The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-03-14
THE CITY,

1AN O141
SEProLNE EXPLOSION 7:3O o'clocl
Sunday night fire broke ont in the grocery
store of Mrs. Ahern, corner of Religious and
Orange streets. The flames were extinguishel
by fire engine No. IL, with the assistance O
some citizens. with damage of about $50
by the explosion of septoline oil It appear
that Thomas Ahern attempted to pour septo
line oil into lighted lamp; the lamp exploded
burning him severely about the hands and
setting fire to the counter and fixtures.
STRUCK ON THE HEAD-A difficulty tool
place about O'Clock Sunday night on Baga
telle street, between Rampant and Craps, be-
tween two women, named Mary Hunter and
Lizzie Emile, in which the former was struck
on the head with bottle by the latter, in
was attended by DR.. Schumacher, who pro
nounced the wound serious, but not danger
GUS. Lizzie was arrested and locked up ir
the Fifth Precinct Station.
GBURGLARY. = Sometime during Saturday
night the shoe store of John Hansen. corner
of Canal and Peters streets, was entered by
unknown thieves, who stole and carried away
several dozen pairs of shoes valued at $l25.
The entrance was effected by climbing up the
posts of the gallery, and thence through q
window descending into the store.
SUDDEN DEArH.-Mrs Mary Bannon, SO
years old and a native of ireland, died sud.
denly at half past o'clock Monday morning,
at her residence, No. 20 Natchez street.
ROBBERY. John Valcour, colored, stole
George Eichhorn's watch and chain out of his
pocket while he was lying drunk, at the cor
ner of Exchange Alley and Customhouse
Streets. Sunday night. They were both locked
up. Valcour is charged with robbery.
CUTTING ANDW oUNDING. Two artists named
Btutus Ducamman and H. Rudolph, were
placed under arrest in the Jackson. Square
Station-house, Sunday night, for cutting and
wounding Baptiste Debizies. Rudolph is also
charged by the officer with carrying concealed
weapons.
CUTTING.-Peter Brown was taken up Sun
day at his domcile, on Girod street, between
Vaudeville and Spain, on q warrant taken
out before Judge Long, charged with cutting
and dangerously wounding Mr.. Harrison
Branch. He Was locked up in the Fifth Pre-.
cinct Station.
DEATH OF MURDERER. Sunday morning,
about 10 O'Clock, John Mclaughlin, tifty-five
years old, died in the Parish Prison, of rheu-
matte pelicarditis, where he has been con-
fined since the 22d of last November, await
ing trial for the murder of his wife, Elizabeth
Mclaughlin, at their residence, corner OF
Richard and Religious streets.
BODY FoUND.-Sunday morning about 8
o'clock the body of an unknown white man
was found floating in the river at the head of
Vallette street, Algiers. He WAS apparently
about As years old, fair complexion, sandy
goatee and moustache and wore red striped
calico shirt, black vest, black pants and gal
ter shoes.
ALMOST STARVED TO DEATH. - Corporal
Nichols, Of the Carrollton police, reports
having sent to the Charity Hospital Monday
evening o German woman, who gave her
name as Mary Harr, aged about 80 years. She
states that she resides on Claiborne street, be-
tween Cypress and Julia, and recently an inmate
of the Insane Asylum at the old Marine Hos
pital. She wore dark calico Dress brown
sun bonnet, apron and CATERS. She escaped
from her residence sometime during the day
Saturday, and was found OF the rear of the
Jackson Railroad, among pile of pickets, by
some colored men. She would no doubt
have soon persisted in the condition she was
in, as she was unable to extrieate herself from
among the pickets.
FIRE ON ITALIA STREET. About II o'clock
yesterday morning fire broke out in the one
story frame house No. 179 Thalia street,
owned by J. B. Riboi and occupied by
Frances F. Morrison as tailor shop and v.
j. Lambert as q grocery store. The fire was,
however, extinguished by the fire department
with damage of about $40. Property in
sured in the Merchants Insurance Company
for $1,000. No insurance on the stock. The
fire was caused from sparks of fire falling on
the single roof.
SUDDEN DEATH.-A white man, named Jack
Anderson, 95 years old, died suddenly at 3
o'clock yesterday afternoon, at his domicile,
on Derbigny street, between Columbus and
Laharpe
MINOR NOTES -Juliana johnson roped poor
Frank Lawson into her den on Burgundy
street, between Bienville and Cont, and
robbed him of 50. She was arrested but the
money could not be found.
John Brett was locked up Sunday for cruel
ty to animals.
J. Forbes attempted to rescue prisoner
from Officer Bayard, and was placed in
durance vile.
A woman named Mary Robinson, aged
forty years, born in Ireland, was sent to the
Charity Hospital Sunday in sick and desti-
tufe condition