New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-03-19
Local Intelligence.

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FRrK WArER-The water fountains III
front OF our office furnish free drinks 70 al!
woo choose 70 h,ip themselves, SAVING 1he
.n,rstv manv dimes and much moon
sentence ON holidays hundreds Of people
c.tronize err faucets and 20 away satisfied.
Now that warm weather IL not far on.
when the demand for pure drinks Will be
great, !. is hoped that more OF these free
CONTAINS vii! 30 constructed. especially N
central localities. Such things are practical
,mparance lectures with more force and
power than all The pledges ever written.
Last Monday. from an early hour II the
morning until late at night. the cups were
IA aons.au. demand. satisfying natural
:L.T.t. benefting mankind.
CovMI--ED. - Recorder MArtEur sent
tie following named persons 10 the CTlH'
nal Court: Marie Lewis. larceny; Eugene
Carr. carving concealed weapon John
G:ogan, concealed weapon.
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Officer Hereford and Corpora! Patterson
between four and five o'clock yesterday
morning discovered fire in the building No
81 Camp street. the lower floor Of which
A. .sed az q furniture store. the upper 'oors
asa residence by J. Meyers. The ire was
On the lower soor. and apparently the
worl. Of Al .ncendiary. Two piles OF com.
sus,,ble material were siszng. bu: the
officers succeeded in extinguishins the ire.
thus preventing great disaster.
qHr KTIFE-Yesterday. at the time
wien a shower was falling. Octave Rob
tr,s sought shelter in ono OF the saIt
warehouses on the !evee, near Fourth
street. not surprising tina: he would give
cfense to any one. Wnilo standing there
he was assaulted tv an empIoyc, Joseph
Thompson, who cut him with KNIFE, ~
eicting one very severe wound III L!s Oack
ard a slight ono in his arm. He WAS cent
TO the Cha.ity Hospital ard Thompson
escaped.
YEE NrrRoPoiITAS POLICE RELIEF
TUSn-Th. committee Cn accounts OF ;he
Board of Metropolitan Poo" On March l..
aye.:icat.d The condition and custody OF
the tuad The fo,iOwin. statement IS from
Il. report 20 the Police Board:
Ybe clear assets Ct the fund were found
80 consi-: Of
49, On dsrosi,.........''...... si -: g"
G.,s .;itG Balance ...........'....''...'"
-e;.! 10 credit q: fund. s',o1i u"
The sum OF ID ~, IN warrants and
cash. tue committee saw transferred from
a
n.lni-tra.or o: Finance and trustee. 10 the
pint custody Of hr. Louis Schneider, AZ
r.;ri.tratoy o. finance. and Mr. J. a. Ray
raj. treasurer Il tie beard. Ike F:es.n:
trustees o. the tgni.
This tund created b. section t!lirty-tree
OF .he Nstrolo!i.an Police ac'. consists
principally Of fine. imposed Cd members OF
she force ty way OF discipline and the
proceeds O: unclaimed property and money
remaining IL The hands Of tie property Clerk
TOY the period Of six months.
The board ha. power 20 grant pensions
aud annUitiss from this fund % such MEN,
h.rs OF .he force a. may become perlna-
Hentlv disabled IN the discharge Of Their
dr.v. and 70 the widows and orphans OF
-"
.r,,.s,t MARES .ustaine. in :Le .ine 81
eu.v.
.be acconr, If :he :urd shows HAT from
'he organization OF 'ae force 20 the present
time 500; Lav. been pad cor pensions and
.unuit!e- AT present .here axe seventeen
aEnUitaI;s OF tie pension lis.
IDENTITY DISCOVERED -Arrl .. 49,
Vie body Of IN unknown man. sixty %
seventy years old. with gray halr, bald
spot on .op "f his head, clean shaved lace
dressed IN blue Jacket and YES: with bras.
ha,top.. grav pants and stockings. 6rogar
shoes and handkerchief aooU; h!s necl
was found On the ridge. TO: ia" ircm th'
Halfway House.
Two LARGE cuts in ,he sku.. La! cause'
death. The pantaicons pockets h"d peer
O.. ont. a knife and an envelope addressed
a. Il Z. Murphy. keeper City Texas. were
tor,ud in The other pockets. The coroner
,,ry found the above facts ana nothlh!
more. 4 few days since !et'er was re
c.!yed q, the Office OF the Go1'"" "":'''
from John Hertur.h. Castrovillc. Me9h;
county. Texas. stating tina: the "ooN'
description TALES WIKI that 81 "o1iei
Goldberg. his uncle. who came u thls CIT.
or hi. way TO his native place. "lttaW
S.,cuy. ,6cut ;ne las. OF March. ISL. III
had. when ne left Mr.. HertUrth. :!''" II
god and ! peculiar shaped KNIFE. a"
knit, found en- The murdered man pers"'
h.. been !o... ard consequently c"nho' F"
xs,d 70 ,,.i.. Identification. Mr.. Her!uFtl