The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-11-18
THE CITY.

/ Marine IOSDitdl OWu0O ny LuWIu Lluu
and occupied by Mr.. Harris, which Wa,
almost entirely consumed. The flames thence
spread to an adjoining one-story frame cot
tage house, on Common street, owned by the
same party and occupied by Mr.. Washing
ton, which was completely destroyed. Los'
about $4,000 The buildings were insured il
the Hibernia Insurance Conn., any for $500. The
fire was caused by defective chimney. Ar
alarm was given from Box l26, at the corner
OF Rocheblave and Common streets.
| Observation-Disclosures the hours of and G
o'clock Wednesday morning some unknown
thieves burglariously entered the premises o
Miss Aggie Mcdonald, "a Basin street. and
gathered up some $500 worth of wearing ap
parel. The thieves aroused one of the in
mates who gave the alarm and frightened
them away, leaving behind them the valuable
which they had picked out TO carry with them.
The entrance was effected through an unoccu.
pied adjoining house, No. ~ Basin street.
| AN AFFRAY ON PERDIDo STREET.-Last even.
| ing difficulty took place on Perdido street,
| between Carondelet and St Charles, between
two men named Bolivar Jenkins and B. E.
Lyons, in which the former, who was consId-
erably under the influence of liquor, drew
| forth large bowie-knlfe and slashed away at
| Lyons, cutting his coat and shirt aid ust
barely grazing the skin. Special Officer Ls-
thique, VINO was near by, rushed over and
took the knife out of his hand. Bolivar was
furious at being stopped in the evil tenor of
his way, and Immediately devoted his entire
attention to the officer who had taken his i'm
plement of war out OF his hand. He pitched
into Lethique and made him see stars in less
than three minutes, when another NJ P. ap-
peared on the scene and Bolivar was landed
in the lookup
STRUCK ON THE HEAD.-A colored man
named Cambell AIilsape, while travelling
around in the wilderness at the intersection
of Bienville and Rocheblave streets, at 7:30
o'clock last evening, was struck on the head
by some blunt instrument by some unknown
party or parties, inhlcting o severe but not
dangerous wound. He was sent to tt
Charity Hospital, where his wound was
dressed, and after wards taken to his home.
LARcENY-Mary Mcclellan was arrested
and locked up in the Third Precinct Station
on Wednesday evening" charged by G. Men
Eel with larceny. Upon arriving at the sta
ton she was searched, when a large size
clasp-knif was found on her person; there
fore the additional charge of carrying con-
cealed weapons was recorded against her.
INcEND1ARY FIRE.-Ata quarter to o'clock
two-story frame building on Common street,
between White and Duprey, owned by Mr..
LacroiX, and formerly occupied by Stems
louisiana Fertilizing Company, which was
completely destroyed. Loss about $4,000.
Whether insured or not could not be ascer-
tanned. The fire is supposed to have been
the work of an incendiary.
A SEVERE FALL Two boys named Willie
Monahan and John Wa els, aged seven and
nine years, while playing with other children
on Peters street. between Glrod and Notre
Dame streets, about 6 o'clock Tuesday even
ing, accidentally tell to the pavement, striking
their foreheaSs on the stone curbing, infiicting
severe cuts and injuries. The boys were taken
to their residences in the vicinity, and at
tended to by DR.. Cullen.
AN ATTEMPTED OUTRAGE. Sarah Coleman
lodged compla Mt against George Green, and
had him pulled into the Third Precinct Sta
ton from his residence corner of Bienville
and Johnson streets, charging him with as
saulting with intent to outrage her.
Vicious Doc. - An affectionafe meat
canine, the property of Fanny Pentatter,
grabbed Edward Wilson by the calf Of his
leg, and distracted small quantity of fres h
meat theretrom, while he was passing the
corner of Tchoupitoulas and St. James
streets, Tuesday morning Henry followed
the dog home and asked the lady to allow
him to shoot it. This she refused to do,
stating that she would rather lose thousand
dollars than to see that dog killed. Wilson
i'm medi lately repaired to Judge Evanss court
and swore out an affidavit against her for
keeping vicious dog, which caused her
arrest.
How Is THIS The Dey of Algiers on the
evening of November was arrested by Officer
Heit, on Royal street, on charge of disturb
ng the peace and carrying concealed weapons |
This of itself doesn't amount to anything, for |
t is of frequent occurrence that Thompson |
'uccumbs to the pleadings of the blue coats |
10 walk towards the calaboose.
The strange part of it is how the vigilant
)eeler was so soothed as to go before Recorder
,taes, and dismiss both charges. If Thomp-
ION was guilty he should have been tried, if
innocent, the officer was guilty of INSIDE
neanor in arresting him. He ought to explain.
POLICE NoTEs-Henry G.. White, forty-six
,ears old, and native Of the United States,
vas sent to the Charity Hospital from the
Planters Boarding House, No. "a Peters
treet, in a sick and destitute condition.
John Steward and John Walker came to-
ether Tuesday afternoon on Chestnut street.
etween Cadiz and Valence, and proceeded
t once to settle dispute that had been
ending for some time. They were both
nxious to have a fight, and undoubtedly
7ould have had one had not a peeler ap-
cared just as Steward was making for his
ntagonist with large bowie knife. Walker
imself was convinced that Steward pro-
osed carving HIM up into small pieces, and
ad the officer of the law to conduct him ito
ae lookup.
A dog was shot and killed On St. Philip
sreet, between Derbigny and Roman, at the
equest of the owner. The canine had pre-
iously bitten a little child.
Lucy Dennis had her countenance well
lashed Tuesday morning, at the corner OF 6
eneral Taylor and Jersey streets. She
ndertook to pound up one Eliza Henry and s
liled in the attempt.
The Knoxville Press and Herald devotes a s
aiding editorial to the importance of the
onventions to be held this month in the in !
rest of Southern railroad route to the
aciic Ocean, one at Memphis on the 10Th, S
nd the other at ST TouiS on the Dad of the |