The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-05-12
About the City.

Aceident-Wh the members of Fire Compan,
| Mississippi No were testing the powers of thei
new engine, yesterday aferno two Of the members
Messrs, Tom Toby and Michael Martin, who were il
charge OF the nozzle attached to the hose the
recipients of injuries by She pressure of the water
the causing the nozzle to 1y back despite .ei
strenuous efforts for control. Mr.. Toby strucl
in the back Of the neck, while Mr.. Martin received
injuries in both hands and the head Neither gentle
men, however, seriously injured. and with the
assistance Of their friends, were conveyed home
where their wounds were properly dressed
| Gold Watch.-An open faced gold watch, with
double chain attached, awaits the owner at the office
| of the Chief Of Detectives.
| Fell from the Gallery.-Yesterday morning
between the hours of IL and IL O'clock child named
Belle Bri ton, aged nineteen months, fell from the
second story gallery of the dence Of the childs
parents, corner Magazine and Julia streets, to the
pavement and fractured the right leg; also suffering
numerous bruises about the body. She wac properly
cared for.
From Yesterdays Evening Edition.l
| Stabhfng Afra y.-Yesterdav moi ming two
men. Henry Roberts and Benjamin Pc ry, got into a
difficulty in the grocery store of August hainoy at
the corner Of Poydras and Basin street which resulted
i'll the men carving each other.
It related as the cau-e of the affair that Roberts
who is a shoemaker, and live within short stance
Of the grocery store, went and had till chan ged,
and as he was leaving, dropped fifty cenf note,
which Perry pickei ~, and declined 10 return. K b.
erts, apparently taking the matter joke eft, and
returned to his store where Perry, ia short time
foil and offered ten cents in return for the
taxi H.
Perry pulled out razor, and at er sashing around
onsid rab without any damaging effects departed.
Roberts followed and sailed into Perry with shoe
makers knife. Perry got out his razor a4ain. and
the carving COM enc"d, ana resulted in Perry beng
in the throat and in the ght and est breasts;
Roberts being cut in the right shoulder and twice
over the right eye.
Perry taken to the Hospital and at last accounts
was in a critical condition. Roberts was 10 ked up.
Fire ut l2:l5 this morning fire broke out
in vacant stable con ner OF Peters and Car rotOn
avenue Seventh district, owned by Mis-. Morrell,
which total estroyed. The fire sprea to
adion ng unoccnpied story frame house. also
owned by Mrs. Morre which totally destroyed
Loss $1,000. No insurance Fire supposed to be the
work OF an incendny.
Announcer Fire.-A small fire occurred at about
10 O'Clock last ght III the frame house at the
OF LIhe Me lpomene streets, W Ich was however,
II shed the inmates before any serious dam
age was occHsODed
tha.rtn. Ah,ay.-John Perry and Gus Butler
had little lstnrbance " terday at the corner of
Franklin and Perdido streets. which brought to
c ose by Butter letting fly with his pistol, without
: fleet ard then flying hn self. He was, however,
ca turea aud locked up.
P",,c. votes -Ciamois Briton run into the
hird Precn station, charged by j. Jamison with
beiug accessory t. IA larceny.
IL e. Baya4 mo- the nntOrtunates OF inday.
He = accommodated at the Second. The on
flat he could not lain his right to the posses
sicr Oh certain prop rly which he had his keeping.
Aeeid.nts.-Lous Miller yestei day thrown
his horse. at the Of Tch upltouls, near
/, lie ana had his leg b, oxen.
Peter Jones was severely injured by fall from his