The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-07-19
THE CITY.

DRowSED.-About II o'clock Yesterday mar
was seen struggling in the water Of the Ole
Basin, Just below GalyeZ street bridge. Before
| assistance could reach him he sank and was
drowned. Several men attempted to reach hin
| in skiffs, but in vain. boy named Edward Lynch
from the Ncwsbovs' Home, Owed and recovered
| the body, but life was extinct. The deceased is
named Celestin Tujacque, about twenty-five years
OF age. He kept an ice-box at No. 1873 Orlea Ms
street. For some eight or ten days past. he has
been sick, and the supposition is that he commit
ted suicide, laboring under temporary alteration
of the mind. Coroner notified.
FmE-A CLEAR CASE OF ATTEMPTED INcEN-
| DIARIsM.-About SIS O'Clock last evening. an
alarm of fire sounded. and Oh reaching
Common street. smoke was seen forcing its way
through the doors and windows of No. 80, occ,i-
pied by keiffer Bros An entrance was immedi-
atey forced before the arrival of the engines and
then it was found tina an attempt had been made.
to set the place on fire. The block was immed-
lately surrounded but the incendiary made good
an escape. Upon the arrival of the engines, a
few gallons of water sufficed to put out the fire
which had not time to gain headway and the
only damage resulting will be from water.
A LOVING PArR-About $50 o'clock last eve
ming, difficulty occurred at the corner Of Boil
var and Lafayette streets, between maj named
Paul Boose and his wife Caroline, during which
the latter was cut and severely wounded in the
back, close to the right shoulder, with knife in
ceived slight wound in the upper lip with a
knife in the hands Of his wife. DR.. Hunter at
tended the wounded woman. p. Boose was ar
rested and locked up i'll the First.
FATAL FALL.--A man about forty years of
age, supposed to be a German, accidentally fell
from the platform Of a car on the New Orleans
Mobile and Texas Railroad, at 2 o'clock Yesterday
afternoon, while the train was in motion. He was
brought to the city from the parish of st. James,
where the accident occurred, and conveyed to the
hospital. He is supposed to be fatally Injured
and appears to be in a dying condition.
A CUTTING AFFRAY.-Last evening at the BAYOU
Bridge, foot of Esplanade street, there occurred
cutting affiay which will probably prove fatal to
1t least one of the parties. 1t seems that Eliza
Baker had some difficulty with the bridge keeper.
William VerOn, and while Oh her way to make a
legal charge against him he went for her with
Knife, and cut her fearfully that she was con-
veyed in almost diving condition to the Hospital.
Her husband endeavOred to take the law into his
'wn hands, but was treated by Veron in the
same manner that he had treated his wife His
INJURIES. however, are not as severe
Last evening, the engine Of Phila,lclphia |
fire Co No. IA its way to the fire. it |
'ollidcd with cab No. 3d. considerably damaging |
t. NO one WAS hurt
lFrom Yesterdays Evening Edition
II TROUBLE Alfred Joshua has come to grief
n kennerville Disturbing the peace, attempt
w 10 re- cue prisoners from jail, interfering with
he officer and assauting him in the discharge
4 his duty, also trying to incitc riot, are the
hsrges preferred.
ARREsTEp.-James Clarke Yesterday ar
'sted and locked up in the Sixth from informa-
ion received. charged with cutting and wound
lS with intent to commit murder one VIM Lot
IAN; on the oath of May last.
HOSPITAL PATIENT.-Harris Williams, IS wears
age, native Of North Carolina. was sent yes.
,rday to the hospital in sick and destitute con-
ition.
BRoKES.-The wooden bridge corner of st.
lande and Spain streets. is broken, and needs
pairs
NICK AND Observation-Disclosures Lagarde aged
Don't % years, was sent to the hospital in sick
III destitute condition.