New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-03-04

tlrlr Orleans Republican.
& ficIAt JOURNAL OF THE uNlIeDsIAIeS
0 FETAL JOURNAL OF NEW ORLEANS
Local Intelligence.
CHARITY HosPITAL.-We are indebted to
Mr.. =. NJ. Tourne, clerk, for the following
report of the Charity Hospital for February:
Admissions, 36l; discharges, 2S2; deaths,
"a: deserted. 8: remaining in hospital March
J, SAC. Nativity Of patients admitted-For-
eigners. 49, United States, LAG; unknown,
=: total 3bls
SArioNALILoUIsIANAR REPUBLICAN CLUB.-
The members Of this club are requested to
attend meeting on Wednesday, March a.
at 100 p. NJ, at their hall, corner OF Ram
part and Bienville streets.
COMMUNICATING O'RourEc. the
eeamster who is charged with robbery anu
arson, in firing the dwelling house OF the
Misses Dixon. on Magazine street, was sent
80 the Criminal Court by Judge Gernon.
100 FOND or w ituCtSVo III
che Grant parish trial in the United States
Circuit Court, greatly delay proceedings by
:. useless and annoying habit. In respond
ing to question they almost invariably re-
peat the question, or portion OF IL, mus
delaying proceedings, and annoying all IN
serested. 1t is useless TO tell them OF tne
nonsensical error, for they fall into the
fault at the very next question. ihus lar
it has been chronic disease, but II seems
:hers is no remedy.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT - Invitations have
been received from Mechanics NO. .,
Eagle No. 7, and Crescent No. "a, to meet
chem on Canal street at half-past tour
O'Clock this afternoon. Wen try and De
On hand to Oblige the boys.
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ACCIDENT. - Yesterday evening about
:laf-pas four o'clock, horse with buggy
attached took fright and ran away. from
che corner of Common and Basin streets.
Two boys named William Clancy aud Al
bert Parker, who were in charge OF the
horse, were thrown from the buggy into
She street, Clancy breaking his lett leg,
and Parker receiving cut over the leit
eve. They were taken to the Charity Hos
,,ital by Corporal Miller, and thence re-
moved to their residence, corner OF Com
zion and Liberty streets.
"A ZIG pAnAO PoA
trial in yesterdays REPUBLICAN,, some OF
.he testimony was accidentally transpose6,
:ne last evidence was placed in the centre
A SUIc1pE.-Early Tuesday morning
Coroner Folwell was called on to hold an
inquest on the body of George L. Mack, a
carpenter, tifty-One years old, native OF
Boston, who resided at the boarding house
of Mrs. Freshet No. 95 Liberty street. For
several days past he had suffered bodily
pain and was nOs easy i'll his mind about
something. When found dead in his room
she following letter in his writing was dis
covered:
NEW ORLEANS, March :, 1874.
Mrs. FREsHET-This is my request. Bury
sne in this city. My friend Jones will at.
tend to it. Pay him the money you Will
find in my trunk. the balance is yours. My
,runk and clothes send to II. Creger; my
sools to II. t. Downing. Write to Mrs
Nary Gavett, No. As Rutland street, Bos'
sOG. Good by, all
1'y this it would seem that deceased con
eemplated suicide. He had boarded with
Mrs. Freshet about three years, and was
Known as an industrious person. Previous
sucoining to this city he lived in St. Louis.
The ,lav before he took poison he sat at the
table and fell asleep once or twice and wal
ahen SuS to bed. He had thrown some
papers and walls into eaule in the yard
witch were found while the ccyOneT was
making an investigation.
s-A-e-
IsJuocs SrAEs' COURT..-In JnAge Staes
court Yesterday were tried The notorious L.
y. Malone..alias the "Kfnch" iand George
SIaginnis, alias Schneider, arrested by
Sergeant Gray, for burglary on the prem
;ees Of ). d. Frank, grocer. corner OF Cont
.nl Bourbon streets. The evidence was
overwhelming and Judge Staes reInanded
them for trial before the Criminal Cour,
Ipdey bonds of $500 each.
4 man by the name of Patrick Jones I'M
msdiately presented himself AS bopdsman
Uut Captain Malone objected to his being
.eceiy.d. he being . professional bonds
mani Placed upon the stand the captain
testified that Jone. had recently signet
bonds for the good behavior OF one Petel
Lynn, well known thief, who had since
been arrested, being caught in the crimlna
Sc.
The fudge then refused to accept Jones al
bondsman tor the thieves. wherefore Jones
became very noisy and demonstratlve
and the Judge sentenced him to twen
sy-four hours Imprisonment for contempt
of court, and be departed wiser, but
probably not better man, in company
syith his two friends, for the Parish Prison
In behalf of the public, we extend ON
congratulations to Judge Staes for making
so summary an example OF one OF q class
81 very bad men.