The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-04-28
About the CITY.
In n Curious Fix.

In . Curious Fix.
About O'Clock yesterday afternoon, as Abraham
Brown a colOred individual, stand ng in tn Poy
dras Market, a woman came up to him ana handinf
him fen ale baby about four months old, said she
| would pay him IL cents II he would hold il in hi
arms until she returned from st. Charles street. ABB
took the limo elit offspring and performed the func
tions Of nurse for about an hour or more when find
ing that the mother did not return he began to fee
uneasy an suspected that . trick had been play
upon him
| So da Cling the squaller in his brawny arms and
trying to quiet it by every endeariug epthet in hi.
vocabulary. Abe walked up and down like one
d. mented. "Golly what gwne to 90 wild dis yer
white child fore de lord dat oman done gone fool
| nee, but as if recovering from some dream, Abe
bethought himself Of the Police Station and vending
his way thither he explained his situation and got
rid of the body, but lost his ten cents But ABOUT
O'Clock yesterday evening, the mother Of the child, a
Mrs. E. J. Craven, found the residence of Mrs
who states that she being stranger in the city
going of her message on st Charles street, in tn e
morning, lost her way and in this way, babe was
left in the kind embrace of Abe for SO long time
Too thin.
Accident.
Yes erday afternoon, at the hour of 30 O'Clock
as the car OF the Morsas Lou siana and Texas Rail-
road Company coupling at the head of ST. Peter
street, colored man named VIM. Wentchel aged IS
years who was assisting was accidentally jammed
between two Of the freight and severely injured
about the body. He sent to the Charity Hospital
where his wounds were attended to.
He Takes in the Money.
WIN. Houehan, enterprising son of Erin Of
about "a summers, paid a visit to Mr.. Eugene DR. g.
espyng $50 in currency lying idle thought his pocket
would ut II as well as not and in fit of absence
Of mind clut he'd the thirty and took in Of
Mr. Dris o failed to enjoy the joke and calling NJ
p. had the liberal Bill conveyed to the FIRST a
charge of larceny.
Police Notes.
The Katie arrived at ocl ok last evening with the
body # an unknown man on b ard who took passage
riSh of into
miles above the city. The unfortunate man died a
short time after he came board. and is supposed
TO have been of the sufferers from overflow his
sickness caused by expos re.
Victor Nelson had in his possession not his
own and was arrested as it was supposed that he in
tended to keep the cow The Seventh Preci,ct now
contains the body of Victor.
At the corner of Pleasant and Constance streets
there is bridge in broken and dangerous tion
warrant, being charged with assault with intent to
kin one James Brennan. The prisoner was taken to
the First
Levre Thieves
Complaint has en- made, at the Police Hea,-
quarters that there is gang of leyee thieves con-
gregating every evening in front of the French
Market Measures have been taken to arrest them,
as they have lately garroted several citizens.
From Yesterdays Evening Edition.
A Fall.
At O'Clock last night, man named Harry Engman.
a sailor board the ship Advance" cow lying at
the head of Third street, while under the influence of
II,
of Is feet. striking the side of his head, he
severely Injured
Fire.
Last evening at quarter past eight O'Clock fire
broke out at the residence of Mihael Leon on Ram
part between Hospital and Barracks streets but was
extinguished by Mr.. Ranski wi Babcock, with |
on $50 damage. The fire was occasioned bv the |
careessness of the servants in putting the candle
near the mosquito bar.
The Knife.
abOufS oc in no
iuleterre was dangerously stabbed in the back, be-
ween the shoulders. in the Bazaar Market. by one
uan Names who attempted to make his escape, bu'
overtaken and arrested by Officer Sherman, of the
Third The wounded man was taken to his residence.
No. % annette street. where his wound received medi
al attendance.
Jim Jordan. IA verdant youth stroed around to-
Yards Burgundy street where dwells the fair Mary
lcElroy, LADY of easy hab is, who, thinking that
his 'Jordan was not a hard road to travel" went
or that individual to the unit of Sl2 in green
acks, for which she was lodged in the Third.
swindltne.
E. B. Eastman, gentleman, Joseph B lido AM John
lbo, barkeepers, rested at the corne of Front
nd Bienvie Streets being charged by Louis Monte
mo with having swindled him out of $40 The trio
ere lodged in the Third
Wounded.
Henry Melby badly wounded in the arm by
,me unknown party, while attending The Union in
retna, on yesterday. The boy was taken home where
is wounds were tended to.
Larceny.
One Henry Smith taken into the Second being !
,args by }. Morr with larceny of SOL On D yades
Ear Euterpe street. Louise Smith arrested at ,
lie same place accessory, 50 81 OF the money )
aving been found on her person. I
Cutting n nd Wounding.
Joseph Anderson alaborer, arrested for making
desperate assault and wounding one j. Bomar. Mrs
omar also charges Anderson with cutting aud b
)unding her, aud J. Anderson also makes a charge
anst Bomar for assautng and wounding him. All
nds were arrested at NJ 81 EratO st eet and lodged
the 5000