The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-08-14
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Mr.. Kinsella is still engaged in investi
eating the Custom House contracts.
....It Is said that the assessment on values
in this city will be increased twenty per cen
when finished. aa. j..
-. The Courier-Jour7.al calls Brother Shear
man, Of the Beecher case notoriety, "tht
great American watering pot"
1.-The Republican State Central Commit
tee met yesterday and regular family tall
was INDUCED in.
.-.. The City Hall was almost deserted yes
terday. The Administrators and their clerks
\ were on hand, but there was no one else.
-. President Grant has pardoned G. W
Swansea, the sailor who was convicted before
Judge Woods of assault on the high seas.
1.-THE British steamship Alabama, which
has been on the bar and obstructing the chan
mel for the past twenty days, was yesterday
got of and is now lying on the inside.
The police yesterday morning pulled
a number Of private market men. They were
arraigned before Judge Staes. Some of them
were discharged, and others were sent before
the First District Court under bonds Of 500.
-. The residents on Canal street, below
Claiborne. are anxious to know when the city
authorities propose harvesting their grass
crop on the neutral ground Of Canal street.
They gaze upon it daily in anxious solicitude,
fearful lest it all return to seed.
-. AT q meeting of Battery G., Washington
Artillery, held Thursday night, record OF
which was crowded out of our edition Friday
morning, the following officers were elected
First Sergeant, Jno. r. McGaughey I'd,
Chas- Palfey; Sd, Thos. H. Fuqua; 4th, F. A.
Behan. rs aas TI ELK. 5.a--t
Oorporals-lst, John Bozadt; I'd, Edward
Collins; Sd, q. q. Marks; 4th, E. Peychaud.
MondAy was selected drill day. ",.|..1
As an easy and cheap way Of cleaning
the streets, it has been suggested that the
Administrator of Improvements give permis-
sion to parties desiring to fill their lots and
improve their gardens to cart off the dirt that
the gang Of the department SO indostriously
pilenp. Those insight heaps on Gravier
street, between Carondelet and Baronne, are
good ones to start on. -io---
The attention of the police authorities
is eelled. to the mob Of loafers and black
guards who of evenings congregate on the
Magnolia Bridge and amuse themselves and
disgust the neighborhood by grossly insulting
ladies. The bridge-keeper could stop it if he
would, but he wont; but if the police take
hand and lock up two or three of the towards
they will seek another place to spend their
evenings. . ..-.''n"t"e '5 ''
-. About a year ago Oscar T. Conner,
Mayor Of ,Ksnner, purchased Of Officer Pig
gott q pair of number twelve boots-large size.
The unsophisticated peeler sold the boots for
S., crediting 0onnor.s After waiting reason
able time Piggott began to importune the
Mayor for the money, but to no purpose, and
so short time ago the peeler entered suit
before Magistrate Todd in Carrollton. Mayor
Conner set up for a defense that he had only
borrowed the boots from Piggott and had held
them subject to his order. Now as the Mayor
had been wearing the boots all this time it
was little hard on Piggott. After an argu-
ment the Magistrate rendered judgment
against his Honor, and he had to come down
with five dollars and costs. I4ilaa.
Thursday afternoon, as clerk in the en-
employ Of Messrs. Hirsch, Adler & Co., No. 81
Tcheuptoulas street. was on his way to bank to
make deposit. he accidentally dropped out Of
his bank book, ct the corner of Common and
ST. Charles streets. $3.50 in currency and several
checks for large amounts. Fortunately, Mr..
Isaac Stoutemeyer, editor of the New Orleans
Times, picked up the roll Of money, and dis
covering the ownership from the Endorsement
on the checks, at once restored it to Messrs
Hirsch, Adler & Co., to their very great graft
fication and to the unbounded JOY Of the care
less young gentleman, who may regard him
selfas exceedingly fortunate that the money |
fell into honest hands, II will doubtless be |
q lesson to him in the future. 1t question |
whether the pleasure experienced by Messrs
Hirsch, Adler a. Co. in recovering their lost
treasure was greater than the qualification of
Mr.. stoutemeyer in being able to return it to
them. ,E,
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cations by MARLBOROUGH the newspaper Duke