The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1875-12-23
CITY ITEMS.


| A CHRISTMAS GtrT FROM SupT. LOAN
TO THE BOYS. The following orders were
! yesterday sent to all stations by Sup't.
/ Loan.
! Attention Is called to article No. 8J5,
| page 257, Revised City Laws and Ordin-
ances, prohibiting the discharge Of fire
arms, fire crackers, squibs, etc.
This ordinance has been frequently
disregarded. and you will instruct your
force hereafter to strictly enforce II by
arresting all persons found violating its
] provisions. W. +. LOAN,
Sup't. Met. Police.
liz pAppLsp THE WRoNa CANOE. Jack
Manuel reports having found n barge
loose on the 25th ult, and which he
made fast to the right bank, opposite
Carrollton. It was cut loose last night
and stolen by some unknown person.
pIcNrocNrr. Andy Sullivan was ar
| rested ut the corner of Common and
Levee streets and locked up IN the First
Precinct Station, charged by Jane
Washington with having picked her
pocket
LARCENY Scott aud Laura
| Robertson are under arrest AT the Eighth
Precinct Station. charged with having
committed a larceny ut Morgan $ Rail
road depot.
| PERJURY. Martha johnson is held I'm
DURANGO vile, charged by Officer Temp
kins with perjury.
GAMBLING. Walter J. Cakes and
| Michael Domino were arrested ut the
corner Of Exchange Alley and Custom
house, by Officer Nicholson, and taken
TO the Third Precinct Station, charged
with gambling.
STEALING COFFEE. Tuesday night two
sacks Of coffee were found IN an old
boiler. near the corner Of Front and
Gravier streets. An officer was placed
In charge until relieved by Officer Hou-
Than Wednesday morning. Houlihan
concealed himself al little distance
from the boiler, and nj q o'clock caught
a man. who gave bis name rs George
Williams. in the act OF carrying off one
OF the sacks. This looked very much
as IL he had put the coffee there for the
purpose OF carrying IL of when tho op-
portunity presented itself, Williams
was incatcerated In the Central Station
and tho coffee placed IN safe ty, waiting
TO be claimed by the proper owners.
FLnET,Ne PHILLIPS -GoNE WHERE THE
WoopptNr TwlNErH.-A. Il. Phillips. the
notorious. ex-1udge of Grant parish.
who was indited for the murder Of N
Malley In that parish early last year,
cvaded arrest and came here and got
change Of venue to Pointe Couper.
much against the consent of Judge Os-
borne, of Grant, who knew that Phillips
would have Just rs fair trial there as
elsewhere. Phillips without giving any
bail took his departure with much pre-
cipitancy. Some how or other in his
ramblings he drifted to this city, we
| suppose TO see about the United States
Judgcship. and very soon deputy
from pointe Coupee started for this city
TO catch him. but Phillips got wind Of
his approach and was off in the twink
ling OF a bed post.
A BEtIIaERENr NEoRo. Henry Jor-
dan entered the premises of Mrs. Cathe-.
rine Scully, on the corner OF Howard
and Poydras streets, about @ O'Clock
Wednesday. and on being asked what
he wanted by Mrs. Scully, made no re-
ply, but began To use insulting Ian
guage, and drawing q pistol, fired at
her, but fortunately the ball missed its
mark. Jordon was arrested by Officer
Dorsey and lodged in the First Precinct.
charged with shooting with intent TO
murder. When searched at the station
several cartridges were found on his
person.
NEGRO H,auwAyMEN. Henry Evans
was brought to the First Precinct sta
ton, about . o'clock Wednesday, by
Officer Houssarie, who found him at the
corner of Delord and Foucher streets,
suffering from severe wound over the
left eye. Evans states that he was
knocked down and kicked by two I'M
known colored men who. after beating
him, robbed him of $50, which he had
In his pantaloon' pocket Tho ne
groes, after securing the booty, beat
hasty retreat.
The wounded man was sent To the
Charity Hospital Tor medical treatment.
POLICE NOTES The -four store Of II.
Odendahl & Son, $40 Camp street. was
found open Tuesday night by Officer
Murphy.
Cora Foster Is incarcerated In the
Second Precinct by virtue OF n warrant.
charged by L. w. Stanshury with OBJ
tanning money under false pretenses.
Two pieces of fresh beef were brought
to the First Precinct from the corner Of
Canal and Magazine streets, supposed
to have been dropped from some butch
er's cart while on the way to market.