The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-07-30
CITY ITEMS.

Common street, from Broad 10 Tue
Carrollton road, is in splendid driving
order, and those parties driving last
teams that frighten at the dummies can
take this route
Charley Jones and John Henry found
themselves In the Second Precinct sta
tion at If 80 Yesterday. on the charge OF
pinching bread in the Dryades street
market.
Larceny Of jewery and No rs in cur
repcy Is the charge booked against
John Mitchell by Mrs. HALEY III the
Third Precinct.
Magdalene Rohrer is Won leettle
Duetcher gal, and she was slung be-
| hind the bars OF the Third Precinct
Station. charged with having stolen
property in her possession
Eighty dogs departed this life
| last evening. Too much sausage In
theirs.
| The swimming Match.
The match between John Clark and
A. J. Ferth, to swim half mile and
return, for 300 side, came off yester-
day afternoon at the Milneburg lake
| won by about ten feet. The time was
q minutes, although both ways the
wind aud tide were against the swim
mers.
The report OF the ARRAY which oc-
cured on Tuesday morning between
| Messrs. l.. Rance and Henri Brieugne
and Mr.. Jules Camp, and during which
the latter was shot, qualities the two
| former as rufIlans. The unfortunate
error was due to incorrect information
received from the police, the young men,
who were arrested, not being them selves
known to our reporter and having de-
clined to be interviewed In the matter.
Messrs. Rance and Brieugne give u very
different version of the origin OF the
quarrel from that which we published
al, the time, and claim that they were
assailed by Mr.. Camp and three or his
friends, necessitating that they should
defend themselves to the best OF theil
abilities.
A resurrection.
Friday Col. w. Miller Owen, com
handing the Washington Artillery
received letter full of feeling from
Col. J. B. Walton, late commander Of
that body, accompanying q very heavy
aud beautiful solid gold badge. As
stated in the letter of Col. Walton, the
object Is that the badge be shot for by
the members of the battalion every
year, under such rules as may be
adopted; the winner to wear it one
year. or as long as he may win II.
Col. Owen proposes that the first an
nuai contest shall take place on Friday
next, with Winchester rifles, at 20t
yards, each member being allowed
twenty shots, aud the place the rifle
grounds vi the Crescent Rifle Associa
ton. who have kindly consented to ex
tend this courtesy To the battalion.
This badge Ia the same one which was
designed by Col. Walton himself anc
was offered by him as a prize to be sho
for on the 4th Of July, 1859, with artil
lery. Unavoidable circumstances caused
the project to be postponed, and later
the war breaking out, the boys were
called to the front to engage in more
serious contest. Col. Walton has hac
the badge In his possession ever since
FIre-LOss $500.
About o'clock yesterday morning {
house, situated at the corner OF Moral
lis and Annette streets. The property
which is owned by John Gaellet, ant
occupied as q dwelling house and gro
Gerry store by Joseph Johnston, wal
totally destroyed. Loss $500; insured
but for what amount could not be ascer
tanned. The furniture was insured 10
$500 in the New Orleans Mutual Insur
ance Company. The adjoining house
owned by julie Brown, was damaged t
the extent OF $780, Cause OF the fir,
unknown. The alarm was turned II
from box No Ala.