The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-12-10
THE CITY.

ALARM BELLS IN THE THIRD DISTRICT
the request Of about one hundred and hfty
petitioners and residents of the Third DIS
| trict, Superintendent Samuel Weeks yester
day changed the striking apparatus OF tn
| fire alarm bell in the Moreau Street Church
and placed it in the tower of the new German
| Southern Church, corner of Port and Craps
streets. This change will remedy an evi
long complained of, there being too many
bells clustered together.
RESCUED FROM DRowNING.-About 12:45
Thursday afternoon q man named J. II. Rob
ertson, "a years old, and native Louisiana,
while in the act of taking drink of water,
accidentally fell from fatboat lying at the
head of Gaiennie street, into the river. Ht
was rescued from drowning by MI }. W.
kirkpatrick, the owner of the fiat.
Found - Officer Clause, at half past
o'clock last evening, found hair bracelet al
the corner of Third and Prytanla streets,
which the owner can recover by calling at the
Sixth Precinct Station and proving property.
Row IN COFFEE HoUsE.-Two English
sailors, named Andrew Hunter and Tom
Chairman, entered Mr.. J. McCaron's coffee
house on the Levee, between First and Sec
ond streets, about midnight Wednesday, with.
out cent in their pockets and called for
drinks. The proprietor had been fooled once
daring the forepart of the evening. and re-
fused TO give them what they called for until
they planked down the cash, whereupon both
sailors pulled him from behind his counter
and beat and kicked him around in a most
brutal manner, and retired from the house,
throwing tumblers, chairs and tables behind
them. Officer Little, thinking that some one
had been murdered, rushed to the place and
arrested the two sailors.
Mr.. McCaron followed them to the station
and preferred a charge, and retired IN the
same lookup himself for having a brass
knuckle concealed on his person.
EMBEzzLEMENT james Kinney, amechanic,
was arrested Thursday morning, at the cor
ner of Magnolia and Gravier streets, charged
by A. Landry with breach of trust and en-
bezzlement. Landry states that he intrusted
two gold rings, worth So, to James, and he
refused or neglected to return than.
BROKEN CROSSINGS. crossing corner
Canal and Magazine streets is displaced and
in a dangerous condition; also the crossing
corner Gravier and ST. Charles streets was
broken during the fire Tuesday night. Both
of these places require Immediate attention
from the proper authorities.
FIRE IN THE SIXTH DISTRICT. ~
o'clock Wednesday night a fire was discovered
Pitt street, between Lyons and Robert, owned
by Mr.. Ryan, which was entirely consumed
Loss about $500. Whether insured or not
could not be ascertained. The fire was the
work of an incendiary.
POLICE NoTEs.-Julia Lewis swore out an
affidavit against Julia Clubs and had her ar
r&rl 10 = do In
TIA Franklin street, for having stolen property
possession, knowing the same to have been
stolen.
Ben Williams was picked up at the corner
of Charities and Cont street, at 3:l5 o'clock,
Thursday morning, with loaded revolver
concealed about his person.
The bridges corner Philip and Dryades and
Josephine and Laurel streets, are broken and
in dangerous condition.
VIM. Robinson passed the night in the
Rousseau Street Station, on charge of carry
ing revolver concealed on his person.
Harry Wicks, a gambler, John Mcneil, q
sportsman, aud Harry Swayne, stableman,
engaged in free and easy fight at the corner
of Common and Rampant streets, at o'clock
this CThursday) morning, and were locked
up.
Paul Joseph was pulled in from the corner
of Perdido and st. Charles streets, for being
drunk and unable to take care of his vehicle
and team, which was sent to the pound.
Leopold Sweitzer went to Jail from the cor
ner Of Tchoupitoulas and Lyons street, at
o'clock Wednesday evening, for riding horse
on the sidewalk. The animal was sent to the
pound.
Elizabeth Marshall was taken by surprise on
Wednesday morning. when an officer pre-
scented himself at her domici, No. IS Or
leans street, and requested her to retire to the
Police Station to answer a charge of larceny
lodged against her by w. Saxon.
Patrolman Tholmer impounded one bay
and one black horse, found astray at the cor
ner of Claiborne and Kerlerec streets, We'd
nesday morning.
About twenty Migrants were run into the
police stations Wednesday for ask
ing charity on the streets.