The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-02-07

murQererB Rogers.
Another attempt at the butcher-cart style of
robbery was frustrated IN New York on the even
ing Of the LIST. At o'clock an officer saw three
suspicious characters with the identical butchers
cart which played such an important part in many
recent robberies, proving around squares and
jewelry stores, No. 1872 Bowery. He gave chase
and the men took to the cart. They fred four
shots at him, and after mile chase the cart over
was arrested, and six chamber revolver with one
chamber discharged. was found on bis person.
The shoemakers Of Chicago are on Q strike,
caused BY ~ hrsGng
day. An effort is being made to establish Coop
erative factory, with capital Of 100000, In $40
shares.
was taken In regard to amending the law requiring
cigar boxes to be stamped with revenue stamps
A memorial to Congress has been prepared and
forwarded to Washington.
A large meeting Of representatives Of both home
and foreign insurance companies was held at st.
Louis on Saturday, at which the present laws Of
the State relating to insurance were discussed.
and memorial to the Legislature adopted, asking
that body to pass laws which shall more tho.
roughly protect sound companies, make IL impos-
eible for insolvent or wild cat companies to do
business, and to establish an insurance depart
ment, with superintendent. which shall have
power to regulate and control insurance matters
generally.
Several gentlemen connected with the Pacific,
Iron Mountain and North Missouri Railroads, met
at st. Louis on the LIST to devise means by which
the track Of the various roads can be connected
with the large elevator on the bank Of the river.
The object Is to connect all these roads with the
elevator SO as to encourage the handling of grain
in bulk from all the wheatgrowing sections Of that
State and concentrate IL ct st. Louis. The Chi
cago and st. Louis road win also have connec.
ton with this elevator ss soon as the arrange
river Is perfected, which will be as soon as thu
necessary track can be laid from its present road
bed to the river bank opposite Bissells Point,
three miles above the city.
krhe war among the Pacific Railroad directors
grows more bitter. Bridge, q director, publishes
q card showing thatthe seven other directors only
own $500 worth Of stock in the road, while they
own the whole Of the stock in the White Car
dividend-that the freight line pays two per cent.
month. and lays aside surplus; consequently,
that the seven directors. majority OF the board,
run the railroad in the interest Of the freight line
attack is to have the charter Of the company
amended 30 as to Gust all these directors. At
present no one can be director unless resident
OF Missouri. Bridges amendment sbolishes this
provision. Bridge 10 also buying up stock he ia
said to be backed in the operation by the Penn
sylvania Central. and has run IL mp from thirty
dollars to dfty dollars share In the last month.
The purchases are made to control the election In
case the amendments pass, and IL is probable the
price will 60 up still higher before the election In
March. and fall much lower immediately after.
The New York Word ordered nineteen tons of
coal from a. many different dealers in that city,
and had each load accurately weighed. Only i've
were found Of the Just weight-two thousand
pounds. The other fourteen loads were all short
from ten to two hundred and forty. five pounds
the average short weight Of each being about
seventy pounds. |
Preparations for the Upper Missouri river trade
for the coming season being made 10 st. Louis.
year. and the late action Of the under writer's in re-
curing steamers to come up TO certain standard
strength gives assurance Of greater security to
property than heretofore. There..will always be
wheelers and between officers who are sxpe.
rienced and those who are inexperienced In the
trade. The government will also transact its bust
ness upon principles different from those which
the lowest bidders, Gen. Donaldson, chief quarter
master of the st. Louis military DIVISION will,give
preference to those commanded by their owners.
The government last year lost about million dol.
boats, which will be avoided this year. If possible
by the selection of the best steamers and the most
reliable officers. Thirteen side-wheel and fifteen
stern wheel boats are already named to leave st.
and others may be added.
A portion of the college buildings at Adrian,
Mich, were burned on the I'd. Loss $4,000. In
eured $50, 900.
Edward Francis alias Gus. Shaw, alias Stephen
Boyle. who was arrested while about to perpetrate
Q robbery at the store of j. P. Squire, No. 1872 |
Bowery. n. Y. has been identified as the muir. |
derer of Sheriff 0rcutt, of kalamazoo, Michigan
who was shot in front Of the Jail by the accused |
and o confederate named Hugh Darrows.
= cable dispatch has been received from Eng. /
land, stating that the whalen appeal case could |
privy council. When this information was con. |
veyed to Wbalen on the I'd he at once sent for |
priest, and it Is expected be will make confes- |
sion. |
The strike of book printers in New York has
ended In the employers paying the terms de. |
manded. The sailors strike Is apparently fail.
ure. Several strikers shipped yesterday at the |
old rates.
Mr.. Ashbury, owner of the British yacht Cam. |
bria, accepts the challenge of Mr.. Douglass to /
race with the New York yacht Sappho, and sug. |
geets that the race be from Cowes around the Isle
OF Wight, to Cherbourg, France, and back to
A land aide in Mount Gents tunnel injured forty
Three persons were killed in Fi.chburs. Mass,
week before last, while cossting.
The round house Of the Louisville and Cincin.
natl Railroad, ct Louisville, il nearly done. II |
affords room for eighteen locomotives. Ten new
locomotives have been received. The road will
be opened early next summer.
The great excursion westward over the Union
Pacific Railroad (Which will probably be In June
or july will consist of 1000 guests, bestowed in
foriy.nve splendid cars, now being built. Omaha
sary cars Tor the trip are In course Of construc-
ton. IL Is expected that President Grant and his
cahmet VIII De among the guests.
Full particulars Of the disasters at Daubury. |
Connecticut, state that the upper reservoir, which
was the nrst TO give way, is situated two hundred
and my feet above the level of the river which
runs through the town, and is distant from
1t about i've miles, The loss on property BY
the torrent IL estimated ct 100000. OF thif.
teen lives lost, only i've bodies have been re. |
covered. Three draws and i've bridges were
swept away. ~
A large dry goods jobbipg house failed at Phil.
adelphia on the lth Ita liahilitiea are ssoa o0o |
$4,000 Of which are due one house In Philsdel.
Ar Jonn Dobbs, one Of the parties Who robbed
1essrs. Camberling 4 Pine IN New York. on the
LIST OF January, Of $50 900 In bonds and securi-
ses, nae been arrested and surrendered 10000 OF
the spons. Hn confederate, Charles Dooley, h
still at large with the balance OF the properly.
The western end Of the Southern Paci6c Raj.
road completed eighty miles southeastwsrd Of
San Francisco, and another section Il afaded.
Recently Q new board Of ofacer, representing
plenty OF capital was chosen, and II Il announced
mat me engineers VII proceed ct once TO locate
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