New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-15
Local Intel,iqence.


BRIEp berries are not
ripe, but tho bushes are full of blossoms
Dewberries appeared . week ago.
Judge Adams last week collected fines
worth $40.
If you desire to have q driver on the
Carondelet street car lire discharged, report
him as having urged his mule faster than q
walk. That will bring him. sure:
The City Council continues to do nothing
Al the time about dogs.
Swinging signs threaten to kill somebody
when the wind blows.
Tho convention of overlooked was fine
looking body ofmen.
Algiers, like Chicago, must have Its little
IRE, 80 the building on Verret street,
owned and occupied by b. Kelly started
- ~ of ia q fame. Damage slight.
The body of an unknown man was found
floating in the old Ninth street canal
The fire alarm turned in just after twelve
O'Clock Tuesday night from box No. 242
WA false.
Frank. and Jacob Lester were detected
in the act OF robbing bakers money
drawer at the corner of Prytania and
Terpsichore streets, for which they were
arrested.
Animated lamp posts and waving ban
4uettes are apt to bark shins and noses.
William VIM lost his liberty because
James Casimile chose to say that William
obtained goods by fair but foul words.
Carrying q concealed weapon is also
added.
LZvELY MECHANICs.-rhe vicinity Of the
W0rkhOuso was quite lively last evening,
made SO by William Barnes and James
Connors. They emp,ied their revolvers at
each other, but it seems that they are not
fair msrksmen. One of tho bullets wounded
. WOmsn, whose name ia not furnished, in
Anp Ia hal RAJ
esped. but COnnOrs WAS arrested.
An EARLY COMMsNCEMENT.-Anna Terry
- only ton years old, but if ON reaching
double that age she u not dead or in the
Penitentiary there will be q mistake. She
va . aervant with Mrs. Bienvenu, Esplan.
edo street, and being so young it was sup.
posed she would not steal, therefore was
permitted to 60 into every Part of the house.
Last Tuesday she stole several valuable
articles and then decamped. Officer Dsu
bart found Anna wandering around, having
lest her way. She WAS searched and dia-
nsond breastpin, two pairs Of diamond ear
rings. three, diamond finger rings and
gold watch found on her person.
A BURGLAR KILLED BY A WArcHMAN.-
During Tuesday night, w. d. Harvey,
wstchmsn for the old sawmill near Har-
vey's canal, heard and saw two intruders.
He called on them to halt. but they did not
heed his challenge. Harvey fired and killed
enc Of the men; the other then surrendered.
Tho man had landed ut the levee with q
lugger, and when the vessel was searched
piecss of iron which belonged TO the mill
were found in the hold. The Jefferson cor
oner was called for.
The name of the man who was killed was
Denis O'Brien, whose reputation was that
Of Q rsscally river thief, and known as .
desperado. The other man is William
Miller. The coroners jury found q verdict
that the killing was justi6able. Miller is
still in custody.
WrrH OPEn DooRs-The Board OF Police
Comm listeners yesterday adopted a resolu
ton to hereafter conduct its business with
open doors.
They FEEL DECIDEDLY BETTER. -Yester-
day. when the announcement WAS made in
the City Hall that Governor Kellogg had
vetoed the bill amending our CITY charter.
there was decidedly better feeling ex-
hibited and there were smiles and "smles."
Adm Illustrators and clerks went to work
With renewed energy. believing themselves
secure in their places for nearly two years
yet. Even the Picayune uses the title
''Governor" iu publishing the news.
EXEC RsIoN AND COMPUTATION TICKETS
Managers of the New Orleans and Mobile
railroad have issued summer schedule
which does not satisfy such of our people
Who live on the coast during the heated
term. For instance. thirty trip tickets,
from this city to Biloxi. good either way
for two mouths only from date, as per con
ditions on the ticket" will cost $42 IS.
According to this the purchaser must
travel the road every other dav or forfeit
portion OF his ticket. Very few people are
liable to ride fifteen times in . mouth.
Hobilians are favored, as they can go to
and from Biloxi for g. 05, while we are
charged 81 for the same, the tickets being
good only one day after date.
A VERY SAD AccIDENr.-Last evening
three young girls we're PLAYING on pile OF
lumber at Martins saw mill, near the cor
ner of Miro and Julia streets, and the pile l
fell. cate hing the children underneath. One
Of them, Annie Ford, only ten years old
was so badly injured that she died two
hours after the accident. The others, twin
sisters. named Merriman, were nearly
killed. Tough it is believed they will eur
vive. The children lived near the scene of
tho accident.
BEFORE JUDGE EVANS H. p. Richmond,
charged with having robbed w. Il. Rogers
1t the St. James Hotel, was committed.
DIR, Chastant has made an affidavit charg- |
ing Joseph Jetfrys with murder. for killing |
began on the seventh of March, |
head of Canal street. Accused was remand !
ed to prison.
COURT KECOKD.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL IA. 1879.
United States Circuit Court.
Presentation. w. b. Woods, circuit |