New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-15

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junction of North Pacific and Lake
Superior Railway-Tennessee Tax ON
3 Lawyers-EngIish Opinion of the China
Fleef-Coreau Barbarities-ArrfvaIs
/ PHILADELPHIA, August 14.--John Taitt,
of the firm of D0han 81 Taitt, is dead.
KENEsHA, Wis, August 1.-THE lumber
scow Scottish Chief has been wrecked. 1t
is supposed the crew were lost.
& CINCINNATI, August A.-In row at the
junction of the Lake Superior and North
Pacific railroads, over the suppression of
the liquor traffic, the sheriff was dangers
ously shot, one rioter killed and one
wounded.
j NASHVILLE, August l4.-Judge Baxter
decides that the tax on lawyers is uncon-
stitutional An appeal will be taken.
SAN Francisco, August 4.--The English
in China denounce the return of the Ameri-
can feet as having all the moral effect of
a defeat
Two Englishmen and one German, en-
gagged in saving material from wrecked
German schooner, were captured by the
C0reans, bound hand and foot, strung on
bamboo poles, and carried into the interior.
Twelve native chieftains were taken from
Junk by the admiral's flagship, and taken
to Shanghai, and the junk burned at their
request, to prevent the native authorities
from knowing how they escaped, and
Further particulars of the second battle
with the Coreans have been received.
The Corean soldiers, 6000 strong, suffered
terribly from the American rifles
Lieutenant Mckee was killed when enter
ing an entrenchment. The Corean COM
mander was killed, ,and their second officer
wounded and made prisoner
The Americans destroyed the forts and
spiked the guns. The Coreans afterward
ant nm IN "A 6ra1r
Rodgers.
The prisoners captured were liberated.
A formal protest was sent by Minister
Low, stating that the destruction of the
forts was in retaliation for the assault on
American vessels.
Documents captured proved 'that the
Coreans had planned surprise, and were
astonished that the American fleet was not
annihilated by the first fire.
The British feet sailed from Japan, to
inquire into the matter.
The Sacramento has arrived from Panama.
CHICAGO, August 1.-THE Fort Scott
Monitor gives discouraging account of the
cattle trade. There is absolutely no mar
ket now. There are four thousand cattle
within few miles of Baxter Springs, and
fresh herds are constantly arriving.
Not half the cattle for sale have yet ar
rived at any shipping point in Kansas, and
after six weeks of tedious driving over the
plains from Texas, fighting flies BY day and
cattle stampeding nearly every night, cattle
owners arrive at Baxter Springs or Abeline
to find prices so low at ST. Louis and
Chicago that the shippers will not take hold
at Baxter Springs.
COLUMBUS, o., August 14.--By agreement
of counsel for both parties, Mrs. Colburn
will be arrested tomorrow, on the charge of
poisoning Euffenberger. She will be imme-
distely released on bail until Monday, when
q preliminary examination begins.
MAYvILLE, N. T., August IA. = The
steamer Chautauqua, Captain Murray, ex-
ploded her boiler this evening while wood
ing at Whitney's landing, six miles below
Msyville. Che dead, so far as known, are.
Mrs. Hopkins and daughter, residence un-
known; Henry Cook, of Cory, colored bar
Der at Chautauqua House. Mrs. Z. G. Coch-
ran, of Buffalo, was drowned. Body not
yet recovered.
Injured: Mrs. Bartholomew, of Portland,
New York; Alvin Plumb, of Westfeld, New
York; Cornelius Shaw, of jamestown, New
York; Major Cameron, of jamestown; Cap
tain Murray, of jamestown; w. p. Miller,
of Pittsburg; d. L. Crawford, of Pittsburg;
Alfred Cradle, of Allegheny. Pennsylvania;
John Bemis, of Bemis Point; +. w. An
schultz, of Allegheny, Pennsylvania; w. G..
Davis, of Perry Pennsylvania; Ida and
Lizzie Ella and Miss Hopkins, of Cleveland,
OnlOsN Inc BOAT Is pauly wrecked. several
of the injured will probably die.
BOsToN, August l4.-The grand regatta
of the New York yacht club was sailed to-
day. There were four prizes for schooners
valued at $1,000, and q cup for sloops valued
at $500. The New York schooner Columbia
and sloop Oracle took both prizes. The
squadron sailed for home tonight.
Weather Report.
WAR DxPARrnENr,S
Office Chief Signal Ofiicer
Washington August H. i871, $50 P. ny
SYNOPSIS OF THE PAST TwENTY-FoUR HOURS.
The barometer has risen slightly since
Sunday evening at the Pacific and Rocky
Mountain stations, and remains stationarv-
north and west of the Missouri. IL has
fallen in Wisconsin and Michigan. and
threatening weather is reported from south
ern Wisconsin and Iowa. Telegraphic COM
municatiol with stations in upper Michigan
is prevented by extensive fires, and smoke
and haze is reported from Michigan to New
York and to Kentucky. Rain and clouds
have continued in Florida and South Caro-
lima, and are now reported from Louisiana
eastward. The maximum temperature has
extended from Missouri and Arkansas to
West Virginia and eastern Tenne essee.
Southeasterly winds, with partially cloudy
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