The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-11-02
THE CITY.

An OaANoH Tmx1 PAID FOB Hrs TROUBLE.
About z o'clock Saturday night Mrs. Mary
Jefferson, whe resides on Bernard Lane, near
the old slaughterhouse,3 shot one Paul
Blineau in the leg, while in the act of stealing
oranges from her place, with an old musket
kept in the house for that purpose. After
being shot the thief was removed by his pals
before an officer could be found. The lady
deserves a great deal of credit for her action.
This will undoubtedly keep others Of that
class from interfering with her orange groves.
S1c6 AND DESTITUTE. man named Mar
tin Mangen, aged 40 years, and native OF
Ireland, was sent to the Charity Hospital
from the steamer City Of Quency, where he
was found Saturday evening in q sick and
destitute condition.
A CAR T1cKET.-Jacob Milton, yesterday,
swindled W. L. Whitlow out of a car ticket,
valued ct five cents, which caused his arrest
and confinement in the Harbor Precinct
Station.
FLAAEs.-About 3 o'clock Sunday morning
. fire broke out in an unOccupied one story
frame cottage house, on the corner OF Amelia
and Camp streets, owned by Isaac G. Daven-
port, and insured in the Queen Insurance
Company for $1,000. The structure was en-
tirely consumed. The cause Of the fire is
supposed to have been the work of an incen-
diary.
LARCENY OF AN OvsRooAr that the
cold weather has set in, all hands should look
out for their Overcoats, shawls and thick cloth
ing. About 8 o'clock Sunday morning Mr..
Samuel Wilson, who resides on Burgundy, be-
tween St. Louis and Cont streets, came down
stairs with his overcoat on his arm and placed
it on the rack in the hall, when he was startled
by hearing footsteps in the hall. Knowing the
thief entered for the purpose of stealing some
| thing, he quietly waited behind the door
until the thief had reached the sidewalk with
his coat in hand, when he made break at
him and succeeded in running him to earth at
the corner Of Cont and Burgundy streets.
He was turned over to officer Kennedy, who
run him into the jackson Square Station,
where he gave his name as John Lee. Mr..
Wilson had just bought his coat at cheap
Johns and values it at sixteen dollars in cur
rency.
| EMBEzzLEMENT.- Costello, by &C.
| cupation bar keeper, was furnished with a
room at Captain Montamat's jackson Square
hotel for safe keeping, charged by P Meehan
with breach of trust and embezzlement
STOLE B1ANKEr.-At 3 o'clock yesterday
afternoon one John Black was furnished quar-
tiers in the Eighth Precinct Station, for steal
ing blanket from Mrs. Lila Aoore's resi-
dence, in Algiers.
The Hosp1rAL.-At 9 o'clock last night a
VIII te man, named Edward Bush, was sent to
the Charity Hospital, from the Central Sta
ton, in sick and homeless condition.
Observation-Disclosures the hours of and
o'clock Sunday morning the store of Messrs.
Middleton & Bien, No. 1872 Peters street, was
burglariously entered by some unknown
thieves by breaking the lock of the front door,
and who made their escape. The doors were
secured by the officer on the beat
The CHARITY HOSPITAL. - Thos. Murray,
aged 81 years, and native of England, was
sent to the Charity Hospital from the First
Precinct Station, last evening, in q sick and
destitute condition.
A SMALL F1RE-About IL o'clock Sunday
fire broke out in q church on the corner Of
Terpsichore and Camp streets, caused by q
stove-pipe igniting the roof which was dam
aged to the amount of about $25. Whether
insured or not could not be ascertained.
ANOTHER SMALL BLAzE.-At 12:45 O'Clock
last evening, an alarm of fire was turned in
from box PA, corner of St. Philip and Deca.
tur streets, caused by some unknown person
setting fire to the rubbish on the landing head
Of St Philip street, thereby setting fire to the
| wharf. Damage about S25. The alarm was
turned in by Mr.. E. Henley, member o.
Eagle Fire Company No. z.