New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-25
MISCELLANEOU8.

Mississippi Contested Elections -Repub.
Hcans Retained by a
Memphis Clerk-Extrn Session of Ten.
| nessee observation-disclosures Sunk by
Ice at st. LOuis-The John KYLE sunk
| Near Commerce Kansas Bribery In.
| vesiigati0n Perry Fuller's Money
| Used-NatiOnal Catholic Temperance
Convention. Y
| JACKSON, Miss, February A.-The Co
! piah county contested election case came
up in the House to-day. Willing and
Handy, Republicans. were retained in
their seats by a strict party vote.
The penitentiary bill passed. 1t provides
| that the State shall take charge of the in
| stitution, and that the Governor shall ap-
point three inspectors, who may let the
cOnvicts to labor ON public works.
| There were no interesting developments
in the Kn-Klux cases before the United
| States Court to-day
| MEMPHIS, February 24.-J. H. Hacket,
confidential clerk in LOwenstein's dry goods
establishment, has been arrested, charged
| with the embezzlement of $4,000.
| NASHVILLE, February 24.-An extra ses-
| sion of the Tennessee Legislature has been
called, to meet March l2, to redstrict the
| State and for other important measures.
ST. LOUIS, February 24.-The steamer
| Columbia was sunk by the ice; no other
damage has resulted from the heavy flow of
ice.
BALTIMORE. February 24.-The National
Catholic Temperance Convention to-day
adopted a constitution for permanent Or
ganlZation, and elected the following Off
GERS: Rev. J. McDevitt, Washington, D. c.,
PRESIDENT J. j. Flanagan, New York, and
Rev. G. G. Pendegrast, Georgia, first and
second vice presidents; +. +. Mccarthy,
New Jersey, recording secretary; B. O.
Driscoll, Washington. D. c., corresponding
secretary, and J. W. O'R)en, New Jersey,
treasurer.
Delegates were present from fifteen
States, representing 300 temperance socie-
ties embracing 100000 members.
An address to the people was adopted,
when the convention adjourned sine die, to
partake of a banquet given by the Mary
land Union. a
The time and place of the next annual
meeting is left to the national committee.
CAIRO, February 24-The John Kyle
sunk yesterday near Commerce, Missouri,
in nine feet water. She can probably be
| raised. The boat was owned by Captain
John Kyle of Cincinnati and w. F. & w.
f. Davidson, of st. Louie She was valued at
100000; insurance $4,000 in Cincinnati
and the balance in Pittsburg companies
The Kyle was upward bound from New Or
leans with about 800 tons of freight. The
steamer Eckford left at noon to assist her
TOPEKA, Kansas, February "a. - The
bribery investigating committee reported to
the House to-day. The report is signed by
every member of the committee. 1t says
regarding the senatorial election of 1867.
that they find much money was used by
Pomeroy, Carney and Perry Fuller, but the
committee had not time to make thorough
investigation.
Regarding the election last winter, the
committee report that there was evidence
showing bribery and corruption on the part
l<,ft bach, Vol Il
man Clarke. Proof is positive that Cald-
well stated that his election cost him over
100000, and that he paid of this over ten
per cent to Ex-Governor Carney; that he
several times offered to refund to Clarke all =
his expenses if he (Clarke) would withdraw .
from the contest.
The report also says that Alexander
Caldwell also used bribery and other cor
rupt and criminal practices by himself and
his friends, with his full knowledge and
consent. to secure his election to the United
States Senate. There was also an organ
lied effort made from the commencement
to keep important witnesses cut of the
way. and that it has been impossible to
procure their evidence. Fifty thousand
copies of the report and evidence have been
ordered printed, and copy was ordered to
be sent to each Kansas Senator and to the
Vice President, to be laid before the United
States Senate for its information.
Wenther Report.
WAR DBPARrssNqs
Office Chief Signal Officer
Washington, February "a, 1872 7:3o P. M.S
SYNOPSIS OF THE PAST TWENTY -FOUR HOURS,
The low barometer, which on Friday
evening extended from Kansas to Lake
Superior, has moved slowly north eastward
to Lake Huron, and the pressure has fallen
eastward to the middle and east Atlantic
coast. lesser disturbance has moved
from Texas eastward, ana is now diffused
| over Alabama and Georgia. Fresh and
1nrisk winds from the south and southeast
fevail from Lake Michigan to Florida. and
| eastward to the Atlantic. Northwesterly
winds are reported from the Mississippi val
| ley. The temperature has risen decidedly
| throughout the Atlantic States, and has.
| fallen from the upper lakes to Texas, and
| changing weather and light rains are now
| reported from Northern Florida to the
lower lakes and Wisconsin. Snow from,
Minnesota and Wisconsin The barometer
| has risen at San Francisco, with heavy
| rains. The rivers have risen slightly at
| Cincinnati, Louisville Memphis, Vicksburg,
| New Orleans, and more at Cairo, and have
| fal1en at Nashville and st. Louis.
PROBABILITIES.
An area of low barometer will probably
extend on Sunday eastward into Montana
and Wyoming. The low barometer on Lake
Huron will move northeast to the St. Law
renee valley, with continued southwest
winds in the Middle and Eastern States.
Threatening weather, land possibly light
rain, will extend throughout the Atlantic
States by Sunday night, followed by brisk
westerly winds and rapidly falling temper
ature. Westerly winds and clearing
weather prevail on Sunday from Iowa to
Ohio, and southwark to the Gulf. Danger
GUS winds are not anticipated for Saturday
night at the Atlantic and Gulf stations.
River lnteliiGence.
SOUTHWEST PASS, February 2i, 6 P. M
Barometer 30. Wind westsouthwest, fresh.
Arrived-Steamship General Sedgwick at
2P. NJ, Ellis. master, from New York to
George A. Fosdick & Co. Sailed-Steam-
ships General Meade and William G.
Hewes; ship Giants Causeway, and barks
Resale and Ansgar.
PAss-A-L'OU February "a, 6 P. M
Wind west-southwest, and light. Weather
foggy. Acknowledgements bark Virtuosa,
Nestre, master, six days from Havana, in
ballast to Herman, Hertz & Co. No de-
partures.
MEMPHIS, February 24.-The river is
rising. Passed down Louisville. The
weather is clear and pleasant. 1t rained
here this morning.
VICKsRURG. February M.-Passed down