The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-03-14
The Paths Of vice, Not Like the Paths
Of G10ry. Lead hut ~ the Gals b6Wse.

John Mclaughlin, who was confined
In the Parish Prison for the murder Of
his wife last November, died this morn
ing ut quarter past eleven O'Clock Of
rheumatic pericorditis. The Coroner
held m inquest and returned verdict
according with the facts. .l
A STHAsaE CREATURE.-O Officer Nichols
reports having sent to the or ftity Hos
pital, Mt o'clock, last evening, ~ Ger
man woman who gave her name as
Mary Harr, aged about 30 years, who
states that she r. les on Claiborne
street, between Cy y. ess and J,iljn and
recently an inmate of the Marine Hos
pital. She was found by some colored
men slowed away in the rear OF the
Jackson Railroad, near Carrollton, un-
der pile OF pickets. She also States that
II they had not extricated her that she
would have died there as she would have
been unable to have gotten out herself.
1t is Thought by tho police that she Is
insane and hasoscaped from some lu
natic asylum.
CONTINUED. Mr.. james S. Prestidge,
charged with the murder OF Col w. ID.
Hardeman, whs Yesterday arrnigned be-
fore Judge Evans Of the First Municipal
Police Court for ~ hearing, but by re-
quest OF the attorneys, Major New and
Mr.. Percy Roberts, who represent tho
defence, the case was continued until
Saturday, ut 10 o'clock.
DlrFlCttITY About eight o'clock on
Sunday evening difficulty took place
on Bagatelle street, between Rampart
and Craps, between two women named
Mary Hunter and Lizzie Emile. which
terminated In the former being struck
and dangerously wounded In the head
by q bottle in the hands Of the latter,
who was arrested and locked up In the
Fifth Station. The wounded woman
was also brought 10 the station, where
her wound was dressed by DIR. Schu-
macher, who pronounced 1t dangerous.
CUTrtNe AND WoUHDisG. Brutus Du-
can,mon md TT. Rudolph were run into
the Third Station, charged with cutting
and woundinS Baptiste Dabezies. Ru-
dolpb Is also charged by the officer with
carrying concealed weapon.
CUTTINo AND WouNDrNo. Peter Brown
was locked in the Fifth Lookup, charged
by Harrison Branche with mutilating
his body with razor with intent to kill
him Brown will explain his case to
Judge Long to-day.
DIED SUDDENLY. About half past
four o'clock Yesterday Mrs Mary Ban
non, aged fifty years, and native OF
Ireland, died suddenly at her residence
No. % Natchez street. The coroner was
notified.
LARCENY. .-JuIiana johnson cnticed
Frank Sawyer into her den on Burgundy
street, near Bienville, and robbed him
Of two dollars, for which she was duly
arrested and incarcerated In the Third
Calaboose.
! LIKELY TO BIZ OvERFL OWED. About II
Sunday night the leyee opposite the
powder house, seven miles below the
city. gave way. The brake was occa-
stoned by the spouts not being properly
secured. Mr.. Stanton, with his gang,
temporarily stopped the flow OF water in
the land.
BoDY FousD.-At o'clock Sunday
morning the body OF an unknown white
man was found floating i'm the river ut
the head Of Vallette street, Algiers. At
first it was thought that there had been
! foul play, as the head showed marks VI
violence, but 1t was afterward ascer-
tanned that the body had come in con
tact with the ferryboat. The coroner
held an inquest, and the jury returned a
verdict according with the facts.
FIRE-About half past O'Clock last
night fire was discoveredin the grocery
store OF Jas. Ahorn, corner Of Orange and
Religious streets. The flames were ex-
tinguished by fire company No. IL, with
q damage Of about 800. The fire was
caused by Thomas Ahorn, boy IS
years of age, attempting to pour some
septoline oil into lighted lamp, which
exploded in his hand, burning him
. severely. ,,..
FIRE..About II O'Clock, this morning
a fire broke out in the one-story frarne
house No. 179 ThaIia street, oWnad by
r. Riboli. A part Of the building was
occupied by +. s. Morrison as tailor
abon and the other part by V. j. Lam
bert bert as a grocery. The flames .sere
eytinguished by the Fire Department
with a damage Of about $40. The prop
erty was insured In the Merchants
Mutual Insurance Company for $500.
The fire was caused 5y sparks from the
chimney falling on the shingle roof.