New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-01-26

Amelia and Laurel streets, Sunday evening.
Neither OF the men were dangerously
wounded.
BRIEF MENr1oN.-Frank Maggioli beat
an unknown billiard expert Sunday night
in game of 500 points. Frank made the
very handsome average of 81e, and runs OF
81, As, 81, "a, "a and 81.
Charles Alevert was arrested at four
o'clock Monday morning on a charge of
larceny, at the corner Of Dryades and Union
streets.
Sunday morning in the New basin, at the
head OF Franklin street. Coroner Chastant
held the inquest.
Margaret Merryweather was too demon.
strative in her attentions to E. Pijeaux, and
was arrested at her home on Cont, near
Rampant street. She tried to thrash the
officer who arrested her, but made tail
ure.
A young man named Albert johnson,
alias Ia ylOr, has been arrested as thief in
the Sixth District
4 SILVER SoUvENIR-On the seventh of
October, 1859, several prosperous merchants
ih New York city held meeting for the
purpose OF paying tribute to a gentleman
who had proved himself humanitarian
and hero. A neat sum of money was
contributed, which purchased splendid
silver pitcher and salver. Both pieces bore
appropriate inscriptions to the honor of
Captain John Wilson, of the brig Minnie
Shipper. This honor was conferred on the
captain as q slight token for his noble con-
duct in having rescued half dead passengers
from the wrecked steamship Connaught,
about $50 miles from Boston. The event was
duly chronicled in all the leading newspapers
of the day, and Captain Wilson suddenly
became renowned. He was prosperous
then, possessing all manly faculties, but his
condition is different now. The hand of
hard fate has pursued him, and chance has
landed him in our city at the bottom of the
ladder. Through thick and thin he has
clung to his silver present, but at last he
has nothing elee left which can procure
bread and meat. The pitcher and salver
Charles street. and as last resort will be
disposed of, simply to satisfy a foolish
nabit Of eating. Who will be the pur-
chaserl
ANOTHER Coal OIL HoMIcIDE.-About
nine o'clock yesterday morning, as Mary
Jane Martin was pouring coal oil on fire
in order to make it burn better, the can
from which she was pouring it exploded,
and the girl was burned so badly that che
died from the effects yesterday afternoon.
This occurred at her residence, No. 300
TchOupitOulas street.
SUICIDE. = Miss Mary Joran, twenty
one years old, committed suicide yesterday
at her fathers residence, No. 486 White
street, between jackson and Josephine
streets, by drowning herself in the cistern.
FIREs.-The alarm Of fire last evening at
half past eight o'clock came from the boiler
show of w. II. Smith, at the corner of GirOd
and Fulton streets. The fire was caused by
a furnace which was left burning when the
wOrkmen left, sparks from which ignited
the floor. The damage was but slight, fire
companies Nos. 2 and very quickly put
ting out the flames.
A fire broke out in an unoccupied frame
kitchen on Moreau, between Engheln and
Port streets, at about quarter to nine
o'clock last evening. The building was
owned by J. NJ. Akers. The loss is about
$500 There was an insurance on the place,
but TO what extent is unknown.
This fire communicated to a One-stOry
frame kitchen adjoining, owned by Mrs.
Donovan, and occupied by Mrs. Anderson,
which was slightly damaged.
BURGLARY AND LARcENY.-The residence
Of Mr.. A. A. Fayerwesther, at the corner Of
Napoleon avenue and Dryades street, was
entered by burglar and robbed, between
two and three o'clock yesterday morning of
clothing, silver and plated spoons, prOvi-
siOns and whatever else was at hand. The
burglar, after attempting and failing to
enter at the front window, finally, by break
ing hooks and bolts, got into the kitchen,
aud lit candle. While helping himself he
knocked over chair, which aroused Mr..
and Mrs. Fayerweather. Mrs. Fayer
weather took lighted lamp and started
down stairs to see what the trouble was,
Mr.. Fayerweather not being fully con-
WINGED that there was anyone in his house.
He opened the window and blinds, and
looked out and saw the burglar, and get
ting his pistol bazed away at him from
right above the burglars head. Mr.. Fayer-
weather got two more shots at him, and
Mrs. Fayerweather paid her compliments
by giving him parting shot as he jumped
the fence. Mr.. Fayerweather thinks his
first shot took effect We hope it did.