The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-12-14

ATTEMPTED SUICrDE.-About o'clock last
evening colored woman named Lizzie Green
attempted to commit suicide by jumping into
| the Old Basin; at the Intersection OF Where
street. but was rescued from drowning by
| Mr. Patrick Cary, who above her to sit on
the wharf for about ten minutes, as she stated
| she was 1ired and wanted to rest when sud
| denly she Jumped up and again tried to Jump
into the basin, but prevented by Mr..
| CIarry. LIZZIE was then arrested and locked
! ND in the Irene Station. Insanity is sup
posed 10 have been the cause OF her trying to
| take her own life.
Run OvER.-A white boy named William
Brown, aged about years, was run over by
| an express wagon at the corner CT Race and
| Anuunciation streets at l o CLOCK yesterday,
| and had his right hand severely injured. He
was removed to his residence, NO. ~ orange
street, where his injuries Were examined and
pronounced not dangerous. Ine driver OF
the wagon made his escape.
| FIRE IN ALG1ERs $1,000. Between the
| hours of and o'clock Monday morning
| fire broke out in the garnet Of the double
| frame building at the corner OF Oliver ana
Alix streets, Aigiers, owned and occupied by
Daniel Murphy, which was entirely con-
sumed. Loss about $1,000.
| The flames then spread to the adjoining
double frame building owned by George
Lawson and occupied on one side by Capt.
Leach and on the other by MIR. Burthess,
| which was damaged to the amount OF about
$1,000 The building was fully covered by
insurance, but in what company could not be
ascertained. The fire is supposed to have
| been the work of an incendlafy.
SHOOTING AFFaAY-About half-past II
o'clock Sunday Ernest Villar and J. Willis
got into difficulty at the corner of Laharpe
| and Broad streets, which resulted In Mr.
| Vlllar's drawing a pistol and firing several
shots at Willis, which fortunately did not
take effect He was arrested and locked up
| in the Fifth Precinct Station.
| SEVERELY BURNED-A little girl named
| Lizzie Sears, years old, was severely burned
about the face and body at the residence OF
her parents, No 143 Johnson street, caused
by dog falling eff the girls lap into the fire.
| The little girl was playing with the dog, and
as soon as it fell into the fire, she made an Ell
fort to rescue her pet and her clothes took
| fire causing the mi uries above stated.
| Decentralization quarter to 5 o'clock
| Sunday morning the show case attached TO
| the coffee house, corner OF Dumalne and Old
Levee streets. owned by Louvie Convast, and
| occupied by him as shoe-shop, was forced
open by some unknown person who stole
therefrom, seventeen pairs OF shoes. NO clue
to the identity of the thief.
GoRED BY Cow-Sunday afternoon about
o'clock boy Is years old, the son OF Mr..
Robinson, while at play in the green opposite
his parents residence, at the corner OF VAL
mont and jersey streets, was gored in the left
side of the throat and under the night arm by
a cow He was taken to his residence and
his wounds examined by DR.. Chambers, who
| refused to give an opinion as to his condition.
DIED.-Capt. A. Wilson, of the Seventh
| Precinct police, died at 4 O'Clock Monday
morning at his residence On Water street, be-
| tween Upper Line and Robert. The Captain
| was thrown from horse about fifteen days
| ago. and died from the effects of Injuries re-
ceived. His funeral will take place from his
late residence at II o'clock Tuesday morning.
CUTTING.-Julia Ann johnson and Eliza
| beth wilson came together on Burgundy
street, between Cont and Blenville, Sunday
afternoon, and had a rough and tumble fight
Julia Ann drew forth knife after being whip
ped pretty severely, and cut Elizabeth In the
| right arm with it. peeler appeared at this
| time and brought the boodthirs Julia Ann
| to the Third Precinct Station, where she was
| locked up.
| W1cKs ARRESTED AGA1N.-Harry Wicks,
| the sport, was arrested on warrant, at the
corner of st. Charles and Common streets, at
| o'clock Monday morning, charged with cut
| ting and wounding Bobby Swim, the race
jockey and sport, Saturday night at No. lG
Basin street. SWIM is still confined to his
bed.
| POLICE NOES A oolored woman named
Mary, sxty-fve years old, and native OF
louisiana died suddenly at her residence,
No. 1853 franklin street Sunday afternoon.
| The bridge at the intersection of Broad
and Cont streets is in a dangerous condition,
and requires immediate repairs.
| Mr. q. Dunkel had Ellen White locked up
on Sunday in the Jackson Square Station,
charged with stealing twelve dollars worth Of
jewery and money from him.