New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-04-12

sonic Order-A gre.ment Belvvc tho
Richmond MAY Ord sath OF a Con
federate ral-An AbI~"-'
Sheriff. .,.A.. april 1.-Two three
story buildings, in the course OF erection,
fell here to-day, killing one and lhiurlng
three persons. 49,
ToLFDo, Ohio, April lL-A man calling
himself Augustus Latterleca, Prussian by
birth, haling from Texas, was detected mere
to-day as Masonic swindler by some Ma.
sonic board Of relief. Fe has recently been
operating in Chicago. Milwaukee, Detroit
ohtained small sums of money from Masons.
RICHMOND, VA, April 1.-The two
Mavors had conference to day, and agreed
that in view of any delay before Chief
Justice Chase can hear their case, TO submit
it. with the consent OF the Chief Justice, 70
the Virginia Court OF Appeals, which meeta
tomorrow.
MEMPHIS, April 1l.-Genersl Rust, pro-
minent citizen OF Arkansas and general
officer of the Confederate army during the
late war, and previous to the war member
cf Congress, died on the night OF the fourth
instant of congestive cbills.
L. 4. Clark, Radical Sheriff of Limestone
county. Arkansas, has absConded. taking
the greenbacks he had collected on an eX-
ecutloD.
sPARLAxp, H., april Flour school
bows tc day pounded one of their school
mates, named Ferguson. go severely tnat ne
died in a few hours. The average age OF the
Young murderer5 is about ten years. Fer
guson had informed the teacher OF some os
their misdemeanors.
CHICAGO, April 1.-THE national banks OF
this CITY have employed counsel, aud will
contest the assessment OF their stock foc
State and county taxes, on the ground that
they are unequal and excessiVe-being
more than three times larger than the taxes
on personal property.
The Fenian Congress assembled in this
| city to-day. About 100 delegates present.
| The meeting was private.
MILWAUKEE,, Wis, April 1.-THE annual
meeting of the Chamber Of Commerce took
place to-day. After inaugurating the newly
| elected officers, the secretary and treasurer's
| report was showing balance on hand OF
| $500, after paying all expenses.
Receipts of grain for 1869, nearly TO-,
| 600 900 bushels; shipments, l6,0oO,Oo0:
| ST LOUIS, April 1.-THE ratification of
| the fifteenth amendment is 5eing celebrated
| ov the coored people to day. Salutes were
| fired this morning. The procession prom
| ises to lie very large and imposing.
Dwight Durkee, an old and prominent
| citizen, has been appointed City Treasurer,
| in place of Susisky, the defaulter.
! Adolphe Kroeger, who IS charged with
astray, has been arrested, charged
! with robbing the city treasury OF
| S23 600. Kroeger was in the temporary
charge of the Office about the mldoie
| OF the summer while SusIsky was i'll New
| York on some speculation, and during that
! time used blank checks left by Susisky, 20
meet the current expenses of the office, for
his own benefit. He has turned over 8
house and lot to the city authorities in part
| payment of the above amount. Susisky was
| transferred to the calaboose to day and
| kroeger is IN Jail.
| A steamer passed through Lake Pepn
| last night, and navigation IS thus open to
| st. Paul.
| quartermaster train en- route from Fort
! Sill in the Indian Territory, TO Fort Hook
| er, Kansas, while encamped on Bluff creek
on the night of March 6, was attacked, and
one hundred and thirty-nine animals STAN
peded. The attacking party were dressed
| like Indians, but it is believed by the mill
| tary authorities that they were disguised
whites. Measures have been taken to re-
cover the animals and capture the stam-
| peders.
The colored procession to day was nearly
an hour passing given point, and was
very fine display.
| ToRoNro, c. W., April l1.-Daniel Nor
rson, editor of the Daily Te egrdph, died
here of appoplexy, today.
| MONTREAL, C. W., April 1.-THE troops
and volunteers are being held in readiness
to repulse the Fenian raid, of which the
| aQllOrltltS nave uOLlC6.
! large number of arrests have been made
since the suppression of the enleute.
ERLENsBURG, April 1.-THE woodwork OF
! both shafts of both of the gates of the mines
have been burned, and seven persons sutfo-
| Gated. Forty nine were rescued.
| CHICAGO, April 1.-THE Lincoln House
| block at Linn0!n, Illinois, was burned this
| were burned. Loss about S20, 600. No in
! surance.
, RACINE, Wis, April 1l.-Samuel Watson,
who was convicted some weeks ago of the
murder of Mrs. Hawley, was sentenced to-
| day to the penitentiary for life. He is over
! sixty years of age.
| LOUISVILLE, April ll.-Mickey and Smith,
charged with murder, and seven other per.
sons confined for other otfenses, broke jail
here tonight by cutting through the roof.
They are still at large.
Eyiver Intelligence.
SOUTHWEST Pass. April IL, P. M.-Barono'
eter 29:9j; weather calm and foggy.
Arrived: Steamship Yszoo at $50 P. NJ.
Catherine, Master, from Philadelphia via
Havana to VIM. Creevy. No departures.
On bar bound out steamship Sadia.
Republic, II A. NJ; Magenta 8. and Nstchez
G P. NJ. Down: Seminole II NJ. River
rising. Weather clear and warm.
MEMPHIS, April l1.-Weather clear and
pleasant. Arrived: st. Joseph. from st.
Louis. Departed: r. E. Lee, for Louis
vile; Leonidas, for New Orleans, and Rubi-
con- for Vicksburg.
PrrrsBURG, April 1.-THE Monongahela is
rising; eight feet six inches. Allegheny
ten feet, rising. Arrived: st. Marys and
Kate Putnam, New Orleans. Business al
the landing quiet. There will probably be
sufficient stage of water to let coal boats
ont. 1t has been raining nearly all the
forenoon. Thermometer 81.
CINCINNATI. April ll.-River twenty-nint
feet in channel and falling; seventy-three
feet underr1he bridge. Thermometer g.
Arrived: & Dsy, from New Orleans.
ST. LOUIS, April n.-Arrived: Pauline
: Carroll and City Of Alton, from Vicksburg
,, Departed: Belle ST. Louis, for Memphis
River rising again slowly. Weather cleal
and warm.
LOUISVILLE, April ll.-Arrived: Champion
from st. Louis; Norman, from Evansville
J. W. Garrett, from Cincinnati; Mineols
! from Memphis. Departed: Champion TO!
Cincinnati, Norman, for Cincinnati; J. W
Garrett for New Orleans. and the Mineols
for Cincinnati. River fallen fourteen inches
| Within tho mast borrc. fcu foe