New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-30

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rington, senior partner, was killed. Two
| men rescued were badly hurt.
| ANNAPOLIS. December 29-Professor 4.
;. McCulloch. professor in Washington and
| Lee University, testified that Aiken's tests
were insufficient to prove the presence ef
antimony. He considers Aiken's analysis
| radically defective, because he did not get
| the metal
Professor McCulloch, while experiment.
with choral, and also with yellow jassa-
mine, produced red precipitate closely re-
sembling such as antim0ny would give.
These experiments were made in the pres
ence of Drs. Reese, Genet, and others.
PHILADELPHIA, December &C. r.
Herss, j. p. Myers and B. F. Mccartney
have been held in $4,000 bail each. One Of
the party would arrest q countryman and
bring him before the other, who, acting a. q
magistrate, would fine the countryman for
violation OF ordinances. et fs
COLUMBIA, S. c., December 29.-In the
United States Court today, the following
ku-klux prisoners pleaded guilty, and were
sentenced to eighteen months imprison-
ment and sl0O fine: Henry C. Warlick,
Miltus Carol, Eli Ross Stuart, Josiah Mar.
tin and Samuel &. Brown.
The trial of DIR. Edward Avery, charged
with conspiracy to prevent cOlOred men
voting in October, 1872, and to punish them
for voting in October, 1870, then began.
SAN FRAsCIsCo, December 29-Three car
loads OF Japanese and Chinese silks, valued
at $2,OOO.OOO, were sent eastward Tuesday.
One hundred and eighty tons Of tea will be
forwarded to-day. The road is clear.
Two boys, aged respectively ten and
thirteen years, were frozen to death near
Virginia City.
charges of bribery and corruption against
certain members of the Common Council,
made partial presentation to-day.
They found true bills against two aldermen
and two ex-aldermen. The work of the
grand jury is but partially accomplished.
1t is expected that every guilty member
will be indicted, and this will probably
weed out half the board.
The report that j. Young Scammon had
purchased the Chicago Republican newspa-
per is confirmed.
DETROIT, December 29-The Grand Duke
Alexis had public reception tO.day in the
City Hall. He leaves for Chicago to-mor-
row.
MAGNOLIA, Miss, December GA man
on board the passenger train, which left
New Orleans at seven o'clock this morning,
committed suicide by Jumping from the
train, aud cutting his throat, near Carter's
Hill. about five miles below here.
While the train was crossing the Tangi-
pahoa river he was seen to jump from the
Was instantly given, but by the time the
train had backed to the bridge he had
waded to the shore, but fell before anyone
could reach him. A large cash was found
on the right side Of his neck. He died in
stantly after reaching the shore. No knife
could be found on his person or in the
vicinity. The body was brought to this
place, and has since been identified as that
of Judge George P. Carr, parish judge Of St.
John the Baptist, Louisiana. On his person
was found a fine gold watch and chain,
thirtytwo or thirty-three dollars in money,
voucher on St. John parish for two hun
dred and odd dollars, package Of circulars,
Union League Club of New Orleans. The
body is now in charge of the Mayor of this
place.
CINCINNATI, December 2O-A meeting of
citizens was held last evening in opposition
to the expenditure Of $lO,OOO,0O0 by the
city for Southern railroads.
A committee of the Mcpherson Monument
Association have sued the sculptor Jones
for sl9, ,l25, for failing to complete the work
within specified time.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, December 29-One
Of the largest fires that ever occurred in
this city took place last night. The whole
square of buildings from McAlmont's corner
to Odd Fellows Hall have been destroyed,
the journal printing office.
The following houses have been
destroyed: MeAlmont's drug store, Nc
Cams clothing house, Hornbrook &
Townsend, groceries: j. V. Shepherd, boots
and shoes: H. Landberger, dry goods; A.
Llnsell. gunsmith; Beurger's saloon; Her
rick's livery stables. and some small offices
and shops. Odd Fellows Hall was badly
Judge Wiltshire and man named Sheets
We're badly hurt by falling timbers. All the
buildings destroyed were of wood, except
McAlmont's and Hornbrock 4 Townsend's
houses.
Weather Report.