New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-07-30
Local Intelligence.

Local Intelligence.
porrcE Roar SOLD-The little police dis
match boat Two Brothers has been sold to
party from Memphis. 1t has served its
time. and is no longer fit for such work as
the barbor police require. 1t is supposed
the Police Board will now procure boat
of proper capacity, one with large pump
for use in case of fire among the shipping,
also to throw water from the river into
street cutters in case Of fire.
RESULT OF PUBLICATION The Bulletin
recently published an article which pur-
ported to expose the weakness of certain
newly organized firm of this city. The fol
lowing day solicitor from the bulletin
called on the firm for an advertisement and
firm published this fact, which brought
forth a response from the solicitor. The
two gentlemen met at the corner Of CarOn-
delet and Lafayette streets last evening.
and there was a personal collision. Both
got the best and both got the worst OF the
battle and there is no telling what
the ending would have been had not
bystanders interfered. Blood flowed though
no fatal wounds were dealt. At first the
collectors star was in the ascendant, but his
opponent came out like comet and famed
him to earth. 1t was then that the lockers
on stepped in and cried foul. 1t 10 nice
little muss all round, one which moral Sun
day school teachers should avoid. Doubt
less pistols and coffee for two will be called
for, as the fate of q nation hangs on the re-
suit Let the summer fights progress even
unto death, but let fair play prevail.
FINES CoLLECrED.-Fer the week ending
the twenty fifth instant, Judge Macarthur
returned fines amounting to $llI 3d. tor
two weeks Judge Staes handed in $95.
Judge Brice collected 81 so. The other
recorders were not prompt in obeying city
ordinance which they occasionally ignore.
How THE FLEAs BIrE.-A chunky four
wear old boy, with face "a round as a full
moon, suddenly stopped playing and began
to howl as if he had been eating unripe
grapes. The little fellow swung his arms
wildly, as if grasping for an invisible OBJ.
iect, still shriekng louder than charcoal
mother and others ran to him in great haste
to relieve his misery. "What is the mat
teri" asked by dozen would-be doctors
half dozen times finally induced the
bowler to respond: "The heas are biting
met This answer produced such hearty
laugh that the youngster forgot his wo ana
Joined in. The mother readily explained
that her fat son was sOrely perplexed with
prickly heat, of which he knew less than Of
heas This is a Biloxi item and the hero is
Mississippian.
AN ENTIRE RETRACTION.-Tob be IN the
position we feel compelled in fact are com
PEELED by force of bloody looking re
volver, to retract every word of the muir
derous sensation We published in yester
days REPUBLICAN about the discovery o.
Internal machines and the arrest OF JeaI
Parloe. In the first place, no such discov
cry was made; and in the second place,
there is 10 such person as Parloe. Now. II
this is not sufficient retractiOn, amende and
contraction, the reporter is willing and
anxious to fight any aggrieved person, the
weapons to be knives, positions on each
bank of the Mississippi river. time-imme
diately after we are struck by lightning.
BRIEF MESTIoN-Musk MELONS are very
cheap now, the finest for nickel.
Only one arrest in the first police precinct
yesterday from the rising OF the sun until
the going down thereof.
At noon yesterday there was spark OF
fire III the outbuildings on the premises OF
Mr.. William SkerreJt, Second street
between Rousseau and Tchoupitoulas
streets. Little damage done.
Municipal judges are not always eompli-
mented in pleasant terms. Yesterday
Mrs. Boy lson, a gutter snipe, was before
Judge Macarthur for some commonplace
otfrnse aud fined $40. No sooner had the
sentence been pronounced than the prisoner
talked such plain United States, that it was
necessary to fine her $25 more. Our print
ers have not got the right kind Ut type to
print her exact words
John Needham, lad, played with a
loaded pistol, and his amusement resulted
IN badly wounding his right hand, at the
corner of Hagan avenue and Common
street.
William Carriers love for peaches sent
him to prison. He pulled a box of that
fruit and started down Royal street as if
running tor Congress, bat an officer col
Jared him.
Milly Wash, who was charged with in
tanticide in Carrollton, and who was nearly
lynched, has been discharged by Judge
Brice, there was little or no evidence
against her.
Felix Bertonier, laborer, was arrested
in the Third District because he intended
to fight duel
The wharf at Hickok's Hotel CarrOllton
is reported AS in a bad condition-likely to
send somebody to kingdom come at any
time.
One of the horses of Fire Company No. &c
was badly injured by No. 1873 hose carriage
running it down in the rush to the Second
street fire.
IT Is DESIED.-The guardian of the
young lady whom the Bulletin reported al
having been grossly insulted by cOlOred
4 man in Coliseum square makes very tia
denial of the entire statement, and in sub
stance says the Bulletins statements are
fraudulent. Good enough.
ANOTHER DIABoLICAL PLOT UNEARTHED
An anonymous letter has reached the re
porter which created a real sensation in his
tlmid mimi. Fortunately, the hand writing
Was recognized by an expert, and the writer
was searched aud found. He admitted
himself the author, but insisted that his
name must remain a secret. He then pro
ceeded to relate portion of what he had
learned. CLEANED by mere chance. Several
DAYS ago ne was sitting in secluded spot,
near a well known barber shop. Two MOI
evidently professional BARRIERS. took I'D a
h; tbax- hot Al.