The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-01-16
THE CITY.

J A BOLD Enthusiastically morning about
o'clock an attempt was made by some unknown
white man to burglariOusy enter the coffee house
OF Mr.. Schwann, corner Of POydras and St.
Charles streets. The thief was discovered nv
officers Brown and Holan, who were on their
way to the station to answer roll call The off,
GERS Immediately gave chase and fired several
shots at him without effect The thief, on arriv-
ing at the entrance OF Lafayette Square, pulled
out his pisto and fred one shot at the officers
without effect, and finally made his escape bv
beating hasty retreat through the square.
BURGLARy.-Sa Saturday morning, about O'Clock.
| the coffee house OF Mr.. j. M. Braun, No. 172L
| POydras street, was burglariously entered bv
some unknown thief, or thieves, who stole and
carried away one heavy, double case patent lever
gold watch and chaln No. IA, 447, with the initials
>. M. b., engraved on the inside, also IS in cur
rency. The watch and chain is valued at $3.50
| Ihe entrance was effected by breaking pane of
glass from one of the doors fronting on Poydras
street The thieves then reached in and opened
| the night latch. No clue to the burglars.
FIRE IN ALaIERs-About II o'clock Friday
night, hre was discovered in an old shanty, oc-
cupled by Maria Davis, on Delaronde street, near
damage. No insurance. The cause of the ire
is unknown.
FIRE.-Friday night about 8 O'Clock. a fire
originated IN house on Louisa street, between
St Claude and Marais owned by William Fon-
ben, and occupied by Christian Shields, which
"oo 0AtihS uioAoA Will llttle or no damage. The
fire was caused by sparks falling on a lot of
shavings
Who FIRED THE SHoT?-About midnight Fri
day, Officer MILAN, of the Fourth Precinct Sta
ton, while on Basin street. between Toulouse
and st. Louis heard the cries of ssWatch and
murder" and started off in the direction whence
the cries came and while running he was fired at
by some unknown party, who ran in the direction
of Toulouse street. The officer pursued the un-
known man and fired two shots at him. He ran
out Toulouse street, and finally succeeded in
making his escape.
Robert =. Metz, porter, was arrested at the
corner of st. Charles and Erato streets, at
o'clock Z. NJ, FRIDAY. for pointing loaded re-
volver at John McNally. with the intention Of
taxing his life.
Mrs. Hem ietta Por,er, ior!y-seven years old.
and q native of Ireland, was sent TO the Charity
Hospital from on board the steamboat ST. John.
Friday, IN sick and destitute condition.
The warehouse OF Shrop hire & Co., corner of
Lafayette and Peters streets, was found open
Friday night.
Charlie Ross was found last night in this city.
de was found drunk at the corner of st. Charles
md Perdldo streets. The child is somewhat
altered since he was missing from home. He is
low tWenty-three years old.
Fat McGinning was sent to the Charity Hospi-
al IN sick and destitute condition, from his
esidence, No. leg Toulouse street.
The bridge over the Claiborne Canal, at the in
ersectlon OF Orleans street, is III dangerous
condition.
dog was shot and killed at the corner of
.ourth and st. David streets, at the request Of
he owner, 1t having previously bitten a little
10Y.