The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-07-08
THE CoRONER's INQUEST.
Leon LOusteau Murdered by . Negro.

THE CORONER'S INQUEST.
Leon Lonsteau Murdered by Negro.
We submit the following evidence and veE-
dict of the coroners jury to the considera6aA
of the public and the Picayune
| The Pic seems to have made light of tn
murder Of a white boy at school by negro.
but We feel satisfied that every statement here
tofore made by the BULLETIN is entirely cor
roborated by the evidence we give below.
There can be no doubt but what the Pc wag
somewhat piqued ut being left SO far behinAiiR
an item Of this kind. They have our sympa-
thies.
| Henry Seldon-While l was at school, cor
ner Bienville and Robertson streets, a month
ago, and while at recess, the deceased, Leon
Lousteau, said 'Look what l got for my
lunch !" Joe Boxell asked him for piece II
bread, and Leon said, mo" Leon then ran,
and, while running, Boxell struck him with
crutch.
Leon then commenced to cry, and said he
would tell Mr.. Wingall, the Principal Of the
school. Leon never returned to school after
that day.
| VIM. Enderlin-About a month and q half
while I was standing at the fence in the
school yard, the boys started to play game
of fete, and Geo. Boxel asked Leon for
| piece of his lunch.
Leon said no; that he had Just enough for
| himself. AS Leon started to go away, Joe
Boxell struck him in the stomach with
crutch Leon, after being struck, sighed and
said he was going to tell Mr.. Wingall The
principal Of the school says Leon never came
| to school after that day.
| Joseph Garcia corroborated Enderlne
statement, that deceased came to his death ON
Saturday, July 4th, 1874, between the
hours of and 2 A. NJ, from peritonitia.
caused by being struck by crutch in the
hands of one Joe Boxell, on Wednesday, May
18th, 1874, at or about 1890 o'clock p NJ, at
Bienville Street School, corner of Bienville
and Robertson streets, Second District, city
Of New Orleans
When the inquest was held it was discOv-
cred that the youths stomach was very mnch
enlarged, and the color Of ink.
HYDROPROBIA.
Fort WAYNE, Ind, July IA man named
Evans living in Warsaw, Indiana, bitten by
mad dog ten days ago, exhibited symptoms of
hydrophobia yesterday, and is now given up by
the physicians.
DOMESTIC MARKETS.
New YORK, July Z, Noon.-Cotton duh and UNI
changed; Ordinary IA, Good Ordinary 152
Strict Good Ordinary 164, Low Middling 162, Mid
ding "a, Middling Alabama ia, Midding Or
leans Is.
Futures-Market easy; July delivery, ON =
basis Of Low Middling, IL 9-116D16-s; August
do 1906 1916; September Is 1-16@17l.
New York, July Evening Cotton closed
dull Middling Uplands l7A@l7l. Sales 271 baleA
Net receipts $50 bales, gross $50.
Futures closed steady; sales to-day 1890
bales, as follows: July Is l7-32@l6 9-16 August
6s@16 1892, September II 1-32QD17 1-16, October
16 25-32@16 1916, November Is l1-l6, December
16 11-16.
Southern -four dull and dropping common 10
fair IS 9O@6 60; good to choice do IS 65@1l-
Wheat q shade lower; 81 29@1 IS for winter
red and amber Western; 81 70 for choice new
fair fair. demand 75@7sc for Western mixed; 7s@sse
for Western yellow; 820S4c for white Western.
Coffee quiet, and firm, 193@D222 gold, for Rio;
mild grad es firm at 1902 for Marcaibo, 26ee25
steady se SSSs trades fsow al duff Ko s.
steady. Turpentine steady. Pork tirmer; new,
SIS 7O0ls IS. Lard heavy, 1ls@lls. Whisky
steady, good inquiry at SO. Freights steady.
Cotton by sail /, by steam 11-320s
CINCINNATI, July 7.-Cotton dull. Middling
16a. Flour dull, unsettled and lower, IS 50@5 q
Wheat demand dropping, sales of red at 81 IA
Corn quiet, mixed 630@66. Oats steady, de-
mand moderate, 47@55 Pork, demand fair sn4
firm, summer at lOl kettle l1lM12 Bulk meats.
strong shoulders 630D6, clear rib sold at SIG,
closing $40 bid, 9.25 asked; clear, % bid, 81
asked. Bacon, demand active and prices ad-
vanced sales Of shoulders at ION, clear rib
10t, clear 1Oa Whisky steady, demand moderate,
a.
ST.. LOUIS, July Cotton dull and nominal
Flour quiet and unchanged. Wheat irregular
Corn, demand fair, and prices advanced No. z
mixed 59t in East Elevator Oats, demand fair
and prices advanced; No 550966t in elevator.
Whisky steady; SO. Pork higher, $40. Dry salt
81 at Omaha-9s here; clear $685. here. Baem
strong and higher; jobbng and order lots OF
shoulders 73@7s, clear rib 1O4@lOs, clear 10;.
Lard firm; summer 1O3
LOUISVILLE, July Cotton quiet; Midding
16s. Flour quiet and unchanged. Wheat do
mand fair and market firm; red 81, amber 81 II.
white 81 Is. Corn-d demand fair and market firm,
72gSO. Oats firm; 58@65 Pork-demand light;
prices advanced; $40 Bacon steady; demand
moderate; shoulders u, clear rib 1Oj, clear IL
Sugar-cured hams IA, plain -. Bulk meats firm;
shoulders = clear rib %, clear %. Lard 1870
1874. Whisky "a.
CHICAGO, July Flour duh and nominal;
Wheat opened firm and closed dull; No. 2 spring
Chicago 81 1l3@D1 II. Corn-demand active and
prices advanced and strong, No. mixed CO.,
Oats, demand fair and prices advanced, No. 4
444@45. Pork; demand active and prices cd
vanced and strong, Sl8 8Ot0l8 IS. Lard-de-
mand fair and prices advanced, 112. Whisky
in fair demand and prices advanced 940e94t
FOREIGN MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, July T., P. Motion market
firm. Sales 140 900 bales including 400 Ameri-
can; for export and speculation 5000. Uplands
SD, Orleans 8a@8ad. September and October
delivery from Savannah or Charleston, not below
Good Ordinary 7-16d; August delivery, not below
Low Midding sgd; July and August do 3-16d.
LIVERPOOL, July 7.-Breadstuffs dull Wheat
los 3d@1l1s for red Western. Spring Corn $40
34s Sd. Flour a. Lard SD. ~ ct
LONDON, July street rate for money a.
Erie 20.
Weather fair. .@r .HH
PARIS, July 7-Rentes 6O.20
LONDON July Z. Common rosin opened 1t =
9d0D6s; closed at 81 Cd fine rOsin 120Dl6d Tal-
lo.u AZ al ~