New Orleans Republican., 1873-05-06
SUICIDE OF AN ARMY OFFICER
GENERAL SHERMAN ON TIE M0DOCS
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LLWLEssNESs ON THE RIO aRANDE
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TIE DARIEN CANAL LOCATED
TERRIBLE DISASTER IN DIXON
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ACC9DEs91o 2T z BAPTISM
OVER FIFTY PEOPLE DROWNED
METR0PCLIThNS AT SO MARTINSV!lLE
The President Returning 10 Washington
DEATH OF MINISTER ORR
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H,JIxro ioA<,IK,IC 1S Hv1 K,naz-.,
OVER FIFTY PEOPLE DROWNED
METRoPOLITANS AT SO MART!NsvIlLE
The President Returning 70 Washington
DEATH oE MINISTER
THE loACIFIC RAILROAD
WASHINGTON.

and Howard on the burning OF Atlanta
Suicide Of Lieutenant John l.. WOr.
Glen, Of the First Infantry, at Sacketf's
diarbOr- Court of Claims - General
Sherman's Opinion of the NlOdocs-
Lawlessness on the Rio Grande,
WASHINGTON, May 5,-Otficial notice is
given that in consequence of the fixed white
light at Reedy Island, Delaware Bay, being
mistaken from time 10 time for a vessel
light, it VIII be changed to fixed red light
on and after May 10.
Generals Sherman and Howard testify
before the American and British mixed
commission that Columbia, South Carolina,
was not fred hy federal soldiers.
Lieutenant John L. Worden, an army
officer stationed at Madison barracks, Sack
ett's Harbor, committed suicide yesterday
morning by cutting his throat. The death
of his wife some months ago is supposed to
have derangcd his mind. He was son of
Admiral WCrGeD. wLo commanded the
Monitor in the conflict With the ram Mer-
rimac.
TIE Court Of Claims to-day rendered
only one judgment, namely: In favor of
Charles Wilson and others, of Savannah,
for twenty three bales OF upland cotton
t.2.en by the agents CT the United States,
amounting to $4Gj2.
Il motion was allowed for new trial IN
the case Of Marshall o. Roberts augl Others,
OF New York, against the United States for
$1,000, 0G0 on steamship contract Tor carry
ing mails.
Argument was commenced on the govern
meht's plea to jurisdiction in the case of
Elmira J. Kelly, involving the position
whether PAL ties relieved by President John
sons amnesty proclamation from liza ability to
seizure Of property under the captured and
abandoned property act can bring suit after
the expiration OF the two years limita-
ton prescribed by said act. This
proclamation Of amnesty was not made
unti6o!,e two gears from the date Of said
act hat expiredo The mandate cf the SUI
preme Court was tiled affirming the judg-
ment of this court in favor of A. Henry,
rendered MaD%to iS7l, for $i2,3l6.
Captain Fengare has been detached from
the command OF the revenue cutter Della
ware at Noble arg ordered to Philadel-
phia.
General Sherman in conversation on the
ModOc affair states that he fully appre
ciates the situation. and has entered upon
the subject with lis usual characteristic
spirit and energy. All reinforcements re
quired will be sent 70 General SchOfield
without delay, to he last man that can be
spared. A regime ut VIII be sent to Omaha
70 be in readiness t"F prompt movement.
A body of 400 Indian scouts will be raised
for service against the Modocs Just as fast
as fit men can be found.
I Senator Casserly has had several inter
views with General Sherman, and is salts
| fed that no effort will be spared at head
quarters to enable General Schofieid to
| ;utict or CAPTAIN Jack and his fe!l0w-sa
| ages blow that will not socn be forgotten
| hy him or the other tribes on the Pacific
| coast. General 0herman has no fears Of
| anything like general Indian war.
a correspondent Of the Washington STIR
writes from Corpus Christi, Texas, April
| y, a1foilows: Tie people of Washington
| have no idea, and believe the administra-
| ton has never been in formed, of the lawless
| state of fairs which has been existing in
| this State for years and now increased by
| Mexican violence tenfold. If some proper
| representation was laid before the public
| feel convinced You, as well as others, would
| Say that the legitimate arm of the law must
0e used Ov the government, be it by the bavo-
2 net or CIVIL servictOto protect the settlers
4 and sitszens of this country who are located
I Zero sN accordance g. lavoand look with
tsarnesS oyes to OGe government for the
word $50 called protection. The following
Ys statement OF d mail carrier between
! chs place and Laredo, on the Rio Grande;
cat the present time there are two bands
of men, nun mbering about thirty Mexicans
! each; one is led by AalanO Alverado, the
other by Albli:o Garrup Gar.a, who are de-
yastating this see ion OF the State from
Mi.r across to Texas, into 5he interior,
and thence 70 Laredo. having headquar
| ters at Guerrero, Mexico, which is
0asilS. accessible, ws,en they are bard
pushe0 by the uprising of indignant
rancheros who have been pundered. These
bands are now trespassing upon the soil
OF Texas principally in Nueces county
within eight miles of Corpus Christi
D These elegant gentlemaniy cut-thr oats
horse and cattle thieves, of foreign dis
9 tinctior, make this occupation already sue
cessful, and defying the civil authorities
when they can not run cattle into Mexico
they kill them on the spot and compel some
poor devil OF a. rancherO to buy the
hides under the penalty Of his life
Stores are sacked, and travelling the
highway by Americans is attended with
robbery a rope or pistol shot, whichever
! may be taken as0he 3pue % the joke of The
| captors. o
Thomas Kearneyo % collector of custom.
! Of this district, while return ing home from
y Laredo to Corpus Christi on the fifteenth
2 instant, where he had been called to collect
government funds, barely escaped both
| BANDS, about sixty miles from Laredo, or
9 the Corpus Christi road. Had he beer
J caught the entire party would have suff-, ed
= the penalty of death, from the fact tha;
4 they were Gringos, a name they have gwen
! 10 tHc AlueTIcdns since tne Mexican war
meaning greeEhorns.
| Mr.. kearney gives his statement thus
received information in camp that nigh,
| Fifteenth nltimo) from the mail rider on his
way to Laredo, at eight o'clock, of the fact
that he had just been released by these
bands. who had had him prisoner the pre
vlous day to determine what they should
do with him and the mail. They concluded
to release him as he was a Mexican, 81
though a citizen of the United States. The
baLfgs at thestime of his arrival in Kear
neys camp were then about twelve miles
away, composed of the worst desperadOes
| from Mexico, who stated that they did not
wish to hurt Mexicans but only Americans
and American property.
AS Is customary, the farmers must when
these raids are made, leave their work and
| shoulder their muskets to protect theil
| homes, although they have no right to dc
SO in accordance with the now existing
law, but are compelled to stay from the
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