The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-08-22
THE CITY.

DIED FROM THE EFFECTS OF INJURIES Rrcr,vr
, Leddy Smith, eight years old. who was bsdl
burned on the night Of the 26th of july Last az
I. on Thursday at the Charity Hospital from Is
q effects Of the injuries received. Il appears TIA
;, the child was in bed at Lorine Smiths house :,
the night Of the Goth, when some unknown part,
It fred the premises. The fire was thrown int III
# bed where the child slept from the street an
4 when it was discovered by Lorine Smith. 81,
rushed into the room and put out the flames I'M.
= in time to prevent the child's being burned T.
t death.
= Circumstances pointed TO the father Of th1
child, one Henry Watson, who is now in the
Parish Prison, charged with arson, as being the
3 party that had set the premises on fire. He had
for many weeks previous stated to Lorine Smith
that if she didn't drive his wife away from the
, house that he would burn the d-n place down.
. On the evening of the fire he was seen waking
, up and down the sidewalk by several witnesses
something he had never done before.
Watson, the man charged with setting tina
place on fire, was arrested the next day by De-
tec.ive Cain at the corner Of Carondelet and
Girod streets.
M1ss1NG.-A young girl eighteen years old
namtd Ann Jane Fitz Gibbons, lett the residence
of Mrs. BOltwood on Common street, near john
son, on the morning Of the Is b inst, snce
which time she has not been seen. Miss Fitz
Gibbons is about five feet five inches nigh, fair
complexion, rather stout and good looking, blue
| eyes and brown hair. At the time she left the
house she wore fesh.colored dress, trimmed
| with a small white tape, with black lace around
| the bottom, and was suffering from chills and
fever. Superintendent Loan has notified the
force to keep sharp lookout for her.
| Run OVER BY CARRIAGE About q quarter
! of O'Clock last evening Mr. He'll while crossing
| the street at the corner Of Canal and Magazine
| Streets was knocked down and run over BY
public carriage driven by Charles Kleo, and seri.
ously injured about the head. He was conveyed
fn "a nf of IF
and Gravier streets, where his wounds were
dressed. He was afterwards taken in charge by
his friends, who removed him to the residence Of
Mr.. II. Fl. Hansell, corner st. Charles aud GEN
eral Taylor streets. The driver Of the carriage
was locked up in the Central Station.
ACCIDENT ON THE CHATTANOOGA RoAp-A
man named Robert Jordan, laborer, while at
work on the New Orleans and Chattanooga Rail-
road had his right knee broken by the falling Of
q lie, which struck him while attempting to re-
move it. He was brought to the city on the
O'Clock train and sent to his residence in Al
giers.
DEAD Docs GoNE.-During the week ending
August 81, 1865. 2O4 prowling dogs fell victims
of everlasting sausage and were appropriately in
tered in the Potter's Field Since the first is
sue 1885 have suffered the death penalty.
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. About half-past II
o'clock Saturday morning. q man named Joe
Ulmer, ffty-fve years old, native Of France,
attempted to commit suicide by jumping into the
Galvez Canal, but was rescued by Mr.. Meuton,
who resides at the rner Of DerbigDy and jack
son. Ulmer was sent to his home, at the corner
of Liberty and Felicity streets, where he was ats
tended by DR.. Watkins, who pronounced him out
OF danger. No cause is assigned for the rash act
INcENDIAR1sM.-At a quarter past 8 o'clock
Saturday morning, Sergt. Hussey, Of the Sec
ond Precinct, discovered that the double cottage
house No. 81 POlymnia street was on fire in the
rear. Upon approaching, the sergeant found
box containing chips and pitch, which were burn
ing, under the house, and standing at the side
bottle of coal oil.
Upon further examination it was discovered
that the entire side Of the house had been satu-
rated with the oil, and the flames from tho box
had already commenced to communicate with it.
in putting the flames out, with the
assistance of Mr.. George W. Kelsey, who occu-
pies Oae-half OF the house. The side on fire is
now occupied by an old colored woman, during
the absence Of the Keseys, who are out Of the
'lty. The building is owned by the Widow
Neville. Damage triaing. Insured, but in what &
company, not ascertained.
A FEMALE CONFIDENCE GAME. For some
months past woman, giving her name as Mrs.
Aennedy, has been practicing q confidence game 3
n the Sixth District, representing herself as . u
Wealthy woman. Since her appearance uptown,
he has been calling at dressmakers saying that
he had three or four hundred dollars worth Of h
ewing to give out, and asking for good seam.
tress who can cut and fit dress well When
n the point of leaving, she discovers that she
las lost her poe textbook, containing 500.
She then borrows one dollar to return home
aging that when the dressmaker calls ned
corning for the sewing at her residence, corna
I Louisiana Avenue and st. Charles street, shs
MI return the borrowed money. At the APP
ointed hour the following morning the deceived
ressmaker calls at the address left with her
nd is told that no such person resides in thA
icnity.
Orders have been issued by Capt. Wilson to
ls officers to keep sharp lookout for her and
rrest hsr on sight.
CUIT1Na.--Some time during Friday diff.
1ty took place on board the steamboat Belleo Of
hreveport, between two colored deck hands,
AIMED George Jones and James Wilson, in
hich the latter was stabbed two or three times
no dangerously wounded by the former: It ap-
ears that Jones was rolling q cask in the hold
hen Wilson kicked him two or three times and
I'd him to work up lively.
Jones, not feeling inclined TO take Wilson's
ows, returned them with his knife After
10 difficulty Jones was arrested and locked
IN the Central Station, charged with dam 1
rously cutting and wounding James Wilson.
was brought before Judge Evans, pleaded
IT guilty and remanded without the benefit
bail.
That RAzoR.-vctorine Williams drew forth
razor, and with that deadly weapon began
,ith This was no fun for the Smith, and =
erefore she called upon Officer Hawkins for
slstance, and Victorine was walked of to the
cond, where she was snugly put away.
LARCENIEs.-Fliza Lewis and Josephine Paul
re run into the Fifth Precinct Station from
lneburg, charged by F. Auguste with the lar
~ Of $50.
Iohn Constantine, for the larceny of 50 50 from
te Constantine, was run into the Fifth by officer
,s.
'oI.IcE NoTEs.-A. Routon, who was charged s.
b the larceny of goose by W. G. Sweet, sur
.dertd himself at the Eighth Precinct Station,
declares himself innocent of the charge. rs
as. Norton, as dangerous and suspicious
Iracter, was picked up on the levee, head of
ephine street. and taken to the Sixth Precinct |
ton by Officers Duffy and Walden.
he bridge at the corner OF Customhouse and
oertson streets, is in a broken and dangerous
dition and needs immediate repairs.
he bridge corner of Charities and Bienyille
,ets, is also out Of repairs and needs the at
ton Of somebody.
ugar pilfering is the charge upon which one
BERT johnson was locked I'M in the Harhor