The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-12-31
THE CITY.
From our Evening Edition of Yesterday. |

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CoTToN TIE TH1EvEs.-Sarah Jones, who say
she is washerwoman, wandered out yestel
day morning along the landing, and seeing
nice lot of cotton and cotton ties lying loos
on the wharf concluded as no one was near t
gently place them into her little arms an
move on, feeling hundred per cent. bette
for the loan she had negotiated, that is sh
only borrowed the property with the full de
termination of giving it back to the owner
he should happen to find it in her possession
Sarah, however, did not get far when she wa
suddenly seized by officer j. Guerin, VIII
marched her into the Harbor Precinct Sta
ton, despite her remarks that she didn'
know it belonged to anyone, and her willing
ness to turn it over if the metropolitan would
only let her go home and pursue her usua
honest occupation.
Heniy Lewis, the Arkansas traveller, actu
ally has more brass than any thief that has al
yet infested our wharves and landings fol
some years. Just two hours after Sarah's in
generation, the noted Arkansas bird was
waltzed in by Officer Ward on the very same
charge. Henry tried to get away with hi.
spoils about ten feet from the station-houst
where he was pulled in.
PILFERING CoTToN.-About hali-past {
o'clock this morning, Officer Guerin arrested
one Robert Kennedy, on the levee, head OF
Lafayette street, and brought him to Harbol
Precinct Station, where he preferred charges
against him for pilfering cotton.
CAUGHT WITHOUT HIS L1cENsE.-A eroce,
named F. G. Mowers came to grief last night
| at o'clock, when he was called upon to show
his license, by Deputy Constable Hollis, fol
| carrying on whisky business at the corner
of Alex and Levee streets, Algiers. Mowers
loc1 - ~
| charged with violating Article 228, city ordi.
nance, relative to selling spirituous liquors
without the shadow Of license. The grocer
has been doing this for some time and will
have to pay dear for running shop in thai
style.
SERVES HIM RIGHT.-Jennie Williams, by
her pleasing looks and gentle ways, induced
Mr.. H. Williams, namesake of hers, to come
into her den, on Burgundy street, between
Cont and Bienville, at half-past 7 o'clock
yesterday morning, where she managed in
about three minutes time to abstract from his
pockets shekels to the amount of about
SS5, and without q moments notice kicked
him into the street, where he Immediately got
Officer Haenchen to arrest the coal black
Jennie, which he did and confined her in
the Third Precinct Station, but on being
searched, no money was to be found Oh her
person.
TAKEN TO THE CHARITY Hosp1TAI.-A
white man named Patrick Quinn, aged about
81 years, occupation a shoemaker, and q ma
tive Of Ireland was, at o'clock last evening,
sent to the Charity Hospital, in a sick and
destitute condition from the Harbor Police
Station.
DANGEROUS AND SUSPICIOUS CHARACTER
Officer Devemux at balf-past o'clock last
evening, arrested Joseph Routh, at the corner
of Bourbon and Cont streets, and confined
him in the jackson Square Station, on a
charge of being a dangerous and suspicious
character and vagrant.
ACCESSORIES. - Officer Boylson arrested
Ellen Smith and Simon Smith, on Burgundy
street, between Bienville and Cont, on COM
plant of John Cheatam, who charges them
with being accessories to larceny OF seventy
dollars committed on him in that locality
some nights ago.
SUSPICIOUS CHARACTERS Benjamin Rus
sell, John Harper and John German were
locked up by Special Officer Smith, charged
with being dangerous and suspicious charac-
tiers and Migrants.
FALSE ALARM.-This morning about q
o'clock, false alarm Of fire was turned in
by some unknown person from box No. 242
corner st. Ann and Miro streets
BROKEN BRIDGES. suburban police re-
ports the plank road on Metaine Ridge lead
ing to the Bayou st. John bridge, broken and
in dangerous condition.
He FOUND DEAD GoAT-Officer Cart
wright, Of Philip Taylor's mounted force, re-
ports passing dead goat, which was lying at
the corner of Poydras and johnson streets
He left it there for some one else to pick up.
A FIFTY CENT FIST F1GHr.-Sylvie Stanley
and John Muncey got into fight at 10 o'clock
last night on Burgundy street, between Bien-
vile and Cont streets, and were taken to Jail
by Officer Boylson, charged with fighting and
the peace. The cause of the
light was ffty-cent note that the fair Sylvie
had obtained from John, who wanted to get
it back. He even made charge of larceny
against her.
CRUEL MEN.-Thomas Smith surrendered
to the officers in charge of the Fifth Precinct
Station at 9:35 o'clock yesterday morning on
! warrant for his cruel treatment to poor Mrs. |
Eliza Goldman.
William Reno did the same thing for the |
assault he committed on Mrs. Hagan, know
ng that peeler had been hunting him up |
With a warrant.
SHOOTING AND WoUND1NG.-Richard Moore
himself to Judge Adams on
warrant charged with shooting and wounding
me Charity Terrebonne on the 10th inst, and
vas confined in the Sixth Precinct Station.
Go to Mobile and see the professions New
lear's Eve. You can return in time for bust
less next day. Pullman sleeping cars will be
ttached for those wishing same. Round
rip tickets only five dollars.
complexion Of the Louisiana Special Com.
mittee.
Dispatches were received here to-day from
parties in New Orleans that there
7ould be no further demonstration by the
White Leaguers until after the special COM
aittee appointed to visit Louisiana had made
heir report. The composition of the SUBJ