The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-11-11
THE CITY.

| FIRE IN THE THIRD DISTRICT About half
past 10 o'clock, Tuesday night, fire broke
out in an unoccupied one story frame house
at the corner Of Congress and Peters streets,
owned by Mr.. Latopille, which was entirely
| consumed; loss about $4,000. 1t was impos-
81 ole to ascertain whether or not the property
was insured and for what amount TIE
flames thence communicated to an adjoining
one-story frame dwelling house, owned by
Louis Boucher and occupied by Mrs. Parker,
which was parti ally destroyed. his property
! is insured IN the FIremen's Insurance Com
pany, but for what amount could not be
| learned. Mrs. Parker's furniture was also
insured in the same company for $3.50. The
cause Of the fire is supposed to have been the
work of an incendiarye The alarm was turned
in from Box 6l3, corner Of DAuphine and In
dependence streets.
OBTAINING MONEY UNDER FALSE PRETENsEs
Tuesday John 2. Becker, the proprietor of
beer saloon at 80 Royal street, appeared be-
| fore Judge Evans and made an affidavit charg-
ing Misses Blanche Revere and Kitty Lavar-
do with obtaining $39 each from him under
false pretenses.
1t appears that Becker engaged these two
| parties in New York, and paid their fare to
this city, to perform in concert hall.
When the parties arrived here they found
out that Becker kept beer saloon and not a
concert hall, as represented to them by him,
and they refused to fulfill their engagement
The amount claimed to have been obtained
under false pretenses is the money paid by
him for their trip from New York to New Or
leans. The parties named were arrested this
morning and released on bonds.
PASSING COUNTERFEIT Com. - Wednesday
morning about 8 O'Clock a well-dressed
colorored man entered store at the corner
of franklin and Common streets and asked
the proprietor to let him have $40 in currency
in exchange for a spell marke, which he pre-
sented at the time, stating that he wanted to
pay party in the neighborhood S. that he
owed him.
The proprietor, not knowing that the coin
was a counterfeit, or the man thief, was
about to give him change for it, when an Off
Ger, who had known his past career, happened
to pass by and see him. He was arrested and
brought to the Central Station, where, on
being searched, the counterfeit spiel marke
and brass knuckle were found concealed on
his person. He is a well-known confidence
man, and travels under the name OF ''Albert. ;"
A FALSE ALARM OF FIRE.-At half past s
o'clock this morning false alarm was turned
in by Mr.. Peter RiddeI from box No. q,
corner of st. Charles and First streets. The
alarm was turned in on account of a large
smoke that was discovered coming from the
stove pipe on the Magnolia School, on Caron-
delet, betw cen jackson and Phillip streets.
Kew No. 1856 which had been in the possession
of Riddell was taken from the box by Chief
Engineer OConnor and left at the Sixth
Precinct Station.
UNDER FALSE fRETENsEs- Davis was
arrested on warrant on Customhouse street,
between Burgundy and Rampant, taken out at
the instance of Mr.. Louis Anthedor, who
made complaint that Peter obtained money
from him under false pretenses.
SUDDEN DEATH.-About Z o'clock on
Wednesday morning, man named James
Marshall, about thirty-four years old, and
native of the United States, died suddenly at
his residence, corner OF Roman and ST.
Philip streets. The coroner has been mott
fed and will hold an inquest
N1scEIIANEoUs.-Ju Parker was run in
from the corner of Poydras and Liberty
streets by special officer Roxborough, charged
with the larceny of 500 pounds of cotton
samples, two hats and one overcoat. 1t is
supposed that Parker Is the young man who
has for some time past been in the habit of
sneaking into cotton houses, on Carondelet
street. and making eff with samples and
clothes.
Officer Bonnette, at O'Clock, Wednesday
morning, conducted one J. Hatch to the lock-
up, from the corner of Terpsichore and Con-
STAGE streets, on the long charge-that of
being dangerous and suspicious person.
Capt. Peter Joseph yesterday afternoon
came across Jake Slellang and one Wilson,
on Basin street, between Cus,omhouse and
Bienvllle. and brought them to the station,
charged with being deserters from the United
States ship Canonicus
man named John Sullivan, native of
Ireland, was sent to the Charity Hospital in
a sick and destitute condition, from the corner
of Poydras and Liberty streets.
George Clever, aged 80 years, a native of
Preston, England, came to the IRENE Station