New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-04-28
yesterdays Evening Dispatches


| WAsHINGToN, April 27.-RouSe -Consid-
| ering bill to remove disabilities from nint
citizens of Texas, who have been elected Il
Office.
| The New York Express has the following
| in special dispatch from Washington
| The Ways and Means Committee have re
jected the Senate Funding bill. A new bill
will be framed which will probably provide
| for long per cent bond.
From the fact that Mr.. Howard, the min.
| ority member of subcommittee of three,
had reported to the Senate Pacific Railroad
Committee, adversely to the Southern OF
Trans Continental Railroad, the impression
has been created that the committee itself
had SO reported. This is not true, as the
committee have not yet acted on the subject.
HAVANA, April 27.-Sugar buoyant, with
large speculative demand, S4@ss. Sterling
exchange l440l54.
CHICAGO, April 27-The flood in the upper
Mississippi River is rapidly sub,iding.
BOSToN, April 27.-John G. Potter, presi-
dent of the Shoe and Leather Bank, is dead.
PHILADELPHIA, April GA policeman
having arrested man, killed both the pris-
| oner and other party who attempted to res
cue him.
RICHMOND, April PA large crowd COL
lected this morning in the upper portion of
the Capital building where the Supreme
Court of Appeals is located, to hear the dis
cussiou in the case of Ellison and Cahoon in
their contest for the Mayoralty.
About IL A. M. the floor gave way beneath
the dense weight, precipitating the crowd
to the floor below, which was that of the
House of Delegates.
1t is impossible to ascertain at present the
extent OF The injuries received, SO great is
the excitement, but several were killed, and
q large number were severely injured.
Many escaped the terrible fall by jumping
into the windows when the floor gave way.
SECOND DIsPATcH.-A terrible calamity
occurred here this morning.
The floor of the room in the State Capitol
occupied by the Court Of Appeals gave way,
and preCipitated the hundreds therein as
sembled upon the Conservative caucus, then
sitting in the hall of the House of Delegates
below.
Among the killed are P. H. Aylette dis.
tinguished lawyer; D. J. B. Brock, repor-
ter; Samuel Eaton, Clerk of Mayor Cahoon;
Captain William A. Charles, chief of the fire
department; W. P. Howard, a lawyer; Mr..
Ashley, Richmond merchant; Charles
Watson, of the Danville Railroad; Hugh
Hutcheson and Lewis W. Webb, of this city;
MIR. Schofeld, a brother of General Scho-
field, Il. A. Maury, Jr., Senator Bland,
cOlored, and Powhatan Roberts.
It is supposed that twenty members of the
Legislature we're killed and wounded.
The Judges of the Court of Appeals all
escaped unhurt.
Ex-Governor Wells was badly blurred.
l.. II. Chandler counsel for Cahoon fin |
the case before the court, was injured.
James Mason and Judge Merideth, coun. |
sci for Ellison, we're also badly hurt.
About two hundred persons were hurt by
the accident, and the greatest excitement |
prevails.
Hundreds of persons are assembled on |
Capital Square, weeping and wailing as the |
dead and dying are brought out of the build. |
ing.
Governor Walker escaped unhurt, though |
On the courtroom floor at the time Of the |
accident,