New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-05

Vining at the corner of Poydras and Dry
AIDES streets, suffering from q gunshot
wound. The man says that at half.past two
O'Clock last evening he was near the head of
the New basin and was shot by an unknown
person. His right leg is SO badly wounded
that the officer sent him to the Charity Hos
pital.
middle aged man who gave his name
as Packard last evening attempted to COM
NIT suicide by shooting himself The bullet
must have thought that the mans brain
was in the crown of his hat, for it went
there in hurry. The would be deceased
was locked up to save himself from him
self.
John Minor surrendered himself to the
officers in charge of the fifth precinct on
learning that charge had been made
against him by Mr.. and Mrs. Fleisack, for
threats and assault and battery, with in.
tent to kill.
Frank Ruy and Eugene Margan surren-
dered themselves on learning that war
rant was out for their arrest and were
locked up in the fifth precinct station,
charged by George Rowald with threats
and intent to kill.
At an early hour yesterday morning fire
was discovered in the frame cottage, No. IT'S
St. Andrew street, owned and occupied by
Mrs. McConnill. The flames were extin-
guished by the inmates with damage Of
about $40, without the necessity of an alarm.
The fire is supposed to have been the work
of an incendiary. Upon an investigation of
the premises it was discovered that the
Notwithstanding had been saturated with
coal oil by some unknown person, who
made his escape.
At an early hour yesterday morning
Charles Harris was arrested at the corner
Of Poydras and Carondelet streets for hav-
ing three bottles of brandy in his posses.
sion. supposed to have been stolen, and as
he could not give an account of how they
came into his possession, he was locked up
in the central station, charged with having
stolen property.
John Williams and William Washington
were arrested at the corner of Charities and
Toulouse streets by Captain Lawlor, and
locked up in the third precinct station,
charged with being dangerous and sus-
picious characters about to commit breach
of the peace and carrying concealed weap-
Ons.
Some time Wednesday night the black
~ of oh~
between Canal and Crossman streets, was
entered by an unknown thief or thieves,
who stole a lot Of wheelwrights' tools valued
at $50 and pair of pantaloons valued at
SO. An entrance was effected by forcing
the door open with jimmy.
Richard Spencer was arrested at the cor
ner of Clio and Baronne streets by Officers
Ryan and Spellman, and locked up in the
second precinct station, charged by Mrs.
Donnelly with till tapping. An additional
charge was recorded against him by the
officers of being dangerous and suspicious
character, and about to commit breach of
the peace.
THE BILLIARD ToURSAMEST.-Ala large au-
dience assem- led at the Varieties Theatre
last night, including great many of the
fair sex, for the purpose of witnessing the
billiard display of three Of the most expert
billiard players in the United States
Messrs. Abrams, Maggioli and Miller.
The first game was for the three ball
championship, between Messrs. Abrams and
Maggioi. There were ffty.six innings
played, which resulted in victory for Mr..
Abrams. Abrams scored 300; Maggioli 22S.
Average-Abrams, 5 20-56; Msggioli, $50.
Time of game two hours and five minutes.
The next game was for the four ball
championship between Mesers. Maggioli
and Henry Miller, which was won by Nil
Ter, in fifteen innings, by the following
score: Miller 500, Maggioi $50. Average:
Miller 1913, Maggioli "a. Time of game,
two hours and fifteen minutes,