New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-05-21
The report was

ferred to the committee. The two main
questions of the report, in regard 70 aluiuS
colleges. and the propriety OF the centeu
NAL celebration in 1876 being made the an
nual meeting Of the Home and Foreign
Nj visionary Union, was referred to Two com
mi.tees to repOrt at a subsequent meetlng.
Govern or Dix sent message to the Leg
isIature tonight vetoiDg the local option
LIQUOR bill. The Assembly after deoa;e'
failed 70 Dass the hill over the veto, Tue
vote standing 81 to o.
PHILADELPHIA, May 90 Tie night IS pro,
crossing at ShomocEin. over the lnoushhu
acres of anthracite coal lands, vaiued at
$40 000,0O0
Three houses we're burned by one party
retaliation is threatened by the other y.
ri Wheeler, of New York. represents one
side; the Reading raj road the other.
The Franklin Institute committee OF
science witnessed a series OF experiments
with the Westinghouse air brake, on
train on the Pennsylvania railroad, THIS
afternoon. Operated from an engine, a
train going at the rate "f thirty niles was
stopped in sixteen seconds, moving oo3 ieeI
after the brake was applied. and operated
from the centre car, it stopped in fifteen
seconds, within SIS feet acting automatl-
cally. by scvering the train it stopped IN
twelve seconds, within 367 feet: when go
ing forty miles per hour. the brake was APP
piled by severing the engine from the train,
and strppage effected in ten seconds, with
in 3i5 feet. Various other experiments
were made, which were altogether success
full
LITTLE Rock, May 20.-The political sit
uatien ia quiet. The militia on duty at the
State House have been dlsbanded, the Gov.
ernor not experimenting any further need
at present for their services.
BALTIMORE, May 20 The Presbyterian
Assembly convenes at tho First Presbyte'
rian Church, st. Louis. next year.
The conference finally decided to part!cl-
pate in the centennial celebration.
The matter of conflicting claims OF two
churches at Jacksonville. Florida, came up.
and was explained by DR.. Reynolds.
Resolutions were adopted directing the
board on the erection of churches to APP
propriate $1,000 to reimburse the church at
jacksonville, and allowing the church au'
thor tee to make an appeal to the Northern
churches to extend S5OOO.
Presbyterian Assembly in session to-
night.
The programme about going to Washing.
ton was changed to make the excursion on
Thursday of this week. when the assemki y
will be yecOnvened by the president at
2PM.
resolution that baptism, as administered
in the Catholic and all Evangelical
Churches, is not Christian baptism. was
tabled.
Tomorrow evening, from twelve o'clock
until two, is set apart for hearing foreign
missionaries and the night session for hear
ing the report Of the committee on foreign
missions.
Thomas r. Hollohan, under sentence of
death for the murder of Mrs. Lampley in
this city on the second of January, to-day
addressed letter to member of the press
who had shown him some tavors. in which
he savs:
NV sentence is Just. Ihave broken the
law Of God and man. and am willing to
give up my life: but l should like to have
Josh NichOlsOn's company on the plat.
form"
He then goes to state in substance as fol-
lows:
II met Nicholson and took a ride with
him 20 COuters. He knew l had been III
trouble before, and was not bashtul III pro.
posing to do the job. He said. Mr.. Lampley
had $1,000 in the house which we would get.
bu. that we must kill the old woman or she
mil ht recognize us. Irefused to enter into
the scheme then. On the day of the muir.
der, | met Nicholson and went to his house
with him, and learned there that the
family were going to the theatre, leaving the
old lady alone. and We determined to do
the deed then. and arranged all the parti-
culars We entered the house without
knocking and found Mrs. Lampley sittiI z
in q rocking chair, sewing. She treated o
to cake and wine, and was putting up some
cake for Nicholson's children when he gave
the signal and choked her. and he struck
her in the stomach. She was then dead,
and we carried her into an adjoining room.
( remain Q | with the body while Josh went
up stairs and broke open the boxes. |
went up stairs for a minute and he handed
ME the silver. We then left the house by the
stable, and. on reaching the street. Nichols
son gave me all the money. which l kept
until the eighth of January. and then di.
vided with him. Tucker knew nothing about
it. and received none of the money. fear
that Nicholson may escape: if so. there is no
Just law in the State of Maryland"
He states that he made the confession in
order that it might be published and the
citizens might know the truth. He made
his confession with his own hand.
on six pages of fOolscap. II is written
HolOhan is TO be executed June l3. and
Nicholson has not yet been sentenced, his
case having been taken to the court OF aD.
peais on i DIX OF exceptions.
Wenther Report.
WAR DRPARfHsSs.)
once Chief Signal Officer.
Washington. May 20. 1873. s:2S ?. N.Y.
PROBABILITIES.
~, .ne G,.!f and South Atlantic States and Ten.
nessee southeasterly and sOuthwesterly winds.
high temperature cloudy weather and rain. clea:
il. "a m0:y0w in :he Western Gulf States.
River Intelligence.
SOUTHWEST PASS. May 20. P. M-Wind east,
northeast, FRESH. No arrivals Scholarship May 4.
riggs and bark Lucy. The tOwbOst Rio Grande,
VITA Minister Foster and party on board. arrived
down at 2:3o P. NJ transferred to the sloop OF war
the bar bound Craftsmanship Memphis
ylCKsBuRti, May 2o.-Passed dOwn-Blsmarck. at
chez az P. VI. Passed up-Little Alps, at A. NJ. .:
Julia, at . T. NJ Weather coo! and raining,
River rising slowly.
SHREVEPORT, May 2p.-WPather shOwerv and cool.
The has ,isen six inches. Arrivet-Lease
Taylor ana Southwestern. from New Orleans. De.
parted-CliIfoTd for Jefferson.
MEMPHIS, May 30 - Weather cloudy ami hot.
River rising slowly. Arrived-John b. Maude, from
New Orl-ans Utah, from Little Rock Capitol City.
from Vcksbur.. Departed-Dick Fulton and Glen
coe Tor New Orleans; Rob Mitchell: for Louisville
H. c. yaeger last night, James Howard this even
ing, for for ST Louis; Mary Boyd. Arkansas llver
CITY of augusta tor White river.
EVANSVILLE, May 20.-Weather clear till nooa;
now cloudy threatening and warm. River has
fallen thirty inches in the last twenty four hours.
Cp-John Kilsodr at $50 P NJ. The KilgOur broke
one OF her wheels and is running on the other.
P.rTsBrRG, May N.-Rver four feet four inches
and ia ling steadily. Weather showery.
CtSCISNarI, May 2A-River nineteen feet and
falling. Weather cloudy, warm and windy.
ST. LoCts. MAY l0.-River falling steadily. Wea
Their cloudy and warm. No arrivals. DEPARTED
CAIRO, MAY 20.-River has fallen twenty inches
in the past twenty four hours. Light rain this
afternoon Weather cloudy and cool tonight
Arrived-H. $. Turner, from CINCINNATI A: NJ;
Great Republic. from St Louis, a. NJ; Kellogg
ner, for New Orleans A. NJ; Kellogg, for St. Leui.
LOUISVILLE May River falling at the rate OF
six inches per day now eight feet six inches IN