New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-02
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Japanese Embassy-Australinn Steamer
Detained for Mails-Decissive Battles
In Mexico Expecied-Apache Chief
Killed-Gould and Curry Silver Mining
COmpany-Mfssfssippi Democrats Pro-
testing-A Contested Election-Deaths
from Cold Weather ON the Plain.-
Railroad Train Blocked-Railroad Ac.
cident-Eight Persons killed-The Cars
Thrown Down on Embankment and
Burned-CniOn Pacific Blockaded-
shooting a Pr0fessOr-Fire in New
Hampshire-lAn Alderman Convicted
Cincinnati and Southern Pailroad Bill
Passed.
San Francisco. February 1.-The Japan
ese embassy were received by the Governor
and Legislature at Sacramento to-day, and
they will proceed to Virginia City, Nevada,
tomorrow.
The Australian steamer is detained until
the arrival of the Eastern and European
mails. now snow blockaded.
Letters from HermOsillo, in Sonora, Mex
leo, dated January 7, says decisive battle
between the federal forces and the rebels in
Sinoloa, is hourly expected.
An Apache chief was killed while plunder-
ing and numbering near Chivachicaraia, in
Sonora. He was dressed in full military
uniform, carried a sword and pistol, and
to be the famous Cochise, from Arizona,
but that was probably a mistake.
The Gould and Curry Silver Mining Com
pany has levied an assessment of SIS per
share.
JACKSON, Miss. February 1.-The Demo
cratic members of the Legislature entered
protest against the proceedings had yes
terday, in unseating Tucker and Crump.
The protest sets forth that there is no evi-
dence of bribery, fraud or intimidation, and
that the only claim by the contestants was
that they they should have received more
votes than their opponents, as shown by the
affidavits of some 200 cOlored men, that
they intended to vote the Republican ticket.
The atfidavits from some of these same col
Ored men were also prod iced, showing thai
they voted for the conservatives freely of
their own will.
The Ousted members were denied the
privilege of cross-examiniDg the witnesses.
The committee appointed to examine the
new wings Of the lunatic asylum make a
damaging report, and recommend that the
State sue the contrac tors ON their bond.
PHILADELPHIA, February 1.-The return
of the judges makes Gray's majority 800
Mcclure. the defeated candidate, had a
hearing to-day before the Court of Common
/ Pleas for a new count. No decision ar
rived at.
CHICAGO, February 1.-Advices from the
plains show that the temperature has been
much lower than reported, and that many
deaths from cold have occurred.
train on the Iowa division of the Illinois
Central Railroad, due at Sioux City on the
twenty-seventh ultimO, is lying at Lunars,
with no immediate prospect of getting
through. The road is completely blocked
with snow and will have to be shOvelled.
MAUCH CHUNK, Pa, February IA train
on the Lehigh Valley railroad ran off the
track to-day, killing five persons. Particu-
lars not received.
SCRANTON, Pa, February IA horrible
accident occurred this morning on the Le-
high Valley railroad, near Rockport. As
the Buffalo express train was nearing that
point a rail broke, precipitating the train
over an embankment thirty feet high,
| wrecking the cars, which were set on fire
by the stoves. Four passengers were in
stantiy killed and four have since died from
their injuries; some eighteen others more or
less wOunded. Among the killed was the
wife of Professor Lewis Pratorious, OF
Wilkesbarre. Judge Dana, law justice OF
Luzerne county, had his arm and shoulder
broken. Among the killed were also col
OMAHA, February 1.-The Union Pacific
railroad is blOckaded with snow between
Laramie and Rawlins stations.
pITrsRURG. February Professor Will
son. principal of Union School, at Wash
inrton. Pennsylvania, was shot and dan
uerously wounded this evening by Thomas
McGritin. The professor had refused to
deliver a note from McGriffin to one of the
young ladies, and on being ordered from
the premises, McGritfin shot him, the ball
entering above the the thigh. McGriffin is
about seventeen years of age.
BATH, N. H., February IA fire here this
morning destroyed the dwelling house of E.
G. George, Congregational Church, 0.
CarlestOns stores and hotel and the stage
stable of f. Carleston. Loss $3.50, 900. Da-
vid Chase was killed by falling wall, and
Deputy Sheriff Morrison received serious in
ternal injuries.
ST LOUIS, February 1.-The State Senate
to-day passed resolution to pay the State
bonds in greenbacks over the Governors
veto
CHICAGO, February Alderman Mont
gomery was to-day convicted of bribery on
.. second indictment, and remanded to
Jail.
CINCINNATI, February IA dispatch
from Frankfort. kentucky, says the South
ern railroad bill, with all of the Senate
amendments, has passed the House.
ST. LOUIS, February 1.-The Governors
veto Of the bill paying the bonds of the
State in currency meets with strong opposi-