The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-07-08
THE CITY.

Is IT A MURDERED 1NFANT.-On Tuesday,
at IL 30 A. NJ, q white man was seen to go
into the st. Louis Cemetery No. 2, with a
basket on his arm. He remained proving
around the tombs for some tine, and eventu-
ally left with an empty basket. Officer Coffee,
suspecting that all was not right, searched
the grounds and found the body of colored
head was mashed in, as if by rock OF some
blunt instrument, and it is supposed that
there has been some foul play going on
| The man who was seen in the cemetery is
known, and if guilty will be brought to
justice.
ALMOST IoT.-Tuesday, at 10 o'clock A.
NJ, IN attempt was made by about one hun
dred and fifty loborers to prevent the steve
| dores from unloading the steamer Warrior,
Capt. Hughes commander. 1t appears that
the stevedores, Messrs Beggs and Marchray,
called upon Capt Rey, who was passing at
the time, and asked him for protection. The
Captain then went to the station, and, sum-
moning twenty patrolmen. returned to the
spot, and succeeded in capturing the ring
leader, Bret johnson, an old offender, and
locked him up in the Fifth Precinct where he
is charged with disturbing the peace ard at
tempting to create riot The crowd was
then dispersed, and the boat commenced un-
loading.
From Yesterdays Evening Edition.l
FALSE FIRE ALARMS. False alarms of fire
have been turned in so frequently Of la te
that stringent measures must be taken with
view to putting stop to the practice, and, if
possible, arresting the guilty parties. Under
provisions of Act No. 4, extra session of the
Legislature, 1875. any person turning in a
false alarm Of fire is liable to fine and i'm
prisonment
1t appears strange that so many false alarms |
are given and no arrests made. It is there |
fore ordered that hereafter, when false |
alarm is turned in, the officer on the beat will |
be required to make to his captain a written |
report showing where he was when the alarm |
was sounded, and why no arrest was made.
These reports the captains will forward to
this office, where the matter will be fully in
vestigated. Any officer or pstrolman found |
guilty of neglect Of duty in this matter, will
be severely dealt with
By order OF Superintendent Metropolitan
Ponce. Z. II. BOYLE. Secretary.
DANGEROUS Charles Florance, reckless
youth, was caught prowling arc ind the vi
cinity of Water and First streets, at an early
hour, Monday morning. An officer thinking
that something was wrong took him into the
Sixth, charging him with being dangerous
and suspicious character
CHARITY HosPrrAL.-A colored woman,
named Nancy Washington, was sent to the
Charity Hospital, from her residence, corner
Of Annunciation and Robin streets, where she
was found in sick and destitute condition.
THAT CHARGE The charge made by John
Gros against Mrs. j. Battaglia, at the Third
Precinct Station, is the robbery OF rights and
credits from his place of business, AZ Du-
maine street.
LARCENY OF SKIFF.-John Kennedy now
occupies cell in the Sixth Precinct Police
station, where he is charged with stealing
kiff valued at s. 40. He was taken from
he levee head of Jackson street.
LARcEN1Es. Catherine Cain. charged with
be larceny of some house-furnishing articles
rom one James Bacon, lodged in the Sixth ,
'recinct Police Station. David Conway, an !