New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-09

tory Tor Louisiana in Monroe Races
Tennessee Tax-ku-klux Trials-Pris-
Oners Plead Guilfy-Philad deIpLia Cir,
Treasury-It >uspend- Business Nev.
Railroad Route 10 the NOrth-FasI
TrOtting in San francisco.
| ST. Louis. December S.-The Board o.
Trade committee OF Mississippi levees re
ported. earnestly requesting Congressional al
aid for levee purposes. and permanent i'll
prevement in navigate and levees The
report was adopted.
Resolutions favorlng a National Pacific
railroad TO Sar francisco, via San Diego
We're discussed. An amendment. that fbe
government should build the road. and al
low all corners to run cars over it at spec
| fed rates. provoked earnest discussion
HALIFAN, December S.-The cholera has
| entirely disappeared from the French settle
ment at Chezzecoke.
Twenty-Five lives have been lost in Nora
| Scotia by las. weeil's gales.
| PITTsBUR,i. Decem ber s-McKnirL- :.
| Co.'S rolling mill. q. birmingham, burned.
Loss $l2G,000.
| MEMPHIS, December S.-The report. that
! Eugene Greeniaw had wounded his mother
! in-law and sister IL law and then killed him
sci. is untrue. I: was q neighbor named
MckissOck.
The Pennsylvania railroad has leased the
Memphis a Charleston railroad for forty
five years.
MONROE. La, I}e rern ber S.-'rhe great
quarter race. for $1,000 side. between the
Texas mare Fanny Bales and the Louisiana
mare Lille Hamilton. came off to-day. and
resulted in victory for louisiana This >
the first defeat .he Texas mare ever SUI
tered. lhe race was probably the fas.es-
quarter ever run il the South. Lille was
toaled and raise; il Jackson parish The
netting this morning was two to one OF
Fanny. Several thousand dollars changed
hands on the result.
NASHVILLE, December S.-The Legisla-
tu,e fixed the -ax az forty cents: the pres
ent rate is sixty cents, and barely paws ex-
penses, leaving -hH -nteres: bonds unp-O-
VIDE d for.
PHILADETIH-s DeeembeT S-Thc exam
nation ordered by The court shows shat the
business of the c-tv treasury is suspended
there being no con p"tent official To receive
or pay moneys Amounts exceeding the
bonds are accumn- ating with the heads OF
the various departments
Colt NBIA. s. G.. De 3ember S.-Iu'the Kr
klux trial TO day, four Of the prisoners.
Porter. Childers. Murphy and Montgomery,
pleaded guilty - the eharge of conspilias
% deprive citizens # the right to yo-e,
They reserved The = Ih5 Of reading the affi-
daTltS IN mitigation Of Punishment Nr.
>tanbery reached the point, Can a prs
oner be tried for an offtnse committed in
- Il
hlux bill passed sprl 20 =" Other roints
will be made 10 morrow for certification 70
the Supreme Court.
WILMINGToS. December S-The Wi
lmngton, Columbia ard Augusta railroad.
being completed to Columbia. South Caro-,
lima, opens a rev line between the North
and South. via Columbia and Auousta on
and after December -
StS FRANC1sCo, December S.-Colonel
i1ckey's California mustang mare, Katie.
tfotted twenty niles over very heavv
rack IN tttv-nne minutes and thirty see
onds. The owner then offered to wager
one thousand dollars that she could tro,
another mile, immediately inside of 4:55
hui there were no takers.
CHICAGO, December S-The Illnois
House OF Representa- yes to-day passed d
Dill giving power TO the United States GOV
to condemn land in Chicago for
public buildings.
PHILADELlI.iA, De .ember S.-The 4g..
the leading Democrat" paper OF Pennsylva-
ma. comes out tomorrow in opposition 10 d
passive policy on the part of the Democracy.
BOSTON, December S.-The grand duke
was received with much cordiality. Gov
ernor Clattln made tie welcome address az
the navy yard at CLarlestown. As the grand
luke and party We're being driven through
Columbus avenue this forenoon. attended
oy the committee of city council, and es
;ortcu DV uetachment OF cavalry. the
horses attached 20 the barouche in which
we're seated Admiral Po!ssett, General Ga-
OH and two members OF the committee be-
anne frightened at the clatter of cavalry
ahres and ran away
1his was tire second carriace and the
Of Alexis had a narrow escaus
rom being run down. The frightened
lorses continued their mad career until .
oiilson with passing team took place
nd the result was the wreck of the cav
rage. The driver vas badly bruised hn.
he other occupants Of the barouche %.
aped without seriors injury, being a little
haken uH, but more frightened than hurt
Weather Report.
WAR DKPARrMRyY.l
r, omce Chief Signal officer,
Washington peceu Der s. ISL, 100
INoPsls OF THE PAST TwENrY-FoUR HOURS.
he low barometer which was Thursday
over lakes Michigan and Huron
las moved eastward to New Brunswick.
Shere the lowest pressure now is. Brisk
lortherly winds accompany this disturb
'nce. The highest barometer extends from,
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