The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-04-02
About the City.


There is large quantity Of oil flowing
down the banquette and into the cutters
| from the ground floor OF the SeptOlne and
Coal Oil Warehouse. at the corner of GirOd
and Commerce streets, which causes great
uneasness to the owners of property in that
locality.
| Vagrant.
Francis Corr gan, having no visible means
| of support, and thus deserving the name of
vagrant, was hauled into the First Precinct
| Station.
A pocketbook was found by gentleman
containing valuable papers, which are in
| the possession of J. H. Boyle, at the Central
Station, on Carondelet street, and which
the owner can recover by calling and ident-
flying the same.
Recovered.
Detective PersOn recovered several door
gongs that We're stolen by sneak thieves
from different residences.
Looney.
David Taylor was taken into the First last
night for being rather weak in the upper
story.
From Yesterdays Evening Edition.
The Fire Last Night-DestructiOn Across
the River.
About 11:30 last night, a fire broke out in
a cottage honse in Gretna, at the corner of
Villere and BOnry streets. The hOnse was
owned by the Randolph estate, X. Woods,
agent, and occupied by Prosper Ribodeanx
as a coffee house. The flames then spread
to the adjoining building on Boney street,
owned and occupied by Mrs. Yinger. The
coffee-honse and binding were totally
destroyed. The house was valued at S2500,
and the coffee house and fixtures at $1,000,
b.,
The damage to Mrs. fingers property was
only slight. The house was not insured.
The fire originated in the coffee house, and
is supposed to have been the work of an in
ccndiary, as no fire was left in the building
after the occupants retired.
Another Leyee Breaking.
slight break in the levee on the Corinne
plantation, owned by Mr.. Fleitas, about five
miles below the United States Barracks, is
reported to have occurred at o'clock on
the Both. The break was stopped by one of
the levee contractors. 1t would be well if
the levees in St. Bernard were carefully
looked after during the high water.
Dangerous Condition..
The bridge at the corner of Magnolia and
First streets is broken down, and is in n
dangerous condition, needing the immediate
attention of the proper authorities.
another innocent Taken In.
Poor Jos. Barbara thought he would see
tho elephant last night, and in his rambles
he struck up with two ladies of "easy
viri ue," named respectively Lizzie Owens
and Catharine, who taking more affection
ate liking to Joo's pocket book than they
did to his winning ways, distracted from
currency. for which Joe made kick, nut
the girls would not produce" worth cent,
and Joe was under the painful necessity of
having them locked up on a charge of lar
ceny.
If Joe had been posted he never would
have been caught, for he might have known
that the fair Lizzie had alrea ly served her
time for two years in the penitentary, and
has only lately been set free: therefore,
LIZZIE is on the lookout for suckers, and poor
Joe was the first to be caught in her net
Extensive burglary.
Last night one or more unknown burglars
entered the grocery store Of Mrs. j. Buchan-
nan, situated on the corner of Madison and
Homer streets, and carried away a large
portion Of the stock consisting in chief of
tobacco, -four and meats; and about s. in
currency. The total amount lost was valued |
at $500. The thieves made good their escape
and succeeded in carrying away with them
all of the stolen property. The door was
forced open and the thief: carried on with |
the strictest silence, not making sufficient
noise to awaken any of the inmates. As yet
no clue to the perpetrators of This bold bur
glary has been discovered. The officers are
in AlgieIs on the lookout for them.
Taking Care of Her SOLE
Miss Julia White, by name but not in the
fairness Of her skin, on account IF the damp
bad days went for Jack Deli>le and pur
Joined from that individual Il pair of shoes.
for which Capt. Jack made ii charge of
larceny against the erring Julia, for which
She was snugly lodged i'll the Fourth Pre-
oinct.
Destitution.
Emily Gray, a coloIed woman, who was
found at her residence on TchGuptouas
street. between Walnut and Chestnut, in IL
sick and destitute condition, was sent to the