New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-26
Local Intelligence.

WHO ARE THEY}-When any great eria'.
meeting, or gathering occurs where press
reporters are compelled to go, there has
vecentiy sprung into disagreeable existence
persons who assume to act as reporters, but
who are quite unknown to the regulars.
These persons almost invariably sppro-
pirate choice places to the exclusion of gen.
tlemen who attend tor business and who
have real engagements to fulfill. Here.
after it is hoped that managers of all pub
lic meetings will look to it that regular re.
porters shall be served well in preference
to those who have no particlar business.
At all great trials it is singular what vast
aence whose precedents are not too well
known. They. too, get to the front,
usually out of simple curiosity, greatly
to the distress of those who would like to
pursue business. Our reporter has had
some experience in the United States Cir.
cult lately. Taking one of the poorest seats
in the room he felt safe, but IN an evil mo.
Inent left it a minute. On returning. two
persons had cut him out. Taking place at
an unoccupied table, he was quickly told
that a member of the bar must have it.
Thence to the heating pipes, but the warmth
made that locality comfortable; our sue.
cessOr did not like the pipes Thence to
the stairs leading to the judges bench;
leaving that situation for a moment, with.
truder, he was perfectly astouaded on re-
turning to see man endeavoring to re.
move the step. The new applicant had
probably seen a reporter using 1t, and de-
sired to make all things disagreeable for
him.
BRIEF MISUNDERSTANDING berries, uncom-
monty large and beautiful, are in the fruit
stores, at fifty cents per basket; but when
a poor man looks at the basket he finds bis
half dollar is much the largest.
Mississippi Fire Company No. has
purchased it's steamer, Lady Blessey, from
the Firemen's Charitable Association, more
for the pleasant memories that are attached
to it than anything else. Their new ma
chine will be here early next week.
A fellow has been on our streets several
DAYS peddling a little trick which, when
placed in the mouth and blown on, makes a
horrible noise. OF course he sells some.
but fortunately the purchaser can not raise
the necessary wind to produce a squeal.
During the month of January case of
surgical instruments was stolen from Dr..
ForInento. Sergeant Moore, third precinct,
recovered the same.
L. G. Gardner, late of Carrollton, was ar
rested there for making an alteration in
marriage certificate.
The bridge over Melpomene canal, at
Baronne street, has been almost entirely
renewed.
Anna Segona, a poor woman, who was
badly burned by accidentally setting her
clothing on fire at No. l57 Dryades street,
died Tuesday night. Three totally destitute
children are left behind, the father being in
the Penitentiary, serving term for count
erfeiting.
Two soldiers arrested on Common,
near Carondelet street, Tuesday night, fell
together in friendly fight, and before the
cruel war was ended were so nearly naked
that the officer, who arrested them, felt
compelled TO hire a cab to take them to
prison. On the way one OF the fighters
jumped out and escaped. He must have
had square chill.