New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-12-14

benefit of the people; declaring it the inh'
rent right of the people to control cOrpOr;
tions, and opposing any repeal or essentls
| notifications of the State railroad laws.
The Iowa CHANGERS Demand Routes {
| the Sea.
| Dies MONIES, December 13.-The low
State Grange declared in favor Of Missi
sippi and Texas and Wisconsin river in
| provements.
| Undertook Sentenced to Death.
| WINCHESTER, Pa. December l3.-A ne,
| trial for Undertook has been refused, an
sentence of death has been pronounced
upon him.
Effects Of the Warm Weather.
LOUISVILLE, December 13.-Tbe warn
| weather has soured a great portion of greer
| meats. Hogs are dying on incoming trains
Death of an Army Paymaster.
CHICAGO, December l3.-Major Robert A
kenzie, paymaster in the United State
| army, attached to the staff of Genera
Sheridan, died suddenly Of heart disease
Pork Items.
The number of hogs packed to date il
1856, 1877, against 429, 430 for the same tim,
last year The Commercial Bulletin to-day
says very little definite information hat
been received during the week in reference
to packing.
The receipts of hogs continue quite large
1t may be considered safe to estimate the
aggregate packing of meat to date al
5000, GOO hogs, or fifty five per cent of total
slaughter of last season.
Death of Judge Nelson.
COCPERsTowN, December - - Judge
Nelson had been for some months past in
good health and spirits. On Monday he
n. drft, ta1r St,v
and was confined to his room until Friday
afternoon. He then came down stairs to
tea and spent the evening in his parlor.
He came down to breakfast this morniE e
at rather a late hour, as was his custom,
and appeared as well as usual While sit
ting in his chair. between one and two
O'Clock this afternoon, listening to the read
ing of a letter by Mrs Nelson. he made
inquiry in regard to it, and. then, without q
word or sign, suddenly died.
Prospects Of Erie Canal.
ALBANY, December l3-Weather warm
and raining 1t is now thought all the boats
embargoed on the Erie canal east Of u tica,
will get to tide water.
Death Of n Reading Bank President.
READING, Pa, December l3-Isaac Eek
ert, aged seventy-five years, one OF the old
est and leading iron masters of the State.
Gems, died suddenly, this evening, of apo
plexy. At the time of his death he was
president of the National Farmers Bank of
Reading, which position he held for the
last twenty-five years, and president of
Berks County Agricultural Society, and
with different organizations.
st. Louis Mutual Life Insurance Company.
ST. LOUIS, December l3.-The. Mutual
Lite Insurance Company, against which 60
much litigation has been directed for some
months past, has arranged to reinsure it's
policies in the Mound City Insurance Com
'any Of this city.
Arrest of the Bender Family.
COLUMBIA, s. c., December l3.-Tbe
Sender family, accused of the Kansas muir
ers, have been arrested at BerryvilIe,
county. The father and the |
Mother are in custody, the son and daughter |
re in pursuit of them. The family name |
Webb
An Arkansas Farmer Assnssinated.
LITTLE ROCK, December l3-James Col |
ms, a farmer, was called up from his bed |
t his residence, sixteen miles above this |
ity, this morning, and shot down as he ap-
cared at the door, by some unknown per
IN. A man named George Pledges, was
, day arrested on suspicion of being the
urderer.
A Man Killed for Splitting Ink.
CAIRO, December I3-At Carbonate |
lis evening, John M. Brush in registering
is name at the Planters Hotel, spilled ink
1 the register, which provoked the
ERIK of 'the house. A quarrel ensued,
which the proprietor of the house.
w. Mcdonald took part TIE result
as Brush was shot, and instantly killed
L MOI hn of .ir ,.& |
settlement, owing to the popularity of Mr..
rush. and the fact that the provocation
as tritiing. Brush was an old army tele.
raph operator, and highly esteemed by all
no knew him.
Probabilities.
WAR DEPARTMENT.
Office Chief Signal officer ! |
Washington, December 10, 1873. 4:35 P. u.
For New England and the Middle statee. con.
iued fresh to high noriherly to westerly winds |
d dc cidedly stormy weather on the Goa st during
e night, partly clearing, with lower temperature |
or the lower lake region, increasing pressure, |
IN low temperature, nOrtherly to west rly winds
areas OF snow, followed by less cloudiness on |
nday.
FOR the upper lakes and the Northwest, and
nee southwark to the Ohio valley, northwest.
Y to southwesterly winds, with sight changes
the temperature, and clear partly cloudy :
ather. G
or the Gulf States. increasing pressure with 6
4.
or the South Atlantic States, c,oudv and | 4
eats ming weather. with light rain to night and =
airing weather with lower temperature on Sun 4
,autionery signals continue at Baltimore, Nor
k, Cape May, New York New Haven. New Lon
II, WOODS Hole, Boston. Passport and Portland. | !
River and Marine News.
orTHwEsr PASS, December 10, 1901 NJ -Barome- | Q
30:l5 Wind HOrth-nOrthvest. ST. OF e. Arrived y
an ship George Washington. White cad master
I:l3 r Nj. from New York, TO A. Moulton. :
led-Bark Br. men, brig Annie s.itch, ami n
ooner K. MORRISON. steamship Git, of Nor Fl
(. barks Abiie n. Franklin and Arldo and briggs 4
lie. Cairo, Julio aid Amable Antonio.
December 10 s P NV nd north g
Invest. blowing s'rong Arrived and sailed for | b
sh ship,Astracana, Peters, master | a
'-sx days from Liverpool with salt. u
'ok saa Ss, DesembsF 'S-RoWn-Jshn Gar
Tolle' at P. NJ; Louisville at A. M.; Big sun.
yer at 3 A ~ =, UpmPargoud at Up ~; Tbemp- n
risen niIefeen inches in the last tweniy-four
kMPHIs, December 13-weather cle ar and cold. >,
ORLEANS; Colorado. for Vicksbui g; Nect Long ~
th and arlington for CinoiI nsti; Grand Tower O.
81; Louis; Fort Gibson and Carrie Koun,z Tor W
SCisNATI. December 13-Tbe river has risen ID
fe" in ny last twenty four hours and is forty IN
now QoP NJ The Hooking, srioto and both b,
mi rivers are very full RIVER men are hoping 20
destructive foods in Ohio will b. prevented -
old ard windy weather, and by lower str. ans 81
ing out before upper tributaries everiake the E,
from them. | al
December l3.-Rver thirty eight | 90
and rising. Departed-John Kilgour, for New it
aie. =
Lous December l3.-Arrived-Lady Lee, from | -
vrpeT. Beparf ed Babbage, for New Orleans; |
of Shreveport, for Red river; Kinney, tor
shurg River risen three feet and stlil swell |
Froze ha' d last night; now miIder and clear.
AWHILE December l3-Ws siher cloud, and tn
mercury '32o. River risen Thirteen inches;
lty-s, ven fee above low water mark De
IRo DeGembtr l3.-Arrived-Kate kinney from ! mn
ouis at p NJ River risen four cen inches ~
he C ear; mercury 36o be
r.svILLE, december 10 River rising with ff- m
Net IN the canal AID thI teen f.ct in tho | w