New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-26

Tweed anil COnnSlly-Steamer Alaska
in Peril-Genefal Hancock Not n
Candidate-No Receiver for Alabama
and Chattanooga Railr0ad-Building
Crushed-Utah as State-Memphis
and Charleston Railroad Lease
Pennsylvania Editorial Convention
severe Northwester-NIassa ssa chusetts
Temperance Convention.
ALBANY, n. Y, January 25.-The Supreme
Court has decided the cases of Tweed and
Connolly, affirming the decisions of the
special term as to their bail and ordering of
arrest, with the costs.
CINCINNATI January 25.-The steamer
Alaska, hence to New Orleans, struck Bacon
Rock, near Cairo. breaking some of her
tlmbers She had y cargo Of 800 tons of
mixed freight. The damage done is I'M
known.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, January o5-The Daily
Press says that General Hancock refuses to
be the Democratic candidate for the Presi-
dency.
MOBILE, January 2J.-In the United
States Circuit Court today, in the case of
Drake VS.. the Alabama and Chattanooga
railroad ct al, Judge Woods decided
against the appointment of receiver on
the ground that Charles Walsh is the re-
ceiver of said road under the appointment
of the State Chancery Court in a suit
of brakes suit.
MONTREAL, January 25.-The roof of the
drill shed in this city fell in with tremen-
dous crash last night, during the practice
of the Prince Of Wales band. The band
was playing in an anteroom and escaped.
The escape from an immense loss of life
was wonderful, as from one to two regi
ments were drilled nightly in the building.
The building covered two acres of ground,
fh.,I tod of
ST. LOUIS, January "a concurrent
resolution was adopted to-day in the House
to memOrialize Congress for the enactment
of law creating commission to present
the claims for indemnity OF citizens who
have sustained losses at the hands of Indians
who are under the protection OF the gov
ernment.
SALT LAKE, Utah. January 2i,-The ter
ritOrial central committee of the liberal
party are making arrangements to call
meetings in opposition to the admission OF
Utah as State. General COnnor Will write
a letter for publication on the situation.
Prominent Gentiles charge boldly that a
part of United States Attorney Bates mis-
sion to Washington is to effect the removal
of Chief Justice Mchean, Judge Strickland
and Governor Woods and further, that the
Mormons have secured Attorney Bates IN
huence entirely against any further prose-
cuti0n of the church leaders, and for the
immediate admission of the Territory into
the Union as State.
The weather to-day is bitter cold; the
mercury indicates ten degrees below zero.
MEMPHIS, January 25.-rhe lease OF the
Memphis and Charleston railroad, by
Tom Scott, in behalf of the Southern Sc
curlty Company, was virtually closed last
night, but as a matter of form, it will be re-
fcrred to a meeting of the stockholders to
he held On the twenty first of February.
Messrs. Scott McComb and others left at
midnight for Vicksburg and New Orleans
on a special train.
HARRISBURG. Pa, January 2o.-The
State Editorial Convention which met
here to-day, was attended by about fifty
editors. The libel law and pubic advertis-
ing were discussed. An excursion next sum
mer was proposed.
BosroS, January 25.-The State temper
ance convention adjourned, after adopting
an address to the people of Massachusetts,
and fifteen resolutions. The latter call
upon the Legislature to restore the prohi-
bitory law of 1867, for the better suppres-
sion of the liquor traffic.
HARRISBURG, Pa, January 25.-The Re-
publican State Central Committee have
IC0NTNUED ON EIGHTH PAon1