New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-07-16

I. THE BAPTIST COMMEMORATIVE co,
orcd Baptist convention, in session here a
present. yesterday invited Governor Ke]
Iogg to address the meeting today. 4
committee waited on the Governor. and b,
expressed his intention 60 crafty the re
.nest.
MUTUAL FRIENDS IN THE FIRE DEPART
HES1.-At the last meeting of the Board O
Delegates of the fire department it was or
Gered that III case the Sixth District depart
Sneht should at any time require ass;stanc,
~ flre which was too great for those con-
panles to handle, companies in the Fourth
District could respond. Mr.. II. p Philips
chief engineer of the Sixth District, acknowl
edges the grant, and suggests that il cas-,
did should be required by him that the ny
town bells be struck three times, repeated
tour times. which will turn out Nos. q ani
-. and if further assistance is wanted al
additional alarm, consisting Q! three tapl
sepeated twice. will be funs. This latter
singing will summon Nos. 1, u and La
iayette Hook and Ladder. MIR. Frank He,
ron. acting chief engineer. agrses 20 these
propositions.
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FRAGMENTS OF FINE CARRiAGf-A
ellis drove carriage for Mr.. Calling, and
before he started out on business. drove
down several slugs of the ardent. Whet
gong np Psytania street he drove at fear
sui pace. causing q policeman to try to halt
hims Giljis rushed on still faster, and whe1
he reached Philip street. his team suddenly
surned into that thoroughfare, casting the
driver to the ground as it he he'd been sen,
from the mouth Of field piece, nearly Kill
sng him. The horses kept on, leaving little
pieces Of the carriage at every jump. The
team was not stopped until it reached
TchcupitouIas street.
THE PRIVATE MARKET MUDDIE.--A,:ef
the court decision against the keepers OF
the private markets was rendered Mr.. j. o.
Landry, Administrator of Commerce. form.
ally notified Colonel loan. Superintendent,
Of Police, requesting that official to close
che tabooed private markets. Colonel Loan
eignified his willingness to furnish detail Of
officers. but his understanding Of the law is
shat the Administrator is the proper and only
5unctionary to direct the policemen in The
work. Mr.. landry declared that he was nota
policeman. and could not take command of
she men. This correspondent ce was had
several days ago, and the case rem ms just
rs il did when the court declared against
private marketmen. Some meat dealers in
the city markets seemed to take deep
Interest in this affair, and have called on
Governor Kellogg to assist in closing pri-
~ate markets. During the time these bones
Sf contention glide along smoothly. making
email sales and strictly attending 80 .heig
Uwn business.
BRIEF MENTION.-rhs REPU f,LicAN re-
Gently mentioned that a citizen who had
secured an escaped penitentiary convict
had failed to receive his reward. The usual
cum has since been paid to the gentleman
as will be Che case in every instance when
application is made to the tight party.
One hundred and forty -one dead dogs were
found Oh the streets yesterday Morning.
Double that number would not he missed.
Street gas lamps were sickly last night
even worse than usual.
Philip Lession. one Of the young fellows
who is charged with having shamefully
treated Miss Theresa Hall, is under arrest.
Wednesday night Robert johnson and
Alexander Strong met . perfect Bunker
Hill at the cofpey Of Perdid0 and GrayieI
streets. They could not sgree on some i'm.
portant International question without she'd
ding blood. foune Strong proved to b
TOO stout for johnson. SO stuck Q knife into
his arm few times and then fed as it a
segment of policemen was chasing him.
The dead body Of an unknown eolored
woman was yesterday found in the river
below Algiers.
Judge Evans Fast week collected fines
amounting 60 $s7 so: Judge Staes "a, So;
Judge Long $50: Judge MCCORMACK So 50;
Judge Thompson g..
Thou SHaHt Nor Poison fly NEIGH
hoB's Doc AND SAT THE POLICEMAN DyD
Ir.-As the dog poisoning sea son is reached
every year some people take advantage Of
che fact by thre wing poisoned meat TO their
neighbors' noisy dogs and swearing it On
the policeman on The beat. Complaints are
daily being made to the Supe rintendens OF
Police of dogs being poisoned in private
sards. In ne case can the policemen be
held responsible for this, for tho orders is
.sued by Superintendent Loan before the
sausages were given out wero very ex-
,plicis and have been carefully enforced.
All precinct commanders were Instructed as |
follows:
Only the night men will be supplied, and
you will instruct them to throw the sausage |
TO all dogs found on the streets during |
their tour of duty. Great care must be
taken to prevent accident, and to that end
it is ordered that when the officer throws |
the sausage to dog he will see that 1t is
eaten. 1t 1t is not eaten the officer Will
pick it up, so that no other animal may get /
it. These sausages are to be given only to
dogs running at large on the streets. In no
ease and under no circumstances Will an
officer throw q sausage over fence or into
private premises.
A FREE FIGHT ON THE LEvEE.-Officer |
Gilbert last evening arrested two men. one
D Greek and the other an Italian, for fight
Ing on the levee, at the head of Ursulines
street. While on their way to the habor
station, man ran up to them when one OF
the prisoners, John Strahl, broke away. and
70 he was fleeing another man overlook
him and stabbed him in the left breast, and
then escaped. The Wounded man was sent
10 his home, No. 81 Delta street.
The Rivers.
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