New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-27
MISCELLANEOUS.

Mississippi Legi., ,,tnre-Vicksburg, Pen-
sacOla and ship -innd RailrOad-Heuse
and Five Children Burned-Alexis Vim.
dicated-Arrest fo!' Murder, and Com
fession-Sugar Refaery Burned-1Iur.
der and RObbery-Large Cotton sale
in Savannah-Japancse Embassy mt
ChicagO-Big Fuss Over Them-An Old
Case Decided-Ice Field at st. Louis
steamer X. j. Lockwood Crushed-The
silver Bow Crushed Like an Egg-Shell
Both Total WFecks-Insurance Run
OM-JObn Hart i'm Demand as FOrger.
JACKSON. Miss. February 26.-Acts were
introduced to-day to facilitate the cOnstruc-
ton of the Vicksburg, Pensacola and Ship
Island railroad. Also, to incorporate the
Natchez and Brookhaven railroad.
Mr.. Willing, of Copiah, who was seated
as a member last Saturday, to-day rendered
his resignation to Governor Powers.
Drew Finley. the most intelligent and i'm
portant witness in the Meridian cases, was
examined to-day.
HALIFAX, February 26.-The house of
| Henry Spinney, in Argyle, Yarmouth coun-
| tv. was burned ON the twenty-tourth in
| slant, together with five children, who were
| left in charge of an insane grandm other
while the parents were visiting.
MEMPHIS February 26-Parties who ac-
companied the Grand Duke Alexis to New
| Orleans emphatically contradict the story
| of the Dukes excuses during the trip.
| The two negroes who were arrested on
| the charge of numbering two men at Ste
warts landing, Arkansas, have confessed
the crime.
LENEwooD Pa, February 26-Tke sugar
refinery of Bartol & Baker has been
burned. Loss heavy.
| SCHUYLKILL, Pa, February 26.-Daniel
Kramer and wife were murdered and their
| hOuse robbed last night No clue to the
| perpetrators.
SAVANNAH, February 26.-The largest
sale of cotton ever made in this city by one
firm was made to-day by Henry Woods Il
Co. They sold 356l bales; total value.
$250,00
CHICAGO, February 26-The Japanese
embassy have arrived here. A big fuss is
being made ovdGthem.
| LITTLE Rock, February 26-The case of
the State versus the steam tug Nettie Jones
was decided by Judge Caldwell in the
United States District Court to-day in favor
of the claimants, Brown and Jones, owners
of the tug. The State libeled the Nettie
Jones, claiming about $4,000 for arms
| taken from the steamer Hesper ON the
Mississippi river, and thrown overheard by
! a band Of disguised men nearly four years
ago. The arms were being imported for
the use of the State militia. The decision
was based on the want of completely be-
| tween the officers and owners of the Nettie
Jones and the persons seizing the arms.
n. LOUIS, February pa large field OF
very heavy ice came down the river be-
tween seven and eight o'clock this evening,
struck the steamer X. j. Lockwood, lying
at Red river wharfboat, and crushed Ill
nearly the whole starboard side. She car
eened over, and now lies on beam ends
close to the bank.
The Silver Bow. lying next to the LOCK
wood, was also struck, and crushed ike an
egg-shell. She was dragged from her moor
ings into the current, and sunk to the hur,
ricane deck in the channel. The wharf boat
and steamer Minnie were also somewhat IN
ured, and took some water, but are KEPT
clear by the pumps. -,
The Lockwood and Silver Bow will prob
ably be total wrecks. They were botl
owned by the Carter Red River Packe
Company. The former, valued at $4,000
was insured for $4,000. The latter wa
valued at $4,000, and insured for SIS, 900
hut the policies ran out yesterday, and onl,
. one had been renewed for $2500.
. The Silver Bow was loading for Red river
had abe.st 400 tons of produce and genera
J merchandise aboard, valued in the vic;nit
, of $4,000. The Lockwood arrived to-day
: and had discharged her cargo. 1he ice wa
: from Missouri river gorge, and all raL ou
in short time.
n MEMPHIS, February GA detective ftol