The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-07-05
THE CITY.

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CELEBRATION OF THE FoURTH-A SHooT1N
4 AFFRAY.-Last evening at about OF clock thel
: was a lively time in the coffee house of Lou
: Sarberville, at the corner of Canal and Well
q streets, where gentleman of color known @
VIM. Chapman alias VIM. Skinner, presume
on the rights guaranteed him by the Constitu
, ton of the United States and the State an
, assumed the rights guaranteed by the bi
which did not pass Congress. and raised a tel
rible row because the proprietor of the estab
! lishment could be induced to coincide wit
> his views, and in addition it is said he en-
E deavored to create riot.
: As Skinner was in the midst of his fun
VIM. Carter, connected with the Harbor Sta
ton as porter, was called in. His effort
towards setting matters right We're received
by Skinner with poor grace, and he made
rush for the officer with an open razor in hi
hand.
Carter drew his revolver and fired ant
Skinner stopped. The ball entered the bacl
of the neck and ranged upward, intiicting
however, only flesh wound, by no mean.
dangerous.
His wounds We're dressed, and he wa.
locked up, charged with disturbing the peace
and attempting to incite riot.
From Yesterdays Evening Edition
How Is This "A defunct "purp," in a
moving condition, fearful to the sense of sight
and more fearful to another certain sense, was
occupying prominent position on Cont
street. between Miro and Galvez.
1t is related that the driver of one of the
city carts, number unknown, dumped him
there 1t is not generally known that this is
the place set apart for the receptacle of the
like, and positive information in reference to
the matter is desired.
ATTENTION. The bridges in the rear of the
city, taken as whole, must be a specimen lot
OF damaged excuses for crossings, for scarcely a
day passes that one or more are not reported
as in dangerous condition. This morning
the mounted men call attention to three one
at the corner of White and Abadie streets. one
at the corner of Laharpe and Broad and one
corner Broad street Canal and Philip streets.
SUDDEN DEATH-A woman named Lizzie
Whitehead died suddenly yesterday at No. Z
Irene street. Coroner wes notified.
Personal George Blackburn was booked
to put in an appearance this morning before
Judge McArthur to answer to the charge of
obtaining money from Geo. Lawd, under false
pretenSeS.
The friends of Robert Clifford will regret to
learn that he was so overcome with patriotism
and enthusiasm at the near approach of the
4th, that it was found necessary to confine
him, and take his revolver from him to pre-
vent damages
Pack johnson was unfortunate last night in
falling under the suspicion of police officer
Pack could not establish his legal right to
two hams which he had in his possession, and
for "only this y he was locked up.
Henry Busch so far forgot his manhood
last night as to strike lady. His case will be |
properly attended to-
Charles panson II ic a n1oacpro 70 ~,
nounce, has turned his attention to medicine |
1t is, however, to be regretted that the atten-
ton OF MIR. Paulson had to be called to the |
fact that not even learned and great men are
allowed to appropriate the property of any
other man without consent, which it is APP
parent he did not know, for it is alleged that
he, without warrant or authority, helped him
self to lot of chemicals valued in all at
S31 80, the property Of w. Andrew.
Francis Adams roomed last night at the
sixth on account Of little misunderstanding
about money, which led to a charge against
Adams OF obtaining certain amount under
: 'Silect Of long conunued insecurity. has rea
troyed the active power of their souls co,
ii.t great french Economist, j. B. Say, pan
e foo says, fnDllc credit affords such wit
lltles to public prodigality, that many pollt- in
writer's have regarded it as fatal to national tre1
'perlty, for, say they, when governments tiol
themselves strong In the ability to borrow. the
are too apt to NEEDLE in every political unG
nSement, and to conceive gigantic projects. con
lead, sometimes to disgrace sometimes otfe
lofy' on arrays to state Of Financial ertaus exis
IS needless to multiply authorities, which of +
easily be done, to prove the evils that Gust
from PuDlc credit, as they are manifest 145t
cry understanding, and in this State. come who
IN the sphere OF every observation bell
rlaps the Times, in using the words ..onr sub,
L. really means private credit, confessed chri
a very low ebb, but the causes of its nros- cons
IN are not, as is alleged by the Times of IL
&c discomfort persistently expressed. for rage
Is obviously the effect, and not the sand
OF our prostration and loss of credit to til
real cause of our diminished private the
Z, is due to the fact, that we Possessed the
lie time-and most unfortunate for US with
Pubhc credit Without it, no public debt died
nave Deen contracted, and the excessive sneei
on, us consequence, would have had no you
nee Deductlng science has demonstra- nearl
lI iact tnat' OF all the agencies by which pean
alue OF property is destroyed. none are so
and universally disastrous as excessive
on. We have only to look around us to Tn
from sad personal observation, or to Engl,
y yet sadder personal experience. that The
auctions OF speculative science are Ger. them
and painfully true wher,
no. saying TOO much that at least three are p'
IS OF the value Of the taxable property feren1
city OF New Orleans has been DESTROYED in thi
alton: The reactionary effect on bust sweet
mas Deen rulnous, perhaps, to an to M
extent. Holding these indisputable latest
view, and remembering that the measure Charl
nd'r'd,tats credit is the marketable uolue Jones
property the extent to which private They
has been destroyed is enormous. man a
SUBJECT might be further elaborated, and h,
IS useless as it has been made manifest lived
lbhc credit to this State (all that con- other
Isl has been public curse involving ton W
enormous debts, cursing us with an ex- relatio
taxation, destroying private property. marie
private credit, and, in short, has in that di
the people IN fast increasing and uni in 1866
poverty from which no power on earth templa
ease them, except by the reduction of rel wit
I to the lowest limits consistent with come t