The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-11-20
THE CITY.


o'clock last evening coal oil lamp exploded
in house occupied by Louise Nelson, No.
112 Dauphine street. Awoman named Lizzie
Gainnie in attempting to e1tinguish the
flames was severely burned about the hands.
The oil was purchased at George Growers gro.
Gerry store, corner Of Bienvllle and Burgundy
Streets
A RA1D.-Oficer Sherman made raid on
four dens on Dauphine street yesterday, and
succeeded in bringing seven of the soiled
doves to grief. They occupied cells in the
Jackson Square Station Friday night.
RESCUED FROM DRowN1NG,-A boy named
Jennie Hughes, 9 years old, accidentally fell
out of a skitf into the river, at the head OF
Canal street, at half-past IL o'clock, Friday
morning, and was rescued from drowning by
officer Daily, who saw him fall in and imme-
diately came to his assistance with the police
boat, and raised him out. of the water the
moment he appeared on the surface The
boy was taken to his residence at the corner
of Tchoupitoulas and Julia streets.
FOUND DEAD.-A colored woman named
Rosa Davis, aged about 43 years, was found
dead in bed Friday morning, at her residence,
1856 White street. She had been suffering for
a long time with consumption, and it is sup
posed she died of that disease.
LAgcEN1Es NJ. Carroll had Ben Will
liams stored away for the night in the Fifth
Precinct Station, on a charge of larceny. He
was found at the corner of Dauphine and
Elysian Fields streets.
Harriet Brown was locked up in the Fifth
on a charge of larceny made against her by
Louisa Dresher.
AN ATTEMPTED OUTRAGE.-Philip Ilk, by
occupation a baker, was run into the Seventh
Precinct Station on warrant, from the cor
ner of Commerce and Front streets, charged
by Emma Werling with assaulting her with
intent to commit an outrage.
GAS FIXTURES GONE. - Unknown thieves
broke open and entered the vacant house at
the corner of Crossman and Front streets,
during Thursday night, and tore down and
carried away all the gas fixtures in the build
ing.
UNDER FALSE PRETENsEs j. H Lyons,
merchant, was arrested in Magazine Market,
at o'clock Thursday afternoon, by Officer
Bridges Lyons is charged with obtaining
two pairs of shoes from Mr.. L. Gumbel under
false pretenses.
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE About quarter past
s clock Friday morning, German named
Vaniet Moept, about Is years old. attempted
to commit suicide by jumping off the steam
boat W. s. Pike. lying at the head of Custom
house street, but was prevented by MIR. Thos.
Fox, the Waterman on the boat, who gave
him in charge of the Harbor police. The
man is supposed to be insane, as no informa-
ton can be derived from him regarding the
affair.
DIED EN- RoUTE.-A man named William
Newman, thirty five years old and native of
Germany, died suddenly at ii o'clock A. NJ,
Wednesday, on board of barge that was on
its way to this city from the jetties. The tow
boat Prasa with the barges in tow arrived
here at 1890 o'clock, Friday morning, with
the remains. Coroner Chastant has been
notified and will hold an inquest.
DIED IN THE CHARITY WAGoN.-A white
man named James Moran, about thirty five
years old, and native of Ireland, and en-
ployed as a fireman on the steamship City of
Mexico, was taken sick Thursday on board of
the vessel and died Friday morning while be-
ing conveyed to the hospital in the charity
wagon.
POLICE NoTEs Two men, Edward Cor
man, so years old, and native of Ireland,
and Thomas O'Brien, aged 80 years, and
native of Liverpool, England, were sent to the
Charity Hospital in a sick and destitute con-
dltlOn.
An unknown colored man was found lying
On the levee, head of Customhouse street,
Thursday evening, in sick and destitute, and
sent to the Charity Hospital.
The bridge at the corner of Burgundy and
Toulouse streets is broken and in danger
ous condition.
An old man named John Thomas, native |
If Ireland, came into the Central Station last |
evening in sick and destitute condition, and |
vas sent to the Charity Hospital.
Special Officer Stoibsrger picked up two
men named Joseph Kelly, alias John Ben
lett and Thomas Calvin, at the corner of
lamp and Canal streets, on a charge of being |
dangerous and suspicious characters