The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-10-14
THE CITY.


| while standing on plank on the railing Of
| the ship, accidentally fell overheard and was
drowned before any assistance could be given
| lin. The body was recovered at o'clock
Yesterday afternoon, by fisherman, and was,
up to half past B o'clock last evening, lying on
| the wharf, head of Washington street. await
ing the Coroner's inquest. The deceased
leaves wife and five children, who reside on
independence, near Love street, Third Dis
trict. ..#.
TEE LARCENY OF Door MAT.-John Will
liams, in passing by Mr. Edward Chapmans
door, No. 279l Carondelet street, by the at
| traction of two door mats, was induced to
walk back that way, and, seeing no one IN the
house, walked of with them. He had not
| left the house longer than a minute when that
gentleman discovered lis loss, and quietly
caught up with black John, who was taken
| unawares at the corner of Caliope and Ca1on-
delet streets Mr.. Chapman collared him and
brought him to the First Precinct Station
where he was safely locked up.
A SMALL FIRE About II o'clock yesterday
morning fire broke out in a stable attached
| to one-story frame house, On Marlas, between
| Bienville and Customhouse streets. owned
and occupied by Mr.. P. Casanave, as an I'M
| dertaker's shop which was eytinguished by
| the police without the necessity Of an alarm,
and without any damage being done. The
| fire was caused by sparks that fell on the root
from an adjoining chimney
| DIED OF HER INJURIES. The little girl,
named Margaret Petty, the daughter Of Mr.,
J. ". Petty, the photographer, who was SO
seriously burnt about the body yesterday
! died FROM her iniurie. - 9:4s o'clock Mon
Gay night.
! STOLEN Property REcovERFIs. e-OfficeY
| Hardin, by virtue OF search warrant, recov-
cred at 8 o'clock yesterday afternoon, III q
! house corner of Hagan Avenue and Custom
house street, lot Of clothing and household
goods valued at $50, stolen from Mrs. Emile
Cadle, residing in the neighborhcod of the
above place. and identified by the lady as be-
| ing her property. Charles Seymour, Francis
, Seymour and Rosetta Seymour, occupants OF
the premises, were arrested and locked up in
! the Fonrth Precinct Station.
A BLAZE. About 7:4O o'clock last evening
fire broke ont on Derbigny, between Gus
tomhouse and Bienrille streets, in the roof OF
| IA two-story frame kitchen, owned by Alr.
| Tourne and occupied by Mr.. Angell The
building was damaged to the amount OF about
one hundred dollars; insured, but in what
company could not be ascertained The fire
! was caused by the sparks from the chimney
! of the house falling on the roof The alarm
! of fire was turned in from box No. 153, c r
ner of Cont and Derhigny streets. by Officer
! Pascal.
DANGEROUS ASp SUSPICIOUS CHARAcrER.-
Alfred Warner, aged 80 years, was pulled in
last night, at II o'clock, from the corner Of
Dryades and Urion streets, charged by Ser
geant Sullivan with being q dangerous and
suspicious character.
SICK AND Observation-Disclosures Mahon,
aged 70 years. was sent to the Charity Hospi-
tai from the corner Of Gravier and Dryades
streets, at ! o'clock yesterday, in a. sick and
destitute condition.
From Yesterdays Evening Edition.]
A CHICKEN DISPUTE. Sunday afternoon
a quarrel arose between some Of the patrons
of the cockpit on st. Ann street, Third Dis
trict, which resulted in the stabbing OF Mr..
Francisco Marrero, cigar maker OF Alsiers.
From DR.. W. Z. Brown, the surgeon attend
ing the wounded man, we learn that the
weapon used was d dirk some eight inches in
length, three or four inches OF which were in
serted between the left shoulder blade and
collar bone and entering the lurg. The victim
is in critical condition, but il hands Of his
experienced surgeon, hopes are entertained Of
his recovery.
RopED IN SERVED HIM RIGHT.-Mr
Arestide Peraud was inveigled into den on
Burgundy, between Bienville and Cont
streets, last evening, about o'clock, by one
Florence Brown, who very quietly removed
from his pockets the sum of one hundred and
sixty dollars in United States currency, this
being every cent that he possessed After
being showed out of doors, he repaired to the
Third Precinct Station, with full expectation
of getting back the stolen property.
Officer Lacoste was furnished the gentle
men to pull the gentle Florence into jail, but
on arriving at the place Of her former abode it
was discovered that she had Lit out and left
Harriet Syphax in possession of the house.
The officer, knowing that she knew something
about the money, locked her up charged with
being an accessory to the robbery
Florence showed up as usual in about two
hours time in the First District, where she
was arrested and confined in the First Pre-
cinct Station. She was searched and not a
cent of the money found. This is an old trick;
as soon as they commit a robbery of this sort
they leave for another district, barely giving
themselves time to hide the money; and, the
next day they show up, apparently, without a
cent in the world.
A REGISTRATION DoDGE-John Lefront, a
native of France, was arrested corner Ram
part and st. Peter streets, at s o'clock A. NJ,
and locked up in the Fourth Precinct Station,
charged by tie Supervisor of the Fifth Ward
with perjury in trying to obtain false registra-
ton pagers.
Xavier Rouse Jared the same fate on st.
Ann, between Tonti and Rocheblaye streets,
ut $50 o'clock A. NJ.
FIRE IL THE FOURTH DISTRICT - Loss
$40, 600. About o'clock this morning a fire
broke out in one-story brick building. on the
corner of Philip and Magazine streets, owned
by Mrs. Wilson and occupied by Mr.. Seligman
as wholesale and retail grocery store. Insured
in the Teutonia, franklin, and Factors and
Traders insurance companies for $1,000 each.
The building is insured, but in what company
or for what amount could not be ascertained.
Cause Of fire unknown. The alarm was
turned in by Officer Schi'l, from box II, cor
ner of Live Oak and First streets.
ANOTHER LEvEE THIEF. - Scarcely day
passes without some thief is run in from the
levee for stealing merchandise of some sort
Only Yesterday one Robin Diggan was hauled
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