New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-03-10
MISCELLANEOUS

Medical Students Graduated - Fenrfuf
Weather on the COnst-Wrcclks nt Sea
ship on Fire-Vessels Ashore near
Hatteras-S,One Cutters Sirike-ROb-
ertson County Outlaws Warrenton
Conference.-The Huston Scnndal-Buf-
falO Driving Park AssOciatiOn-Mass
Meeting in Quebec-Ca madam AGminis-
tratiCn Denounced.
PHILADELPHIA, March 9.-One hundred
and fourteen medical students have just
graduated at jefferson College.
There has been no new case of smallpox
at the navy ward since March 4.
FORTRESS MONROE, March 9.-Arrlved-
Brig Harriet Agnadella. She reports fear
tul weather on the coast. She passed, on
the fourth, seventy miles southeast OF
Cane Henry, a water-Ogged ship, with
mizzenmast standing. She also passed
another wreck yesterday, twenty miles east
OF Cape Henry Passed in-Bark Paladin,
from Rio JantirO.
SAVANNAH March 9.--Captain Black, Of
the schooner Annie Sims, from Nassau, re-
ports that on the sixth instant, when in lati-
tude 80, longitude So 27". seventy-hvs
miles southeast of Tybee, he saw ship on
fire, with three schOoners near by.
NORFOLK, Va. March 9.-The schooner
Franklin arrived here to-day from Jackson
Vile, Florida, having lost her sails. She
reports two vessels ashore near Hatteras,
which probably went ashore during the late
gale.
AUGUSTA. Ga, March 9-The stone cut
ters' strike, on the United States work at
Columbia South Carolina, still continues.
as Superintendent Schell demands ten
hours la Dor daily. as per instructions from
Washington, and refuses to re-emplOy the
strikers.
WILMuSoToN. y. G., March 9.-We have
received here to-day seemingly well an-
thenticated report that Ross Strong, one OF
the Robertson county band of outlaws, was
killed last night by James Mcqueen, at
Warren Strong's house, five miles from
Moss Neck. Mcqueen made the statement
at Shoe Heel this morning, and posse left
there to secure Strong's body, preparatory
to claiming the large reward offered.
WARRENTON, Va. March 9.-ln the con
ference today the committee of inquiry ap-
pointed by that body to inquire into tho
rumors regarding the ministerial character
of Rev. l.. ID. Huston, reported, that IN
their judgment, without intending to give
an expression of opinion of the merits Of
the case, in any measure to inculpate the
accused, and the committee recommends
that an investigation be made under the di
rection of the presiding elder of the east
Baltimore district.
The report was adopted.
An authenticated report has been TT.
| ccived here which sets forth that the girl
| who made the charges against DIR. Huston
| now denies many of the allegations, under
oath. She asserts that she was instlgated
| by certain parties to nculpate him to screen
| others.
| The colored woman, DR.. Huston's former
| servant, being put on her oath, exon crates
| DR.. Huston OF conduct unOecomlhS gen
! teman and Christian
A decided reaction has taken place IN be-
| half of DIR. Huston, some believing the
! whole thing to be ID conspiracy against HIM
| The Rev. Dr. Huston left on the evening
| train for Washington in good spirits, and
has no doubt of his honorable acqulttal.
| PHILADELPHIA, March 9.-The small po,
| deaths for the week were llS.
BrFrALo, N. Y, March 9.-The managers
| of the Buffalo Driving Park Association
have decided to offer purses al the next An
gust meeting amounting to S60,000, an il
crease of $1,000 over those of last year.
The premium programme is as follows.
Three minute horses, Slo00; $50 horses,
$1,000; 2:40 horses $1,000: 25i horses, $1,000:
80 horses, $4,000; 2:27 horses, $4,000;
2::225 horses, $4,000: 2:2l horses, $1,000; for
all horses, 5000 foui-year olds 500; five
year olds, Sl500.
New YORK, March "a Quebec dispatch
states that mass meeting of the national
party was held Thursday night to ratify
the programme of that party adopted al
the January meeting.
The administration OF Canadian affairs
strongly denounced by speeches, and two
speakers advocated annexation to the
United States.
The government directed its civil service
employees to absent themselves.
BOsTOS. March 9.-All letters mailed in
this city after , 2. N. on Thursday were
destroyed by the burning of the mail car af-
| ter the accident on the Boston and Balti
| more railroad Thursday evening
| PHILADELPHIA, March 9-The merchants
| gave john w. Forney a complimentary
| dinner at the Academy of Music to night
| Grant was present.
New YORK, March "a special dispatch
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