The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-05-13
THE CITY.

AMATEUR BOATArEN. - Tuesday evening
about dark Mr.. Bertel and two friends
started in Q boat to take . quiet row on the
river. While out in the stream opposite Dor.
deaux street, the oars were accidently lost
overheard, and Mr.. Bertel jumped in the
river to recover them, after swimming some
time he became chilled and cried out for help
and but for the prompt action of Mr.. Philip
Dunois in procuring q skiff and going to the
rescue. Mr.. Bertel would have undoubtedly
been drowned.
LOOK Our FOR THEM.-About q month age
two well-dressed young men called at the
mortgage Office and stated to Mr.. Conway,
who holds the position of chief clerk IN that
Office. that they were selling copies of Mr. E.
L. JEWELS "Crescent City illustrated fol
the low price of 50 so, the usual price being
five dollars.
The proceeds of the sale of these books
they assured Mr.. Conway would be devoted
to assist a poor widow in destitute circum-
stances, they also informing Mr.. Conway
that one hundred copies of the book had
been donated to the poor woman by the
publisher of the work.
Mr. Conway having unlimited confidence in
human nature, was induced by these enter
prising young gents to pay them the money
beforehand. they promising to deliver the
book ia day or two, but as they have failed
up to this thine to make their promise good,
it is reasonable to suppose that they are con-
fdence men, and our citizens are warned to
be on the look out for them.
RUN OvER-At 2 o'clock yesterday after
noon William Young, boy about nine years
of age, was run over on Tchoupitoulas, be-
tween Pension and Gen. Taylor streets, by
coal cart, and seriously injured. He was con-
yeyed to the residence of his parents, on
Chippewa, near Harmony street. where he re-
ceived medical attendance. The driver OF
The cart made his escape.
A BELIIGERENT FEMALE.-Jennie Dyer,
belligerent female, was taken into the Central
Station by Officer Mooney, yesterday at l
P. NJ, charged by Sarah Jane with assault
md battery with dangerous weapon, to wit:
\ knife, with intent to kill The arrest was
made at the corner of Dryades and Franklin
streets.
SERIOUS CHARGE.-H. Housah was arrested
md lodged in the Central Station, last night,
charged by Mrs. E. Adams with having stolen
property in his possession. The arrest was
made at No. 1O2 st. Charles street.
K1DNApp1Na.-At II 80 A. M. Officer Soule
escorted to the Eighth Precinct Station, from
he corner of Alexander and Bartholomew
streets, one Jean Raymond, who is charged
oy Mary Ann Hatteras with kidnapping a
,hild named Alice Carter, thirteen years old.
Cool TH1EvEs.-Wm. Long and James'Cul-
etin were taken into the Harbor Station at
i o'clock Tuesday morning, from the levee,
head of Notre Dame street, charged by J. r.
Warner with stealing ice valued at $40.
UNFA1THFUL SERvANr.-K Kate Landry, an
lnfaithful servant, was arrested Tuesday
evening at IL o'clock, on complaint of Eliza
Miller, who charges her with the larceny of
clothing and jewelry, the whole amounting
% the value of $25. Officer Hubbard made
he arrest by virtue of warrant at the corner
# Marengo and Perrier streets, and lodged
lis prisoner in the Seventh Precinct Station.
STOLEN PROPERTY. -Magdelene Feleur was
rrested on a warrant by Officer Lethiaue,
harged by G. Mitchell with having in her
possession certain property, knowing the
anne to be stolen. The arrest was made at
he corner of Dumaine and Chartres streets.
AUToPsY.-Dr. Schumacher this morning
eld an autopsy on the body of the sailor Con-
or, who was killed on the ship Norris on
tuesday evening, between and 6 o'clock, |
nd it was found that he came to his death |
rom two wounds in the left side of the neck, |
evering the jugular vein by some sharp in
trument.
MISCELLANEOUS. = Kate Patton, charged |
18th larceny, was arrested Tuesday at 625 A. |
T., on Dauphine, between Toulouse and St. |
'ouis streets, charged by John Ackernon
it'll larceny.
Officer Haenchen of the Third Precinct,
sports having found at the corner of Hospi-
j and Gallatin streets, Wednesday at A.
l., a barrel of claret wine, which had been
;olen from the levee, property of the schoon-
. Anna. The wine was returned to the
wners. The thieves escaped.
Tuesday night carpet-bag containing
ledicines was dropped from q carriage on
[agazine, between Jackson and Philip
reefs, and was picked up by gentleman
I'D turned over to Officer Flynn, who brought
10 bag to the Sixth Precinct Station.