The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-12-01
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~. W. Falls, Seventh Justice OF the
Peace, sent Administrator Of Police 50 81
for fines collected during last week.
800. There is considerable talk in political
circles about nominating VIM. R. Whitaker,
Esq, for the Office of Attorney General on
the Conservative-D Democratic ticket.
-. Henry Miller will play the Unknown a
game of 500 points this morning at his bill
lard room, corner of Common and st.
Charles streets, for 500 side.
MIR. o. E. Roper will commence sell.
ing pools in the rleigh-Maggioli billiard
match on the 5th inst, at the st. Charles Ex-
change. The match will take place on the
9th inst.
-. The sloop Mary, supposed to have been
lost Sunday night, has turned up all right,
and her crew are hale and hearty. There was
considerable uneasiness felt as to her safety
yesterday.
80. The Magnolia Rowing Club have re-
ceived their new pirogue, built by Messrs.
Knoap & Buddig, of New Orleans. The boat
is a beautiful piece of workmanship. The
boys will give her trial next Sunday, and if
she proves q success, a name will be given
her.
" AT the annual meeting of the CJtton
Exchange, Wednesday night, matters of more
than usual interest will be brought forward,
and we look to see the largest gathering Of
merchants upon that occasion that has ever
come together at any one time in New Or.
leans.
-. The merchants on Magazine street,
whose stores extend through to Foucher
street, complain of the so-called improve
ments made on the last-named street. They
say that the very small cobble-stones with
which it has been paved sink under the
weight of heavily loaded floats, and that the
street is as difficult Of passage as it was be-
fore the Improvement was made-all OF
which is respectfully submitted.
We have received letter from the
South Pass relative to an accident which &C.
Cured there last Friday, in which two men
lost their lives 1t appears that launch and
tug were both steering down the river near
the jetties, the former having a skiff in tow.
o wing to the lack of signals or whiStling, the
tug ran into the skiff in tow of the launch,
overturning it and drowning two men named
James Fahey and Henry McNeally. From
the statements made somebody was culpable,
and the matter should be looked into.
49,. Having occasion recently to pass
through First street we were impressed with
the many improvements there seen, especially
in the neighborhood Of Liberty, Howard and
Freret streets. Many very snug. comfortable
houses for residences have been erected,
which present very neat, tidy appearance.
We notice fine store (already rented) in
course of construction at the corner of How
ard and First, and next to it several well
built, substantial structures. These are the
of our energetic, public spirited
fellow-citizen, Mr.. Christy McCarty, who
owns a couple of squares in the immediate
vicinity, upon which he is putting improve
ments as rapidly as possible On Howard
street he has already built long row of SUBJ
stantial, pleasant looking cottages, suitable
for small families. Mr.. McCarty deserves
much credit for the taste and enterprise he
has displayed in improving that portion Of
the CITY