The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-04-14
CITY ITEMS.


About n quarter to i've o'clock yes
ter,lav morning the residence Of Mr..
Nash. on Customhouse street, near
bourbon. was burgariously entered by
thieves. who wera I'm the act cf carrying
off bundle Of wearing apparel ana
jowelry when they were discovered by
Mr.. Nash, who succeeded In firing two
shots at the burglars as they were es-
capjng. which caused them to drop
their booty and beat hasty retreat.
The entrance was effected by climbing
n gallery post, and thence through an
open window.
Cetbatipe johnson stands n good
chance of making Baton Rouge her
summer quarters. She was yesterday
waltzed into the First Precinct, from
tho corner Of Rampant and Canal streets.
for the larceny Of $50 in United States
currency. th
Insane,
= Robinson was arrested at tho
corner Of Magazine aud berlin streets,
and lodged in the Seventh Station,
charged with being insane.
Charity Hospital. .5
Cleo. Butler. aged forty4ave years. a
native Of Virginia, was yesterday sent
to che Charity Hospital in q sick and
destitute condition. 4'i q
FL n frGTheu shsIt MT sstsnl;fHII r~
But Harriet Taylor wasA never i'm.
pressed with that commandment. nnd
Yesterday stole ~ % from the, store or
] W. Bayz Tor which offenae she was
furnished with resting plasoiin Capt.
Gray's hotel.
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Frank Salvador, Clay Santinia and
Numa Bartelle were arrested In the par
ish Of ST Bernard and locked upin the
Fifth Station. charged With ped
ding without license. ..s, tt
Rather Hockey. a
Edward Mcneil was hooked into the
Harbor Station on the charge OF assault
ing III Ulricnwith o dangerous weapon.
to wit, n cotton hook. .A,tag3 \
y.4 Tough citizen. a
john II. Brown was housed in the
Harbor Station OH tho charge ~ being
n dangerous md suspicious character.
and about to commit a breach OF the
peace. Lst 7s5s1 p}
About Eve o clock last evening diff
Guilty took place Oh Hampton street.
near Adams. between three men. Alex
ander De Rocha. Jessey Conway and
Henry Anderson, which terminated In
DcRocha shooting and slightly wound
ing Henry Anderson in the neck. The
wounded man was attended by Or.
Henry. who pronounced his wound
slight. DeRocha was arrested and
locked up in the Seventh Station.
charged with shooting with intent to
kill, and Jessey Conway rs accessory. Nd
The accused states that the wounded
man assaulted him with q brick. and he
not being physically able todefend HIM
self was compelled to resort TO his
weapon to save his life. .F3
Accessories.
nj. Domody and James Heaney were
arrested. by virtue of warrant, on Ca
rondelet street. by Captain Malone and
lodged in the Central Station. charged
with being accessory to the robbery of
sle65 stolen from tho firm OF Lochte &
Corbez. in which J. A. Mainot, d collcc-
tor Of the firm, was principal
Police noard.
The Board met In extra session to in
vestigate the charges preferred against
Patrolman John Purdon, No. 17S OF the
Fourth Precinct. for. conduct unbecom-
ing an officer. i'm using abusive language
to Mrs. Amelia Gordon. and also for
the transmission OF obscene pictures to
the same party. After hearing several
witnesses tho Board took the case I'M
der adSiselnent.
Property Holders Union Central Council.
There was a special meeting of this
body last evening in Grunewald Hall;
President Mitchell in the chair. and q
quorum present. Very important bust
ness in relation to the injunction suit
now occupying the judicial mind of the
Superior Court, regarding the levying Of
u tax for the New Orleans Pacific Rail
road. was attended to. But the session
of the Council was an executive one. and
the proceedings cannot. therefore. hc
made p,lblir