The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-03-02
CITY ITEMS.

In report Of the proceedings before
Judge Adams, published short time
since, it was stated by one of our repOr-
ters that the Judge had prejudged the
ease Of Col. Loan for contempt, and
that he had committed men to prison
without the shadow Of a crime. The
DEMOCRAT had no desire to do an injustice
to the judge, and the language used was
not intended to cast reflections upon
his judicial conduct.
We are indebted to Mr.. s. Johnson,
clerk of the Charity Hospital, for the
following report of the condition of that
institution for the month of February
Number Of patients admitted 3S4 for
eigners 1893, natives of the United States
l91 males 3O1, females SO; number of
patients discharged, 1858; number of
deaths, 65; number remaining. 52l.g
SUICIDE: About a quarter to six
O'Clock last evening, an unknown
woman. apparently about 25 years of
age, committed suicide by jumping off
the Second District ferryboat, 1t ap-
pears that she got on the ferry boat with
basket OF clothing and some groceries,
and after paying her fare waited until
the boat backed out into the stream, and
then went to the side of the boat and
jumped overheard. All efforts to save
ucI DlOfCu do Div Suhh bADiOot
Immediately The pilot of the ferryboat
took the basket of clothing and the gro
ceries in charge until called for. A pa
per was found in the basket which read
as follows
New Orleans, Jan. 90, 1876.
To the landlord or. proprietor OF 176
TchoupitOulas street: Please give the
bearer any room you have vacant, and
oblige, j. MCDOWELL.
/ will be responsible. -.i.s-o,t
On the outside Of the note is written
Mrs. Fox, st. Joseph. -
The body was not recovered.
RECAPTURED. WIN. O'Brien, the noto-
rious burglar who came here from st.
Louis, and who escaped from the dock
Of the First Municipal Police Court on
the 28th uit., was captuled Tuesday
night by Special Officers Pierson and
Hennessey at the corner Of Customhouse
and Dauphine streets, and lodged in the
Central Station. ,7..5...,r.
THROWN FROM A HOSE CARRIAGE =
About half-past ten O'Clock this morn
ing Arthur J. Desmond, Foreman OF
borne street, between st. Louis and
Cont, was thrown from the hose car
riage to the ground, and was severely
injured about the head. his right ear
being mashed off, He was taken to the
Charity Hospital for medical attention.
FATAL LACCIDENT.-About o'clock on
Wednesday morning Officer. Gleason
found man named Victor A. Smith.
civil engineer on the Nebraska planta-
ten, Louisiana, lying on the banquette
at the st. Charles Hotel, bleeding from
the nose and mouth. a.,
The officer conveyed him in a cab to
the Charity Hospital, where he died al
half past O'Clock this morning. 1t ls
supposed that he fell off the st. Charles
gallery, while under the influence ol
liquor IN
EGG THIEF.-About 10 O'Clock Tuesday
night Officer johnson discovered
colored man walking on the railroad o.
the st. Charles street line, between Clio
and Calliope streets, with box OF eggs
on his shoulder, and on being accosteC
by the officer he dropped the box ano
fed. The officer fired two shots at hin
but without effect. Tho eggs were
brought to the Second Precinct and
afterwards returned to the owner, Mr.
Joe Castro, residing No. 316 Camp street
LARCENY Brown, with hel
bewitohing smiles, enticed S. Houston
into her den on Burgundy, near Cont
street, and releayed him OF $40 II
United States currency. Houston could
not stand the pressure and called the
assistance of Officer Tompkins and had
the fair damsel locked up, charged with
larceny. 4das.ts -sp - 5H' 81