The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-10-02
(From Yesterdays Evening Edition

BuRGLARY.-About o'clock this morning, a
Varieties store, kept by MIR. Lucas, corner OF
Bienyille and Basin streets, was broken open. A
show case about six feet long, which was placed
articles in the fancy goods line, was carried out
into the street by two men. Officer Rich, who
was around the corner at the time, gave chase to
the thieves, and seeing that the officer meant
business, they left the case on the banQuette
and ran, but were pursued by the officer, who
succeeded in capturing one OF the par.les who
gave his name as Geo. Morgan, and locked him
up in the Fourth Precinct.
RopKD IN.-Lous REESE was inviegled into a
den on Burgundy street, and, while there, de-
spoiled OF 81 Is by one Laura Smith. All this
happened about o'clock last evening, just as
poor Riese was getting home from his day 9
work. Riese did not feel content until he found
Officer Murphy, who locked the gentle Laura up
in the Third Precinct Station. Judge Staes will
do justice to both parties this day
PERJURr.-G. c. F. Green, aged 80 years, q
native Of Germany, and = sailor BY occupation,
was confined in the Fourth Precinct Lookup,
charged by J. B. Roundanez, Supervisor of the
0ixth Ward registration office, corner Irene
street and Bayou Road, with trying to register,
knowing that he was not citizen OF the United
States.
A SMALL FIRE-About 1918 o'clock last night
a fire broke out at the corner Of Madison and
Parish Line streets, Gretns, in an old frame
house and stable, owned by Mn Sabbatier and
unoccupied, which was entirely CO nsumed. Loss
about $4Oo. The fire is supposed to have been
the work of an incendiary.
LARCENY.-Chas. Madison, paper peddler,
aged forty-eight years, was arrested at s:s5
O'Clock last evening, on Tchoupitoulas street,
between Felicity and st. Mary streets. by Officer
Isabelle, charged by Mr.. Charles E. Hoyt with
larceny. He was locked up In the Sixth Precinct
Station.
Corn THIEVES AGAIN Almost daily something
is stolen from the levee by q certain class OF
thieves that are always on the landing. Last
night some unknown thieves carried of from the
levee two sacks Of corn, and seeing an officer III
sight, forced open the door of the Southern Pas
tic Slate Roofing Company warehouse, corner OF
Julia and New Levee streets, where they dropped
the corn. MIR. Thompson, the proprietor OF the
building, notified the police that the corn had
been LEFT there, and is now awaiting an owner
Special Officer Welsh is detsiled at the Harbol
Precinct, and ought to BIO able to arrest some O
these thieves, il he would only attend to his bus
ne. 8 and keep away from the Central Station
where he can be found almost every day.
DRowSEp.-About 4 O'Clock yesterday sitter
noon, while the steamboat Wawenock was on he
way down and near Newman's Landing, in tn
parish of st. Charles, the Waterman OF the boat
named Miles, accidentally fell overheard and wa
drowned. His body, as yet, has not been recov
cred.
WUSG CHUNG VS.. CoSwAY-Our readers will
doubtless remember the assault upon the col
lectOr of rich Chinese house, WunS Chung !
Co., some weeks ago, by negro thief, Edward
Conway, who attempted to stea! his collection
book, containing several hundred dollars.
The negro however, was not quick enough II
grabbing the book, as Wung Chung dealt him
lick over the face with his umbrella. The neSr
turned upon him and stabbed him above tn
right eye with pocket knife. The case wa
brought before Judge Stacs to-day, and Conwa
was sent before the first District Court, charge'
with assault and battery with attemptto murde
and rob. The prisono being unable to furnis
bail, was remanded to prison to await trial.
Conway tackled the wrong Chinaman this time
and it is very probable he will take trip to Bato