The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-04-16
About the City.
Schooner ON Fire .

About 4:4O last evening fire occurred OF
the United States surveying schooner
"Verina" lying at the head Of Barracks
street. The fire was extiDguished with but
little damage, Fire Company No. 9 being
being promptly on hand saved the necessity
OF an alarm being sounded.
Float Runs Over and Instantly Kills
Boy.
Last evening, at 3l5 O'clock float No 312,
which was loaded with Is barrels of -four,
ran against colOred boy named Edward
Perum, knocking him down and the hind
wheels passing over the neck and body of
the boy and instantly killing him, and al
most severing the head from the body.
The accident occurred on Magazine, be-
tween Lafayette and Girod streets, where
the driver, one VIM. Smith, was arrested and
lodged in the First Precinct. The body of
the unfortunate victim was carried to the
above station, where the Coroner was mott
fed; but, being unable to hold the inquest
at that time, it was postponed until this
morning. The body is most revolving
sight being crushed and mangled in a hor-
rible manner. The victim is ten years old.
Fire nj Milneburg.
A One-stOry frame house at Milneburg,
owned and occupied by Frederick Bullenger
and used as dwelling, grocery store and
StuCC-HouSS, caught HIc tue CART
less fitting Of the apparatus connected to
the Barbarin gas used in the house. The
fire was extingnished with but slight dam
age, but the hands of Mr.. Bullenger were
severely burned while endeavoring to ex-
tinguish the flames.
Pickpocket.
Among other rascals in New Orleans the
fraternity of The pickpockets seems to be
represented in the person Of one Edward
Forrest, who was arrested on the corner of
Poydras and Delta streets, yesterday, for
picking the pockets Of Mr.. NJ. cache. He
was taken to the First Precinct Station.
where he now reposeth.
Police News.
WA. Harris was lodged in Jail for larceny
OF a valise belonging to Charles Ladd on
the steamboat Robert +. Lee.
Ellen Hollins stole s. at the corner of Bur
gun0y and Cont, and was locked in the
First.
Mary Anderson wanted 81 50 and took it
without asking. She was incarcerated.
John Robinson and Bourbon Harris went
to Jail from ElysianFields street, on charge
of larceny.
The water plugs at the French Market. ir
the Fruit and Vegetable department, are
out OF repair and the market cannot be
washed.
Frank Bate had box of groceries. no
harm in that, bur an officer thought that
they were stolen, so Frank has opened a
grocery shop in Second Precinct.
Adam Johnson thinking that he lived in
the time Of "Old ADAM" got on little
"boose" yesterday and was guilty of the
impropriety Of displaying his person to the
public gaze. modest peeler who as
shocked at this piece of vulgarity, took the
indecorous Adam to the First.
Ed. j. Derby and J. p Spalding were
providing about the corner Of Carondelet
and J. lafayette streets as dangerous and sus-
picious characters.
Alfred johnson embezzled the sum of
Gil so from Sarah Fox, and was at the in
stance Of that lady incarcerated in the First
p ecinct.
Mrs. Cass got hungry and possessed her
self, in a felonious manner, of two chickens
belonging to George Washington. George,
like his illustrious predecessor, having q
horror for a lie or a theft, and thinking this
" foul play" introduced Mrs. C. to an NJ. P,
who invited the lady to take mp her abode
ia the First.