The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-10-21

| names of both parties unknown, VINO mace
| their escape shortly afterwards A negro
named Squire E. Grierson was set upon oy
citizens, thinking he was the party that struck
the fireman, and stabbed ny some UNKNOWN
man i'll the abdomen. The wounded darkey
was taken to his home. No. 63 Religious street,
| by officers Icks and Story, where Dr. Shckney
! was called, and on examining the wound, pro-
nounced it serious but not dangerous
SMALL B1AzE-About 1870 o'clock last
NIGHT fire broke out in a one-story frame
| house, corner of Seventh and Coliseum streets,
owned and occupied by William A. Randolph
| as a residence; damaged by fire ard water to
| the amount of about 5000. Insured, but III
| what company or for what amount could not
be learned. The fire is supposed to have been
| the work Of an incendiary. The alarm was
turned in from box No s, corner OF Caronde-
let and Eighth streets.
SKELETON $50 o'clock yesterday
afternoon the skeleton Of O new born infant
was found slowed away inside the bulk head
| Of the wharf at the foot OF Robin street. From
appearances, it has laid there for some months.
as nothing remained but the bones. Coroner
Folwell has been notified and will hold on in
quest.
| ATTEMPTED Su1c1DE.-About 5 o'clock last
evening woman, named Mary Berry, residing
at No. 81 Bienvillc street, attempted to COM
NIT suicide by taking doze of laudanum
DR.. St. Cyr Fourcarde was Immediately dis
patched who arrived just in time to save the
woman, who was almost dead, and by his
exertions restored her to life once more.
When the police left the house last night, she
had completely recovered
TIE SUPREME CRIMINAL CoURr. -J Jack
Rooney, the individual who broke open and
robbed the store of Messrs. Stevens Il Sey-
mour. sometime in March last, and who was
arrested bv Special Officer Deveraux, short
time after the robbery, and part OF the stolen
property found in his possession, was yester-
day tried and convicted of grand larceny,
which will probably give him free board in
the Baton Rouge Hotel, tor some years to
| came
From Yesterdays Evening Edition.1
FIRE ON Clio STREET. quarter past Il
o'clock this morning, fire broke out IN
double cottage house corner OF Clio and
Locust Streets owned and occupied 6y MT
Michael Kelbrid as grocery store and resi-
dence, which, together with the stock, was
totally destroyed. Loss about $4,000. The
flames thence spread to double honse adjoin
ing Nos. $40 and 37O1 Clio street. owned ~
the same party and occupied by David Bly,
and William Mclaughlin, which was totally
destroyed. The building is insured in the
Germania Insurance Company for $4,000. Mr.
BIy's furniture was insured in the London and
Lancashire Insurance Company for 500
Total loss about $1,000 The cause OF the fire
is supposed to have been the work Of an in
cendiary The alarm was turned in from box
No. 81 corner of Magnolia and Erato streets.
Cow THIEVES Officer Boyle arrested yes
terday Ross Nilsson and Warren William, on
warrant sworn to by Oliver Brown, charging
them with the larceny OF three cows and one
calf. Owing to the necessity OF seeing both
men in Judge Adams's Court, this morning,
they were safely locked up last night in the
Sixth Precinct Station.
Coal on EXPLOSION. half-past eight
O'Clock last night, Mrs. Wright, residing on
johnson. between Common and Palmyra
streets, while removing table-cloth from the
table, accidentally upset the coal oil lamp,
which exploded, setting the mosquito bar on
fire. The fire was extinguished without any
further damage.
LARCEN1Es Priscilla Washington pulled
one James Talbot into her little den on Bur-
} gundy. between Bienville and Cont streets,
, and distracted from his pantaloon pockets all
of his wealth, which amounted to four dollars
and fifty cents in United States currency,
which caused her to pass last night in the
jackson Square Station.
| w. Jones was locked up Ill lAe Snulo ho'neAoAi'
better known as Montamat's retreat, tor steal
ing silk dress from L. Montesque, onga Hos
pital, between Charities and Decatur streets,
at half-past 10 o'clock last night.
Annie Clarke was locked up yesterday for
, borrowing Marie Micheau's umbrella and
shirt which she neglected to return, as no
one was at home when she borrowed them.
DROWNED MAN.-About half-past 8 O'Clock
this morning, the body of an unknown
drowned white man was found floating in the
river head of Julia street. Coroner Folwel
has been notified, and will hold an inquest.
STOLEN PROPERTY Yesterday morning a
10 o'clock, Officer NJ. Nolan ran into the Jack
son Square Station, from the corner OF St
!, Ann and Old Levee streets, one Cashmere
Rainev, and charged him from Information
received, with having stolen property in his
possession.
THREE GOLD BUTTONS. Brady, aged II
years, and by occupation car-drver, on
visit to Mr.. John Whites house yesterday
walked off with three gold shirt buttons
valued at 50. Fortunately. however, he was
caught in the act by his former friend, who
called on Officer Popnlus, and had him
waltzed into the Fourth Precinct Station al
noon yesterday.
THE BOGUS REPORTER. = Luther Lyons
, alias Kohlhausen, the individual that wa'
: arrested some ten days ago for representing
! himself as a BULLETIN reporter and obtaining
goods and money under false pretenses, was
] this morning arraigned before Judge Macarthur
and sent down to the Superior Crimina
Court in default Of $500 bonds.
BOILERS, ANCHORS, CHAINS, IRON, ETC, Al
/ AUCTION. -Messrs. Nash & Hodgson, auction
( GERS, will sell at 10 o'clock this morning, OF
: the levee, head of Washington street, fou
, boilers anchors chains old iron cable etc