New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-10

and the jury returned q verdict of heart
disease.
FIRED AT BY Crowd About half past
nine o'clock Monday night as patrOlman
johnson of the third precint was passing
the corner Of Chartres and ST. Philip
streets, he was fred at by party Of men
who were standing on the opposite corner
of the street. Two shots were discharged
at the officer who blew his whistle for the
purpose of making an arrest when the
crowd beat a basty retreat and succeeded
in making their escape.
DESTITUTE AND SICK.-An unknown
colored woman, aged about eighty years,
was removed to the Charity Hospital from
the Dryades Market, where she was found
lying in q sick and destitute condition.
James Patterson, aged sixty years, and a
native OF Ireland, was sent to the Charity
Hospital in a like condition from No. 1l6
CarOndelet street.
YOUNG BURGLARs.-Two newsboys, John
Rogan and Michael Kane. were run into
the central station at eight O'Clock last
night by Officer Jones, who charges them
with breaking open and stealing papers
from a newsstand at the corner OF PVydras
and Camp streets
BROKE HIS LEG.-A man named John
johnson, forty-fiFe years of age, and q
native of England, had his right leg broken
on the seventh instau,, while employed as a
hOstler at the plantation of Mr.. Becknell,
in the parish Of st. John. He arrived iE
the city at seven o'clock last evening ON the
steamer st. Elmo.
THE VENDETTA.-About quarter of
eight o'clock last night. as an Italian named
Miguel Monica was walking along the side
walk, at the corner of Dumaine and RAM
part streets, a Siciilian named Giuseppe
came up behind him, and, without a M
,nent's warning, pulled out large sized
horse pistol and shot him 10 the right breast,
below the nipple, intiicting ghastly wound.
The victim dropped to the banquet and
expired IN a short time. DR.. CastellaDOs,
who was on hand few moments after the
shooting, did all he could to save the mans
Ii fe, but without avail.
After the shooting the accused walked
down Rampant street with the pistol iu his
hand and succeeded in making his escape
The deceased is abont twenty-eight years of
age, and has wife and four children, who
reside at the corner of Grandchildren and
Frenchmen streets. The body was removed
to the third precinct station, where the
coroner impaneled a jury and ad journed thee
inquest until Thursday at ten O'Clock. The
circumstances that led to this horrible mEr-
der still remain a mystery that perhaps may
never be found out. az the motto of these
people is to act and be silent.
Row ON THE LEvEE.-Yesterday after
noon, about halfpast one, q difficulty took
place in a barrel house on the levee, at the
head Of Canal street. between some five or
six women. The officer on the beat ran
into the house for the purpose of quieting
the disturbance. when he was knocked
down and robbed of his revolver by some
OF the inmates. The party that were drunk
and raising disturbance escaped, leaving
behind them such articles of wearing ap-
parel as are used in the Mardi Gras festival.
A BOLD BURGLARY the hours
of three and four o'clock Tuesday morning
some unknown thieves entered the powder
establishment of Mr.. DuproD, No. 30 Canal
street. and succeeded in making their escape
with two fine breach loading doublebar-
relied shot guns. Entrance was effected by
cli,n hing up the post of the shed and COM
ing down into the store through the eleva-
Tor. No clue was left that would lead to
the recovery of the property or the capture
of the miscreants.
ROBBERY OF Mrs. MCKAY-Yesterday
morning Mrs. Mckay, the widow of the late
lamented Zinglius Mckay. formerly district
attorney Of the Second Judicial District.
residing at No 4l2 Rampant street, received
a note stating that it was necessary for her
to call at the Teutoria Bank to receive
money, or information from her lawyer
relative to money belonging to her hus-
bands estate. On going there she found
her eTrand was the result of hoax BY
some unknown scamp and returned home.
In the mean time a tall old man described
by the lady who let him in az having grey
hair, wrinkled face and very bad teeth
called at her bouse stating he had come to
fix some locks for Mrs. Mckay. After be
got in he said he had forgotten his screw
driver and asked for a knife. The lady
went to the kitchen for the knife and the
old man went to Mrs. McKay's room for her
valuables. He must have known just where
to put his hand ON them in their
place of concealment under the bed
without losing time, for almost Immediate
ly he appeared again before the lady, who,
not knowing who he was, became fright |
eneG and ran into the street. He went out
said it was all right, he wonld go for his
tools and return again, and disappeared
He has not been seen since. but three or
four people in the neighborhood would
recognize him if they could put eyes OF
him.
When Mrs. Mckay got back to the house
she was told of the circumstance, and going
to the bed found that her treasury, which
contained about $4,000 in property, $1,000
beip e in CarrOllt0n bonds and the balance
in rings, tripkets and four gold and three
silver watches, was empty At present
there is no further clue to the thief, who
q confederate.