
man. The second floor was occupied by
uessrrs. Sawyer & Holden, attorneys. who
lost everything in their office. Mr.. Coutin's
loss is unknown. The store Of Toby & But
Ter, No 80, wholesale liquor dealers. was
badly damaged; fully insured in the Home
Insurance Office
twenty-five letters from q wrecked post
office street boz, were taken charge Of by
Captain McCanHs officers. who sent them
to the postotficc.
COMPLIMENTARY TO OUR FIREMEN. We
gladly add our testimony. feelingly, to the
yaIog and prompSness Of our fire depart.
ment IN last night preventing a great con
neutrality-suspicious. one nearly as great as
that Of Boston or Chicago. BY rheir &C.
tvity and excellent system Of harmonious |
Working they confined she fire 80 3 single
building. Had they proved inefficient or
slow there might have pee. an untold loss
of valuable property in the very heart Of |
New Orleans: but several machines and !
many men we're on the spot ana At work
before the alarm bells were Gung. Our Cit !
zens understand This, and wil! doubtless |
add their voices to ours in praise Of the fire !
eQartment-the best in The WORLD
e-o-za-o--
Seventh Justice OF The Peace
L will be seen by the sutjoiIeG statement I.
that Mr.. J. w. Falls. Republican. has been !