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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-18
THE GREAT SNOW STORM.

ROOF CRUSHED IN ROCHEsTER-SEVERAL PER-
SONS INJURED.
ROCHESTER, March 1.-THE storm continues,
and the is wet and heavily packed All the trans
OF the several railroads which should have reached this
place yesterday morning arrived here this morning with
almost famished passengers II believed that the
trains will all be running time by tomorrow evening
Tie Thermometer indicates $40. The barometer has
fallen trfe since last night. About o'clock this
ing the roof OF carpenter shop on wa.
crushed by the weight OF upon IT, The brick walls OF
the building forced out. and one OF the walls fell
upon adjoining dweing house crushing il and buryng
in the ruins old lady Mrs Loop Her Injuries are sup
posed TO be fatal. A man named Doody. engaged In
shOyeng in the OF the carpenter shop at the
injured but fatally. Several barns and othe> build
nss have been crushed by the snow, and further ds
tiers are apprehended.
FIVE TRAINS SHOWED UP IN BINGHAsTos
BIyGHAMToN, March 1.-THE snow in this
section OF the State Ia the heaviest OF the Five
trains OF the Erie Road here and cannot proceed
westward The passengers from EewIork. Tho
Syracuse and Bnghamton Road Is impossible at present
morning The trains OF thetDelaware, Lackawanna aud
time this afternoon. The is reported Of the sasqUo-
hama and Albany traius.
SOME RAILROADS RUNNING on TIME-IHE NAILS
DELAYED.
BUFFALO, March 1.-THE snow-storm con-
tinues The Lake Shore and Great Western Train. ARC
running tine. but the Grand Trunk trains are sI
hours behind time The New-York Central road 10
blocked by beyond Rochester, and there nave Deen
no trains on the Erie road since yesterday. The mails
are all behind.
TIE STORM IN MAINE-TIIE Snow BADLyDRlFTfD.
RoCKLAND, March ia severe northeast
snoysorm commenced here at an early hour lac,
ing and continued through the night and the forenoon
of to-day. The wind has blown gale, and HueL sbow
has fallen. which Is very badly drlited'
TIE sEvEREsr STORM OF THE siiSoS IN
VERMONT.
BENNINGTON, March 1.-THE seyerest snow
oJ daV ysss Law.
The Nonut Anthony Observatory was blown do W. and
much other damage was inflicted by the storm.
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nco voted for Hale and Julian IN 1871 VIII agree to

since voted Tor Hale and Julian IN 1872 VIII agree 70
resign"
rbo c,mm,,ccs on Commerce OF the Senate and House
held meeting today and had under consideration the
bill TO give TO the Secretary Of the Treasury the author
ity to oppont Port wardens in tho City OF New DIX
The House Committee at previous meeting agreeu 70
report TO the House, without RECOMMENDATION, "e"
Ketchams bill for the aforementioned purpose o' '
day they recondered their action and voted to report
Tho hin favoraby The Senate Committee also agreed
to make a favorable report on a similar bill
Tho House Committee on Territories to-day agreed 10
report bill making Alaska q county OF Washington Ter.
rtory with United states Judge. This viii put an ehd
to all the efforts asplrants for large sum for mileage
who wish Alaska made separate Territory with Con
gress Delegate.
Senator Sawyer, IN debate in the Senate today, sad
one member OF Congress whom he knew had II appoint
ments in Department here and growled because he
could not get He finally the name OF Judge
Lawrence Of Ohio as the Representative referred to-
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TIE Albany AND sUsQUEHANSA RAILROAD
COMPANY.

ALBANY, March 17.-Judge johnson oil Rochcs-
ter has rendered decision upon the motion mace 10 e
susa johanna Railroad by the socaed fsk Direct
ors DENYING the motion and sustaining the Rainssy
Directors upon all the points. The motion was To SET
aside the judgments rendered on Judge snhs decslob'
and restore the road 20 the OF the Receiver
Tis DECISION leaves the Ramsey Board in upd'tdrboJ
,outro a. Road
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-18

PARLIAMENT pRocEEDINGs-TuE MissiN" 81 EH%r
ER-REp RIVER AFFAIRs-MR. GLA .DF',.sT
ON TuE FENIAN PRIsoNERs-A BILL A"A'N'i
AGRARIANISM. -, ,e,o K
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WASHINGTON.

THE FUNDING BUL-rIIE PRESIDENTS OBJEC-
TIONS TO TIE MEAsURE-PROBABLE hhlI-
fICATION OF TIE SAN DOMINGO TREATY
MIR. X. u. BUTLER CENsURED IN THE HOUSE
AMOUNT OF SPECIE IN THE TREAsCRf-A
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Crops and Weather.

We are having quite a prolonged season
of cool, dry weather, which though not ia
vorable to rapsA vegetation, yet is far prefe
rable, at this period Of the Spring to The
incessant rains that fell during the planting
season every year since the war. but one,
Notwithstanding that ONE complain OF
the difficulty Of pioughing the hard ground,
planting operations are far advanced, and a
wider breadth ofiand than usual ii prepared
for the seed. We hear no complaints from
employers Of their freedmen who have, we
think Wy may soy, steadily improved as Ia
borers since the first year Of decentralization
that succeeded their emancipation.
81 Landry, during the past year, made
a great stride on the road to prosperity and
competence. and nothing remains for our
people to do, III order to render themselves.
If not Independent Of. at least free from the
risk Of total loss, from the casualties that
sometimes ruin our staple crops, but con-
tinue The practice Of frugality and industry
now to be observed among them.
Since writing theabove, we had a copious
and refreshing rain on Thursday night. The
weather now III such as will please every
planfer.
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BLOODY WORK IN oUAcHrTA.

The Jail at Monroe Broken Open
Sheriff Wisner and ofutt johnson
Ia Colored MANY Kined.-A Man
named Beavers Observation-Disclosures
Man Killed in a Separate Array.
Gov. Warmoth yesterday received the
following dispatch from Monroe, in this
State, under date Of March 81:
Wisner, sheriff, and Ofutt Johnson, wit
ness in Jail, killed last night, and Beavers,
accused of murder, in Jail, liberated by per-
sons unknown.
Wimberly killed lest night, also, in a
separate affray. 9 JoHs RAY.
In explanation of the above we would
state, from information which we cleaned
yesterday, from persons living, when at
| home, at Monroe, that Beavers, who was
liberated By the gang who broke open the
jail and did the killing. was in prison char
ged with having, On election day, in Mon
roe, been one of a band who shot and killed
three negroes who were supposed to have
been returning from the polls.
The story goes that there were four ne.
groes, Ofatt johnson one of the number,
who were captured by the band and taken
into the woods, whore they were placed iii
position and fired at by a squad. Three of
the number were killed, but johnson
springing aside, escaped the bullets, and
though pursued and shot at, managed to
make good his escape and give the alarm.
The baud made off for parts unknown, but
Beavers, who johnson testified was one of
them, was subsequently captured and pI,-
ced in jail at Monroe. johnson, through
fear or for some other reason, also left for
Texas, we believe, but he was also suisse
quently arrested and placed in Jail, and held
should take place.
When the gang attacked the Jail night
before last for the purpose of iberating Bea-
vers, they were doubtless resisted by Sher-
if Wisner, who had the reputation Of being
q r~esolute and fearless man, and IN this way
most probably he met his death at their
hands.
johnson, the eolored witness, was killed
either through revenge for the information
which he gave, or because the gang wished
to get rid of the only living witness against
them.
The man named Wimberly, m ntioned at
the close of MIR. Rays dispatch as having
been killed on the same night in a separate
ARRAY is reputed to have been a dangerous
character living in Monroe, a d was proba-
bly, killed in a street brawl of some kind. B
Gov. Warmoth viii this morning pull h
a proclamation offering a reward Of $4,000
for the arrest of the murderers of Sheriff
Wisner and johnson.
By a telegram received by the Associated
Press, and published under cur head of
"Telegraphic," it will be seenthat the gang
consisted of some fifteen or twenty men,
and that after they released Beavers they
barred the doors to keep the other prison
ers from escaping.
Wimberly, it win be seen, was killed in a
private difficulty by a DR.. Dinkgrave, the
particulars of which are unknown.-[Pica-
yune, list inst. a. - lis ~ @
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ME4s&
Gov. Worlnoth has appointed Ex-Gov.
D. +. FLAEDEks Mayor Of New Orleans.
From en- article in the Picayune on the
subject we extract the following:
The appointment of Mr.. Flanders we
think o good q for, although q Re
publican in principle he is d man of great
energy Of purpose and of welt known ad-
mair,istrative capacity. Before the %consoli-
dation of the city be was conspicuous as a
municipal representative of the Third Dis
trict, and enjoys the reputation of having
relieved his constituents from a load Of
debt, which ut n time greatly e,nbarassed
them. I
During tbs military occupation of the
city Mr.. Flanders filed the position Of
City Treasurer, and when he retired from
that Office he left d surplus in the citv's
strong box, five remember rightly, of over
q half million of dollars.
Mi. Flanders, If he devotes his whole
time TO the Mayoralty, cannot but le of
great assistance TO the Board of Admins
traitors of which he is the chef, presiding in
accordance with the amended charter at the
meetings Of the Board, and having the
casting vote upon all questions. As Chief
Magistrate of the city we have reason TO
believe that he will so administer the
Office rs to make himself popular with our
citizens, irrespective of party.
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Michel Vidal.

Michel Vidal.
Michel Vidal, of New Orleans, was con-
frmed as Consul TO Tripoli to-day.
The Richmond Troubles.
RICHMOND, Va, April 5.--The city trou-
blcs will at last 60 10 the United States
Supreme Court. The motion by Ellison
and others to dissolve the injunction will
be heard on Thursday, in Washington, by
Chief Justice Chase. 19e motion is made,
first, on the want of .yarlsdic ion; second,
that there is no equity on the bill and,
third, that facts show that the injunction
was improvidentially awarded.
In the meantime, 1ffairs will be peac"-
fully conducted here.l A writ Of e}ectment
against Mayor Ellipn, doubt about the
legality of which caused Gen. Candy to
decline rendering military aid to t mar,
shall. will 'oe referred to Attorney General
Hoar for his decision. The two mayors
90 on as usual, holding courts, with their
police peacefully on the streets. The State
Court has enjoined all city officials from
paying Or recognizing Mayor Cahoon or
his police, Or any of the officials of the OLD
city government.
No Collisions having occurred lately,
Mr.. Schneider petitions the Cover lment TIC
withdraw the troops, as their presence
tends to keep discomfort alive.
Election Returns.
Hartford, CT, April 5.-The Twentieth
Senatorial district. which was counted last
night as Republican, is ascertained to be
Democratic by 81 majority, and the Third
District Democratic by three or four maforl-
tv. This gives the Senate to the Democrats
by one majority, unless the Sixteenth Dis
trict, which should be Republican, goes
Democratic. This would give the Republic
cans a minority of one.
The House is Republican by Il small
majority, probably not more than six
perhaps ten. Gov. Engli>h's majority will,
from present appearances, be about six
humid ed.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, April 5.-The Repub-
lican majority on the city ticket is about
eleven hundred. TIE Democrats gain one
Councilman, giving the Republicans Two
majority on the full vote. The prohibition
ticket received two hundred votes.
/ ClNclNNATf, April 5.-Complete returns
received late last night, give further Repub,
lican gains. The Republic n Clerk. OF the
Probate Court received 1869 majority. The
Republican majority in the entire city
ticket AVERAGES over 1000. The new Board
of Aldermen will stand Is Republicans, l6
Democrats, 2 Indeps ndentS and Il in one
ward. The City Council with members
holding over, stands Republicans Is Demo
Gratis l6, Independents 4. The School
Board stands IS for Bible schools and %
against.
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Trial of Lieuf. Vance, ". 9. A..

In the Picaynne, of October last, was
published an account of the circumstances
attending the killing of J.. Marshall Shelton
of franklin parish, by Lieut.. Vance, of the
United States army.
The homicide was committed on the 9Th
of October, and Lieut.. Vance was imme
diately indicted BY the Grand Jury of the
parish for muroel. Upon application made
in behalf of Vance, the venue was changed
to the parish of Concordia, and the case is
to be tried before the Thirteenth Judicial
Court, Judge Hough presiding, which is to
meet at Vidalia, on Monday next, the 9TH
inst.
Judge Flynn, of Baton Rouge, Messrs.
Mayo and Spencer, f Vidalia, and Major
B. B. Keller, judge advocate Of this military
department, will appear as counsel for the
accused.
The theory of the defence is that the
killing was done in self defence, the deceas-
ed, it is alleged, having made a dying de.
claration to the effect that he had fred
into Vance's headquarters the night before,
and that he was seeking to take his life.
The custody of Lieut.. Vance was trans
ferred by the civil to the military authori
ties, and he has been in the interim at the
garrison at Baton Rouge.
Gov. Warmoth applied to Gen. Mower
last spring, for troops to be sent to Wins
boro. Franklin parish. (where the homicide
occurred and Lieut. Vance was at the
time commanding the company which was
semitic 18th Infantry. Owing to the
fact that. Lieut.. Vance was an officer of
the army-that he held a prominent posi-
tion. as commander at Winnsboro1and to
the fact that affairs in Franklin had been
in 9 very unsettled state, the case has at.
tracted q good deal Of attention, and the
coming trial will be an event Of unusual
interest and Importance.
The Government at Washington has
authorized the employment Of counsel to
defend Vance at the Governments expense.
Major Keller will leave our city on Sat
urday afternoon next, and will be joined by
Judge Flynn and Lieut. Vance at Baton
Rouge.--[Picayuns LIST inst,
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Homicide Of John g. Wi.nbetly.

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Iast Ws5nsSsa 'ta write her viii H. nra.
csa3sa & her asetation mntil he reached
IN nsna AZ AIscs W;mhsrly M .Iahn
W;mhsrlv,s v;sa ana Mrs T;sIas' s;star
Wimberiv came forward and directed that
ND gv;fa Should NOR "a ona ~ tha ha;rs
sDr. ca,dsrwoo5 soNa M " thai # ~
wrote n III II snr,st ii q Mrs. tiles d;cta.
ted. Dr. In the tal,la Mrs T;las hav,
ine consented II ths ren,,rst ~ Mrs Alice
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Ill I'M
Inc Police Jury took a recess until az
O'Clock. when they reassembled
On motion of MI. Roy; Resolved. that hers
after the Parish Tax Collector shall, on t5s
receipt of a warrant received for taxes: write
across the back of the same paid in for taY.
es'' and be it further resolved, that the Treasr.
fef Is hereby instructed to cancel all warrant.
received by him.
on mo,lon OF Mr.. Chaehere; Resolved. that
th1 Aa'loh attorney be authorized and instruc-
leu " proceed at once to the collection. ont of
Inc Eafues interested. of the funds adva,,red nv
Tue PARISH 10 pay the cost of making abstracts
OF ln5entorIfs, and of recording the same nm.
der te act Il the Legislature Of March All
1870 and that he be allowed ten nar cant
for al collections so made. ~'"'
u motion of Mr.. Morris; Reso|ved .ha.
the 'arlsh Treasurer and Clerk Of the pnl;os
Jur' be appointed a committee to inyest,csta
the claim held by this parish against the Par.
lsh II Caicasieu, xof take measures for the
COLLECTION of the same.
In motion of Mr.. Roy; Resolved, that the.
conmlttne, DR.. V. Boagni and Col, r r.,
Galtt' appointed by the Police Jury, Nov.
2zm' 1862 tor the purpose of mutilatins or
oesroylng the Cancelled warrants in the hsnds
OF Ne FaIlsh Treasurer, are hereby requested
70 make tnelr report at the next meeting of thu
Poce Jury.
In motio1Sf Mr.. Roy; Resolved, that the
su1ot eight hundred dollars each be appropia-
'edt' assist IN the building of the two bridges
at 4rnandVlIle; and the same committee 40.
pointed Oct' 2'th' 1869, be appointed to re-.
cele the same when completed.
In motion of Mr.. Morris; Resolved. that
thssum of TWENTY-FIVE dollars be paid to Es.
tell Guillory; and that the sum of th,,ty dol.
larbe remitted to DR.. l.. Hadden, hss having
pai.a Parish License in error.
"a motion, the Police Jury adjourned until
Moday, the End of May, 1870.
J. NJ. THOMPSON. Presd't.
~ttest.
G. MAYO. Clerk.
Aril 8, 1870
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Malrdes OF Sheriff Wisner and
Anthony J0EinsoH-An Alleged
Murderer Released.

We copy from the Ouachita TsLegraph,
Of the ID, the following additional details:
Between 9 and 10 o'clock r. NJ, on Wed.
desday last, q party of fifteen or twenty
mounted men appeared in front of the
sherifss office. Attracted 10 the door BY
the noise or d call, the Sheriff received the
contents Of two barrels in the left oreast-
the loads pass d through the door, through
the body and into the chimney near the
ceiling. Mr.. Wisner died instantly, no
doubt.
Anthony Johnson was confined in The
jail, and being alarmed at the shot and the
pounding on The Jail door, cried amurder''
from the front gate, and was MORALLY
wounded In the mouth and face by a shot
from the street. The jail doors were forced,
johnson shot d second time and Beavers,
charged with the murder Of two freedmen
lin November, 1858, released.
When tn mob withdrew from the Jail
they securely barred the doors on the other
prisoners. 1t was very dark. A man
could not have been identified across the
Sidewalk. All the streets leading to the
jail were strongly guarded, and several par
ties were stopped and detained until the
work was finished
Judge n. wv Richardson was Id his office
near the jail, and stepped out on the side
walk to learn The cause Of the disturbance,
when he was ordered back. He then open
ed back door, and was ordered to shut it.
III fact everybody near tbs Jill were com
PEELED to keep closely shut up within their
Sheriff WisneY came: here in 1856, and
was engaged III planting for several Years
He was elected sheriff ii 1868. Efficient
and energetic. be discharged his duties
faithfully and innpartially. The people are
naturally indignant at his fate.
The Monroe Hook and Ladder COMPANY
took charge of his remains and consigned
them to their last resting place with aceas.
foioed honors. The brass band e~snerobslv
offered their services. The funeral was #.
tended BY The bar and i large concourse 81
eitizens.
Pain md d~ifieulsy il acknowledgements
For lost naanhoods nse Drongoole q cos
Bnchu.
Ffequsns iDcIsnaaisn u aIinass, nse Drom
roois II CT y guehu.
For Kidneys and bladder, uso nrou,goole ii
Cos Bnehn.
Sold Id Opelousas by e. MAYO.
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Whenever you need pill, try one Of Droisr
code q co Liver Pills. and you viii have
n5 otheg.
III bilious, use Dfomgoole Il Coz Liver
PsIL.
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SUPREME CoURT.-Mr. A. B. Anderson,
Clerk of the Supreme Court at Opelousas,
advertises in to-day's JOURNAL, that a term
of said court will be held, commencing on
Monday, June 18th next.
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no whom ID may Concern.

Hereafter the cost for publishing appli-
cations for administration Of Estates must
be paid in advance, because persons of.
ten apply to be appointed administrators
and fail TO qualify, and the Estate WILL
not pay the cost. Notices for homologa,
ton of tablcaax win be published on the
same terms.
Cost for publishing judicial sales must
also be paid in advance, or the party or
parties at whose instance. they are inserted,
must furnish satisfactory security that the
printers fee viii be paid Immediately af-
ter the sale. Our charges are cheaper, we
believe, than those Of any other paper in
the State. A Jfeao pay after a moderate de.
lay, some in one, two, three, four or five
years, and somc never. We scarcely col
lect enough to pay current expenses.
This change will be no Inconvenience to
those who intend to pay promptly, and our
heavy expenses Will not permit us to
work on a credit forever.
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THE CouRTs.-The Hon. A. GarFigues,
Parish Judge, acting upon a petition signed
by all the members Of the Bar, has adjourn
ed the Probate term Of his court over to
the next regular period for holding the
same. Tho District Court will begin its
session on Monday the 25th inst; and such
is the accumulation Of business before this
Court that the attorneys, desiring all the
intervening time TO prepare their cases for
trial, made the request above referred to.
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Court.

- O@O 0<1N4A GS
"A 70 RIDING to an Act passed at the late
"a session OF the Legislature, the regular
FERN ct the Supreme Court will be 1eId at
gpelusas, commencing on UOmday tlse
4AsSA day OF BRne. 1870.
A: B. -ANDERsON, Clark.
AFil 9th, 1870.
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The Tragedy in ouachita Parish.

$50 4A2V GNSAaAtA1&ln III SG1l. 1uOLLdSs a..
SAN FRANCISCO, March 3l.--The remains
| of Gen. Thomas, under the escort OF Col
| Willard and a Commissioned officer and
thirteen men. were forwarded East this
morning. Minute guns were fred from
Albatross, on the departure of the body for
0ahland. After impressive funeral c re.
monies at the Lick House, yesterday, Bish.
OPP Kip officiating, a meeting Of the military
and naval officers of this city was cid, Gen.
| Allen as chairman Com. Middleton was
instructed to address a letter to Mrs. Thorn.
as, expressing The deep regret Of the off.
GERS and men of the army and navy of this
cpast, on the death of Gen. Thomas, and
to convey their sincere coincidence in her
affection.
mississippi Legislature
Jackson, Miss, March 31.-The classif-
cation Of Senators provided for in the con
stitutinn has been effected, e-half aolding
TOURS years and one-half two years. Of the
seven Democratic members six were choser,
for four years and ten or the twenty-six Re.
pnblicans. q bill introduced yesterday
provides for the registration ofail legal 70.
tiers. 1t includes oil citizens, male and fe.
male, twenty ono years of age ; the expen-
SEES thus far, for twenty days, are estimated
at $S45, 0u0. The committee. paw the mem
bers recommended eighf..dalars per day,
a.d forty cents per mile going and return
ing from homes.
Schema de Eide.
RouR, March 3I.-ScAenad dc fds was
promulgated to-day. "A major excomsnu-
nicatio1 rilE he nronounced against Ar
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New YoRK, Marcel. 29.-The Diario della
Marina, . Havana newspaper, says that the
insurgents of Camagney have under their
control more d an two tnonsand leagues of
square territory. There are id the island
only three thousand eight hundred and four
maritime leagues square Of Territory, SO that
there r~ersainy in Che possession ofths srar-