New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-04-20

Boston Financier Ill-Denth by Hydro.
phobia-Earthquake in California
Magazine Explosion in China-Eighty
Honses and Many Lives LOst-Rioi
Among Chinese LabOrers-TOrnad0 in
south Carolina-Sixfy.two Houses De.
stroycd-Rclicf for the Suf1erers-Sud-
den Death Of a Cotton Buyer-Chicka-
saw Jockey Club-Denth of an Editor.
'BosroN, April 49, Mr.. Samuel A. Way,
Boston financier, is dangerously sick.
BROOKLYN, April l9.-Mrs. Emily Smith
came to her death here to-day by hydro
phobia.
san FRANCISCO, April l9.-violent shocks
of earthquake still continue in lingo county.
An island is rising in Mono lake.
Chinese advices state that on March 3
the explosion of a magazine at Tien-Tsien
destroyed eighty houses and many lives.
A riot among the Chinese laborers in the
tin mines at Tacoot. in Northern China, re-
suited in the loss OF many lives.
CHARLESTON, 5. c., April ia tornado
swept over the up country on Thursday
night. The new markethouse at Columbia.
about finished, was blown down, but the
worst damage occurred IN Chester, in which
place sixty-two houses were entirely de-
etrOyed by the storm and many others Sc
riously damaged. Nobody was killed, but
four cOl0red persons were injured by tall
ing houses; miles of fencing was blown
down, and thousands of large fruit. trees
were torn up by the roots. The loss in
Chester is $4,000, mostly falling on per-
sons of small means.
A meeting held in Cheshire, to-day, has
taken steps for the relief of the sufferers.
The tornado moved eastwardly, and was
Of short duration.
MEMPHIS, April 19.-Mr. Martin Daley, a
we'll known cotton buyer, died suddenly
last night of heart disease
The spring meeting OF the Chickasaw
Jockey Club, on the twenty-ninth instant,
promises TO be unusually good. A large
number OF stables have already arrived.
EurAULA, Ala, April l9. Hon. John
Black, editor of the Eutauia Ne,cs, and for
over twenty-five years an editor and pub
Usher here, died at his residence N this city
carly this morning.
ST. LOUIS, April l9.-Captain Thomas W.
Rea, who left last Monday to recover the
bodies of the victims of the Oceanus disas-
ter, has returned. Six men dragged the
river from the point where the Oceanus ex-
ploded to the place where she sunk, three
miles below, but found no bodies.
They also explored both the Missouri and
Illinois banks of the river as tar down as
Cairo, but the only thing they found was
the body OF lion cub belonging to me-
nagerie that was on board.
The river has risen seven feet since the
explosion, but the search will be confined
1t is believed the bodies will float as soon
as the water is quiet: still. owing to the |
backwater from the Ohio river, ali that do |
rise can be easily secured.
SALT LAKE CITY, April i9-Porter Rock |
well, chief of the. "old Mormon Danites." |
who disappeared some months ago for fear |
of arrest for high crimes, appeared last |
night, and for two hours made the saloons |
and streets resound with exultant wells aud |
vile expressions.
A citizen remarking that if Gentle was |
in place OF Rockwell, he would at once be !
dragged to prison, was outrageOusly abused |
whom threatened to cut his heart out. A |
general excitement ensued. many Gentiles |
hurriedly armed themselves, and for while |
q serious collision was imminent.
The first blow was not struck, however, |
an 4, at late hour, quiet had been restored. |
1t is now thought no further effort will be |
made to release Brigham and other prison. |
ers until the official copy of the Supreme
Court decision arrives.
The meeting last night to form an organ |
ization, in unison with the so-called national |
party East, amounted to little or nothing. |
A committee was appointed to secure the |
cooperation OF tie women, and the meeting |
adjourned.
Miss Eliza Couldoels, the actress, died
this morning.
NASHVILLE, April l9-Nineteen emf.
grants for Salt Lake City left this after
noon. They are from Virginia and North
Carolina.
Weather Report.
WAa Oz,AsrHasY, |
Otaoe Chief sigma Oficer |
Washingron April 10, l372. ABS P. ny
PROBABILITIES
Partially cloudy but pleasant weather
will prevail very generally from the lower
lakes to the south Atlantic States and east
ward, with light to fresh winds on Satur-
day. The pressure viii continue diminish
ing throughout the Mississippi valley, with
clOudiness, and probably rain,
and extend eastward over the gulf States,
the Ohio valley and upper Lake regions.
Dangerous winds are not anticipated.
River latelligencs.
SOUTHWEST PASS, April 10, P. Ma
rometer 1890. Wind south. Arrived-Stean-
at4:l0 p. NJ, Talbot, master,
rom Indianola, via Galveston, to C. A.
Whitney & Co. Sailed-Bark Tiger and
rig Andez.
VICKsBURG. April l9.-Passed down
3eltast at p. N. Up-Pargoud and Bis
narck al eleven last night. Boats up to- ;
Charles Bodmaun at A. NJ. The ! I