New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-16
MISCELLANEOUa.

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Bark-Ten Inches snow at Richmond
Alabama Legi.lnture-A Million Bonds
Authorized-RaiiroadB Bonds Protested
Execution in New Jersey-South Caro-
lima ku.klGx Trial-Desparati0n of
Captured Express Robbers-Convicted
| Of Murder-NatfOnnl Chess As,ocia.
ton.
BOsTON. December l5.-Charles Mellen.
of the firm of Mellen, Ward & Co., SEN
fenced in 1869 to five years imprisonment
and 100000 tine for deirauding the govern
ment. has been pardoned. and the fine re-
mitted.
A>Saroi1,. Nd, December IA son of
! General ketchum testified that Mrs.
! NhartOns conversation to different par
| ties, at different times regarding MANY
| transactions agree. though not in accord
with ketchums statement to his SON.
| San FRANCISCO, December 1.-THE BODY
| of a drowned man was washed ashore, with
a life preserver marked Corsica, of Thorn
| aston" at Balmos bay. The bark Corsica
| sailed for Australia ON the twenty-ninth of
November.
RICHMOND December lJ.-Snowing heav-
| lily several hours. and continues. The snow
is from nine to ten inches deep.
Smelling, who was shot yesterday by
Monterio. it is believed. will recover.
MOnteriO has been bailed in $1,000
branches Of the Alabama Legislature have
resolved to extend the session beyond
thirty days.
| A bill has passed both houses authorizing
the governor to issue $l,OO0. 900 Alabama
eight per cent bonds, to be used as neces-
slty may require.
AUGUSTA. Ga, December I5.-Tbe Missis
sippi Central Railroad was protested here
to-day on bonds due the first of August.
The road IS leased to the Southern Railroad
Association, but both failed to provide the
funds necessary to avoid protests.
PHILADELPHIA. December l5.-John Ware
was hanged at Camden to-day for the muir
der of his father
COLUMBIA. S. C.. December lin the
kuklux trial to-day. the defense was en-
gagged in proving. by many witnesses, the
terror existing among the whites in the up
country at the time of the alleged Outrages
The testimony showed that Jim Williams.
the colcred captain of militia, had threat
ened to slay tie whites from the cradle, and
to apply the torch. William Bratton, col
orcd. testified that he was Il lieutenant in
Williams company. and was retired to the
ranks on his refusal to carry out Williams
vi D, mt asureS
The defense asked for further time to
bring witnesses to show that ku-klux was
organized for self protection, and had ceased
to exist OF itself.
the prosecution, the court adjourned Aryu-
ment will begin tomorrow.
The grand Jury found true bills today
against several more of the alleged con
sp,ators of York county
MEMPHIS, December IJ.-While Detcc-
tiveS Pinkerton and Conneil were bringing
the express robbers harrington and Barton
from Cairo to Columbus. this morning on
the steamer Illinois, harrington snatched
Pinkerton pistol from his belt and ired at
him, the bal! grazing lis temple. A desper-
ate struggle enSued, during which Earring
ton fell overheard. passing under the wheel
and never rose. as lie WAS heavily irOned
Burton was brought to Union City and
jailed He has made a full confession.
was captured at Pennington, Illinois, to-
day. after desperate fight He will be
brought to Tennessee for trial.
This ends the capture of the entire party
who perpetrated the daring robbery Of the
express car on the Mobile and Ohio railroad
two months since.
The name OF the express robher drowned
from the steamer Illinois was Hiiliard
harrington. alias Clark. harrington asked
Plnkerton to 20 out on the guard. as he
had something to tell him. No sooner had
they reached the guard than Harrington.
though heavily ironed. snatched Pinker-
ton revolver from his belt, cooked it and
presented it ut PinkertOn. Fay ing" Il have
You now. Pinkerton called his comrade,
Connell who sprang to his side, knocked
mp the pistol and it was discharged, the
ball grazing Pinkerton's temple des-
perate struggle ensued, during which Clark
fell OverbOard
CLEVELAND. Ohio, December lJ.-John
Cooper was to-day convicted Of murder in
the first degree for killing James Swing;
both negroes.
Last night national association was
formed to promote chess interests through
out the country. 7. Weare. Jr OF Boston.
was elected president John G.. White. of
Cleveland, secretary, and J. $. Turner, of
New York. treasurer. The association is to
he known as the American Chess AssO-
citation.
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