New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-20
MISCELLANEOUS.

Bishop Baker DyfDg-Seward Not Sick
National Bank stock and Surplus Van.
ished-kentucky sensatorial Nomina.
tiOn-A British Schooner Wrecked
Tele9raphing stopped by Storm-Geor-
Ria Election for GOvernOr-No Oppose
tion-Express Robbers Hanged to n
Tree-Small.pox at Chicago-Resisna-
tions in the Ontario Government Chal-
Ienge to Row a Single Sculling Match.
CONCORD. December 19.-Rev Oswan G..
Baker. bishop of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. is dying.
Auburn. December 19.-The report of
Stewards sickness is untrue.
PHILADELPHIA, December 19.-The Fourth
National Bank has been placed in the hands
u a receiver. 1t is thought the deposits.
amounting to S5OO,OOO, will be paid, but the
stock and surplus have vanished.
FRASKFoRT, Ky, December l9-Mc-
Creevy. whom Stephenson succeeded, has
been nominated to succeed Davis in the
United States Senate by the Democratic
caucus.
KEY WEST, December l9-The British
schooner L. II. Brown was wrecked on
Riding Rock. Vessel a total loss, Captain
dead
OMAHA, December ia storm on the
plains stopped telegraphing for thirty-six
hours.
AUGUSTA, December 19.-The election to-
day for Governor to fill the uHexpired term
Of Rufus b. Bullock. was the quietest ever
held in Georgia. Only about 1000 votes
were pOlled in Richmond countv-all for
James NJ Smith The Republicans took no
part in the election. The vote in the State
is about 100000. There being no opposition
to the Democratic candidate, it /is believed
that not more than $4,000 votes have been
pOl'ed in the State.
MEMPHIS December l9.-The express
| robbers who were captured a few days
since in Verona, Missouri, were taken from
the Jail at Union City last night by dis
guised mob, and hanged to tree in the
jail yard
CHICAGO, December 19.-The smallpox ia
increasing. 1t is mostly among immigrants.
TORONTO, Ontario, December l9.-On the
opening of the House, to-day, after some
routine business had been disposed OF, the
attorney general stated that his govern
ment, after diverse vote, could not longer
expect to carry on the government success
fully, and that they had placed their resig-
nations in the hands Of the lieutenant gov
ernor, who had accepted the same. They
only hold office till their successors are ap-
pointed.
Sr. JOHN, n. B., December l9.-Robert
Fulton, of the Paris crew, has challenged
George Brown, the champion sculler of
Halifax, to row single sculling match at
Annapolis and Digby. Nova Scotia, on the
first Of June, 1872, Tor $1,000 to $780,
MEMPHIS, December l9.-Last night a
man was seen lurking around the building
at Union City in which the express robbers
were confined. On being approached by
Policeman Kline he started to run and was
pursued by the officer.
The pursued turned and fired. killing the
officer. The depot man joined in the chase
and was shot in the shoulder. The mur-
derer was subsequently captured and
placed under guard. Before daylight this
morning about thirty disguised men over
an express rObber, and took the murderer
away. The body of the murderer was
found after daylight, hanging to tree.
His name was Sealer, from Kentucky.
Weather Report.
ONCE Chief Signal Officer,
Washington. December 10, 1871. 7:30 P. II.
SYNOPSIS OF THE PAST TWENTY -FOUR HOURS.
The area Of low barometer which was,
Monday afternoon, central over Massachu-
setts bay, has moved northeast beyOnd Our
stations and was followed for d short time
by clear weather A disturbance which
was indicated existing Monday afternoon
in the extreme Southwest, has apparently
passed through Kentucky north northeast.
producing rapid fall in the barometer.
accompanied by snow from Tennessee to
Michigan and New England. where it is
still showing. The temperature continues
very low and is still falling from Iowa aud
Wisconsin to Wyoming. The reports from
California received to-day show that a
severe storm prevailed there on Monday.
but has now abated. The barometer has
risen rapidly at the Rocky Mountain sta
tons as far as heard from.
PROBABILITIES.
The disturbance on the Pacific coast will
probably pass northeast into Montana. and
falling barometer and rising temperature
prevail Wednesday at the Rocky Noun
talns. The high barometer north of Mis-
sour moves east with diminished pressure.
and cold northwest winds nreyaij west ~
he Apalachian range. Cloudy weather.
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