New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-04-10

EAlsf0rnfA-M orsl and fhYetcaai CohcS
Threatened by Demoerats-0regon
Republican Convention - burned to
Death by Coal On-Army Of tho POte-
naac Aeuni0n-Boiler 4 xplOsion-Bai-
tiusore steamer 8nraed-IrOn Clnd
Movemens-Mem mortal to sheridan for
Protection Against xndf ans-Default-
Ing City Treasurer Arrested.
PARIS, April 9.-The crisis was continued
this evening in the ministerial council, with
the report to a defnitiye reply III the mat
ter of the plebiscit,m.
In the Corps LegisIatif Emile Olivier de-
clared that the goVeFnment would employ
neither menaces nor promises. He argued
that the Emperor and the empire were ous
of tie question. The only question was,
shall We change an absolute empire for a
liberal one.
SAN Francisco, April s.-Flour s. %.
Wheat, demand was very qniet, 81 30 TO
| 81 go were the extremes. y
Legal tenders 9Ot. Various county clerks
refused to register colored citizens as voters
| until the opinion of the Attorney General
was received. Over fifty Democratic menu
| bers of the Legislature have addressed
| letter to the clerk of Sacramento, Congratu-
lating him on. his refusal to enroll the colored
people as voters under the fifteenth amend
ment stating that they will support him by
! all the moral, and If needed, by all the phys
| ical force that God has given them.
| the Republican State Convention which
| met in Portland, Oregon, yesterday. was the
| largest political body ever assembled lH
| Oregon. Mr.. Palmer was nominated for
| Governor, Mr.. Wilson, for Congress, MIR.
Hirsch, for State Treasurer, and Mr. Dickens
for Secretary of State.
/ CLEVELAND, Ohio, April 9.-Mrs. Wing.
living in Williams alley, was horribly burned
| by the explosion of an Oil can yesterday
| afternoon, and died last night. She was
| pouring oil upon the fire to increase the
| fame. The report was like that made by
cannon.
PHILADELPHIA, April 9.-General Grant
and others, after returning from the funeral
| of General Thomas, took part in the re-
! union of the Army of the Potomac to-day.
| BALTIMORE, April 9.-The boiler OF
Sterling & Ahern1s sugar refinery exploded
to- day, damaging the adjoining buildings
and the shipping at Dugan's wharf. Many
| persons were hurt and several are missing.
The bodies of William Duncan and A.
| Pendle has been taken from the ruins OF the
boiler room. The bodiesof Superintendent
Mckenzie and Foreman Coons and SOD, have
l not been recovered.
The space in which to work is very narrow,
and is filed with the ruinsJ so that not over
| twenty men can work at a time. The ruins
| are being put in scows. 1t is believed the
| killed will not exceed six, and the wounded
| SIX. Large crowds are gathered around the
| ruins tonight.
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| steamer N. P. Banks, Captain MeCarrick.
has arrived from Yorktown, and reports
| that the steamer kennebec, from Balti-
more, with freight and passengers for West
Point, caught fire about daylight, while dis
| charging freight at Gloucester Point wharf.
| this morning, and burned to the waters
edge. The fire originated near the boiler,
and spread SO rapidly that it was with diff
| Guilty that the crew and passengers escaped
| with their lives. No freight or baggage was
| saved. She burned her lines and drifted
across the river on the flats, where she now
lies.
She runs from Baltimore in connection
| with the Richmond and York River Rail-
| road.
| CHARLESTON, s. c., April 9.-Steamers
outward bound are detained by bad weather.
RICHMOND Va, April 9.-The passengers
reached here.
BosroN, April 9.-The iron-clad monitor
Miantonomah has been ordered to Norfolk,
preparatory to going to Havana.
CHICAGO, April 9.-General Sheridan has
received communication, in the form of
a petition, signed by several hundred resi-
dents of Wyoming Territory, relative to In
dian difficulties and outrages in that region.
They heartily approve of the Indian policy
pursued by the General and endorse the
sO-called massacre of the Piegans by Colonel
Baker. They also state that the white set.
| slers OF wyoming are constantly suffering
by unprovoked depredstions from the In
, dians, and ask that sufficient military force.
| under his command or some officer likehim.
be stationed in Wind River Valley to protect
| the white people and punish the Indians for
any further atrocitiesswhich they may COM
NIT.
On board the schooner Dolphin, last
night, John Gwyn, the son of the Captain,
was accdently shot dead by John G.. Jones,
who atterward went to the police station
and gave himself up.
ST.. LOUIS, April 9.-AIr. E. Susisky. city
treasurer, was arrested tonight on the
charge of being defaulter. An informal
examination is now being held at the
! Mayors ofhce. Nothing definite is known
as to the amount. It is variously stated at
from $50. coo to sl40, 600. 1t is thought, how
ever, that it will fall within the amount of
his bond, S10G50O. The cause of the defal-
cation is said to'be loaning of money to his
personal friends for speculative purposes,
who failed to meet their obligations.
Susisky was serving his second term as
treasurer, and has always been regarded as
as an upright man.
NCINoINNArI, April Eight inmates of
the City Workhouse escaped this morning,
six OF whom were subsequently yecaptured.
The news of the death of Bishop Kingsley
was received here, where he resided for
manyfyears. with profound sorrow.
| RICHMOND, VA, April 9.-Both Mayors are
| quietly exercising their duties here
LOUISVILLE, April 9.-General A. Which.
of Ohio, delivered an address to the German
Republicans, at Turner Hall, tonight.
There were about one hundred and fifty per-
sons present.
TORONTO, April ga special from Ottawa
says that the government has determined
to receive Father Richott and Mr.. Scott as
delegates from the Red river country, and
| will make propositions, based on the bin of
| rights. which these delegates will convey to
their people on their return. An expedition
will De dispatched to Fort William atathe
same time. General Lindsey Wilmot. a
member of the Cabinet, Is expected here
tomorrow, and the character of the expedie.
tion to Red river will be settled.
Doctors Schultz and Lynch, Joseph Wenk~
man and William Devere, from Fort Gesry,
arrived 10 night. They were received with
demonstrations of pleasure at Cobourg,
belieVille and Prescott. At the latter place
they were received by the Mayor of the
town. A meeting is called for next Monday
| night to express the feelings of the people
OF this city on the murder Of sIr. Scott. re-.
Gently, a. Fort Geary.
River Intelligence
SOUTHWEST Pass, April 8. 6 p. M
Barometer 1856. Wind northwest and lght
Arrived: steamship BienviIle. at 3. On p n
Baker master, from New York TO Wjlnsns
Creevy bark Harriet F, Hussav TJlmar
master, <5S days from Cardiff. with rsil-Oal
iron to order. Sailed: stearnships ST Ma
| Warys, Victor and Gen Meade. china Ai;co.