The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-07-28
THE CITY.

| SMALL F1RE.-Abont $50 O'Clock last even
| ing fire was discovered in a vacant house on
First between Baronne and Carondelet streets
owned by Mr.. Freret. The fire was extin.
guished by the police and citizens without
the necessity of turning in an alarm. Damage
| $40. Mr.. Ereret thinks that the house was
| fred by three boys whom he had arrested
three weeks ago for robbing his fruit trees.
DRowNEp.-At half past 2 o'clock P. NJ.
Tuesday girl named Flora Miller, daughte,
Of John Miller, residing on Josephine between
Rousseau and Tchoupitoulas streets, while
catching drift wood between Josephine and
Adele streets, lost her balance fell into the
river and was instantly drowned. The body
has not been recovered.
BURNING AGA1N.-The alarm of fire given
at 2:3O P. M. Tuesday was caused by the
burning hay at the store SO Peters street,
which caught fire on the 18th inst, and
broke out again. At the time of alarm the
Fire Department was promptly on hand and
succeeded in e1tinguishing the blaze
A NEGRO OUTRAaE.-Henry Watson. ne
gro, was yesterday afternoon arrested by De-
tective Cain on the corner of Girod and Ca
rondelet streets, by virtue Of q warrant,
charged with having committed an outrage
upon q woman named Louise Smith. The
particulars of the case as stated are as follows
II appears that few nights ago the negro,
Watson, met Louise on Girod street and made
an attempt to perpetrate his diabolical deed.
She resisted, when Watson tied her hands be-
hind her back. She then called for assist
ance, when the fellow tied handkerchief
over her mouth and compelled her to walk
along with him, taking her out the Jackson
Railroad, one mile this side of Kennerville,
where he perpetrated the outrage.
Watson is the same negro who is suspected
of having attempted, on Monday night, to
set fire to the house No. SO Glrod street,
which resulted in the dangerous burning Of
little girl years of age, daughter of the
woman he outraged
From Yesterdays Evening Edition.l
THREE BURGLARs-About las Monday
afternoon, three unknown burglars, two of
them negroes, entered the out building in the
rear of premises 189 Delord street, occupied
by Mrs Kingsbury, and stole therefrom pile
of table-cioths and q lot of clothing. 1t ap-
pears that the thieves must have Effected their
entrance from a vacant house adjoining the
residence of Mrs. Kingsbury by jumping over
the fence and entering the back door, which
is usually left open on account of the warm
wea her.
One Of Mrs. X. s daughters, who was re-
turning home at the time, saw the three men
running across MFoli Circle with the bundle,
and that police officer hailed the thieves,
but they refused to stop, and succeeded in
making their escape. No mistake about this
burglary.
SICK AND DESTITUTE. -Henry Lewis, aged
thirty nine years, native Of Texas, who ar
rived on the Henry Tete, was sent to the
Charitable Hospital in sick and destitute
Edward Thompson, aged thirty-6ve years,
was also sent to the Charity Hospital in sick
and destitute condition, having been brought
down on the Ouachita Belle from the parish Of
st. James.
DANGEROUS SHED.-The shed at the corner
Of Calliope and Constance streets is in dan
yerous condition and liable to fall at any
nom ent, and probably ipjure some passer-by.
Coal On ExpLos1oN.-A coil oil lamp ex-
ploded about A. M. Tuesday, at the resi-
ience of Peter Smith, corner Of Perdido and
Basin streets, occupied as a coffee-house |
Fortunately no damage was done.
STREET COMMISSIONERS Notes.-The cross |
ng on the corner of Clio and Clara streets is |
n broken and dangerous condition. Mon |
lay, while o fruit vendor, named Andrew |
Icons, was driving across the bridge, his |
mules legs went through, severely iDjuring
he animal This bridge has been reported |
or some time back, but as may be seen no
attention has been paid to it.
Coal On EXPLOSION. About 1920 p. N.
Monday, from some cause unknown, a coal
Ill lamp exploded at the residence of Mrs.
darnette, on First street, near Liberty, catch
ng fire to the mosquito bar and bed clotding,
everely burning Mrs. Marnette and her little
on, two years Of age. The fire was extin-