The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-12-07
THE CITY.

ACCIDENTALLY PoIsoNED.-Last Wednesday
night Miss Julia NJ srtln, young lady twenty
one years of age, residing on Bayou Road
street, between Rocheblave and Dorgenols,
came to an untimely death from an overdose
of laudunum, at her own hands. Miss Martin
came home about O'Clock in the evening
suffering from severe attack of neuralgia
and took some laudunum, thinking 1T would
put her to sleep and relieve her OF the pain,
but it proved different. A physician was
called, and did everything possible to save
her life, but without avail. She died at half
past II P Nj.
Coroner DeBlanc was notified and held an
inquest, when the jury, which was composed
of well known citizens, returned verdict
that the deceased came to her death by her
own hands by taking an overdose OF lauda-
mum through mistake, no guilt or blame
being attached to any person by reason OF her
death report was circulated in the neigh
borhood that the young lady had committed
suicide, which report proved to be without
foundation.
STABBED.-On Sunday afternoon, about 3
o'clock, two men, named Eugene Populus
and Alexander Davis, had a lively set-to at
the corner of Union and st. Claude streets,
and amused a large audience for about fifteen
minutes Davis got the best of the fight,
when Populus, seeing that he was over
powered, drew forth his knife and stabbed
him in the side, intlicting slight wound.
Officer Anderson appeared on the ground
and rushed the pair into the Fifth Precinct
Station for fighting and disturbing the peace.
Davis also charges Populus With stabbing him
with intent to kill.
BOLD RoBBERY.-Some time during Sum-
day afternoon the residence OF Mrs. Boison,
No. % Esplan ade street, between Decatur and
Charities, was entered by some unknown party
or parties, who succeeded in stealing there
from $3.50 in currency and eighty five
franc pieces The entrance was effected by
prying open the middle door of the second
room, where the money was usually kept in
an unlocked bureau drawer, during the alb
sence of Mrs. Boison at church. The rob-
berry is supposed to have been committed by
a man who rooms in the house.
A CUTTING AFFRAy IN CARRoLLToN.-Sun-
day morning about o'clock difficulty took
place on Adams, near Commercial street,
Carrollton between Jas. Reynolds apd S. j.
Cowen, which terminated in Reynolds draw
ing his pocket-knife and cutting his an
tagonist in the neck. The wounded man was
taken to his residence and attended by DR..
Henry, who pronounced the wound serious
but not dangerous. Reynolds was locked up
in the Sixth precinct station, charged with
cutting and wounding with intent to commit
murder.
SLIGHTLY WOUNDED. John Elwood and
Tom Brady came together, Sunday afternoon,
at the corner of Tchoupitoulas and St Mary
streets, aud proceeded forthwith to settle a
little misunderstanding that had existed be-
tween them for some time. Elwood sailed
forth his shooting iron and blazed away three
times at Tom, one of the balls taking effect
in his ear, int1icting slight wound.
BROUGHT To GRIEF.-Antonio Luciani, by
occupation a peddler, was nipped at the
corner of Where and B1enville streets, by
Special Officer Dumas, and run into the
Third Precinct Station, for violating Act No.
of the session of 1874 relative to the sale OF
unlicensed lottery tickets. He was searched
at the station, and large quantity of Havana
lottery tickets and several lists were found on
his person.
Observation-Disclosures the hours of and
o'clock Sunday morning. unknown thieves
entered the house of Miss Aggie Mcdonald,
No. % Basin street, and made off with lot
of clothing, $40 in currency, and gold watch
and chain. Loss about $500 The entrance
was effected by breaking the blinds off one Of
the windows in the rear of the house.
POCKETS PIcKED.-About II o'clock Sun.
day morning lady named Mrs. Mangeon,
residing at the corner of Charities and st.
Philip streets, had her pockets picked while
walking through the French beef market, OF
pocket-book containing 81, by some I'm
known thief, who made his escape
INcENDIARY.-An incendiary attempted to
burn down the church at the corner of Gin
ton and Pearl streets some time during Sat
urday night, by placing ailarge quantity oil
pine wood up to the church door and settino
it on fire. A heavy shower of rain fell imme,