The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-05-09
About the City.

Disappeara nce-SupPos'd Suicide On
last Monday morning Mr.. Sebastian Petitsean. re-
siding Love street. left his residence cling MS
W fe that he going in search Of employment ina
he intended go the AXE, and if he succeeded III
getting work h would let his wife know. Since that
me nothing has been heard of him. He was dressed
in hickory shirt and blue jeans and an o!d black
coat He forty-fve years Of age, about nSe leet
q x inches in height, and with smooth face. Owing
to the difficulty OBJ aiming work lately he has shown
signs of great mental depr' sson His wife is lett III
circumstances, and is CONSIDERABLY oNtr-
come By her Affections
Chase of Bu giars.-Last night. about II Z
O'Clock as pa, ~ of g ntlemen We're vending their
way homeward aud they were near the corner OF
Dupre and Lapeyrouse streets they espled fonr sus
picious looking characters looking through the renee
| at the corner. he gentlemen renamed very
still for few moments until they overheard a
conversation b tive the midnight prowiers some
thing to the following effect "ro you think the
front door is al right on the fasten 2?
.No:'' saw a man shy il time and merely
shut the door and there seemed to be nothing but
slight night latch. with this the fellows opened tne
gate and about to enter when the party OF gen
temen advanced upon them and fired three SHOTS;
thereupon the thieves retreated down Lapeyrou-e
street. and turning fired four shots at their pursuers
The gentlemen still kept the chase until I'D very
dark portion street they lost sight Of the men,
| Almost IA Fire.-About 1890 last A NJ, as
| Mr. Adolphe Nicole member Of Creole No j. was
on his way home arriving at the corner OF Ursunes
Roman streets he perceived that the ence OF the
house on above corner was on fire. He immediately
awakened Mr.. Ness;er. who occupies the house ana
bv their CON bned efforts succeeded in extnSulshlnS
| the flames. ,
The fire seems to have been set from the inside of
the fence and is supposed to have been the work OF
an incendiary. The property is owned by Messrs.
Dartaganan and Sabation. No material dan age was
done and ala m sounded.
Fire.-A fire broke out last night at ~ CLOCK III
the unoccupied shanty on the corner OF Laurel and
Antonlue streets. The building was entirely con-
sumed by the flames with loss OF about 800, and
no insurance. The property W owned by Mrs.
DECAY and the fire was evidently the work OF an IN
cendiary. ,
time
| utters on ustomhonse street have been in a most
| dsgraceful condition from the waste matter running
i'll them from that side of the custom House Several
comp aints have been made regarding ts, Dt as 9e'
! no steps have been taken to remedy the nuisance
from Yesterdays Evening Edition
| Fi,e-AbOut S2O,OnO Loss.-About 2:55 this
morning, a fire occurred in the third-stoly OF the
brick building. No. 9S Gravier street occupied by f.
| F. Virgin as a seed store, and owned by L. b. Cain
| The stock Of seed almost totally d. stroyed by
fire and water. The loss is estimated in the neigh
porhooi Of $1,000 and is insured in the Sun and the
Crescent Mutual Insurance fices but to what
| amount could not be ascertafned.
| Tn building ownei by Cain was injured to the
amount Of $5OO0 aud insured for $S0OO in the Sun
and Home Mutual Insur ance The adjoining build ng
No. 100 Gravier, owned by the same party and occu
pied by Messrs. Morse Rosenfeldt as cothlnt
| house. was damaged somewhat by water. The sto i
received considerable damage from water, which Is
estimated at from 500 to 5000, but was insured il
the sun and Crescent Mutual for S60oO Building
insured for $4,000.
The cause of the fire is unknown iarm turned il
from "a Natchez and Tchoupitoulas streets
The fire was considerably under Roadway before il
was discovered and therefore double credit due the
department tor having subdued the flames withou
any further damage having been done.
Supposed Thicf-1he police of Agiers arrested
this morning woman, charged with being connecte,
with the recent burglaries. She refused to give bel
name, and was remanded to prison.
Accidental ShOOtinS.-About 7:l5 last even.
ing, viii e Wi liam Straley, boy of ID years, was
ing with a revolver, he accidentally IN t himse
hro ugh the left hand He was conve. ed to the resi-
Il l. Ir nxyia
| pronounced b 8 wound dangerous
| MysteriOus.-About Ii O'Clock last night Mr.
Chas. Smith was found in the drug store corner O
Bienvle and Marais streets, with wound in his right
shoulder He taken to his residence on Cont
between Claiborne and Derbigny streets, where DR.
| Lussier attended him and pronounced his wound
serious but not dangerous Mr. Smith refuses to state
how he received the wound, but keeps the case il
deepest mystery.
by one VIM. Plaf with having garrotted him on Canal
betwe Robertson and Claiborne streets. Brady was
taken to Fourth Precnt there to await his trial
| Police NOtes.-John Bull stole shovel from
Esau Taylor, and locked up in the Suh-Precinct
Three festive youths, West Wade, D. Moreil an
Peter Moreli, wer pulled IN at the corner OF tam
bronze street and the evee for violating article 63l
city ordinance blowing horn. 1t is supposed they
had several "hOrns' aboard.
| Henry Washington made a desperate assault on
| Washington, and severely wounded him with dan
perous for which he was lodged IN the second
Precinct Station.
Daniel Holt being hard up for cash, went for the til
Of Henry ntte o. Ike 1evee head of Poydras street
and purl ined therefrom S. in currency. Therefore
Dan taken into the Station on charge CT larceny
Fresh meat being quite luxury in the estimation OF
Frederick Kefftr he being blessed with rather
large family to provide for, Fred. went tor butcher
stall at the head of St Ann street, and abstraCted
therefrom thirty pounds of the latest meat he could
find On tn It account m. p" thought it ''mee,
that Fred should lodge in the Second and accord
he went there.
! C4simire Schiro, cunning Italian, being ra her u
want of money. had to showing the queer OIL
| the of Esplanade and Barracks streets. But
the vigant eye of peeler discovered the coun
terfeit and invited chro take up his abode in the
| Third.
small tru containing lot Of old clothing and
marked Bordeaux, which found in an empty
room at 25 Old Lever street. was taken to the Fifth
Precinct Station The trunk had been left there by
SON unknown party and was supposed to have been
stolen.
| J. Mcmahon arres ed on the levee, near Monte
gut and lodged in the Fifth Precinct station fol
afe kee ing, subject to the order Capt. Wilson, OF
the Seventh Precinct, who charges Nc Mahon with EN-
| b.zzIement.
| Ell. johnson obtained considerable sum of money
from John Saverson under false preens's for which
crime h. was lodged in the Sixth Precinct Station.
| John Driscoil, James Mack and Frank Lyons were
arrested i'll Lafayette square, being oh rged from in
ormaton received, with having robbed H. H. Cooper
| of fob chain. The trio are in the First.