The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-03-28
About the City.
Cruelty.

Cruelty.
i Car drivers are paid to attend to >thei1
duty, but it is not supposed for one moment
that they are employed for the express pur-
pose of beating the poor mules which they
drive in an unmerciful manner, as was the
case last evening with the driver of No. 16,
white line on Carondelet street. who, to vent
his spleen, cruelty beat his mule for four
successive blocks, without any visible cause.
1t would be well if the safety of the stock
on the city roads was looked after and the
drivers severely reprimanded for any acts of
cruelty.
Hard Up.
| A festive individual one Blanchard Jones,
being rather slim in a pecuniary point of
view, went for the hard cash of Frank Will
liams, who, being unable to see the joke in
the same light as did the playful Jones,
caused the arrest of one of the Jones fami-
ly, who was registered upon the books of
the First Precinct, on a charge of larceny.
Pugilistic.
G. Alexander, feeling his muscle, went for
the fair countenance of j. r. Wolf who. not
approaching this innocent amusement, had
Alexander immured in the First Precinct, on
charge of assault and battery.
Latest Introduction on the Police Force.
In the numerous changes on the police
force, it is not amss to state that General
Badger, the Superintendent of the Police
force, was blessed with an addition to his
family, in the shape of little boy, who was
born yesterday evening at about seven
o'clock. Long life and prosperity to the
little General.
Night Lodgers.
The register of the First Precinct Station
showed about thirty night dodgers of various
characters gutter-snipes, street-walkers,
were given the soft side of plank
bunk upon which to repose their weary
limbs.
From Yesterdays Evening Edition.l
Overheard.
About quarter past II last night white |
man by the name of Larry, who was en-
ployed on the barge John Howard lying at |
the head of Julia street, accidentally fell |
overheard and was instantly drowned The |
body has not yet been recovered. Larry |
was man about forty years of age.
Dangerous and Suspicious.
One James Davis, alias J. Alexander, |
being thief by trade, and having no Wis
IDLE means of support, was arrested and
lodged in the Fifth Precinct Station as a
dangerous and suspicious character.
On the Strike.
James Williamson, having taken a drop
or two of kill me quick" got on general
knock around and went for several quiet
citizens in very unchristianlike manner,
rather distiguring their faces, for which Jim
was given free lodgings in the Hotel de
Fifth Precinct.
He went for Ills Super.
About 1890 last evening, while officer
Sherman, OF the Third Precinct, was wend-
ing his way homeward, and when on Royal
between St. Peter and Toulouse streets, he
was attacked by man named Felix Mer-
cier, who attempted to abstract the officers
gold watch from his pocket, but failing in
the attempt, he tried to make good his es-
cape, but was instantly pursued by Sher-
man as far as the corner of Royal and St.
Peter streets, when Mercier stopped and re-
sisted the officer.
Sherman then fired upon the thief, the
shot taking effect in Mercier's right thigh
He was then arrested by Officer Sherman,
who charged him with being a pickpocket.
md dangerous character. From informa-
ion received at the station, it appears that
tIercer is an old differ" He was after
wards sent to the Charity Hospital for sur
,ical assistance, and Officer Sherman was
detained at the station to await the result of
Iercier's wound.