The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-11-04
THE CITY.

WHOSE CHILD There was but little COM
motion amongst those who were gathered
| about the Central Police Station Wednesday
| morning as Officer Hale came in, leading q
boy of about two years and q half of age. The
toddling little fellow looked up inquiringly
into every face, and failing to discover any
familiar, relapsed int o melancholy silence.
When questioned, he gave his name as Chas
Beasler but could not tell where his parents
reside. The Officer reported that he picked
up this diminutiye stroller the corner of
franklin and Poydras streets. The boy was
cared for, and wants relatives or friends at the
station.
PERHAPS FATAL AFFRAY.- About $50
O'Clock yesterday evening cutting aftrsy took
place at the corner of Chartres aud Royal
streets, between two men named Geo. Ardill
and James Norton, alias Charcoal, in which
the former was stabbed three times in the
neck by the latter, who after the cutting, sue
ceeded in making his escape The wounded
man was taken to his residence, % Kerlerec
street, where he was attended to by DR.. Ma
gle, who pronounced the wounds of serious
but not necessarily of dangerous character.
The cause Of the difficulty is unknown.
ASSAULT AND BATTERY.-An affidavit was
yesterday made by Capt. Flanagan against
one Joseph Reed, charging him, from infor-
nation received, with committing an assault
and battery on Officer Sullivan, of the Sixth
Precinct.
Reed was taken before Judge Adams, of the
Fourth Municipal Police Court. and placed
under bonds of $1,000 for his appearance next
Friday. The bond was furnished and Reed
went his way rejoicing.
ATTEMPTED BURGLARY Some time during
last night an unsucces.f full attempt was made
to enter the Wholesale establishment of
Isaacson & Seixas. situated at No 81 Com
mon street, near Tchoupitoulas. A pane of
glass was broken in the lower part of the front
door, and an attempt WAS made to pull out
the bolt
Not succeeding in that, the burglars got
upon box and broke another pane in the
upper portion of the door, in order to force
down the upper bolt, but the door being we'll
secured they did not succeed, and gave up
the work for bad jon; or it may be they
were frightened away by the officer of the
beat, who noticed them some distance away
running from the store aid beating hasty
retreat towards the river.
ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING Corporal johnson
brought to the Fifth Precinct Station, at |
O'Clock, Wednesday evening, one Robert Jen-
kins, one-legged man. native of Pennsyiva-
ME, who, While out hunting on the lake
shore, accidentally shot himself in the right |
leg, making compound fracture. He was
sent to the hospital
FoUND-The box containing jewelry stolen |
from the pocket of Mr.. Bot,o, at the corner
of St. Peter and Chartres streets. has been |
found. 1t was net stolen, as reported, but |
left in the Office of Messrs. Hut & Mencke, |
attorneys at law, to be returned to the owner.
CHARITY HospTTAI.-P Patrick Gaffnev, 40 |
years OF age. native of Ireland, who came
from ST. Louis on the steamboat Mary Bell,
in sick and destitute condition, was sent to
the Charity Hospital
Thomas Wilson, also sick and destitute,
went to the Charity Hospital.
Officer Alexander reports sending from the
81 cam boat Iberia William Morrison, native of
Ireland, to the Charity Hospital in a sick and
destitu.e condition.
On board the steamboat Bastrop two negro
men, named VIM. Ii. johnson and Geo. jack
son, were brought to the city in a sick and
destitute condition, and sent to the Charity
Hospital
Police NOTES Agnes Williams, for pilfer-
ing cotton from the corner of Customh house
and Wells streets, was locked up in the Third
Precinct Station by Officer Martin.
Mrs. Cruise, approaching the near approach
of winter, purloined from one J. B. Courver-
tier lot Of flannel, for which offense Mrs.
cuise took cruise to the Third Precinct