New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-31
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Local Intelligence.
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InrHBLEIR1GGER E1NED.-Slecordef Bill
angs yesterday examined into charge
against Robert Surcouf, who was up Tor
dealing a game of chance in the Fourth Dis
aries His game is played with three halves
af walnut shells, undes one of which 10
placed a small ball. not so large as apca;
1t feast che uerdants shinb the little thing
6s under one of the shells. Che evidence
Was direcs that accused did gamble, and
qEoa money froIa foolish betters; also that
BE eqnphaticaIy stated chat the police cap
Gain OF that precinct had given him permits
zion to gunhis dittlo game III that section,
but Of course men like Robert will utter
strange assertions 60 help themselves out
Of ~ dilemms. Recorder Billings, in dis
posing Of Che case, had some pertinentTe-
marks Co make, and @losed as follows:
''Consideging thab you seem to have been
invited here by the captaiR of police and
promised safety : am disposed 80 deal
lenie1ttly with you, with the understanding
Ghat you don'b resume your little game In
ghis district, and = VIII fine you $50 or thirty
days in the SForkhouse..~
Tas gambler paid che Saee and did net
sppeag greatly incensed Sc injured. Che
Fourth District is d poor place for such gen
$rv to ply their profession, As there seems
60 be some little foundation in the assertion
shat the captain gave She man an assurance,
6uperintendent Ba2ge4 will enter into an
Investigation, and if it proves Srue, the sub
tect will be laid before the Board OF Podlce
Commissioners.
The Belle OBJ SHREvEroRf.@- This Aew
and splendid passengers steamer arrived
here Tuesday froql st. f.ouis, whege she was
built during the past summers captain
Thomas Nv. Reao her Gom1n&n der, and MT.
Eenrv A. Dohrman, her chief clerk, are her
owners. Che Belle has e neat and superior
cabin with all the anoderp improvements,
large rooms, with roomy guards Her fur
riture is OF the best styIes and her carrying
capacity is sufficient $oy the Srade shs was
built fOfs
p.rEx4 GAK GoUpIER.1Messrs. SiehS.
bald Fairex and Manuel Reyes, young gen
SIemen of this'city, are the patentees OF an
inpOrtant ingentienfog coupling cars, which
must prove great desideratum to Ballroa9
Interests, as 1T ID calculated TO materially
lessen the dangers 60 dGe and limb of gail
road employees. ana IN some measure pro
note the comfort OF passengers by prevent
ing delays and She heavy jars incident 90
she old system Of coupling ears and starting
heavy trainss
1toonsists Of o wrought iron bar OF pin OF
1--WE sections Hinged together and worked
uprightly in such way chat the lower os
swinging section of che gin rseedes on con
Gact with She projected coupling link OF
anofhercaP intended TO BE coupled with 1t,
Gill the pin 10 caught in che linb, and the
coupling is effected sseureiy in an instant
withouS any Intervention whatever by the
brakeman or other employees of road'
The. advantages OF such system ever
Che old, tedious and often dangerous one in
switch che brakeman ha6 to watch dis
chances and drop his pin in the coupling
2inks while tho ears WefS IN motion, al the
Sisk Of getting his arms OF bis legs injured,
IA zoo obvious for comment. The uncouQllng
vOf the ears is as easily and instantly accom-
9lished by drawing cord worked on
WuIlev fastened 20 the east iron boz III
(which the pin works. and falls again TO LIS
proper place ready Sor another coupling.
On passenger coaches the box Gan be dis
e4ensed with. rs tile brakeman can easily
aft the pin when it is desired 10 uncouple
Che cars, An iron loop IS Sc contrlYed as 60
SaIl over against sn approaching ear ~
coupling, and thus break the force OF inc
var which would otherwise occur by the
,Cars tanning against each other. 4hls pre-
Gerves the pins from wear, ana MAINTAINS
Che regular motion OF The cars when start
:nr. or even wheR running, should 1t l'e
necessary to couple them in cunning trains.
Altogether, the invention appears TO be one
which must commend itself to the attention
az Che public, and railroad men especially
IN BAD Theodore Brown Tues
s7ay night trusted himself in the den OF Jane
Nictorine and Annie williams, No. 81 Bur
eun6v street, and 90 entering was the
danny possessor OF El2H, composed OF gold
and silver coin and currency. Bhe women
ascertainins that important fact, made
themselves as agreeable as possible. In
deed, he says that their extreme familiarity
bothered him. Before they got through
with him the money had taken wings ana
flown Brown was not slow to jump at the
conclusion that the women had stolen 1t,
They were arrested, but there was lack OF
evidence TO convict them, and Recorder
MArthur felt compelled to discharge them
An industrious flea is John Wallace. for
in less than one hour after leaving prison
for stealing potatoes he stole bottle OF
syrup from peddler's wagon. He has a
chance now to try his hand at pilfering
prison. bars
City employees, school teachers and po
Hoemen are gaining courage at the rise II
certificates, and they are all bulls" speak
ing financially, as each one is directly IN
tarested in raising the price and keeping
T. ,oo,,,s that there are bears in The