New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-10
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latter is covered by insurance in the local
offices here; the former in Eastern offices
q'be boat was valued at SIG 900, owned by
tie Memphis and Arkansas Packet Com
many, aud was uninsured.
ST. LOUIS, December 8--Tbe horse dis
case is on the increase here. Nearly all the
horse cars are withdrawn. Meetings will
be held tomorrow for the purpose Of organ
iziDg volunteer fire department.
special agent of the Treasury Depart
sDrnf. who for some months past has been
on the trail Of counterteiter5 OF railroad
5ODda. which were sold in New York over
q wear ago, arrested two leaders Of the gang
last Saturday on st. Francis river, near
Bolivar, Arkansas. OHe man named john
NJ. Carpenter, is a steel plate engraver,
and was formerly in the employ OF the
Treasury Department at Washington. The
other man gave his name rs Edwin Cole,
but he is supposed to be the man who com
united heavy fOrgeries in New Orleans
few years ago. A large amount OF I'M
finished bonds and United States currency
notes were found. also plates, presses, etc.
The prisonrls. arrive here to-day. They
will &c taken TO Washington ut once.
ST LOUIS, December 9.-CUmst0C6 &
Co.'s furniture warehouse > arc burned; IUss
100000; insurance S63 900.
WINDSOR CT, December 9-Reynolds'
wooden mill is burned; loss $G0000.
Iowa, Saturday night, two men named
Dixon and Brady, while intoxicated, were
discussing the subject Of firearms Dixon,
in Il testing way. told Brady 80 shoot at
him and rec how he could dodge the shot.
Brady fred, the shot penetrating DiXon's
intestincs the latter started for the door,
when Brady fired again. the ball entering
Dixon's left side, passing upward, pierced
his heart. Dixon ran half block and fell
dead. Brady was arrested and is in Jail.
The local committee having the matter in
charge are about to complete arrangements
for the commercial convention which meets
here Wednesday next. Among the prin-
ciEal suhi cts which will come befole the
convention are railroads, interior lines OF
water communication, public lands, emigra-
ton, domestic ana foreign commerce. tinan-
cial and taxation, American ship building,
navigation interests, and mineral and min
ing interests.
C1Nc1NNATI, December Sat haIf-past
two O'Clock this afternoon the sCaholding in
the new addition building to the water
works tell, carrying down eight workmen,
killing four Of them instantly and wound
ing the other four. The scaffold had been
erected by sub-cOntractOr for the purpose
Of putting up wrought iron trussee for the
root of the building, and at the time 1t gave
way was Oyerburdenod with the weight Of
three iron trusses, weighing many tons.
The workmen had been warned by the |
engineer Of the building that the Bcatfold- |
ing was weak, but heediessly added to the |
masses Of iron composing the trusses until |
the scatfOIdmg gave way, precipitatirg all |
to the ground, distance of about eighty |
feet.
The following are the names of the killed: |
James Britt George EIughey, Charles Case |
and Frank Meyers. The two last named !
fell in ten feet water. The four wounded
are Larry Castigan, Thomas Birth, John
~ I.s III l. 4.
mono Of the wounded are seriously injured.
AUGUSTA, Ga, December 9.-Hayward,
editor Of the Times, and Browning, editor
OF the NelrS, OF 0Tangeburg, South Caro-
lima, after exchanging two harmless shots,
each saluted the other and LETT the field Of
honor.
MONTGOMERY, December 9-There was
no quorum in either body to-day.
Weather Report.
WAR DEPARTxEET) |
Office Chief Signal Officer, }
Washington December 9, 1872, 4:3s P. NJ.
PROBABILITIES.
The barometer will continue high in the
Northwest, with light northW eBterly winds,
veering to aOutheasterlv to morrow cold
and clear weather, extending eastward over
the upper lakes and Michigan, and thence
southwark to Missouri and the Ohio vaIer.
in the Gulf and South Atlantic States
nOFtheasterly to northwest winds. cuIi. |
clear weather and rising barometer. On
the lower lakes and i'll the st. Lawrence
valley, nOrthwGsterlY winds, light snow
and clearing, cold weather In the Middle |
and Eastern States, brisk northwest winds,
clear weather, low temperature and increas-
ing pressure. Warning signals continue at |
Duluth, Milwaukee, Chicago, Grand Haven, |
Detroit, Toledo, Cleveland, Buffalo, Roch-
ester and Oswego, and have been ordered
for Baltimore, Cape May, New York, New
I MI
River InteIliaence.
SOUTHWEST PASS, December 9, ?. Nj
Barometer $3.50. Wind north, northeast,
fresh. Arrived-Bark bennington, Ork-
ney, master tifty-four days from Rio
JaneriJ, with coffee to j. J.. PhiPps & Co.
No departures. On bar, bound out, L. G.
Scranton.
YrcKsBURG, December 9-Down-John
Howard, A. NJ; Bismarck, { p. M:
Ouachita Belle, s =. NJ. Up-JUhn b.
Maude, - NJ. Belle Lee, 2. NJ River
falling. Weather cool and clear
MEMPHIS, December 9.-Weather clear
and very cold. River declining. Arrived-C;
b. Church, from New Orleans, with railroad !
ron for The Memphis and Papucah railroad
Departed-Emilie LaBarge and John Kill |
5our Tor Cairo; Sam Hale, at daylight, for /
Cincinnati. 7
CINCINNATI, December 9,-Weather clear :
md cold. River nine feet three inches in
he channel, and rising fast.
PITTSBCRGy December 9.-Riyer four feet |
en- inches, aud falling slowly. Weather t
reeZiDg cold.
LOUISVILLE, December River station
sryr with three feet six inches in the canal. b
Heather cloudy and cold. Passed up '
dollie Ebert, from New Orleans for Gin r.
'innat.
CAIRO, December 9.-No arrivals. De.
Alice, for New Orleans, seven ri
srk.t I