The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-06-26
THE CITY.

CoNNuB1AL INFELIc1TY. At balf.past {
o'clock P. NJ. Friday difficulty occurred in
tn alley on st. Joseph, between Camp and
Magazine streets, between Martha Ducre and
her husband Theodore Ducre, during which
the former was stabbed in the stomach with q
knife in the hands Of the latter. Theodore
Ducre was, at the instance Of Judge Neville,
arrested and lodged in the Central Station.
The wounded woman was removed to 2Os
Camp street. where she is employed as a SER
want DR.. Logan visited her and pronounced
the wound Of a dangerous nature.
The prisoner stated to BULLETIN reporter
that there had been an improper intimacy
between his wife and man named Henry
Duncan. On bringing Duncan face to face
with his wife, he accused her of improper
| conduct, which she did not deny. This pro-
voked him to such an extent that he inflicted
the wound aforementioned. The wound is
just below the navel and it is thought in
ternal hemorrbage will result
SHOOTING AFFRAY.--On the 23d inst. in the
parish of st. Bernard, Fifth Sub Precinct, 80
miles below the city, diff ,ulty took place
between two men, named Vincent Maurice
and Peleo Pendras, which resulted in the for
mer being shot in the right breast, just below
the nipple, and dangerously wounded by the
latter. who made his escape. 1t appears that
the difficulty originated out of an old quarrel.
Pendras is q man of 50 years Of age, OF Span
ish descent, round face, dark grey eyes, black
hair, height five feet four inches, and resides
Is miles below the city. The wounded man
was conveyed to his residence and a physician
sent for, who extracted the ball and pro-
nounced him in a critical condition.
RuNAwAY.-Yesterday afternoon, about
o'clock, while Mr.. J. C. Davenport was
driving down Magazine street, when reaching
Canal street his horse took fright and ran
away, throwing Mr. Davenport from the
buggy, who received three or four wounds !
about the head. He was picked up by |
some Of his friends and convey ed to drug
store in the vicinity, where his wounds were |
dressed and pronounced slight. The horse |
and buggy were taken in charge by his
friends.
Police BoARD-At meeting of the Police
Board FSiday the following officers were dis
missed from the force: j. Longmire, Third
Precinct, for drunkenness; A. E. Populus, J.
Pascal, Fourth Precinct, neglect of duty; Por-
er V. Boutte, Second Precinct, for neglect of
luty.
FIRE FROM LIGHTNING.-At half-past IL
o'clock p. NJ. Thursday, fire broke out in
he grain elevator corner of Ninth and Har-
nOpy streets. The fire was caused by the
lightning striking the building on the side
bout fifteen feet from the ground The
amsge was very slight as the flames were
uickly extipguished.
From Yesterdays Evening Editionl
FIRE-Two CHILDREN BURNED. Between
hree and four A. NJ, Friday morning, a fire
roke out in twostory frame kitchen, stu
ted on St. Louis, between Marais and Irene
treets, owned by NJ. Leblanc and occupied
y Mary Thomas. The flames destroyed
ed and bedding, valued at 500. Louis
'homas, aged nine years, and Mary Thomas,
ged seven years, we're both in bed, and were
sverely burned by the flames, but were res Y
ued from fiery grave by the police, who
$50 extinguished the fire without giving an
arm.
A CHURCH STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.-Dnring
,e thunderstorm, at o'clock P. NJ, Thurs
~, the lightning struck the Methodist Luz I
leran (St PauD Church, corner Port and
raps streets, damaging the church to the
mount of $40. At the same time, the light
ing took another freak and struck the resi-
snce of G. A. Vaudeville, corner Port and 7,
: Claude streets, destroying portion of the
aiding and the cistern, inAicting damages
the amount Of 5000. MIR. Mandeville's
mily escaped uninjured.
BODY FoUND.-The body of the colored
y Arthur Carter, aged nine years, who was
'owned on the 14th inst, while bathing in
Q river at Sedgewick Hospital, was found at
35 A. NJ. on Friday, at the head of Belle
stle street. The Coroner held an inquest;
rdict, accidental drowning.
U. Gaiennie was arrested in
.yades Market, at l o'clock Friday morn Z
Z, by Officer j. johnson, who charges him =
tn being dangerous and suspicious char
ter and q vagrant. "
NEwsBoY OvERBoARD. half past o'clock !"
iday morning a newsboy named Frank
ng, about ten years old, fell into the river
Tile sitting on the front guard of the Mary r.
'uston, lying at the head of Poydras street.
e little fellow was rescued by Officer J. E. o,
lien, of the Harbor Precinct
LARCENY. Monroe Smith being somewhat
barrassed in financial way and wishing
become solvent, purloined from one Mel
/ Hall the sum of three dollars in currency
well as three sealed letters. Hall had
18th hauled into the First, charging him
b larceny.
BROKEN BRIDGES -The bridge leading into n,
iseum Square, across the Camp Street
,al, is broken and in dangerous condi-
, and needs repairs; also the bridge at the
ner of Freret and Erato streets.
)IsBURsERs OF FORTUNE. Walsh,
lisa Jones and Carrie Hall conspired Re
inst the fortune of one B. G, BERGER, and
w the unfortunate man into bankruptcy
puxloiniDg SIS in currency from his
kets. The trio were locked up in the
I'd, charged with larceny.
[arsden's Zarsaparilla at ]. p Eckleberg's,
,er St. Charles and Washington streets
ny your carriages, buggies and baby
ons of L. T. Maddux, So Carondelet street.
,st Cordova coffee, parched or ground, s. I