New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-28

BY u. DE- FBRIET & CO., at II O'clock, at No.
Exchange alley. entire contents of barber
ehop-succession Of ] Templeton Green.
By SHERIFF HARPER at 70 O'Clock, at Merchant
and Auctioneers' Exchange, lot Of ground an
buildings on Basin and Cont streefs-Mr
Caroline NJ Brons vs. Mrs. Johanna Rousel. La
of ground and buildings on st. Louis street,
II. housseaux Michael Hocbenedel. At IOl
o'clock at No % Peters street furniture an
rnOFables in an office-WiliarE b. Vredenburg
vs.. W. II. Vredenburgh, Jr., and r E. O'Brien
A. O'clock at No. 266 Main street, furnitur
and movable effects said premises-Arman
Il. Delmas va. Simeon Belden and Octave Foy.
Local Intelligence.
DRAINING MACHINE ENGINEERs.-Amon,
the most important offices to be filled by thu
new Administrator Of Improvements ar
the engineers of the draining machines. #,
their skill and tact is the city in many case
indebted for the prevention Of an overflow
in this connection, therefore, it is stated
shat Colonel Lewis is determined in retain
ng Mr.. Smedley, of the London avenue
draining machine, in his present responsible
capacity. lie is said to be one of the most
careful, able and experienced engineers il
the service of the city.
City scrip is gliding upward with hearty
jumps.
Only six trifing arrests in the first pre-.
Cinct yesterday, wherefore Alternate Bon,
aano is rojoiced.
A fact for temperance men-Christmas
morning tho officers of the first precinct
station, through kindly feelings, offered
ninety eight free dodgers drink Of good
red-eye. A single individual refused to par
sake, for the reason that he was destitute
of bowels. Ninety-seyen took theirs and
wished for more, even after seven fat bottles
had been drained.
GONE HOME. Yankee Bligh, the Louis
vile detective, started for home last even
ing, accompanied by Henry Troy and Rob
@rt Haydeu-the accompaniment being
charged with burglary and larceny.
Martini and Dido, the foreign gentlemen
charged with numbering q man to obtain
tie money on his life insurance policy, were
up before the Criminal Court yesterday for
9ral, but the case went over until to-day,
as Attorney General Field was able to
obtain only eight jurymen. q sufficient
number will probably be obtained today
Thursday and Friday steamboatmen.
found it quite impossible to hire laborers
30 work on the vessels, the men saying that
they would not toll while the weather was
so cold. Delicate fellows, they should be
furnished with pocket stoves.
UNUSUALLY CoLD.--At nine o'clock yes
GnrdRy morning the thermometer indicated
80, ten degrees below freezing point.
There is no telling how low the thing went
previous to the hour named. Ice was seen
in the streets and cutters all day, while
chilling blasts, directly OF the north pole
froae the marrow in every thin mans bones,
Almost every human nose seen had an at
tack Of epiSooty.
BURGLARS AT WORK-The shoe store Of
AIR. c. Falk, corner Of Burgundy and st.
Peter streets, was burglariously entered by
unknown parties, by means of false keys,
between Tuesday night and Thursday
morning, and leather and other articles to
the yalne Of $500 stolen. The store had
not been visited by the proprietor during
the interim named. An old bag and q bit
Of candle were left OF the premises BY the
thieves. !
Dealers in the Thermometer ring were
badly beaten yesterday, as the instruments
went down 30 very low.
A ouartette Of Italians last evening
am used themselves at the French Market
BY making a four-handed duel. Only one
man was wounded, and Of course he was
arrested. His name is Albert Boutrion
The others are Gaspard and Antonio Lami
and Robert Lochars The little fun is the
of an old feud, and the end
will not be seen until one or more Of them
gives the coroner d bit Of trouble.
VERY DEAD.-About seven o'clock last
evening officers found Peter Gonzales laid
cut at Morgan's railroad depot, stiff and
cold. He was taken to the first precinct |
staticnhouse, as subject for the coroner. |
Turnkey Lynch did not believe the mans |
life extinct, therefore, rolled him mp in |
and in an hour the fellow began |
to move, and sullenly asked for a drink.
Il was then discovered that he had been
desd-drunk. Had he remained exposed |
outdoors all night he would doubtless have |
been frozen.
Carl Kratoho slept uneasily in the first
last night, although he unbur-
dened lis mind by confessing that he stole
a gold watch, chain and lockes from Charles
w. Plump Carl il a waiter, but could not
" ait patiently I0r riches to come to him, con
sequsnuy will pass many months in prison.
The Steamship Corinthiau.
The steamship Cerinthian, the pioneer
vessel Of The Liverpool and New Orleans
Allan line, arrived 81 Southwest Pass last
yoaing, at four o'clock, and vii b up at
her wharf, foot Of St. andrew street, this
morning.
. Il VIII be seen by our London dispatches
that ef the twenty persons lost by the
wrecked steamship Germany, Of tbs Allan
ms, twelve wero passengers. One Amer
'%n vas among tho lost.