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

FR1 N THR THIRD DysTRICT.-About half.
past 3 o'clock last evening fire broke out in
one-story franc house at the corner OF
craps and Elmira streets, owned by Mrs.
Gardes and occupied as grocery store and
residence by Henry Banks. The house was
partially destroyed by fire; also q kitchen
attached to the house was totally destroyed;
LOSS $lOUo. The property Is insured in the
Merchants Mutual Insurance Company for
$500 Stock totally destroyed insured in
the Germania Insurance Company for 500.
The furniture was also totally DESTROYED; in
sured in the American Insurance Company
for $500. The cause of the fire is unknown
The alarm was turned in from box Glib by
some unknown person.
A WArERr GRAvE.-Between the hours of :
and o'clock yesterday morning. boy named
Oscar Eternod, aged years, fell into we'll on
the premises of his parents, on Calves, be-
tween Duma.ne and st. Philip streets, and
was drowned. 1t appears that the well Wa
covered with rotten wood, and the boy on
jumping on the cover, fell in. Coroner Graysr
will hold an inquest
The DEATH OF NOTED BUEGLAR--Sam
Davis, burglar, who. on the 7th instant,
feloniously entered the residence of Mr. Jo-
seph Williams, at the corner of Tchoupitoalas
and Poydras streets, and who. in trying to
make his escape, was wounded by Officers
Hamilton and Dorsey, died yesterday at
o'clock, in the Charity Hospital, from the eff
fects Of the wound received. Coroner Fol-
well has been notified and will hold the in
quest this morning
BODY FouND.-Yesterday, at half-past -
o'clock, tn, body of stillborn child was
found on Jourdain Avenue between Decatur
and Levee streets, and removed to the Fifth
Precinct Station, where Coroner Grayer will
hold the inquest.
From Yesterdays Evening Edtion.l
ASSAULT WITH DANGEROUS " EApoN.-Fred
Weigold got into peck of trouble yesterday
morning, on the corner of Levee and Leondias
streets. He was as full us q tick, and meeting
former friend of his, named Henry Engler
pitched into him and gave him q terrible lick
ing. Engler was the strongest of the two, but
Fred had dangerous weapon, which helped
him in his little task. The gentleman, not
feeling satisfied that he was whipped fairly,
made affidavit and had the coward arrested
and locked up in the seventh Sub-Precinct,
on charge of assault and battery, with o
dangerous weapon. This will, ia future, learn
him lesson.
LARCENY OF A GAME CocK.-Thos. Con-
nors, aged 16 yearssnd by occupation a clerk,
stole game cock. the property OF Relf James,
who, being informed that Thomas had made
off with it, appeared before Judge Adams and
made an affidavit and had warrant made out
for Connor's arrest. This was turned over to
Officer Isabelle at 1890 o'clock yesterday. On
entering his house No. l05 Melpomene street
he there found tho happy man feeding the
lost chicken. The officer pulled him into the
Sixth Precinct Station along with his game
chicken, which was recognized by James as
the identical rooster taken from his house day
before yesterday morning.
CAPT. WIN. MCCAIN on TRIAL-The Police
Board met this morning and after the TRANSACT
ton Of their regular business, brought up the
case of VIM. Mccain, for neglect Of duty
The captain offered several afidavits end docu-
ments setting forth the exact circumstances
relative to his going into and leaving the field
Of battle on the ever memorable 18th of Sep
TENDER. After Offering his defense, he ten
dered his resignation to the body and, if
accepted, recommended Sergeant Thibaut, of
the Fourth Precinct, to fill the vacancy. The
board took the matter under Amusement and
will, probably, act on it tomorrow.