The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-12-26
THE CITY.

head bv the latter, who made his escape. Inc
wounded man was conveyed 10 MS resluthce, W.
70 Josephiue street, and attended by Or. DUR,
who pronounced his wounds serious pu' hot oan-
gerous.
Asy1r R1or.-About 11:45 o'clock Saturday
mnrn;no while Patrolman H. C. Campbell, OF the
Second Precinct, attempted to arrest drunken en-
colored man. on Magnolia near o ono Of
was attacked by crowd u colored men, one %
whom struck him in the left side OF the face with
roct knocking him senseless to the ground,
and iniurine him severely. Assistance arrived
few moments afterwards, but the mop hao .!
that time dispersed. The wounded man was
taken to his residence, where he received NED
cal attention.
WAS IT A SUICIDE.-About q quarter past 1
Saturday morning, an unknown man "siheu ~
the leyee toward the steamboat Era NO. ~; lying
at the head of Cont street. and fell INTO the ,Nel
and was drowned. The Waterman OF the Doat
and Patrolman Ernst, OF the Harbor freclnc.,
used al their endeavors to save HIM, put were
unable to find any trace of him after he stepped
INTO the river. 1t was impossible to ascertain
whether it was accidental or Intentional on ms
part The presumption Is that he was unoer tne
Influence of liquor, and as the night was very
dark accidentally walked into the river Whle III
the act of going on board the boat. The watch
man thinks that he was one of the hands on the
| steamboat. His body has not been recovered.
| ACCIDENT TO A FIREMAN.-About $3.50 O'Clock
| Saturday morning while the truck OF Hope HOOK
and Fire Company No. 8, was rolling TO the nre
| on Cont street, and when on Rampart street.
| between St. Louis and Cont, the horse shipped
| and fell John Collins the driver, fell to the
| ground under the truck which passed over MS
| ct est and breaking his right arm between tne
wrist and elbow aud otherwise injurlng him. he
was atten led by DR.. Ca5tellanos, VINO pronounced
| his injuries dang rous, and then ne was couNeseu
| to the truck house by his friends
| DANGEROUSLY WoUNDED.-Friday night, about
| ma a
| Duffy. known around the Courthouse bul!dlnS,
where he generally holds forth, as ''Toothplch
Duffy" was attacked at the corner OF Barracks ana
| ROYAL street bv some unknown colored man, VINO
stabbed him in the left side, infilcting danger
oes wound. The wounded man was taken TO I'll 9
Third Precinct Station, and afterwards conveyed
to the Charity Hospital. The colored man mace
his .scape Duffy wore tin chain and brass
watch. and it is presumed that the assault WAS
made for the purpose OF ROBBERY.
SrABB1SG AFFRAY on PoYDRAs STREET.-Friday
night about II o'clock, dispute aro.e at the
corner of Poydras and Franklin streets, between
two Young men named Schetter and Frank Doyle,
which terminated in the former being assaulted,
stabbed and wounded in the left shoulder with a
bowie. knife by the latter, who made good ms
escape before the police arrived. The wounded
man was taken to his residence, on Franklin
street. near Poydras, where his wound was
dressed and pronounced not dangerous.
PrcKpocKEr-Sidney Moore was arrested in
the Bazaar Market at Ii o'clock on Friday morn
ing, by Officer Gleason, and locked up IN the
jackson Square Station, charged by MIS-. blols
with picking her pockets.
INcEsD1aRY.-At1 o'clock on Saturday morn
ing the remains of the shanty burned on the lfth
inst. on Mary street, between Plum and Filth,
was fired by an incendlary and totally reduced 10
ashes. The shanty was owned by MI. frledel-
meyer, and what remained OF 1t was valued al
$500. Il insured, could not be ascertalned, as
the prOprletOr is absent from the city.
FIRE IN THR SECOND DIsTRICr.-About nine
O'Clock Saturday morning, fire was discovered
in the roof of the two-storg frame house No. 23l
Cont street, owned by Mr.. Turner and occupied
by Mrs. Barthe, which was damaged by fire anc
, water to the amount of $500. The property Il
insured, but in what company and for Wha1
amount could not be ascertalned The alarm
was turned in by Mr.. Martin Hickey, housekeepel
of Pelican Hook snd Ladder Fire Company No
4 from box l46. The cause OF fire is unknown
:, SUDDEN DEATH-A colored woman, named Mrs
WilkiLson aged 70 years, died suddenly about Il
oclot k Friday night, at her residence, corner Q
Erato and White streets.
UNDER SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES. - Jane
Sullivan a laborer Martin Srnl b, a butcher AM
Charles Harrison, stOne-cutter were found Oh
Mr. J. Hessian'5 premises, on Della street, be
tween Lafayette and Poydras, at O'Clock, Satur
r day morning, under very suspicious clrcum
stances. They were lmmured III the Central ola
ton.
CANNON EXPLOSION. Saturday afternoon, abou
, 1 O'clock boy named l.. E Pons, aged II Year,
while attempting to fire off a small Christina
cannon in the street, opposite his fathers RESI-
( dence, No. 1919 Rousse AL street, was severed
burned about the head and face, caused by tn
explosion of the cannon. The boy was taken
bis residence, where his Injuries were dressed b.
physician, who pronounced them dangerous
3 ACCIDENTALLY SHOT. About quarter past
3 O'Clock yesterday afternoon young man name
? Paul Dutre was shot and slightly wounded L
: the left leg while carelessly handling revolver
at the United States Custom-House, corner G
Decatur and Canal streets.
LARCENY Mr.. W. G. Bailey had Robert Stew
!. art arrested at the Ninth Street Market at hal
G past O'Clock Friday morning and confined /
the Sixth Precinct Station, a charge OF stea
!, ing SIS sewing machine.
ACCIDENTALLY SHoT.-About haifpast ON
: o'clock rriday afternoon colored man name
y Henry Wllligms. was shot and slightly wounde
in the left hand by the accidental discharge OF
pistol in the hands of another colored man name
Charles Jones who made his escape.
!. FIREARMS. Some twenty odd persons wer
: marched into the variouspolice stations Chistma
eve night for violating city ordinance relative
= fir ng off pistols ire crackers and etc. III III
- | streets
# EMBEzzLEMENT.-Emile Hoffman, clerk, wa
d taken to the Pacanier Station at half-past
}, o'clock Friday evening from his residence, corne
=, | OF Ierp51chOre ana AnnunclaIOn streets, on
v warrant sworn to by G. Gallagher, charging hil
Y with breach Of trust and embezzement.
d SEVERELY INJURED.-A colored man name
d Perry Grant, aged 33 years, and native OF Lol
II isana, arrived IN this city Friday night on I'll
e Jackson Railroad from Amte where, he state
e tree fell on him Thursday, breaking his rigl
IS arm He was conveyed to the Charity Hospita
II The WEAPONS FoUND.-Mr. A. Jeanselme,
!. clerk at No. q Chartres street, brought Smit
I Il Wesson revolver to the Third Precinct Station
9 Friday Afternoon, which was handed to him /
:. Mr. j. G. Roux, after he shot Mr.. l. K. Levy, an
% before he surrendered himself at the station
also, dirk which was found in the sore.
Run OvER.-At o'clock, Saturday morning,
boy named Willie Poppo, aged sixteen year
while attempting to get on cart on Mara
g street, near Esplanade, accidentally fell and W;
e run yer, severely ipjuring his legs. The be
l. was taken to his slience No. 191 Peace stree
n where he received medical attention. No blam
~ whatsoever was attached to the driver.
a POLICE NorEs-Jm Smith sneaked into Mr.
:, hnalls residence, on Franklin street, betwee
$ Cus,omhouse and Canal, at o'clock Christine