The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-11-30
THE CITY.

THE CITY.
Il ASSAULTED IN Ballroom. - about
week ago a young man named Victor Fltzhugh
, while enjoying himself at ball given some
where on Bienville street, was Jumped on by
the notorious James Foley and one of hi
companions named John Luddy. who bea
and bruised him up so that his best friend
could scarcely recognize him. He WA
knocked down and kicked in the eye by on,
; of the ruffans, and it was thought up to yes
terday that he would lose one of his eyes
Special Officer Stolberger last evening ar
rested the pair at the corner of Canal anc
Royal streets, and waltzsd them into tn.
Central Station.
DANGEROUS AND SUSPICIOUS. Officer Mott
J at 3:l5 O'Clock last evening, pulled JOSEPH
Flshon into the First Precinct Station, from
the corner of Common and Claiborne streets
charged with being dangerous and suspi
cious character and about to commit breach
of the peace.
ACCIDENTALLY KILLED Sunday morning,
about half-past 8 o'clock, David Sharper, q
colored man, while walking along the railroad
track. on his way home, in Carrollton, from
the city, and when at the corner OF st. Charles
Avenue and Walnut street, Greenvile, and
in stepping from one track to the other to get
out of the way of the dummy, was knocked
down by another dummy, No. g. that was rum
ming at full speed in an opposite direction.
| The wheels of the engine ran over his breast
before the driver could check its speed. The
wounded man was removed from the track,
and died in a few seconds afterwards.
| The driver of the engine was arrested and
locked up in the Seventh Precinct Station to
await the result of the Coroner's inquest,
| L, 3.lro Il H.
| DR.. J. B. Cooper, City Physician, held a
post morton on the body of David Shaker
when it was found that the wheels ran on to
his breast crushing in the ribs, the ribs per-
forating the lungs, causing hemorrhage and
| compression, resulting In death.
| SHOOTING ON GIRoD STREET.-About 5
o'clock Sunday evening two men named
Henry Norton and Edmund Hynes got into
difficulty at the corner of Front and Girod
streets. Hynes drew forth his shooting iron
and fired two shots at Henry, fortunately,
however, without effect, and retired in the
| Central Station.
A SMALL FIRE.-At 2 o'clock Sunday after
noon fire originated in the one-story frame
house, 112 Thalia street, occupied by j. Tim
lin, caused by defective stovepipe running
through partition. The flames were extin-
guished by the inmates with slight damage
and without the necessity of giving an alarm.
LARcENY.-Amanda Brown slipped into Re-
becca Johnsons room at the corner of st.
Thomas and Theresa streets, at o'clock Sun
day night, and made off with large quantity
of Rebecca's wearing apparel, who was absent
from the house at The time. When she returned
home at midnight she was informed of what
had transpned during her absence and imme-
diately had Amanda arrested.
A MEAN Man Jack Thomas, for reasons
known best to himself, undertook to beat up
poor Lucy Ann James, at the corner of Erato
and New Levee streets, Sunday night, and
carried it out to the letter. He was taken to
the Pacanier Station, where loaded revolver
was found concealed on his person.
A CRUEL acknowledgement Hearsey ar
rested Camille Descoin at the corner of Delery
and Chartres streets, at the request of Mrs.
Louisa Descoin, his wife, who charges her
husband with assaulting her with a revolver
with intent to kill Camille is also charged
by the officer, from information received,
with committing the same otfense on Bernard
Gernon.
INcENDIARY At half. past o'clock on Sun
day evening some malicious person set fire to
the remnants of the building which was left
standing from the fire of the Goth ult, at the
corner of Peters Avenue and Jersey street,
which was destroyed. The lumber burned
amounts to $780,
FIRE.-About o'clock Monday morning
fire was discovered in the kitchen of the one
story frame house, No. $50 Ursulines street.
owned and occupied by Louis Collin, which
was extinguished with damage of about
$3.50. The property was insured, but in what
company and for what amount could not be
An alarm was turned in from box No. 1885,
Acc1DENT-About o'clock Monday morn
ing boy named George Donneliy, while |
driving a bakers cart and turning the corner |
of Camp and Gaiennie streets, accidentally |
fell off, and was run over and was slightly in
jured. The horse getting frightened, ran |
taken to his residence, No. SO Felicity street, |
where his njuries were attended to.
POLICE NoTEs.-A colored man named VIM. |
Hennes died suddenly at his residence, No.
26 Mozart street. Third District, Sunday |
Officers Dorsy and Jeks, at o'clock last
evening, arrested one William alias Lolita
Kane on warrant charged with assaulting
girl named Mary Miller, with intent to COM
NIT rape, on the 14th inst, at her residence
on Tcnoupitoulas street, between Josephine
and ST. Andrew. He was taken to the Sixth
Precinct Station.
The offal carts have not removed the gar
bage, etc., on Commerce street, between La
fayette and Poydras, for several days past.
The residents in the locality requested the
driver of the cart on several occasions to re-
move the filth, but he refused to comply with
their request.
The bridge at the corner of Gasquet and
Iii or JS nd n q dan |
condition.