New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-29
Yesterdays Evening Dispatches. J


BALTIMORE, March 28.-TWenty buildings
were blown down by the storm yesterday.
| No loss Of life reported.
! The President pays taxes on $l10, 900 and
General Sherman pays taxes CD $4,000 III
| this district.
WASHINGTON, March 2S.-General Butler
has been notified that his colored nominee
TO West Point is too young.
There is a considerable excitement about
the seizure of the books Of the National
Safe Deposit Company, by order Of General
Butler, to see what bonds newspaper cor
respondents have there, IN order to Prove
corruption.
The Utah bill which recently passed the
House and against which the Mormons pro-
test. makes Utah desert as far as law is
concerned.
| basin at Baltimore, yesterday. No other
marine disasters reported.
A large number of unimportant bills were
introduced in both Houses.
Mr.. Mckenzie, of Virginia, introduced
one in the House to incorporate the South
ern Trans Continental Railroad Company.
SenGte.-Mr Drake inquired the reason
of the delay on the part of the Judiciary
Committee In reporting the Texas bill.
Mr.. Trumbull replied that it would be
useless to report it while the Georgia bill
and the question of seating General Ames
were not disposed of; besides, there were
provisions in the Texas constitution, and in
the House bill, requiring careful considera.
ton.
Sundays Dispatches.l
WASHINGTON, March 27.-Heavy rain snd
terrific wind from midnight to noon to-day.
Boutwell, directs the sale OF two millions
gold and the purchase of two million bonds
on account of the sinking fund, and two
million bonds on account OF special fund,
making total Treasury transactions for April
sale two Millions gold and purchase four
million bonds.
The Secretary of the Treasury, in COM
munication to the House, says the work on
the United States courthouse and post0ffce
building a. New York city, the postofice and
sUb-treasury building at Boston, and branch
mint al San Francisco, should be pressed
forward 10 completion. OF the new works
proposed, but for which no appropriation
has yet been made, yet the greatest neces-
sity exists. so far as known at the Depart
ment, at Hartford, Connecticut; Grand Rap
ids, Michigan; St. Louis and Jefferson City,
Missouri; Little Rock and Quincy, Illinois.
NEW YORK, March 27.-A terrific easterly
gale and rain storm all day and evening.
About two o'clock this evening the falling of
q house on Forty-sixth street, below
Eleventh avenue. caused the death Of five
persons and injured. probably fatally, a
sixth. The house that fell was an unfinished
building, which gave way to the violence of
the storm, and, falling on frame dwelling
adjoining, buried the occupants, Benjamin
Donnely, his wife and four children, in the
ruins. The husband, wife and three chill
dren were taken out dead; the fourth child
was alive, but both legs were broken. The
accident caused great excitement in the
neigh hborhood.
Rumor states that General O'Neill is Or
ganizing for another descent on Canada at
three points. Large quantities of arms
and ammunition are said to be stored pear
at hand.
Camp No. l of the Grand Army of the
Constitution have resolved TO ask Congress
to interfere to prevent further swindling
by claim agents, and advocating county
retreats for wounded veterans, instead of
State asylumns.
PARIS, March 25.-The Procureur General
made his argument in the High Court. He
opened with an energetic denunciation of
the political party TO which Noir belonged,
and made frequent reference to the Mar
seiUdise journal. Nearly all the evidence
for the prosecution was set aside by the
ProcuIeur, who demands the condemnation
Of the prince because the shooting was not
excited during the delivery Of this argu-
ment.
N. Leroux and N. Demoge. counsel for
defense, both denounced the MdrselIGiSe.
The court will meet again at noon to- |
when verdict is expected.
The news Of the princes acquittal pro-
duced intense sensation and astOnishment. |
1t is the universal topic of conversation.
The CrueZot strike continues. Many ar
rests have been made, but no collisions have |
occurred between the troops and workmen.
Tours, March 27.-Prince Bonaparte has |
been acquitted in spite of the strong appeal |
made by the Procureur General for ver-
dict OF guilty, with extenuating circum.
stances. Jury out only one hour. AS soon |
as the verdict was announced, the counsel |
for the partie ciuile demanded one hundred |
francs damages. In consequence |
Of this demand, the Prince was not released |
from custody. He was exceedingly indignant |
because he was not allowed to leave the |
court room Immediately. He said he wished |
20 show he was not afraid Of menaces made |
against his life.