New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-28
MISCELLANEOUS.

The Wharton Trial-Defeuse Examining
Witnesses-Eastern Trains Mt Sacra.
mentO on Time-Stores Burned by q
Fireball-(raiu at Chicng0-News.
paper Absorption Mt Chicago-Alexis
at st. Louis Next Week-Al Quiet In
Arkansas in Massachu.
setts.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, December 27.-Mr.
Toney, the analytical chemist, was today
subjected to two and a halt hours cross ex-
animation. The question was asked the
witness: "Was there mere than a thou
sandth part of grain of metallic antimOny
in the thirteen dark spots found on the pOr-
celain!' Witness declined to answer the
question, but said he could manipulate one
thousandth part of a grain in porcelain.
Witness stated that he was unAkilled in
anatomy; had no experience in post mOrtem
examinations. Witness failed to compute cor
rectly the number OF nilligrammes in grain
| and other calculations of weights according
to French tables, which were sometimes
faulty. Witness once examined the entrails
of an animal for strvchnine, which is the
only one he remembers. Witness was born
in Ireland; studied one year on Boston;
served III the surgeon generals office from
1850 to 1869; was rated on the books hos.
pital steward; had never before made an
analysis of human organs for poison; has
latterly been chemist for copper mining
company.
1t will be remembered the court adjourned
from Friday to Tuesday to await the re-
suit of Toney's examination OF Ketchums
viscera.
The defense in the Wharton case have
commenced examining witnesses. .
SACRAMENTO, Cal, December 27.-Trains
from the East are arriving on time. The
damage to the r0a9>by the recent storm is
small.
M&coN q. D.oan,bor o. c..L.,,
burned four stores on Cherry street. Loss
$4,000.
CHICAGO, December 27.-There were in
store here on the twenty-third instant
5,2lS,0OG bushels of grain.
1t is stated the Republican will be merged
into the Post on Saturday
ST LOUIS, December E.-The Grand
Duke Alexis will arrive here January 5.
reception arrangements are complete. A
ball and banquet will be given him Monday
evening at the Southern Hotel
Information from Chicot county, Arkan-
sas. represents all quiet.
CINCINNATI, December 27-Rev. Robert
}. Breckinridge. ID. d.. died at five o'clock
this evening at his home in Danyille, Ken
lucky. after protracted illness.
On Sunday evening the residence of Mr..
}. &. Ward. at MadisOnville. six miles from
this city, was entered by burglars who alb
stracted froh trunk 100000 in bonds and
notes.
BOsToN, December T.-The executive
committee OF the State Temperance Asso-
citation adopted an address to the prOhibi-
tiOnists of Massachusetts, urging continued
moral action but asserting that the fate of
the cause must be finally decided at the
ballOt-bOx.
meeting was held here to-day of per.
sons interested in the fisheries, in which the
question of protection was discussed, and
mi nvH< nf
upon Massachusetts Senators and Repre-
sentatives in Congress, to endeaver with
them to obtain bounty or some other
means OF neutralzing whatever evils the
treaty may threaten to intiict on fishermen.
HALIFAX, December 2.-It is reported on
good authority that all the British troops, ex-
cept few artillerymen. will be withdrawn
the only garrisOned city in the Dominion.
CINCINNATI, December 27.-William A.
", Whitaker, postmaster at Bowling. Green,
Wood county, Ohio, was arrested to-day
for embezzling money order funds
RICHMOND, December q, II p. M.-The
kitchen OF the Exchange Hotel is now
burning, and may communicates to the
main building. The guests are all panic.
stricken, and are moving out.
Later-one O'Clock A. M.-The fire has
been subdued without much damage to the
main building. Considerable damage was
done to the furniture of the hotel by moving
1t. The panic among the guests was yery
great, many rushing out with nothing but
their night clothes on, fearing another
Sp"ttswood calamity.
The stocks Of c. Cranz. llquor dealer.
and j. Latouo merchant tailor, who had
stores under the burning building on -Four
fteenth street, were damaged by moving and
by water.
weather Report.
WAR DEPAxrMHT,l
once Chief Signal Officer,
Washington. December n, 1871. 1902 MS
SYNOPSIS OF THE PAST rwENrY-rOUR HOURS.
An area of low barometer developed in
New England Tuesday night, and has ap-
parently moved eastward beyond our sta
tions. Rain and snow have very generally
fallen from South Carolina to Lake Erie
aud northeastward, but fair and clearing
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