The New Orleans bulletin., 1875-08-14
THE OIYY.

| Coal on EXPLosIoN.-At O'CLOCK On
Thursday night coal oil lamp exploded at
No. Is Claiborne street. the residence OF Mr..
| Hall. 1t appears that he and his wife were
sitting down stairs. Mrs q. started up
stairs with her child, and placed the lamp on
| a table near the bed, when the lamp exploded
setting fire to the mosquito bar. The flames
were extinguished; but about 10 T. M. the
fire again broke out, the fluid having pene-
trated through to the moss OF the mattress,
which was found burning. The tre was
again extinguished with but trifing damage.
FIRST MUNICIPAL POLICE Court. nm Judge
w. L. Euans. - John Hartwel, Harry Cliff
ford and Teddie Monihan were arraigned be-
fore Judge Evans, charged with burglary and
larceny and being dangerous and suspicious
characters. For the latter charge they were
each placed under $1,000 peace bonds for six
months, in default Of which they were sent
to the Parish Prison for thirty days. In the
charges Of burglary and larceny they we're
sent before the First District Court under
$3.50 bonds EACH Hartwell was also charged
with prison breaking and placed under bonds
of $3.50
Moses johnson and Joseph Turner, the
negroes who, on the night OF the 4th of June,
1875. entered the store of one Ulises Abra-
ham. 231 Rampant street, and stole therefrom
clothing and other articles, and when arrested
by Officer Nckerson resisted him and broke
his jaw. The pair were charged with burglary
and larceny and having stolen goods IN their
possession; pleaded not guilty; testimony
heard and they were sent before the Superior
Criminal Court under $1,000 each.
One Edward Bell, colored individual who
testified in the case exactly what he knew
nothing about, was allowed to sign his testi-
mony, whereupon Judge Evans had him
locked up oharge1 with willful perjury.
Isrr R1Gur.-Oficer Larkin, of the Third,
some DAYS ago made an affidavit against the
landlady of No. IL Lower Rampant street,
for throwing water from the windows or gal
lery into the street The case was brought
before the Second Metropolitan Police Court,
but strange to say. was dismissed, and the
lady told that she had right to commit the
nuisance.
RUNAWAY TEAM About the hour of II
o'clock, Friday morning. Mr.. Frank Moon,
owner and driver Of carriage No. SO, left his
team for few moments, at the corner OF
Magazine and Erato streets, when the horses
took fright, running down Magazine, until
near Calliope street, when one OF them fell,
injuring himself severely and smashing the
vehicle - n
ALMOST F1RE.-At 10 o'clock Thursday
night a Gre was discovered in the kitchen at
tached to the residence of Mr.. Benjamin, 343
Magazine street. The fire was extinguished
by the nmstes of the house, with but trifiing
damage. The cause of the fire is unknown, as
there was no fire in the stove aud there had
been none since o'clock in the afternoon.
ForLED THIEF-About a quarter after 2
o'clock on Friday morning some unknown
person attempted TO enter the dwelling No.
So Gasquet street. The thief was discovered,
but made his escape.
Doc REGION Twenty brntes of the canine
persuasion perished in the Fourth Precinct
by the help of sausage or Thursday, besides
ffty-six poisoned and removed during the
preceding day.
POLICE NOTES. Andrew Karber, for shoot
ing at with intent to kill one Nary Ma.tee,
was incarcerated in the Seventh Precinct Sta
tion.
Julia Martin, aged so years, died suddenly
at her residence, 424 Chippewa street, at 6
o'clock, Thursday evening.
Jake johnson, for assaulting and batteripg
Nancy, his better half, with dangerous
weapon, was run into the Fifth Precinct Sta
ton. sgt
Dead dogs and barrels of offl seem to be
all that trouble the policemen of Gretna, as
there is scarcely day that passes without q
complaint upon their record.
Patrolman Hezeau, Of the Fifth, carried to
the station an armchair which he found on
the Levee, head Of Spain street