The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-10-27
THE CITY.

A L.MrSrABLE Casa child who was
fonnd in a sick and destitute condition at No.
43 Laharpe street, was sent to Charity Hospi-
tai. The little unfortunate is the child OF one
Charles Meyers, who is supposed to be insane
and left his home three days ago for parts IN
known, as he has never been heard from since
At the time of his departure he left his three
children in restitution, their mother having
| died some months since. The other two chill
dren, respectively eight and five years OF age,
were taken care of by the neighbors
ALMOST A SERIOUS ACCIDENTAL 7:30 A.
NJ. Tuesday, as the freight train of the Mobile
and New Orleans Railroad arrived at the yard
on the levee, head of Calliope street, and as
the locomotive was backing up the wharf, one
of the cars ran over the edge of the wharf
and would have fallen in and taken several
other cars attached into the river, had it not
been for q stron pile against which it struck,
which checked and prevented it from going
further. About half the car still hangs over
the wharf, loaded with cotton, to which other
freight cars are attached. The wharf and
cars are considerably damaged.
FORGERY AND CoUNTERFEITINa.-W. r.
Durham was arrested at 104 A. NJ. Tuesday.
in Algiers, by Officer Lilly, charged with
forgery and counterfeiting certif Gates OF for
feited lands He was brought to the city and
lodged in the Central Station.
The FIRE FIEND AT WoRK.-At quarter
after 4 o'clock Tuesday morning, a fire was
discovered under tho kitchen attached to the
two-story frame house, No. 282 Dryades
street. occupied by Charles Miamon, and
| owned by Louis Shaw; the building was par
! TALLY destroyed, with amount OF insurance
not ascertained. The furniture was insured
| in the Merchants for $1575. with but slight
damage. From thence the fire communicated
to the adjoining two-story frame dwelling,
No. 2SO Dryades corner of Julia street,
owned by Messrs. LATTE, Duflho Il Co., and
occupied by James Bacon.
| The building was considerably damaged by
| fire and water. Amount OF insurance on
building and furniture unknown.
The two-story frame dwelling No. 2S4
Dryades street next fell prey to the devour-
ing element; the property, owned and occu-
pied by Mrs. Ryan. slightly damaged by fire
and water Building insured in the Union
No. 8 for $500; furniture not damaged; no
insurance.
Total loss by fire and water estimated at
$4,000 Cause of fire unknown. Alarm
turned in from box 81, corner of Rampant
and Delord streets.
SHARING THE WARDROBE. Keefe, q
knight of the needle and goose, bears ques-
for that lady accuses the said Keefe with the
larceny of her wearing apparel, valued in all
at S25. Keefe states that as he is tailor he
only wanted to share and share alike; but in
spite of this he reposed in the Sixth, charged
with larceny.
Such NAUGHTY G1RLs.-James johnson, a
weak minded young man, was carried away
by the treacherous smiles of Annie Wilson,
who resides on Cont, between Dauphine and
Bourbon streets. Jim's money, So in all, was
also carried away by the same interesting lndl-
vidual, who was locked up in the Third Pre-
cinct under the charge Of larceny.
RUN OvER-Monday morning boy whose
name and residence could not be ascertained,
was run over by baker cart No. 1923, at the
corner of Canal and Bourbon streets, and
severely injured. The boy was taken to the
Orleans Infrmary, IA Dauphine street, and
examined by DR.. Beard, who pronounced his
injuries not dangerous The driver, J. M.
| Carrier, was arrested.
SMALL BLAZE. - At II o'clock, Monday
night, fire broke out on Laurel street, be-
| tween Marengo and Constantinople, in an
unoccupied one-story frame house, owned by
Jacob Powell. The flames were extinguished
| by the fire department, with damage to the
property by fire of $50. The fire is supposed
| to be the work Of an incendirry.
CHEcKMATED.-Wm. Jones wanted to steal
| badly indeed when he robbed one J. Lorenz
| of money and gambling checks at the corner
| of Canal and Front streets, for which ofense
Jones was incarcerated in the Third Precinct
Station, charged with larceny. John Kelly
| was also arrested as accessory.
CHARITY HosPIrAL.-Agar Marsh, woman
who was found in O sick and destitute condi-
ton, at Morgan's Railroad depot, (Algiers,)
was sent to the Charity Hospital by Sergeant
Rapp, of the Eighth.
A man named Jacob Gier, aged 81 years,
found in sick and destitute condition, at his
| residence on Water street, between Amelia
and Pension, was sent to the Charity Hos
pital
James McCullen, SO years of age, in sick
and destitute condition, was sent to the
Charity Hospital from the corner OF Canal
street and Hagan Avenue
POLICE NoTEs-Geo. Thomas, alias Burnt
Fingered George, as dangerous and susplcl-
Gus character, and also assault with danger
GUS weapon, was arrested and lodged in the
Third Precinct Station by Officer Martin.
Julia jackson, charged by VIM. Marshall
with larceny, was arrested on Solidelle, be-
tween Bagatelle and st. Anthony streets, and
conveyed to the Fifth Precinct lookup by viz
tue of warrant.
The bridge at the corner of st. Ann and
Prieur streets is reported in broken and
dangerous condition, and requires immediate
| repair.
Staub at Goldthwaite's book store has the
November numbers of the "Bow Bells, ="
.sYoung Ladies' Journal" and Frank Leslie's
Ladies' Magazine, in fact, all the magazines
opd uaok1iea