New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-04-16


Little Giris-Fire at SpriDgfieid-The
snow Storm on the Plaius-Escape
md Recapture sOf Prisoners.
GALVESTON. April l5.-Lewls Levin was
fried Yesterday, before the Criminal Court,
for the murder of Jack SpiracO, in an af-
!ray in this city, December last. The jury
was out about five minutes, and returned
with verdict of iustifable homicide.
George Levin. a brother of Lewis. was
tried today on the same charge; the jury
returning a verdict of not guilty without
leaving the box.
MEMrIIIs, April Ij.-Lews Vaughan.
charged with the assassination Of General
Hindman. was brought before Judge Hal.
sey, of the Second Circuit Court, this after
noon, on a writ of habeas corpus. After
partial examination he was remanded 10
Jail until Saturday, by which time it is ex.
pected that a requisltiOn for him from the
Governor of Arkansas will be received
II is understood he has made confession
implcating persons in Helena. but the
police authorities refuse to give any intor'
nation concerning the caseo
AZ a called meeting of the general CUuna
I'll, this afternoon, the charge against Mayor
johnson of specializing IN city bonds was
referred to the finance cOmmltte. with aU-
thority to send for persons and papers.
Postmaster General Creswell and Sen:s
tors Cameron and Howe, with their fams
lies, arrived here this afternoon from New
Orleans. They will probably visit Little
Rock before leaving for the North.
OMAHA, April 10. Evening.-The storm
Fages. With no appearance OF abatinc. The
snow has been falling since Sunday night.
and is now over five feet deep No trains
are running. and the telegraph lines TO the
Tactic coast are still interrupted.
Boston. April f5.-The insurance Of the
Il d ee Mills Company amounts to S6l3..
600. The Mutua! company OF Boston loses
100000.
SPR1sGFfELb, April lj.~-Mils Nos. and
. of the Dwight Manufacturing Company
we're burned to-day: also $500 bales of cot.
ton. Loss $7j0000. Eight hundred work.
men are thereby thrown out of employment.
In addition, two Chicopee mills. engine
and picker houses two filled stores. and
part of the railroad depot. with 1900 bales
of cotton were burned.
PHILADELPHIA, April ij.--John Sidney
Jones, who was arrested for firing his store.
was declared insane, and while on the way
10 the asylum escaped His estate is valued
at $4,000.
ALBANY, April 1.-The chimney of a
burning house fell burying five little girls:
one is dead and three will die. The fifth
was seriously hurt
So LOUIS, April i5.-Yesterdar after.
noon, as a freight train on the Missouri
Pacific railroad was passing the peniten.
tiarv at jefferson City, Missouri, two con.
victs broke from the guards and attempted
TO board the train. The guards fired at
them. severely wOnndiug one, who dropped
90 the ground The other climbed to the
top of ear, where he died soon after.
Some two hundred cOnvicts witnessed the
affair. They became greatly excited and
threatened to break away. but the guards
stood firm, and the prison officials soon had |
the prisoners under control. |
RICHMOND, Va. April l5.--The Supreme |
Lodge OF the World Knights of Pythias |
met this morning, Supreme Chancellor II. |
G. Berry, OF Illinois, presiding. Nearly |
every State in the Union is represented, to. |
sether with delegates from Canada. etc. |
The resignation of Clarence NJ. Barton. of |
Washington, supreme scribe. was rendered |
and referred to committee. of which Past |
Grand Chancellor Rose. OF California. is |
Charmans
The reports of the supreme officers show
the order to embrace about 1900 lodges and !
over 100000 members, Including lodges IN /
Australia and the Sandwich islands. To |
night the members of the supreme lodge |
attended grand ball.
CHARLESTON. s. c.. April lj.-&rrived--
Steamer Manhattan. from New York: steam-
err Ashland, from Philadelphia; steamer |
Falcon. from Baltimore.
CONCORD. NJ H.. April 15.--1n Gambia,
last night, mysterious attempt was made
10 murder boy of fifteen wears named |
John Emerson, at the house of Charles |
Rowe, farmer. The noise alarmed some
OF the family about midnight, when young
Emerson was found in bed quite insensible, /
with three terrible gashes upon his head |
and face. inflicted with an ak, which was
found on the floor.
There is slight prospect of his recovery
The assassin obtained entrance through
window, and escaped the same way. Some
neiuhbors think the act was committed by
boy about The same age. named Fitz, /
while asleep.
Fitz ia a somnambulist, and has frequent.
" arisen in his sleep. and one night last |
week ne was found in the attic of a neigh
boris house fast asleep on the floor, with
isrre broad AK by his side. The investiga. |
non showed be got out of second-story |
window at home, went to the tool chest. |
took an AK and ladder and went to his |
npighhOr's house where he was found.
Weather Report.
WAR DRpARTAssv |
Office Chief Signal Ot.loer, : .
Washington April IS. 1873, s-S p. n ) |
PRoBABILITIEs.
r.he Area Of lowest bs>ometsr vii extend on
vrdnesdav slowly east oval the Ohio valley eu-
~ ;,;,,H second barometer De preston ''IlI &c
Zion ON the middle Atlantic coast For rev
IN land and the Middle States aoFthesst v Eos
md ger nrally cloudy weath.r For o oS INA
5 H., Gnir states northwesteriy winds AID
n rtlv cIoudy and clearing weather TO tLe S'-.o
aiIcy " !nds veerIng TO the soatn"cSs ~ ~ -
Ia weather ana possible rain fof vac -
louaS o.naralIv increasing northeast winds, VIE
I0uiy ane rainy weather
River lpteAigence.
go rrHvE,r Psa April 10. r. a.-Satp~ese' 4