The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-07-14
THE CITY.

fOUND.-lne DO0y OF the unknown DO
who was drowned Sunday evening in tn
Coroner was notified.
FELL OvERBoARD.-About 2:3O F. NJ, YES
terday afternoon, q seaman named William
Hatzell, aged SO years. native of France, &C
cidentally fell overheard from the steamship
Western Metropolis lying at the head Of JET
ferson street, into the river and was drowned
The body was not recovered
from Yesterdays Evening Edition.
FIRE ON CANAL SrREET-About lbs o'clock
Sunday morning a fire broke out on Canal
street, between Baronne and Dryades streets,
in the three-story brick building No. 164,
occupied by L. LANCE dry goods store and
owned by Judge Alexander Grailhe resident
Of France, whose agent is the firm of A.
Rochereau & Co., 16 and IS st. Louis street.
The FIRE originated on the ground foor near
the front entrance, in the shelving where the
dry goods were exposed for sale. The whole
building and its contents were destroyed. Mr.
Lange's stock was valued at $40, 900, and was
insured for $1,000 in the Crescent Insurance
Company, 5000 in the Tradesmans' In
surane Company and $3.50 in the Hartford
Insurance Company.
The value Of the building could not be as
certained nor the fact whether it was insured
or not
The rear gate leading to the store was found
open by private Waterman Andy Hopkins and
officer N. Connor The fire is supposed to be
the work of an incendiary.
The adjoining store, No. 1866, occupied as a
stationery and book store by Mr.. w. E. See
bold, was damaged by water-to what extent
could not be a.certained. Mr.. SeebOlds
stock was insured in the Etna and Merchants
Mutual Insurance Companies for $4,000
ATTEMPTED BURGLARY AND IT'S CoNsEouEN-
cEs-About 3 o'clock Sunday morning the
rooms in the third story of the building at
the corner of st. Charles and Gravier Streets
and occupied by the walters Of the st. Charles
Hotel as sleeping apartments, was feloniously
entered by man named Brofy. The in
mates having been aroused, Immediately pro-
ceeded to lock the front door. Broffy at
tempted to make his escape by climbing over
an iron fence which leads into the premises
No. A 81. Charles street. and in SO doing one
Of the iron spikes ran through his foot, in
hicting @ severe wound. He was subsequently
found at the corner of st. Charles and Com
mon streets by the police and sent to the
Hospital. A pair of shoes which the thief
Brofy dropped in the rear Of Pradel's store, !
No. A St Charles street, was brought to the
First Precinct Station, and identified by one
OF the walters as his property.
ATTEMPTED BUaGLARY.-About 2:3O o'clock |
this morning the house of Mrs. Hyams No. |
1856 st. Charles street, was entered by
burglars. The inmates of the house having
been aroused by the noise, fired two shots at |
the intruders. The latter, however, sue
ceeded in making good their escape without
carrying anything with them. They effected
an entrance through the back gate on Church
street.
FIRE ON MAzANr SrREE1-About 1925 this
morning a fire broke out in the one-story
frame kitchen situated on Mazant street, be-
tween MOreau and Casacalvo streets, owned
BY Mr.. Matias and occupied by Manuel Baros,
which was totally destroyed. Loss $500. In
sured in the Germania Insurance Company
Cause of fire unknown.
OFFIcIoUs INTERFERENCE Wheaes was
waltzed, on Saturday evening, into the First,
upon the charge Of obstructlng the banquette
and interfering with the officers in the dis
charge of their duty.
HOSPITAL PArIENT.-A white man, name
unknown, aged about 40 years. a native Of
Spain, was sent to the Charity Hospital, on a
Sunday, about midday, in sick and desti-
tute condition from Lafayette Square.
RAN AwAY.-Sunday evening about six S
o'clock horse attached to buggy ran away d
down Julia street to the corner of Basin, O
where the buggy was thrown against pile of Il
DrlcKS, anu Nlr. Herrlck, the occupant OF
same, was thrown out and the wrist of his
right arm dislocated and otherwise injured.
ACCIDENTALLY DROWNED prom intorma-
hon received, a boy aged about IA years, name !,
while bathing in the lake in the :.
rear ofthe Washington Hotel, between and :
o'clock Saturday evening, was accidentally .
drowned. His body was not recovered.
LARCENY OF LOAF OF BREAD. MARY a.
Ward, whose occupation is that of servant, t,
md whose age is only sixteen years. was ar s.
'ested at the instance Of W. j. Daley
md locked upyby Officer d. Kelvin in the a
second Precinct Station upon the charge of u
tealng loaf of bread What commentary v
S necessary upon such case as this? Ger
ainly bread is cheap enough, and the poor "
,irl was no doubt famished with hunger The c.
i'd saying: Let a rich man steal millions and d
he is smart; but let poor man steal loaf of Il
'read to satisfy the cravings of hunger and he p
$ a thief, and must be punished Ii