The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-02-18
THE CITY.

FIRE IN THE FoURTH DIsTRICT.-ThurSda
morning. about Q quarter past one o'clock,
IRE was discovered in the two story franz
double house No. 344 Second street, between
Dryades and Baronne, owned by Mr.. Foucha
One half of the building was occupied BY MI
p. J. Sanders - barber shop and dwelling
and the other side was unoccupied. Tn
sured could not be learned. Mr.. Sanders
furniture was insured in the Firemen'a In
surance Company for $500. Total loss abou
$4,000 The fire originated in the rear part
the occupied side of the house. The cause
the fire is unknown. An alarm was sounded
from box No. II, corner of St. Charles sne
First streets. .5pH M
A BOLD THIEF About s O'Clock Wednes
day night Mrs. Fisher, residing ct the cornel
Of Magazine and Felicity streets, while walk
ing along Camp street, between St. Mary and
Felicity, an unknown sneak thief walked uE
behind her and pulled her shawl of her back.
Mrs. Fisher gave the alarm and attracted the
attention of several citizens and the police,
who pursued the thief for several blocks,
when he succeeded in making his escape with
the stolen shawl
RurF1ANs IN A STREET CAR-Wednesday
night, about 8 o'clock, as Car No. As of the
town, and when at the corner of Toledano
and Tchoupitoulas streets, three unknown
roughs entered, and when the car reached
Washington street one Of the mob walked
through the Car to the platform and got into q
dispute with the driver, while the other two
attempted to break opon the money box. The
driver detected them and blew his whistle,
when the three parties ran of.
TapCuNv notnn&;vo Knuf1 Cgn1horoov
one of the bright lights of the metropolitan
police force, made an arrest Wednesday-the
first one in week. He was standing at the
State House, corner OF Royal street, when q
newsboy named Pat Kelly nipped a half
dozen French shirts from the variety store on
the corner of Royal and St. Louis streets.
Stolberger. with his usual quckness and man
~ courage, walked across the banquette and
collared the youth. He was locked up in the
Third Precinct Station on a charge of larceny.
After his incarceration, Kuntz skipped off
happy man at the yeoman service he had per-
formed.
WITH INTENT TO KILL.-About $50 o'clook
Wednesday morning, q quarrel originated at
the corner of Louisiana Avenue and Chippewa
street, between Edward johnson and William
Kelly, which terminated in Kelly's being as
saulted and severely beaten ON the head with
\ dangerous weapon in the hands of johnson,
who was arrested and taken to the Seventh
Precinct Station.
Property RECOVERED. - Officers Adams
md Fine at l O'Clock Thursday morning
brought large coil of rope and two blocks to
he Second Precinct Station. The officers re-
port finding the same on Tchoupitoulas, be-
ween Theresa and Thalia streets, and the
is that the property was stolen
md LETT there until good opportunity
'fered itself to carry it of.
SEProL1NE LAMP EXPLOSION Wednesday
hight, about O'Clock, a septoline oil lamp
EXPLODED on the premises of Mrs. Msnus, 172
street. An inmate. named
1rs. Martinez. was slightly burned about the
light arm and hand while endeavoring to ex-
inguish the flames. The oil was purchased
t the grocery store on the corner of Delord |
nd Tchoupitoulas streets.
TILL TAPP1NG.-Bib Simpson, alias Billy, q |
sneak thief, was hauled into the |
RENE Station at o'clock Wednesday even
49, Billy sneaked into Mrs. G. Dupassieur's |
rocery story store at the corner OF Gasquet |
nd Liberty streets, and rifed the money |
rawer of it's contents. He was detected by |
ne lady who gave the alarm and had him ar
ssted. The property and money were recov-
red.
DARING THIEVES. half past o'clock
Ist evening Mr.. August Bohman, q jeweler.
DING business at the corner of Poeyfafre and
streets, saw three young men
landing in front of his showcase. Mr.. Bob
ian watched them closely, when he saw one
the parties wrap his right hand in hat
nd punch hole in the window. The thing
as done SO quiet that before the owner
ould get from behind the counter, they
lade their escape, taking with them three
aluable gold watches, valued at 1925.
The CesTLEY MURDER CAsE-T. j. New
ouse was arraigned yesterday before the
irst Municipal Police Court on the charge
shooting and killing John G. Costley, Jr.,
court officer, at the corner of Melpomene
Id Dryades streets, Wednesday afternoon,
Id was remanded to the Parish Prison with
1t bail to await the result of the coroner's
lvestigation. His brother, Adolph Newhouse,
as also arraigned, charged with being an &C.
'ssory before and after the fact, and was
manded without bail.
MINOR NoTEs.-John Wheeler, IS years old,
Id native of Louisiana, was sent to the
harity Hospital in q sick and destitute con.
tion from his late residence, No. zig Dry.
les street.
The vacant store on Poydras steet, near st.
hairless was found open last night
Samuel Mcneil was locked up in the Second
recinct Station, charged by Hsnry Mason
it'll careless driving on Tchoupitoulas street.
While Bruce, the colored Senator from
Mississippi. was denouncing Grant and his
her Radical friends last Thursday in the
mate, he turned to Senator Morton, and,
'inting his finger at him, shouted: "Shake
1t your bloody shirt at mer' This is the
lkindest cut Of all. Bruce's speech seems
have SO generally shaken up the Radicals
at it is not likely Morton will get his Missis-
ppi investigating committee. Every day
w evidences of his (Morton's hypocrisy