The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-10-09
THE CITY.

| ARsoN.-About - o'clock yesterday morn
ing fire was discovered in the three-st
brick building No. 1O1 Julia street, owned by
Mrs. Mitchell and occupied by Mrs Martn
as q picayune grocery, and the main poruon
as tenement house.
Officer Masterson happening to be near oy
at the time rushed in, and finding the room
of Mrs. Haynes in blaze, threw the
burning articles out of the house: such as
mattresses and other house furnishing goods.
He then commenced to extlEgulsh the hre
With few buckets of water.
After the fire difficulty occurred between
Mrs. Martin and Haynes. Each accused the
other of being guilty of the crime OF arson.
Officer Matterson arrested both of the women
and locked them up in the Central Station
charging them with arson.
ACCIDENT white man named Charles
Jacobs, aged % years, was severely injured
about the head and breast, by accidentally
falling down the stairs of the steamship Will
liam Short, lying at Post IL. head OF Jefferson
Dieu, where his wounds were pronounced
slight
| ANOTHER ACADEMIA small boy, aged
eighteen months, son of John Bunk, resld-
ing at 1874 Port street, was accidentally run
over by wagon at the corner OF Rampant
and Port streets, driven by one Autoina Cha
Ter, who was subsequently arrested and locked
up in the Fifth Precinct Station. Upon ex-
animation it was ascertained that the boy had
his foot mashed.
YET ANOTHER ACCIDENT Friday about half
past o'clock in the afternoon man named
Jacob Ford, aged forty-two years, native OF
Germany, engaged as a carpenter at Yeates 3
Beer Depot, No. &c Front street, fell from the
scaffolding in the building to the ground, a
distance of about twenty-five feet, injuring
him very severely. He was sent to the Cnraity
Hospital.
AND ANOTHER Academia man named
Eugene Mason. aged forty five years, native
of France, while working circular saw at
the Metropolitan Box Factory, had four fin
gers cut off of his left hand He was attended
to by DR.. Cullen, and then sent to his resi-
denee, corner Of Toulouse and Basin streets.
AN EARLY MORNING B1AzE.-About3 o'clock
this morning fire broke out in the one-story
frame kitchen situated at the corner of Man
deville and Claiborne streets, owned and oc-
cupied by Mrs. L. d. Page, which resulted
in the total destruction OF the place. Loss
about $400
The flames then spread to the adjoining
one-story frame dwelling-h house attached to
the kitchen, damaging it by water and fire to
the amount Of 500. Property and furniture
insured in the German and American In
surance Company, of New York, in the sum
of $780,
The cause of the fire is supposed to be the
work of an incendiary.
DANGEROUS AND Observation-Disclosures Nc
Clellan and George Lazard (alias Mexico), as
dangerous and suspicious charac ters, were
sent to the Third Precinct Station, at 9 o'clock
last night, and were accordingly locked up.
HOSPITAL PATIENTS. Matilda Cooper, who
came to the Harbor Precinct Police Station in
sick and destitute condition, was sent to the
Charity Hospital.
Peter Short was sent from the Third to this
institution.
On THE VAG.-A girl named Jennie, aged
10 years, was picked up at the corner of st.
Anne and Robertson streets, and locked up
in the Fourth Station, charged with being a
juvenile vagrant.
Mary johnson was pulled in the Fifth, also
charged with being on the vag.
Acc1DENr.-About II 80 o'clock Thursday
night, man named Duncan Mcneil, steve
dore by occupation, was severely injured on
the head by load of slaves accidentally fall
ing on him. He was sent to his residence by
his friends.
STOLEN PROPERTY RECOVERED. On the
7th inst Miss Annie Cars room, at No. 16
Basin street, was entered and four silk
dresses valued at $3.50 stolen. Detectives
Pecora and Pearson recovered the property
this morning in a secondhand clothing store
on st. Philip street.
DIED SUDDENLY.-A man named Josiah
Handy, aged so years, native of Louisiana,
died suddenly at his residence, on the Me-
tairie Ridge, near the New Canal, at o'clock
P. NJ, Thursday.
A woman named Mary Fulton, aged about
40 years, died suddenly at 429 Josephine
street, at s o'clock P. NJ, Thursday.