The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-01-03
THE CITY.
From our Evening Edition Of Yesterday

About II o'clock last night fire broke out IN thu
| second story Of the three-story brick building
| corner Burgundy and Customhouse, owned b,
Mrs. Shooel, and occupied by Mrs. Lou Dudley
which was entirely consumed. Loss about $500
| The amount OF insurance on the building coul(
not be ascertained. The furniture was insured
in the Merchants Mutual and Crescent City In
uIance Companies for $780, The adjoining
three-story brick building, 10 Customhouse
street. occupied by Mrs. Gautier, was damaged
by fire and water to the amount of $500. No in.
surance: The fire is supposed to have been the
work, OF an incendiary; James Singleton was
found in the premises where the fire broke out
and locked up in the Third Precinct Station
charged with being in the house under uspicious
circumstances. The alarm was turned III from
box 145.
| ACCIDENTALLY SHoT,-About o'clock yester-
day morning boy named William Keaghey
| while firing pistol on Gravier street. between
st. Jane and Derbigny, accidentally shot and
| dangerously wounded boy named Joseph Ben
nett, aged thirteen years, who was taken to bis
| residence on st. Jane, between Gravler and Per
| dido streets, and attended by DR.. Hunter. who
pronounced his wound dangerous William
keaghey was arrested and locked up III the First
Precinct Station. ...
| CUTTING AFFEAY.-Last night about o'cloci
difficulty occurred on Basin, near Perdid6
street, between man named William Moran and
woman named Mary Ann Maginnis in whicl
the latter was assaulted, cut and severely wound
ed in the back by the former, who was arrested
and locked up in the Central Station. The
| wounded woman was sent to the Charity Hos
pital.
CARVED About SIS o'clock last night, a man
| named Frank Williams aged % years and native
of Virginia, was assaulted, cut and dangerously
wounded on the left side OF the neck with razor
| OF knife, at the corner of Lafayette and Peters
| streets, by man named Lawrence kearney, who
was arrested and locked up in the Central Station.
| The prisoner, Lawrence kearney, is the same
Johnnie's saloon an hour before. The wounded
man was sent to the Charity Hospital.
| AccEssoRy.-Agnes Johnson was, at half-past
| 2 O'Clock yesterday, arrested and locked up in
| the First Precinct Station by Officer Dunn, on IA
! warrant, at the corner Of Magazine and Lafa-
yette streets, charged with be ng an accessory
before the fact to the crime OF murder, to wit
killing man named Fabius Mckay Dunn.
BADLY BEATEN.-About $50 o'clock last night,
| a man, whose name could not be ascertained,
while IN Elephant JOhnnle's saloon, No. 81 Delta
street, was assaulted with brick bats, beaten and
dangerously wounded it is thought internally
by man named Lawrence Kearney, who made
his escape. The wounded man was brought to
the First Precinct Station, and thence conveyed
to the Charity Hospital where his injuries were
SHooT1Sa.-Yes afternoon about five
o'clock, boy nam ed John Harrison was arrested
at the corner Of Adam and Second streets, and
locked up in the CsrrOlton Precinct Station,
charged by Premos z. Williams with shooting
and slightly wounding linn in the face; also
with violating article 633 (city ordinance) rela-
tive to firing off pistol in the streets. The pis-
tol was loaded with pop corn, hence the wound is
not very dangerous.
SHOT THROUGH THE BoDY.-About o'clock last
evening colorsd boy named Frank Johnson,
aged Is years. was shot and dangerously wounded
through the body, on Dauphine street, between
Customhouse and Canal, by one Henry emons,
who attempted to escape, but was arrested by
Deputy Sheriff $. 3. Gill and locked up in the
Third Precinct Station also one Ernest Myers
who is charged with being al accessory to the
shooting. The wounded boy is lying at Mrs
Tellers residence, No. u Dauphine street, where
his mother is employed.
William Smith, alias Moses, alias
Harris, alias Eastman, a well-known professional
thief and Penitentiary bird, was arrested yester-
day morning, by Officer HorrigaH, on Erato
sire ct, between Carondelet and ST. Charles, and
locked up in the Second Precinct Station, charged
with feloniously entering Mr.. Sidney Gynn res
idence. He is also charged by the officer with
having silk umbrella in his possession, knowing
the same to be stolen.
Pooh HUMANITY.-A man named John O'Con-
nors aged Az years and a native OF Ireland, was
taken to the Charity Hospital in sick and des-
titute condition from the Central Police Station,
at 155 O'Clock, Thursday afternoon.
BURGLARY AND LARcENY.-W Walter Manuel by
occupation porter, was locked up in the Central
Station at half past one O'Clock yesterday on a
warrant by Corporal Aucoin from the corner of
Napoleon Avenue and Magazine Streets on an
affidavit taken out by Mr.. F. j. Hyatt who charges
him with burglary and larceny.
SUDDEN DEATH.-About half past 6 o'clock
Thursday evening man named John Lee, aged
81 years and native Of the United States, died
suddenly at his residence No. 81 Gasquet street
Coroner Chastant held an inquest.
FATAL AccIDEST.-New Years morning, about
half-past eight o'clock, man named John Rod
erick, aged about thirty. years, employed on
Tenth and Canal avenue, Seventh District, was
accidentally killed, caused by the beam becoming
detached from the cspstan and falling on him,
breaking his neck, which caused death almost
instantly. The deceased ia a native Of Manila.
Spain and leaves wife and two children, who
are now residing in Gretna,., Coroner Chastant
held an inquest, and the jury rendered verdict
in accordance with the above particulars.
FALSE ALARMS OF FIRE.-About o'clock New
Years morning, false alarm OF fire was given
from box No. 124, engine house Of Philadelphia
Fire Company No IA, Common street, by some
malicious person, who made his escape Officer
Burci of the beat, found the box open. An
other false alarm OF fire was turned in about $50
O'Clock the same morning from box No. 21G COR
ner of Hospital and Dauphine streets. Also one
from box 3l3, at 7:SO O'Clock yesterday morning.
A SMALL F1RE.-About o'clock yesterday
shop, No. 90 Jackson street, occupied by A. Corne,
and owned by Gustave Troy. The fire was ex-
tinguished by the members of Hook and Lad
der Company No. !. The shop was not insured,
the contents Of which were slightly damaged
he aar N was turned in from the Sixth Precinct
Station.
CARVED WITH A RAZOR.-About II o'clock
Thursday night difficulty took place on Frank
lin street, between Customhouse and Bienville,
between a woman named Fannie Frank and a
Eo1iv i,,1v 1o4xo
was cut with razor in the left cheek by the for
mer, who was arrested and locked up in the
Fourth Precinct Station Felix Augustine was
removed to his residence on Marais street, be-
tween Ursulines and ST. Philip, where medical aid
was furnished. --
JUDGE A. H. McARTHUR.-Rumors were cur
rent this morning on the streets and at Police
Headquarters, that the body of A. H. Macarthur,
late Judge Of First Municipal Police Court had
been found in the Old Basin, with the top Of his
head blown off. On hearing the same our re-
porter visited the Basin and found that the ru-
NOR WAS false. It WAS also rumored at the Old