New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-27
MISCELLANEOUS.

Committee-Deat Of Jacob Barker
Falling Of a Scahold-Present fren
Alexis-Kflled BY a Railroad Train
Stabbing.
HALIFAX, December 26.-Captain Joh1
Marshall, Of the Welsh brigantine Ninad
loading for Liverpool, killed his boatswain
ANNAPOLIS, December 26.-Analytica
Chemist Towry testified to-day that he
found six-tenths of a grain of metallic
antimOny in portion of General Ketchum'e
| viscera
FORTRESS MONROE, December 26.-Ar.
rived: Schooner Fred SpOffOrd, from
Turks Island. for orders. She lost her
her sails split On the twelfth instant in a
gale.
Oh CITY, December 26.-The COsm0pOl-
itan we'll at Scrub Grass exploded from gas,
while drilling. Six persons were seriously
injured.
COLUMBIA, December 26-The report of
the legislative joint investigating commit
tee, which has been sitting in New York
during the summer, with B. +. WhittemOro
as chairman, has appeared, makes nearly 300
printed pages, and gives an elaborate review
of the financial administration of the State
finances since the installation Of the present
] government.
Regarding the State debt, the committee
declare they cannot believe other than the
|
| the bonds and stocks printed by the Ameri-
can Note Company, amounting to 50, ,540,- :
900, represent the liza bihties of the State for
which the faith and credit of the State,
however unlawfully presented, has been
pledged for payment. d
The contingent liability incurred by rail-
road Endorsements swells the total up to
$29, 900. M
| In conclusion, the report says: The COM
mittee, in view Of the atr0city OF these dis
closures, the work of the present admins
| tratiOn, or rather ring, composed of lead
ing officers of the State, unhesitatingly say
that the Republican party, which elevated
! them to power, must show its cOndemna-
ton Of such treachery and knavery by an
| immediate and united effort by the legisla-
tive enactment, as we'll as by every other
| deliberative measure, to bring to justice
| those who have prOstituted the authority
| with which they have been clothed and SO
| hagrantly and criminally imperilled the
trusts to them cOnfded.
PHILADELPHIA, December 26.-Jacob
Barker, broker, known throughout the
Union, is dead, aged ninety three years.
UTICA, December 26.-One man was
killed and two hurt by the falling of scat
fold to-day.
BUFFALO, December 26.-The Grand Duke
Alexis presented Parepa-Rosa with neck
lace.
knocked down by train. The woman was
killed, but the child, falling between the
wheels, escaped.
BNGHANTON, December 26.-David
Flutcher Stabbed his wife thrice in tho
breast, and then himself. Cause, domestic
troubles. Both will probably recover.
FICKsBURG, December 26.-Tbe captain
steamer Kate kearney, on the night of the
twenty-fOurth at the head of Island No. 81.
The chimneys went overheard and nothing
of the boat remained above water but the
pilot house. The cause of the sinking is
unknown. No lives lost. The steamer
PeytOna rendered assistance in saving the
crew. The kearney was large, new stern
wheel boat.
SAN Francisco, December 26-WOng
Hang Son, late president of the Ming Yung
Company. was buried with imposing celes-
tial ceremonies to-day. Nearly one hun
dred carriages were in line, with twenty
professional mOurners. Five wagon loads
of provisions and flowers were LETT at the
grave. according to Chinese customs.
Joel Estes, residing near Mount Diablo,
killed Spaniard who was on guard over a
claim.
Thomas Mcdonald, of Yalo county, was
shot through the body in fight over a
game of cards at Marysville yesterday.
The mysterious wild man who has been q
subject of sensation for some years, was
shot dead, near Llvermore Pass, BY q
citizen whom he attempted to kill. He was
simply dangerous lunatic His name and
nativity has not been ascertained.
ST. Louis, December 26.-The Democrat
has special from Sedalia Missouri which
SAYS: Christmas day witnessed an outbreak
OF Ku-Klux at Marshall, Saline county, Mis-
souri,, and vicinity. A large number Of
armed men turned out in pursuit of negroes.
Patrols We're posted near the town, and
every traveller halted and questioned. All
business was suspended, and mob violence
reigned supreme.
1t is not known how many negroes were
killed, but Edward Wildson, who left Mar
shall at eleven o'clock, saw the dead bodies
lying in the road. He saw another negro
who was terribly wounded, having his
shoulder shot away. At the latest accounts
a crowd OF armed men were starting out,
swearing they would kill every negro in the
county.
A dispatch from Captain Mcpherson
states that the stern-wheel steamer Kate
kearney sunk in twelve feet of water at
the head Of Island No. 80 on Sunday night.
The captain does not think anything can be
saved except part of her freight, damaged
by water, and her machinery. The boat
was owned by Captain Mcpherson and H.
H. Bodman. She was Valued at $4,000;
insured for $ll, 500 in the Farmers Ma
tional, Cincinnati, and the Franklin, Etna
and Peabody, of Wheeling.
CHICAGO, December ga letter from
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, dated yesterday, says:
AS the st. Paul express, on the Burlington,
Cedar Rapids and Minnesota railroad, about
seven o'clock Saturday evening, was cross
ing the ShelirOck river, near Rockford, in
the Northern part Of the State, the bridge
gave way, precipitating into the stream two
locomotives, with their tenders; also, a bag
gage and caboose car, distance Of twenty
seven feet The engineer of the first loco
motive, E. L. Judd, was instantly killed by
being buried beneath his engine, while the
fireman escaped unharmed.
The engineer of the second locomotive, on
the other hand, escaped, while his fireman,
Robert Ralston, was killed. The brakeman
at his post between the baggage and pas
senger~ coach, j. w. Bartlett, was also
killed. The baggage man and section hand
had their legs broken.
A gentleman named A. Towne had three
of his ribs fractured, while few Others
were variOusly bruised. Fortunately, the
passenger coach was stopped just in time to
prevent it plunging with the rest, thus saw
ing the inmates.
BY the greatest eXertiOns on the part of
j. b. LOomis and F. B. Sill, the two conduc-
tors OF the train, it was saved from fire by
rubbing on snow after the cars were on
fire. 1t is thought they both froze their
hands in doing so. Had the train burned
with the wounded inside, the result would
have been horrible. The bridge was a
Howe truss. The two engines were on tb
train on account of the heavy drift ofsnc
Weather Report.
WAR Dv0srer