The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-11-24
THE CITY.
from Yesterd.v,a Evening Edition. !


from Yesterdays Evening Edition.
ROBBERY.-Last Friday night, between the
hours Of two and three O'Clock, some unknown
parties entered the cigar store OF Mr.. Edward
Neustadt oil Canal street. and robbed him OF
cigars and meerschaum pipes to the amount OF
$500. One OF the pipes stolen was meerschaum
valued at $3.50. The entrance was effected by
picking the paddock. The thieves, with their
booty, made their escape, leaving no clue to theiI
identity.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN THE SIXTH DISTRICT
| About half-past eleven o'clock saturday night a
fire broke out in the lumber yard located IN the
square bounded by Duffosat, Water, Levee and
Beuecastle streets. The lumber was owned by
Me ssrs. Carlo, Frank Won Holt and Wackle
| Loss about $4,000. No insurance. The flames
| thence spread across Water street and communi.
Gated to the story frame house owned by
| John Llingwine and occupied by Mr.. Pierre
which was entirely consumed. Insured in the
Germania company for $500. The fire spread
further to the adj joining story frame struc-
ture owned by Hammond Row and occupied by
| John Cline, which was also destroyed. No i'll
surance. Total loss about $4,000. The cause
| OF the fire is unknown.
! FIRE IN CARRoLLToN. u About s o'clock last
night a fire broke out in an unoccupied one
| story frame house, corner Of Dublin and Eighth
streets, Carrollton, owned by Mrs. Fortier. Nc
insurance. The property is valued at s4CO. The
| fire is supposed to have been the work OF az
| incendiary.
| The CHARITY HOSPITAL. - Robert Johnson
Richard Cunningham and John Dougherty were
at different intervals OF the day yesterday sent tC
the Charity Hospital from the First Precinct
| Station each and all of them in sick and desti
| tute condition.
! GARRoTING.-Two sailors named Charles Free.
man and John Stanton, aged Is and 20 years
| were waited into the Fourth Precinct Station
for attempting to CARROT an old man named Jack
|
vile, near Basin street. 70 make the affall
binding the officer also locked old Jack, SO al
| the State would not suffer for the want OF test
mony by which to send the two accused down.
DIED IN CELIA man named Thomas W
Haley, aged p years, and native Of the United
States, by occupation an agent, died OF conges
ton Of the brain in cell No. of the Third Pre-
einct Station. He was arrested at 10 o'clock last
night, corner of Exchange Alley and CUSTOM
house streets, charged with being drunk Coro
ner Grayer has been notified and will hod al
inquest.
| ANOTHER HAuL-Alice Mitchell, moke OF
eighteen summers, at 2 o'clock this morning
| found an early bird named John Jansen, proving
around her den on Burgundy street, between st
Peter and Toulouse. Knowing that he was
blessed with greenhacks, she politely invited him
in to supper; the offer was Immediately accepted
John, instead of getting tea and toast was de-
| spoiled OF his funds amounting to So 30. He
broke ont the street and obtained the services
OF Officer PljeauX, who marched the larceIllst Il
| jail.
| ACCIDENTALLY SHoT.-About O'Clock Sunday
evening a colOred boy named Julius walker
about II years CT age, accidentally shot himseli
in the neck. and intilctinS dangerous wound
while out hunting on the Bayou ST John neal
the lake. He was taken to his residence on All
bry between Broad and White streets, by his
friends, were he received medical attention.
LAgcESY-A'exander Williams was arrested
Sunday at :he Jackson Railroad depot by Officer
Cheevers and confined in he Second Precnc,
Station, on charge Of larceny sworn t. by T.
Maclay.
DANGEROUS AND SUsP1CIoUs.-Specials Pecora
and Ruiz, at Ii o'clock this morning arrested, d
noted thief named William Matlock, alias ''hed
Bill at the corner of Canal and Rampant streets
and locked him up in the First Precinct Station
on the charge OF being a dangerous and suspl-
cious character.
ACCESSORY Caroline Simmonds was immured
in the jackson Square Station at II O'Clock last
night, from the corner OF Burgundy and Cont
streets, cha ged with being an accessory to tine
robbery OF SO, committed some nights ago on
Hlppoite sherle. ~ho was roped into her den.
The KEEGAN MURDER CAsE.-Wm. Burke, the
young man who assassinated old man John
Keegan, on Rousseau street, on the I'd inst, was
tried before Judge Adams, OF the Fourth NUM-
cipal Police Court, and sent down to the Parish
Prison to appear before the Superior Criminal
Court, without the benefit OF bail. A few days
ago Mrs. Keegan, the wife OF the victim, died OF
a broken heart. This is one OF the most brutal
murders that has ever been committed, and it is
to be hoped that Burke will receive the punish
ment that he justly deserves.
Poor THIEF.-Belle Rosenfeld, who resides
on Dauphine, between st. Louis and Toulouse
streets, about month ago purchased saving
box, that she might, by letting few dimes drop
into it every day, have enough TO buy fine dress
fer christmas By her close savings managed to
have 50 saved in the box. At s o'clock yesterday
afternoon, Mr. Frank Hall called on the lady to
pay friendly visit, and before leaving put the
box into his pocket containing all of the wealth,
and quietly walked out. Fortunately. however,
she missed her treasure, and Immediately dis
patched Officer Nickerson, who ran the festive chap
into the Third Precinct, on charge OF larceny,
where he passed all of last night in repenting for
what he had done.
THE SUPERIOR CRIMINAL COURT.
Owing to the severe illness of Judge Atocha,
all cases fixed for trial before this court were
postponed until Friday, when, it is to be ii oped,
that the judge will have entirely recovered.