The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-06-05
THE CITY.

cupied by Frank Miller, which was total.
destroyed. No insurance. Loss estimated
at $500. Cause of fire unknown.
At o'clock last night fire, caused by tn
explosion of a septoline oil lamp, broke out IL
the barber shop of Raymond Durado, OF
Magazine, between PEERS Avenue and Octa
via street.
The fire was extinguished by citizens
Damage about $780, House owned by CHRIS
tan Hopf insured in the Germania for 50, OOO
A young man named Michael Kennedy wai
severely burned in the right leg while trying
to extinguish the fire.
BADLY CUT WITH KNIFE.-At half past
2 o'clock yesterday difficulty occurred neal
Mr. G. A. Brecks cooper shop, on Caronde'
let Walk, between Roman and Prieur streets,
between two colored men named Aside An.
drews and Edmund Ramona, which resulted
| in the latter being stabbed in the breast and
back with pocket-knife. in the hands OF
Andrews, who was taken to the Fourth Pre-
cinct Station and locked up
Romone was then conducted to his resi-
dence, where he received medical attendance.
Both of the parties engaged in the difficulty
were negroes.
JONES' with hand-cart No. 81, took to the
Central Station, at o'clock yesterday, a
| trunk with q cane and umbrella strapped to
it, which was given him at 6 o'clock yesterday
morning on st. Philip, between Derbigny and
Roman streets, by an unknown man, with in
structions to convey the baggage to the cor
ner of Canal and Camp streets.
The messenger took the baggage to the ap-
pointed place. and after remaining there some
hours, could not find the owner.
Pierre Buhler, vidangeur, has been sent be-
fore the First District Court to answer for an
assault and battery, which, SO far as the evil
dence shows, was unprovoked, on Pierre
Tremaille, another vidangeur. The motive
for the attack by Butler seems to be the fact
that Tremaille failed to attend q meeting of
an association to which they both belong
From Yesterdays Evening Edition.
ANOTHER CONFIDENCE GAME.-This morn
ing, about $50 O'Clock, man went to the
shoe store of Mr.. A. Lehamier, at the corner
the following order:
Mr.. A. Lehamier:
Sw-You will please let bearer have pair
of CATERS for himself and one pair of ladies'
slippers Make out bill and send to store at
10 o'clock. JNo. d. SUHREN.
Mr.. Lehamier delivered the shoes, but
when the man left the store he noticed some
thing Hurried in his manner which aroused
his suspicious. He Immediately dispatched
boy to follow the man and went himself to
the store of Mr.. Suhren. at 81 Royal street,
where he found out that Mr.. s. had never
sent any order and knew nothing about the
man who had presented it.
He then went back to his store, where he
found the boy, who saw the man 60 to house
on Rampant street, near Lafayette. Mr.. Lee
hamier Immediately went to the Central Sta
ton and placed the matter before Capt
Malone, who dispatched Detective VIM. Walsh
after the swindler, who is described as short,
stout man, with moustache and goatee, rather
well dressed, and of pleasing and intelligent
address,
Officer Walsh went to the house of the
swindler, on Rampant near Girod street, and
found that the man had removed as soon as
he had uttered the forged order. By tracking
his trunk, Detective Walsh found that he had
moved to Franklin near Common street, the
old residence of Mat Hogan.
Mr. Walshe followed him up, arrested and
conducted him to the Central Station, where
charge Of forgery and obtaining goods
under false pretenses was made against him.
He gave his name as j.. Gardner, and says
that he is steamboatman, that this is the
first time he has ever committed such an act.
He is about twenty-five years OF age.
F1RE-A Man Dies from Ftight.-At half
past 10 last night fire broke out in the
kitchen attached to the dwelling-house, No.
2O6 Laurel street, which was totally destroyed.
The occupant, a colored man named Perry
Mccormack, fell dead from the effects of
fright His body is now lying in the adjoin-
ing house No. 208 Laurel street. The prop
erty was owned by Joseph Weacher; loss
$500. Insurance not ascertained. Cause of
fire unknown.
LIGHTNING FLAsHEs.-At 10 o'clock last
night, during the storm, the lightning struck
the chimney of the house 244 Esplapade
street, occupied by Mrs. P. P. Tricou. The
lightning passed down the chimney and into
the room where the family were sitting, but
fortunately injuring no one. The plastering
off the walls was torn off and the chimney
somewhat disfgured.
ATTEMPT AT BURGLARY.-At half-past 2
o'clock friday A. NJ, an attempt was made
to enter the Planters Hotel, at the cor
ner of Lafayette and Peters streets. The
noise made by the thief aroused the proprie-
tor, who fired one shot at him, but without
effect The burglar made his escape.
BURGLARY IN THE A1R.-Between the hours
of and o'clock this friday morning the
clothing store Of j. Abrams, No. 231 RAM
part street. was entered by burglars. who car
ried off lot underclothing. The entrance
was effected by the use of jimmy on the
doors. No clue to the thieves
F1RE.-At quarter past IL o'clock last
night fire broke out on Marengo, between
Camp and Magazine streets, in an unoccupied
one-story frame house, owned by Thomas
Avery. Damaged to the amount OF S1O0
Fire supposed to be the work of an lncen-
diary. Insurance not ascertained.
SUSPICIOUS Kearney was arrested
and lodged in the Sixth Precinct Station at
8 o'clock last night at the corner of Dryades
and Felicity streets, having been found by
Officer Costly with some silver spoons and
other articles in his possession supposed to
be stolen.
BAD BRIDGEs.-The following bridges are
out of repair and in a dangerous condition:
Corner of Vaudeville and Urquhart streets,
corner Claiborne and Spain and at the cor
ner of Claiborne and Elysian Fields street