New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-04-09

he aims of General Thomas at Troy
Horrible Murder and Daring Rob-
bery-RObbery of II Savings Bank.
Arrest of the Robbers and Recovery
of the Money-EaiIrOad Coaches
Th-Ovv1 from the Track by n Broken
KaiI-suicfde of a Canal boat Cap
tain-Pa-siculars OF the Richmond
Steamboat Disaster-The Kiehmona
Now Afoat-ssniiroad Collision and
| the Engineer kiiied-CavnlrY Com-
mand on tho March-Honors to Gen
erni Thomas-Suicidc of Leroy Cotton,
Who Cheats the Raneman-
Troy, n. L, April S.-The~ remains o
Maios- General Thomas arrived safely, and
the funeral will occur to-day according to
the programme arranged.
CHICAGO, April S.-Mr. and Mrs. s. K.
Mumtord, living on q farm near Tolono,
Illinois, were murdered on the night of the
fifth instant by two men, who sought to OBJ
tain sixteen hundred dollars, which it was
known that MIR. MumfOrd had received for
his farm. Mr.. Mumford's head was CON-
pletely severed from his body. They
knocked little boy on the head and left
him for dead, but he afterwards revived.
The murderers got the money and made
their escape.
CLEVELAND, Ono, April S.-This noon
two men entered the Savings and Loan AS
sociation Bank, and while one of them en-
gagged the Cashier in conversation, the other
| quietly went to the vault and took there
| from twenty thousand dollars, cash. Both
| the men escaped, and are yet at large.
LCter.-The two robbers have been caught
| and the money all recovered.
| CINCINNATI, April S,-The rear coach on
the mail train Of the Indianapolis and Gin.
cinnati railroad was thrown from the track
| about midnight last night, sixteen miles
| west of Cincinnati. Though there were d
dozen passengers in the car, none received
injuries more serious tnGn slight scratches,
The second coach was also OF the track, but
remained upright. A broken rail was the
cause of the accident.
MJames Harcourt, a canal boat Captain,
committed suicide yesterday in Dayton,
Ohio, by shooting himself.
ST. LOUIS, April S.-rhe steamer Thompson
Dean arrived late last night, and brought
further particulars about the disaster to the
steamer Richmond. As she neared Rush
Tower Bend, she was caught in slack water,
and took sheer, her bow ran twenty feet
on the bank, and, with report like q can
non, she sagged IN the center, opening her
butts the entire length of her hull, the water
Immediately poured in in great quantities,
but, after throwing overheard between two
and three hundred tons Of freight, and
vigorous use of the pumps, she was righted,
though at one time her guards were six
inches under water. Her passengers went
ashore at night; all the baggage was saved.
Most OF the freight has been transferred
to the Bismark, and sent forward TO its des-
tination.
The Richmond will come here and 90 on
the docks. The Thompson Dean left a
wrecking boat in charge, and the Richmond
is, no doubt fully afoat now.
A passenger and freight train collided
near Breckinridge, on the Hannibal and st,
Joseph railroad, night before last. Both
engines, the baggage Car and several freight
cars were smashed. Peter Darhof, engineer
of the freight train, was killed.
BRYAN, W. T., April s.--Msjor Gordon,
with company OF United States cavalry