New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-27
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

Fire Mt Ste Louis -- Terrible Disaster mg
WilIiamspOrt-A Christmas Party Pre-
cipitnted infO MnBs of Humanity
Through HEniIs Detained-The Memphis
Bank LiabiliIies-Waferwor Trouble
Rt BuGalO-SusRn Il. Anthony Held to
Bail for Illegal VOtlng-Crev Mutt
nicd-COHl Burges Ash0re-TVyO and n
Half Millions Bushels of Coal la Peril.
ST.. LOUIS, December GA fire broke
out at eight o'clock this evening in the ex-
tensive tobacco factory of Leggott & DOua-
man, Nos. q and % South Second street,
opposite Barnum's Hotel, totally DESTROY
ing tho building and stock. The fire is now
| raging in the upper stories of the building
adjoining on the north, which is also occTt-
pied by the same firm. BaInum's Hotel
was in great danger at one time, but the
falling Of the roof and south wall saved that
building; and tho fremen now, at nine
O'Clock, are eudeavoring to prevent the
spread of the flames nOrthward. The. loss
is very heavy, but not yet asCertained.
WILLIAMsPOET, Pa, December GA
terrible disaster occurred here Christmas
night at the Baptist Church during the
progress of Christmas ceremony The up
per floors, where the entertainment waa
being held, upon which about 300 persons
mad assembled, gave way under their
weight and 'precipitated this mass Of hu-
manity below. Heart-rending scenes en-
sued. Several times the wreck caught fire,
but the flames as often were extnguished.
After some time the dead and living were
taken from under the ruins. The following
named persons were killed: John Richie,
Boyd Mehatfey, Mrs. Duncan Campbell
and two children, child of G. V. s. Nc
Minis, Sadie Matfett, Mary Fisher, Lizzie
Baskin, Grace SEAMAN, Lille Reeder, boy
named Shuman, a child of John Bubb and
Mrs. John Wilkinson. Some forty or fifty
were wounded.
MOBILE, December 26-The entira
through mal for this place from New York,
of the sixteenth and seventeenth instants.
has failed to reach here. Several later
dates received. The delay causes great in-
convenience.
MEMPHIS, December 26.-The liabilities
unsecured of the EMemphis Bank, which
suspended today, are $4,000, which falls
chiefly on small depOsitOra. The guspen-
sion of this bank has been looked for somo
weeks.
BUFFALO, N. Y, December 2G.-There
has been an easterly storm for the last
fOrty-eight hours, which has driven the
water out OF Niagara river into the lake.
The city reservoir is empty. The railways
are embarrassed in getting water, and the
manufactures have suspended.
The arrangement Of the waterWorks fa
causing great anxiety among the citizens
NO CIIlHtuB III VARIOUS lOCdIHle9 nave
gasized into patrol companies az q pre-
ventative against fire. To night the Coa-
n1erCiat and Courier printing offices were
obliged to draw water from the creek to
get off their papers All places of bass~
ness requiring steam and which are sun
piled by the city Waterwofks have stOppca.
causing loss to thousands of operatives.
ROCHESTER,, N. T.. December 26.-In the
case Of Susan y. Anthony and fourteen
other women under examination for voting
illegally at the last general election in thiS
city. the United States commissioner gave
a decision holding each to bail in $500 to
appear before the United States District
Court on the third Tuesday of January.
HALIFAX, n. s., December 26-The bar
Sarah Mcleod, of So. John, New Brn, O.
wick LETT Pictou ten days ago for the West
indies; the crew mutinied, and on the ar
rival o. the vessel at AFchtal they were
sent to jail and another crew shipped The
vessel proceeded, but went ashore on La
rache shoals, near Archital, and IS reported
a total wreck. Ali hands were saved after
exposure.
LOUISVILLE, December 26.-The river in
stationary, with about three and one-halk
feet In the canal. 1t mas been showing mosf.
Of the day. The ice field between Sand
Island and the Indiana shore gave way last
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