The New Orleans bulletin., 1876-02-22
THE CITY.

Soule arrested an unknown man az the eornes
of Madison and Newton streets, Sunday morn.
ing, for disturbing the peace, and when on
their way to the station they were set upon by
three men, named William Burns, Alfred
Davis and.James Saunders, who rescued the
prisoner and assaulted and beat the officers
up in horrible manner. Assistance was
called and the three men taken to the Eighth
Precinct Station. where charge was entered
prisoner, and assault and battery with intent
to commit murder. Burns and Saunders are
evidently bad men, as they each had q razor
and pistol concealed on their persons.
PROFESSIONAL P1cKpocKErs. = While Mr.
Henry Ahrens was standing at the corner of
Lafayette and Camp streets, at half-past 6
o'clock Sunday evening, looking at the fire,
he felt some one have hold of his chain, and
just as the thief was about to jerk bis watch
out of his pocket, he struck him blow on
the face and knocked him down. As luck
would have it, Detective Geo. L. Cain was
near at hand, and ran up and seized the pick
pocket and lodged him in the Central Sta
,ion, where he gave his name as James Will
son. He states that he arrived in this city O
few days ago, and the supposition is that he
is one of the many professional thieves that
have come to this city to ply their nefarious
occupations during the coming holidays.
FIRE IN THE FIRST DISTRICT. Sunday even
ing about o'clock fire broke out in the
carpenter.shop, No. lis Lafayette. neal. the
corner of Camp, occupied by Mr.. Stephen
Claford, which was entirely consumed. The
fire then spread to the adjoining house, occu-
pied as shoemaker-shop by Louis Schefer
which was also destroyed. The flames thence
communicated to the adjoining two-story
brick house, corner of Camp and Lafayette
streets, occupied as q residence by Mrs. La
rouse, and on the ground floor as coffee
house. The fire was finally extinguished
after doing considerable damage. The furni.
ture and stock was insured in the 8ibefnia
Insurance Company for s12OO. None Of the
houses destroyed were insured.
FIRE ON CusToMHousE STREET. s
o'clock Monday morning q fire was discov.
cred on the second floor of the three story
brick building corner of Exchange alley end
Customhouse street, owned by Mr.. w. M
Krepple, and occupied as club-room. The
fire was caused by some person throwing g
lighted cigar on the mating Of the room, but
owing to the prompt arrival of the Fire De.
partmens the FIRE was extinguished with q
could not be ascertained. An alarm Of fire
was sounded from box No. 81. eotne5 OF
Camp and Canal streets.
AN ATTEMPT 4T ARsoN.-Satufday eveniAe o
about o'clock, the stables in the tear Of Dr..
Penchard's residence, corner Of StoSy and
Third streets, were Sired by An incendiary.
who was discovered by Officer Pofee and per-
sued for several squares, when he managed to
make good his escape among the trees. The
flames were extinguished by the officer and
inmates with slight damage. The building
was found to be saturated with coal oil. and q
bottle that contained the oil was found on the
floor of the feed room attached to the stable,
The Work OF AN INcEND1ARY.- fire broke
oct at midnight Saturday in an unoccupied
one-story frame house corner of Fourth and
Burdette streets, Sixth District, which was
entirely consumed. Loss about $1,000, The
fire was undoubtedly the work of an incen-
diary.
MINOR NorEs.-A white man named Peter
Higgins, 48 years old, and anative of Ireland
found on board the Mary Ida; also, q coIore1
man named Charles Clark, "a years old. and
q native of Missouri, found on board the
steamboat Mary Houston, were sent TO the
Charity Hospital in . sick and destitute cor.
dition.
Mary johnson was sent to the Charity Ho.
pitsl, sick and destitute, from her residencs
194 franklin street.