New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-03-30
Local Intelligence,

SUNDAYS BLOOD LETTING.-Every Sun
day, for the past two months, has been red
dened with human blood to remarkable
extent. Standings, suicides and hOmicides
have been SO frequent as to surfeit the
most sensational reporters. Last Sunday,
although a religious holiday, did not pass
without its horrible deeds.
About two O'Clock Sunday evening
Thomas Kelly was stabbed or cut seven
times at the corner of Elysian Fields and
Levee streets He says that Peter Conburen
was the asssilant, but Peter denies the as
eertiOn. COnburen admits that he and
Kelly quarreled over . small sum OF money
due the latter, but that Kelly immediately
afterward departed and quarreled with
man whose name is not given, ana that the
unknown did the stabbing. ConOuren
AYERS that Kelly makes the charge against
him in spite. Accused was arrested and
the wounded man was attended to by DR..
Schumacher. who thinks the wounds very
serious.
Mary Roper lost some blood at No. 2l7
Basin. near Girod street, the Taper being
Eisey williams, who is now in prison.
Mary Roper had informed Mr.. Williams
that his wife's conduct was far from wifely,
40 the husband, accompanied by Mary and
Peter Connolly, called on the man who was
reported as too we'll acquainted with Elsey,
and ne convinced the party that the tale
was without foundation in fact. The three
then found Mary and fight ensued. The
Roper was attacked and wounded in three
places. During the scrimmage Joseph
Lewis attempted to play the part of peace
maker, for which he took q clip or two for
his trouble. Williams and Connolly we're
arrested.
Officers Patterson and Simpson were
called on to suppress battle at the corner
of st. Mary and TchoupitOulas streets, and
they arrested John Mulcay, John Ferguson
and John White. When the trio were
lodged in the sixth precinct prison Fer
His head and face had been pounded out of
recognition. Mulcay did not escape with
out scratch, but his wounds are tritiing.
Ferguson was sent to the Charity Hospital
for repairs. Cause-bad whisky.
Henry McKeon. an Algerine, was found
at the corner of Fulton and POydras
streets, oolivious, having INDUCED in too
bare, so that he will be marked for life. He
does not know who cut him.
Mrs. Matheson, residing at the corner of
Gaennie and Magazine streets, was willing
to fly from the ills she had to others that
she knew not of. Her experiences had
not been pleasant recently, and her mind
was 80 disturbed that she declared her in
tention of making q sudden departure.
Going into her room, she prepared An M
fastened one end to u bed-post and the
other end around her neck and started on
the long journey. Two women in the
house, suspecting that she might execute
her threat, kept watch and entered the
room Just as Mrs. Mstheson was strangling.
They relieved her, and now she thinks
that hanging is no joke.
As the steamer Era No. 10 was at White
hail Point. Charles Delmas. one of the crew.
accidentally fell into the river and was
drowned. Efforts were made to rescue him,
but were unsuccessful.
Two young men were out in the lake, and,
seeing something unusual floating, over.
hauled it. 1t was the body of a man. and
appearances indicated that it had been in
the water more than week. Nothing
was found to indicate who he was. 1t is
probable that he was one of the crew OF the
wrecked schooner Anna.
Nicola. from China, was found at the
head of Canal street. half dead. Somebody,
unknown had pounded him without mercy.
The police sent him to the Charity Hos
pital.
Here is dish of horrors fit for the worst |
kind of dime novels.