The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-12-11
THE CITY.

THE CITY.
DIED FROM HIS INJUR1Es.-Henry 81. Kad-
huffer, the man who was struck on the head
by piece of timber on the 9Th inst. while at
work in building on the levee, died yester-
day from fracture of the skull. He was
twenty-one years old and native of New
Orleans
Coroner Chastant has been notified, and
will hold an inquest to-day.
ATTEMPTED ARSON. - Some time during
Thursday night an attempt was made to burn
the unoccupied two-story frame house, situated
on Magazine street, between jena and Cadiz,
Jefferson City. The Notwithstanding In
front of the building was saturated with coal
oil and then set on fire. but by same unknown
cause the fire went out after burning small
hole in the weather boarding. The property
is owned by Mr.. Williams, and insured, but
in what company and for what amount could
not be ascertained.
COLLISION Cornelius Hopkins, the driver
of float, was arrested last evening on war
rant on the levee, charged by d. Candebat
with running his float into Car No. IS,
Tchoupitoulas street line.
LARcENY-Marie Jacque was arrested on q
warrant at her residence, corner of Toulouse
and Dauphine, taken out by Mary Barrett,
who charges her with larceny. Marie was
housed in the Third Precinct Station.
SUDDEN DEArH.-About half past o'clock
this lFriday) morning, man named Thomas
Pollins, forty-five years old and native OF
France died suddenly at his residence, cor
ner of Delor1 and Peter streets Coroner
-Chastant held an inquest, and the jury gave a
verdict that the deceased died OF heart dis
ease
AN ESCAPED CONVICT CAPTURED. Corporal
N. Smith and one of his officers captured an
escaped convict named John Williams alias
Brown, alias Billy Johnson, at the corner of
Tchoupitoulas and Gaiennie streets, at 4;30
o'clock, Thursday evening He was arraign ed
before Judge Evans, and remanded to the
Parish Prison to await transportation to Baton
Rouge.
RUN OVER BY WAGoN.-Bernard Mention,
milkman residing at the City Park, was run
over at clock this friday morning, by q
wagon, at the corner of Common and Caron-
delet streets, and slightly injured. He was
taken to his residence by his friends, where
he received medical attention. No blame is
attached to the driver of the wagon.
POLICE NorEs-Harry Bolds, before day.
break Friday morning, stole q five dollar note
from Abe Cook on the Levee, head of Gravier
street, and was placed in durance vile.
Six levee rats were run into the Harbor Sta
ton Thursday on the vag.
Robert Young, aged IL years, was caught in
the act of hanging on to the steps OF one OF the
Jackson street cars, and was marched into the
Rousseau Street Station by Mr.. s. r. Proctor,
charged with violating City ordinance relative
to street cars.
Abner Horton, drayman, flew into the
Harbor Station at II a'clock Thursday morn
ing, from the levee, head of Canal street, for
insulting and abusing the Superintendent of
Metropolitan Police, and using obscene Ian
guage
Christmas is coming and most every one
that can afford it buys turkey. Morris Sey-
mour hadn't turkey nor money, and, when In
the rear of the Firemen's Cemetery Thursday
afternoon, picked up five dollar gobbler be-
longing to Mile Nelson, who caught him in
the act of making off with it, and had him
locked up.
John Siers made an affidavit against Isaac
White Thursday morning, and had him picked
up at the corner of Dryades and Melpomene
Streets on warrant charged with the larceny
of pair of boots worth SIS.
German Barth was arrested at 4 o'clock
Friday morning. charged with careless driv-
ing. Barth run his butchers cart into and
broke the city lamp post at the corner OF st.
Charles and Canal streets
The grocery store of j. B. Walton, Jr., cor
ner of Melpomene and Constance streets, was
found open Thursday night.
Andrew T. Cobolsky and James Rodgers,
aged 16 and IL years, tried to make off with a
quantity OF sacks Thursday morning, at the
corner of Clio and Magnolia streets, belonging
to Mr.. J. B. Arnoult, who discovered their
little game and had them taken to the Gala
boose.
The bridge corner of Philip and Coliseum
streets is broken and in dangerous condi-
ton.
A false alarm of fire was sounded at IL 40
o'clock Thursday night from box No. AZ, at
No. 2Os engine-house, on Thalia street, near
Dryades The officer on that beat repaired
to the box Immediately after the alarm was
sounded and found it closed and the key
taken out.
James Stevens, 40 years old, and native of
Ireland, was sent to the Charity Hospital In a
sick and destitute condition.