The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-05-14
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LOST Oh SroLEN.-On the 10th instant there
disappeared or was stolen from the residence
Of DE-. u. A. Destramp, 457 Rampant street. 6
diamond ring, valued at 500, gold ring
| valued at $40. and two dollars in currency.
A colored girl named Martha Polite, who was
emnloved as a servant left the house about
the same time that the articles disappeared,
and being strongly suspected by DR.. Des
tramps. the police were put on the look out
for her. Corporal Labuzan, OF the Second
Precinct, accordingly overhauled her yester.
day evening at the corner OF White and st.
Andrew streets, and conducted her to the
station. None of the missing articles were
found in her possession.
HoRR1B1E Coal On ACCIDENT. AT half
past three o'clock yesterday afternoon Miss
Brown, a young girl of seventeen, residing
on White, between Josephine and jackson
streets, was fatally burned while lighting a
fire in the stove with coal oil, which caught
her clothing and burned her so seriously that
little hopes are entertained OF her recovery by
the attending physician. Mrs; Brown, the
and arms while attempting to extinguish the
flames and save her child.
Miss Brown was relieved from her suffsr-
ings by death about o'clock last night.
ALMOST FIRE AT half-past 2 o'clock yes
terday the curtains in the school-house OF the
Sisters, corner Of Calliope and Dryades streets,
caught fire from lighted candle being care
lessIy placed too near them. The curtains
and number of books were destroyed One
of the Sisters and two of the children were
slightly burned, while attempting to extin-
guish the fire. No further damage done.
DRowNED-Henry Toy, a young man of
eighteen years of age who has been employed
at the wreck of the Chas. Bodmann, visited
the boat to-day and accidentally fell over
board and was drowned. The body has not
vet been recovered The deceased resided on
Vaudeville, between Miro and Casacalvo
street.
Coop NEws.-The police have been ordered
to put stop to base ball playing in the pub
lie squares This is good move and will
meet with the hearty approval Of our citizens
who have of late avoided passing through our
squares, considering them more dangerous
than the battle field.
FIGHT AT THE SLAUGHTER oUsE.-Between
and o'clock yesterday a difficulty took
place at the Slaughter-House between Louis
Jones and an unknown man, in which Jones
was shot and slightly wounded in the left
arm, the unknown man making his escape
The cause of the difficulty could not be ascer-
tanned.
MORE CUTT1NG.-At 9 o'clock last night
difficulty occurred between Cont and Bien-
vile on Burgundy street, between man
named Gabriel Poree and a woman named
Mary Francois, in which the latter was
slightly cut in the right breast. The man
made his escape and the woman was taken to
the Charity Hospital.
CURIOUS M1srAKE.-At 2 o'clock yester-
day afternoon, Mr.. Pendergras, while under
the influence of liquor, and in the engine
house of fire company No. 8, mistook con-
lye for river water and drank a
long draught of it. He was suddenly taken
sick and conveyed to his residence on Royal,
between Vaudeville and Marigny streets,
where he is lying in critical condition.
[From Yesterdays Evening Edition.
SPRING FIGHTS. Wednesday, at 7:30 P. NJ,
Samuel Williams was arrested at the New
Lake end, charged with shooting and wound
ing. with intent to kill, one Henry Williams.
Hollis Steel was locked up Wednesday
morning in the Gretra calaboose, charged
with assault and battery with intent to kill.
Louis Herman and James Whitesides were
also given quarters in the same hotel Wednes-
day, being charged with assault and battery.
PERSONAL. Farley, Lizzie Jones and
Frank Reckhart were registered at Capt. Mon
.amat's Hotel Thursday night, charged with
committing larceny. They will be pleased to
zee their numerous friends at the above hotel |
KLEproMANIA William Dennessey was ar
rested by virtue of a warrant, Wednesday at
':45 P. NJ, charged by J. H. Sanders with
arceny. The arrest was made at 214 Port
street.
A SUSPICIOUS CHARACTER.-Ben Palmer, |
,nly nineteen years old, was escorted from
Race, between Camp and Coliseum streets, to
he Second Precinct Station, Wednesday |
evening, charged with being a suspicious
character.
In DANGEROUS CONDITION. Corporal Ges-
ag reports that the three-story brick building
corner of Elysian Fields and Victory streets
8 in dangerous condition, and liable to fall
It any time. The house is owned by Laitte
Dufour, and occupied as dwelling by MIR.
Irazer.
A BROKEN BR1DGE.-The attention of the
Administrator of Improvements is called to
he bridge at the intersection of Felicity and
Magnolia streets.
He WANTED TO RIDDLE Hrs MAN.-T. Rid
lie, on complaint of w. Foley, was arrested
It 8 A. NJ. Wednesday and lodged in the Fifth
Precinct Station, charged by said Foley with
utting with intent to kill.
BELL1GERENr.-L. Kicker, charged by w.
Eoley with cutting with intent to kill, on
earning that warrant had been issued for
lis arrest, surrendered himself Wednesday
t 3:15 P. M. and was locked up in the Fifth
Precinct Station.
AN INSANE MAN.-Paul Heath. supposed to
10 insane, was taken to the Harbor Station at
alfpast II o'clock Wednesday night by Of
icer William Ryan, fro the levee, head of
Italia street.
ANOTHER UNFoRTUNATE.-A laborer named
Patrick McDonough, thirty years of age, was
rrested at half-past o'clock Thursday morn
pg on the levee, head OF Terpschore street,
nd detained at the Harbor Station for safe
eeping he evidently being insane, having
tempted to commit suicide, but being pre-