New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-05-23
Local lnteIIiuence,

Local Intelligence.
REPORTERS MUST Nor SEE.-It 10 quite
Impossible for orr reporter TO understand
why the following singular order should
nave been Issued:
New ORLEANS, May y, 1879
Captain Cray, Mounted Precinct:
Sir hereby order that officers of your
precinct be instructed TO allow no news.
paper reporters to view any dead body,
subject tor an inquest. You will please
notify oifcers OF your precinct accordingly.
DIR f. DE BLANC,
Coroner Second and Third Districts
Captain Gray never was any too fond of
beng bOssed. and was never known to ODE v
m order from a source which had no con
troll over him. He sent the above to Super
intendent Loan, and there it rests:
METROPOLITAN Police, SUBURRAH PRECINCT
New Orleans, May d. 1875.
Colonel W +. Loan Superintendent. Of Metrepol-
Enclosed please find letter from Coroner
DeElanc, addressed to Inc as All order. As
know of only one authority 10 the Me
iropoltan Police force, which is the Supet-
lntendenr, l therefore refer the matter 10
You.
Respectfully, JACOB GRAY,
Captain Suburban Precinct.
A. the aforesaid order" is without ex-
PLANTATION thousands of readers wish to I'M
derstand why they are to be deprived of
such information as reporters are sala, led
to procure, and for which people pay sub
scriptiOn money to their favOrite newspa-
papers, so it is hoped that the coroner will
give his reason for his course.
DARING Observation-Disclosures dayl ight
ard
resides on KOcmeblave near Dnmaine street,
was aroused by an unusual noise, but con-
Guided that it was made by a cat. The
gentleman's wife thought something was
wrong, so remained awake. In few min
utes she heard slight noise, as if person
was crawling over the floor, and immedi.
ately atterward man lighted q match,
which the lady plainly saw. She instantly
called her husband, who, in jumping out Of
bed was hindered by the mosquito bar. aud
80 the burglar succeeded in escaping. How
ever, he had stolen some .jewelry and
small cum Of money. Tne rascal had placed
II chair by the raised window to aid him in
hurrying of. He left his large shoes in the
yard, and can recover them by calling on
Superintendent Loan.
BRIEF MENTIoN.-Flre Companies Nos. Il
and "a have their beautiful picnic prizes is
played in Mr.. +. L'llentbal's jewelry store
attention.
Mr.. A. Robinson, when in one of tho up
per Magazine street cars. discovered that
his pocket had been picked OF small sum
q. money. lie called a policeman who al
rested John Alexis as the offender.
Those who read all the names of delin-
Quent taxpayers, as published in the RE.
rUBLICAN, are notified that Civil Sheriff
Waggaman will keep his Office open day
and night to accommodate ali who wish to
settle.
Two coal Gil lamps in the Second Street
Market went on burst Friday night, for
tunately without much damage.
A boy, George CAN'T, was arrested for
talnperiug with water plug at the corner
OF Rampant and Clio streets.
METROPOLITAN AID AND BENEVOLENT
AssoCIATIoN.-Te-day at twelve o'clock tho
members of the Metropolitan Aid and Be
nevolent Association are requested to meet
at Harmony Hall, corner of Exchange alley
and Blenville street. The purpose of the
meeting is first to hear the report of tho
committee on constitution and bylaws,
and proceed at once to permanent organ
iZation.
Officer John A. Brett, of the third pre-
ciHct. now acting temporary president,
requests every member of the force TO be
present that can do SO without neglecting
his duties. The purpose, to help the widows
and children of deceased officers, and aid
members when disabled by sickness. is so
comm endabie to the minds OF all members
that q full meeting should be a certainty.
TAX AND LICENSE REcElpTs.-Ad Admins:
traitor Piisbury last week collected for taxes
the sum of $4S, SCI, and for licenses Sl505.
On the twenty first instant $l4,7H WAS
taken for taxes, and yesterday the receipts
fall off IN half that fiolre.
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A BAD CRowD-Residents in the Neigh |
borhrod Of Peters and Notre Dame streets |
are not free from aGnOyances. Some per- |
sons male and female, who frequent that |
locality, suffer acute pains II they 10 not |
have at least one scrimmage daily, ana |
they were such nuisances that an affidavit |
was filed against them as disturbers OF the |,
peace. Seventeen were arrested last even
ing by Corporal lIammersly and Onhcer |
McAipine. IL is not hard to believe that
they are all bad specimens, for when in the
calaboose they made the grstings ashamed
of them.
POLICEMEN AND STREET CAR NuIsANCEs.
Loan mas called Metropoii-
an notice to the fact that policemen must
promptly respond to calls from street cars
" hen there is trouble, or u call for an officer.
BODY or 4 OlRL TOuND.-AH o io'u6iho " |
, girl. apparently about four years old,
we're last evening foundiin the river, bead
,f Port street, by Richard Clancy, who
links it was one of the victims OF the re-
.ent steamboat disaster.
CAsrsTEE, BRACELETS MAKE SURMIsE.
4 bout three o'clock yesterday morning
nan called on the keeper OF foydras
narket coffee stanu with handouts on. lie
,eld ont his hands, asking the waiter to re
move them, at the same time stating that
ome acuuaintances had put them on him
n p Joke. The waiter said he wonid-caiI
policeman. but the stranger objected 10
hat. EXPRESSING fear that he would 90 al
esteJ under such circumstances. Another
ttempt to remove the bracelets proved m
uccessful, when the man departed, gong
INTO Baronne street, and the cofes man
houpht no more of the affair, he having De
eyed every word of the story.
As the burglar Petrie was expected here
'riday night, a prisoner, anu as notu!ng
AZ heen heard of him, the police are II
lined TO think that the man with the hand {
uffs was the rascal. 1t was possible that /
'etre might have escaped from his keeper, z
ut il does not seem probable that he w0uid /
jsit Poydras mar ket in the Tx described,
IF he would know that, policemen are
asily found in that building. feNIe
scaped from the Peni.entiary about q year
30 and was arrested in Cincinnati recently. G
olcemen went ia search'o of the stranger +
nd got description of his person from me :
Office seller, and the main points ut fetrie {
cry we'll. f