The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-07-28
THE CITY.

Tunes yesterday afternoon gave a heightened
and satisfactory explanation, to themselves,
of the mysterious sensation which appeared in
the city journals some days since. We refer
to the beautiful young girl Of sixteen years,
who was found drowned iu the river off Coving-
toms plantation. The enterprise of the Tines
in successfully working up stale items is Ger
tainly to be commended, and we cannot but
express our admiration at the manner in
which that worthy contemporary got ahead Of
the BULLETIN. However, it would be useless
to further pursue subject which brings to us
nothing but the bitter cup of modification at
our inability to cope with so enterprising
journal, and with few word Of explanation
to our readers and the Times we will close this
sore subject
Had the Times reporter examined the files
Of the police records at the First Precinct
Station of the day following the appearance of
the sensation, he would have in the first place
discovered the name Of the lady, and more
over the fact would have been plainly visible
to the brain of that reporter that the lady was
aged SO instead of 16 years, AS first reported
And now for conclusive evidence. Had the
Times reporter interviewed Detective Vie
Ward, that gentleman would have explained
to him that the lady in question had been
missing from her boarding house some three
or four days; that he had notified all police
stations OF that fact, at the same time giving
description of her dress and ornaments; that
on hearing Of the drowning case at Carrollton,
he visited the station there and identified,
not only her wearing apparel, but her jewelry;
that he will have her remains exhumed from
Camp Parapet to-day where they were depos-
tied, and, moreover, to conclude that her hair
was false and pinned on, in fact it was made Of
jute. So much for the Times explanation.
ABOUT FALSE ALARMS Say what you will,
but if there is anything more provoking than
for some malicious individual to turn in false
alarms of fire at night this reporter will
gladly surrender the palm. The consequent
ces to q 'local" are disastrous, not only to
his pocket, but to his freshly starched shirt
and general good humor If only once we
could lay gentle hand upon said individual
we would quietly take him into a dark corner
and reason with him, for we are peaceably
disposed, and of the Quaker persuasion.
On Sunday afternoon the barkeeper of the
steamer Empire was carelessly leaning against
one Of the tenders on the guards, when it
slipped, and he was precipitated into the water.
He sunk from view for some seconds and
when he came up his hand only was visible.
A negro boy, about fourteen years of age,
seeing the mans danger, lowered himself over
the water, and Selling the drowning mans
boys action is deserving of reward.
From Yesterdays Evening Edition.
ACCIDENT OR SUICIDE. Sergeant Mccain,
about o'clock last evening, brought to the
First Precinct Station Jane Gilmore, a negro
woman 81 years Of age, who, it is said, either |
fell or threw herself from the gallery of the
three-story brick house No. 1921 Poydras
street. severely injuring herself This woman
was only discharged from the Insane Asylum
some ten days SINCE and a little girl living in
the same house stated that she had expressed |
q determination to kill herself About 8 o'clock |
at the Charity Hospital Margaret Jane Gil
more died.
MORE FLAMES About II o'clock Sunday |
night, a fire broke out in two-story brick |
building, No 249 Rampant, between Girodand |
Julia streets, owned by E. Hanigan and oc-
cupied by H. Goldstein as tailor shop and |
family residence. Tailor shop and building |
totally destroyed. Insurance on Goldstein's |
tailor shop $500; stock valued at $4,000. The |
flames communicated to the adjoining two
story brick building, owned by Moses Law,
and occupied by Mr. Locowsky as hardware
store.
Insurance on building could not be ascer-
tanned. Insurance on hardware store $1,000,
in the Home Insurance Company. Total loss
about 5000 fully covered Fire supposed |
to be the work Of an incendiary.
This morning about 1890 o'clock, q fire
broke out corner of Camp and st. Andrew
streets, in frame shanty occupied by W.
Clarke as wood and coal shop. No alarm
was turned in, the citizens in the neighbor-
hood succeeding in extinguishing the flames
with but slight damage. The fire was evil
IDENTIFY the work Of an incendiary, as the side |
of the shanty was saturated with coal oil
ANOTHER F1nE-About l:5O o'clock this
morning, fire partly destroyed the frame cot
tage, No. 274 Sixth street, owned and occu-
pied by Thomas Conway. Insured in the
ture partly saved and not insured. The fire
was evidently the work of an incendiary, the
coal oil arranged about the place attesting to
that fact. i
LARCENY. Annie Cronan at the instance of
b. Raberwich, went into the Fourth on a
charge Of appropriating to her own use eight |
in the light that possession was nine points OF
the law. We have no doubt however, that
Judge Staes will think otherwise.
THE HosP1TAL-W. w. Fletcher, who was
tound in q sick and destitute condition, was
sent last evening to the Hospital.
A PIcKpocKET Wilson went for the
pocket OF one James Horn to the tune of
81 20 United States currency, but Officer
West went for him and waltzed him into the
Third
Pooh SARAH.-Sarah Moore came to grief in
The First Precinct Station for being drunk
md relieving the pockets Of one Herbert
Foster to the tune Of 81 As in currency.
FouND.-The body of the boy John Fresche,
Who was drowned in the river above Harvey's
Canal, was found floating at the head of Eighth
street. Coroner notited
SUDDEN DEATH. afternoon, an
Englishman named William Scott, about
.hirty-tou years Of age, fell down on the
evee and died in half an hour afterwards.
Coroner notified.
FELL FROM GALLERY.-A little boy six
1ears OF age, named Geo ge Simpson, fell
from balcony Of house No. 80
Basin street. He cut his head badly in his
all, also severely injured his left leg, which
vaS probably broken He was taken to the