New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-10-17
[ltlv Orleans Republican.
|rlcIAL JOURNAL Of THE UNITED STATES
|r,clAl JOURNAL OF NEW ORLEANS
Local Intelligence.

la ostern CITY wrote to Germany for his SIS
do r,;n.law, informing her that her sister was
x;ous to have companion. The letter
attained sufficient money for all expenses,
nj, "a the sister-in-aw gladly accepted the
y citation. In due time she reached the lit
farm, but then for the first time learned
ot her sister had died three years before.
Ma circumstance aroused suspicion III the
s w comers mind, and it was not long be-
re she was Informed as to the situation
he brotherin-law was lonesome as
aoyer and wished to marry his relative
y he Young woman was too spirited to &C.
= Init. such proposal, 60 fatty rejected the
4 Fer. and determined to seek new scenes,
J though she had no funds. Previous
her departure there was some
,6culty between the two, and the man
as kept in prison several weeks, but of
ID his affair the girl is silent. She came down
be river to this city arriving several weeks
90. friendless and without dollar. BY
nance she wandered into the house of "a
ell known citizen, of German biIth, who
well of financially and otherwise. The
nd she was given a situation, such one as
he desired. Month after month she proved
ompetent and reliable, and when, not long
90, she found the gentleman's pocketbook,
ontaining more than $500, and returned it
bptouched, confidence in her honesty was
bpbounded. Valuables were trusted to her
are, and on several occasions the entire
\ premises were left in her charge. This was
where she proved recreant. Only a few
lays ago, say last Sunday every member of
he family went to church. During their
bbsence the girl gathered some rich
ewelry, fine gold watch and q bundle of
Nothing and then departed. The articles
were missed that evening, jut the people
were unwilling to suspect their servant. AS
ehe did not return or the following day, the
gentleman visited police headquarters and
stated his case. The next day the girl was
arrested, having all the stolen property.
The gentleman was sent for, and when he
asked her it she was guilty of the larceny
she unhesitatingly replied that she was,
adding that nothing but the devil could
/ have induced her to steal. She acknow
ieagea her crime as reauiiJ a' al oiu e'pei
WILL lake ar'nk' seemingly NOV oonnpre-
hendng the enormity of her offense. Her
employer, being kind hearted, said that lie
could not and would not prosecute the IN
fortunate creature, but would give her sutfi-
x Gent money to send her back to the old
oonn+rr Tho e,rat;o cir, d;a not aoce,t
tho ofssc and ia now a wanderar but she
No. naruo ona on.rov which will oarrr
bor ,lora rr,;l sba meets with somebody
y ubose GOOD ness will not stand a strong ,st
QUICKER THAN DOUBLE QUICK.-People
who reside in the house No. lil Custom
house street, were reasonably frightened at
L twenty-five minutes after twelve O'Clock
last evening, as one OF the large chimneys
was belching fire and smoke like second
Vesuvius, threatening to do unknown dam
4 age, Fortunately the American District Tele-
h graph Company has an alarm box there, and
aoool person touched it of fof fire. Notice
was instantly received at the central office
in Commercial alley, and in precisely fonr
minutes afterward the fire patrol wagon
was on the spot. ready for duty, had there
been any necessity. 1t that is not double
quick, what is
BRIEF MENTION, ia asserted bv early
risers that there was n lipht white frost
Yesterday morn;ng
If The vounp individual wbo Last night
drove car No. . of the jackson street
line. had better manners n,sseppsrs would
have been more comfortable.
An unknown sneak Yesterday stole the
ras fxtpres ont of the nnoccnnie5 bopse
Ma 60 uosn;ta, street
There were onlv four arrests in tho frat
uecnct nv the dav force vesterdav.
The charge Of arson AGAINST ]. l.. Brown.
vas heard nv Judge staea. Several NIGHTS
Ann tho bousa occun;ad nv accusad 40
,es;dsnca and orocerv. corner of Tonti and
Renv;,la streets was bnrned ga was an
.d;on;ng residence. A decisioo will he
,;vsn to' morrow Rail $4,000.
A marty had been ont hunting. and when
tbsv re,nrned in a. s,r;no wagon reaching
thu corner of Cana, and Rasin strests some
disturbapce bappened One of the MIN
rods ,oo,,ed on. for n nol;ceman and mt
seein, ono aiscbaroea his sbotonn n at.
tract a,tent;on The smoke had mt c,aarea
befora n Metrono,;tan ronnad in and or.
reatad tho bpoter for Violating n c;,y
ord,naroa yher sesrobed a.. tho st.t;on.
house raro,ysr waa tonnd conoeo,ed nm
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