The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-05-28
About the City.


| Burglary.
| The residence Of Mr.. Geo. J, Duncan. No.
12s Josephine street, was entered Tuesday
night by burglars. Before, however, they
could accomplish their work an alerm was
| started in the house by some party who
heard them and they made good their
escape
AT ) o'clock yesterday morning, fire
broke out on the place of Joseph Lombard,
half a mile below Jackson Barracks,
destroying three cabins loss 5000, no in
surance. The fire originated from a stove.
Police Notes.
Bob johnson was arrested in house on
st. Joseph near Camp street, charged by
Joseph Hebert with being found under sus-
pIclous circumstances on his premises. Also
charged by Officer Dunn with being a dan
gerous and suspicious chara cter and vagrant
Bob was locked up in the First Precinct
Station.
From Yesterdays Evening Editien.l
fire broke out about o'clock this morn
ing, at No. AZ Basin street, between Gus
tomhOuse and Bienville streets, in two
story frame house occupied and owned by
Widow Durand. Damage about $500 in
sured, but amount could not be ascertained.
The fire is supposed to be the work of an in
cendiary, as wood and papers saturated in
coal oil were found in the house. man by
the name of Luca RABBITS was arrested and
locked up on information received of having
set fiie to the premises.
Another Fire.
About 1921 o'clock this morning a fire
broke out in a One-stOry frame house on ST.
Claude, near Columbus street, owned by
house by Mrs. Forester. The house was
partially destroyed by fire. Loss about
$1,000. The building was insured in the
New Orleans Mutual Insurance Company
for $1,000. Cause of fire is unknown. The
alarm was turned in from box No. 3l4.
That st. Joseph's Fair Horse.
The following was the result of the con-
test for the horse of st. Joseph's Fair, be-
tween Capt. Flanagan and A. Kinsella:
Capt. Flanagan. ......-- 1900 votes
A. kinsella... NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1860 votes.
In compliment to the friendly antagonism
that existed between the friends Of both
parties, the captain after having win the
coveted prize, had him brought into the fair
and chrlstened candy"
An Artful Burglar.
The studio of Mr.. Marshall II. Smith, the
artist, corner Magazine street and Natchez
Alley, was entered last night by party or
parties unknown, who appropriated to their
copy of Montalant's celebrated work "Gen-
nazana" Mr.. Smith values this work at the
modest sum of 500. He has our sympathies
for his loss, for the labor Of genius cannot be
replaced by their money value. 1t is sup
posed that an entrance was effected by sim
ply raising one of the slide windows which
compose the studio.
And Still Again.
Pistol shots and the EXPLANATIONS which
always follow, are getting to be of such fire.
quent occurrence that even in the dead of
night they are now accepted as tho natural
attending this age Of life. |
However, it is our duty to chronicle not I
only the events of the day, but also those of
night, whatever hour we may be called for
duty. Last night, the denizens of that |
quiet neighborhoOd, corner Constance and |
First streets, were aroused from their dreams |
by the firing of shot from a revolver, i'm
followed by the exclamation, "he
is hit" A BULLETIN reporter lost no time
In Fastening to the spot from whence came
the excitement, but alas! for that brain
which teamed with the narrowing details of
\ midnight tragedy, nothing but darkness
net his keen and searching gaze. The
Boys in blue were nowhere to be found, and
,ur reporter retired again to his cou oh a
wiser if not better man.
An Escaped Convict.
Charles Parker, alias Carr, was captured
It the corner Of Lafayette and Carondelet
treets, at 10 O'Clock this morning, by
Special Officer Pierson. He is an escaped
convict from the Baton Rouge Penitentiary.
Fell from a Gallery.
About IL o'clock this morning Michael
Brown, sailor, accidentally fell from the
bird story gallery Of house No. 359 Decatur
treet, to the pavement, seriously iniuring
himself about the head and bsdy. He was
conveyed to the Charity Hospital, where
medical attendance was furnished.
Police Notes.
Mary Armstrong was arrested on St.
'hilliD street, between Bourbon and Royal
t 4 o'clock P. NJ, charged by David Levy
With larceny. When arrested she had lot
f clothing in her possession, supposed to
70 stolen property. Mary was locked up in
he Jackson Square Station.
Samuel Brown was arrested at corner Of
and Felicity streets, yesterday
bout IL o'clock, on a warrant taken out by
:. Terrebone, charging him with the larceny
an ACCORDION. Sam was locked up in the
ixth Precinct Station.
Charlotte Parker was arrested this morn
lg at 9 o'clock, at 232 Gravier street, on .
arr mt charged by Landry johnson, with a,
lrceny. She was taken to the First Pre-. ,
met Station. y.
Albert Burten was arrested by Deputy
herff Spellman, at the corner of Girod and
streets, charged with cruelty
animals, to wit Overlooking cotton
oat drawn by two mules. I