The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-11-10
THE CITY.

RoBBERY.-Sa Saturday night while Mrs. F.
W. Cooke was absent from her residence, No.
81 Coliseum street, her house was burglari-
ously entered by unknown parties, who
70 bbed her Of several hundred dollars worth
of wearing apparel. The thieves escaped,
leaving no clue to their identity. As the de-
detectives have it in hand it is to be hoped
they will soon be brought to justice.
prom Yesterdays Evening Edition.
BADLY BKATEN.-About half-past o'clock
Sunday evening difficulty took place at the
, corner Of Union and Dryades streets, in which
a man named Oliver jenkins, was assaulted
and severely beaten on the left side Of the
face and eye with some heavy instrument or
weapon by some unknown man who made his
| escape. The wounded manewas removed by
the police to the Charity Hospital, where he
received the proper medical attention.
Wr-H INTENT TO K11L--At $50 o'clock
last evening, Sergeant Boron arres,ed
soldier named Thomas T. Kennedy, at the
! corner Of ST. Peter and Chartres streets, on
complaint made George c. Spike, wEo has
preferred charges against the soldier boy for
committing an assault and battery on his
person, with intent to kill.
TIE CHARITY HOSPITAL Finn, aged
forty years aud q native of Ireland was sent
to the Charity Hospital yesterday from the
First Precinct Station in sick and destitute
| condition.
FLAMES IN ALGrEgs About 10 o'clock last
night, fire broke out in a two-story frame
| house on Pacific, between Theyer Avenue and
| Peter street. owned by Mr.. Monasterio, and
| unoccupied. A lot of corn, hay and bran
! that was stored in the house. along with the
building, was entirely consumed. The flames
thence spread to an adjoining two-story brick
building, owned by the same party, and for
merly used an ice-house. The roof Of the
| building was entirely burned, also sixty cords
of wood that were corded in the back lot OF
| the building. Loss about $1,000. No insur-
ance The cause Of the fire could not be
ascertained
A P1cKPocKEr.- Smith came to grief
at 81 O'Clock Sunday evening, at the corner OF
Canal and Wells streets, and was marched
straight to the jackson Square Station, by Off
Ger Siers for attempting to pick Mr.. Martin
Selfe's pockets
| To THE RESCUE Officer Guillaum arrested
one Ernest Francis at o'clock this morning
on Urquhart, between Frenchmen and Union
streets, for disturbing the peace. Ernest was
along with friend named John Alexis, that
had no great liking for metropolitan. and
J seeing that the officer was about to launch him
into the Fifth Precinct Station, came to his
rescue with dangerous weapon, an assaulted
the officer, but the peeler was determined on
making the arrest. He jumped oneside,
pulled his gun and made both men walk to
JAIL where he had them locked up and booked
with two or three different charges against
! them.
SU1c1DE-At o'clock this morning man
named David Croft, aged Y years, committed
suicide ut his residence, corner Robert and
Tchoupitoulas streets, by shooting himself III
the mouth with Smith IL Wesson si1-shooter.
The deceased has been confined to his bed
sick for period of years, and despaired OF
getting well. This is the only cause ASST gned
tor his having committed this rash act Cor
oner Folwell has been notified, and will hold
an inquest this evening.
Rows AND SHOOTING IN CHURCH. About
half-pasts o'clock Sunday night difficulty
occurred in 3 church, on Jackson, between
Magnolia and Locust streets, in which two
men, named Robert Harrison and j. F. Mar
shall, were badly beaten by about dozen
men, all members of the congregation, VINO
made their escape
Things had just cooled down a little when,
in about fifteen minutes after, another affair
took place at the charch, corner Dryades and
First Streets between William Patterson and
| some unknown man. The unknown man
fired one shot which took effect in Pattersons
shoulder.
He was conveyed to Dr.. Watkins Office, cor
rer Of Felicity and Franklin streets, who e1-
amined the man and declined giving an opin
| ion in regard to the nature OF the wound
which is believed to be dangerous. Patterson
was afterward taken to his residence on St.
Denis, between Second and Third streets
| No arrests were made as yet
| BODY FOUND -Corporal Gottschalk, Of the
st. Bernard police, reports finding the body
aged about forty years and native of Viz
einia, in the woods about mile from the
river, on Fishermen's Canal, back OF the
Slaughter-House. The Coroner has been no.