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The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-01-29
CONGRESS IN BRIR1H

WASHINGTON, January IS. :.
In the Senate, this afternoon, Colfax asked
tor committee to Investigate the Credit MO
bilier charges which have been made against
him, but, after some discussion, the Senate
refused the request. The discussion on the
legislative appropriation bill was resumed !.
Tue amendment requiring that no Judgment
OF the Court of Claims shall be paid, except
to persons Of whose loyalty there has been
proof, was agreed to. Morrill, explaining that
it was aimed principally against MI. Lamar.
OF Savannah.
the committee on the judiciary to inquire into;
the truth of the report that Judge ]. W. Lock-
eli. of Florida, was holding the Office Of State
senator, thus dieqnalifying him for retaining
his judicial position. The Indian appropri.
alton bill was passed. The encouragement
has directed the United States district attorney
at Mobile to discontinue the suits against
those parties who had paid their custom duties
to the Confederate authorities during the
war. :,
The proposition for change IN the postal
law, reducing postage and providing for pre-
payment Of newspaper postage, meets WIN
considerable opposition, especially the latter
proposition. Publishers OF papers In the rural
districts are writing letters to Congress pro-
testing against its becoming law. me sa-
vocates Of the bill claim that the reductlon IN
made up in the collection OF payment OF post
age on newspapers, which now loses tne gov.
ernment 81, 900 900 per annum.
Mr.. Hooper's bill to increase the currency
AZ 000. 600 per annum for five years will bs taken
nm by the banking and currency committee, Of
which he is chairman. on Tuesday next. Il
the bill is jeopardzed, Mr.. Hooper thinks IL
will be brought about by the efforts made to
amend it, by attaching provisions for tree
banking, which some Of the members Of the
banking and currency committee are strongly
IN favor of.
It will be remembered that In the early days
OF the Southern Confederacy law was passed
confscatipg the debts due by Southern TO
Northern creditors. Some of the proceeds OF
this con6scalion fund were deposited In the
New Orleans banks to the order OF the Con-
federate Government when General Butter
made bis entry into that city. General Butter
se,zed these sums. with hers, as coDtraoano
of war, and the whole amount was turned lnto
the United States treasury. Various pstIes
in the North, to whom the money was cue.
have procured the testimony TO establish ,oh tneh
right TO 1t, but there is no authority y,i, h.s
II can be taken from the treasury Da ooi' mIs
been prepared, and Is now on tne oen n,ar s1,,t
endar. authorizing these parties 10 euesi suS sus
In the Court of Claims for tneif mVaeJ; az
m the parties Interested are urging lts favorable
consideration.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-01-29

antagonizlng the Charleston delegation against
the city water bill, because I he NEWS 10 an
editorial in the same issue strenuously advo-
Gated iis passage.
In the House, the bills to incorporate the
Anderson, Aiken, Port Royal and charleston
Railroad; the Chester aud Lenoir Railroad;
the New York, Norfolk and Charleston BALL
DAD; The Spartanburg and Ashevlle Railroad;
and to amend the charter OF the CAarleslon,
Georretown and Conwayboro' Railroad, were
reported on favorably by the committee on
railroads. ,-
The new resolutions to appoint commits.
sion 10 investigate the State debt. were intro
duced by Wallace, Cochran and Hamilton,
respectively.
The general appropriation bill was then de-
bated I'LL the adjournment. PICKET.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-01-29
THE FIRES OF 1879.
Destruction OF the Courthouse and Knox
Range.

Destruction OF the Courthouse and Knox
Range.
o. Friday, January 49, 1872, fire broke out
10 Abbevllle Village, which entirely consumed
The Courthouse, the Marshall House, the stores
of ]. Knox, Trowbridge & Co., Troegar and
Bequest, and Kapshan & sklarz; also the
liquor establishments Of L. 81. Russell, Chris
tian & Wilson, ]. Knox and Lee Russell, to-
gether with all the smaller buildings on the
two squares. The total loss was about $4,000.
Insurance $4,000 or $4,000. The flames
spread with fearful rapidlty, and 1t was only
through the united efforts of the citizens that
the entire village was not destroyed. The
fire was an accident.
The Burning OF Granite Range.
The second fire, In 1872, broke out on No.
vember II, aud the loss was estimated at forty
thousand dollars. The fine block of buildings,
on the southwest side of the public square,
known as Granite Range, were burned, the
principal sufferers being Lac d Parker. A. NJ.
Hill, ]. D. Chalmers Co., and Barnwell Co..
The blow was crushing one, but the mer-
chants, with their wohted energy, set to work
at once to rebuild their stores and resume
business. AS In the case Of the first fire the
Insurance wa light, and the brunt of the loss
fell .sson tho.,.... '.ore burned out.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-01-29
TIE CLERK OF THE WEA TIER.
WASHINGTON, January %

WASHINGTON, January %.
Probabilities: For the New England States,
winds veering to fresh and brisk norlhwesterly
and northerly, rising barometer and generaiiy
clear and very cold weather. For the Middle
States, winds veering to fresh and brisk north
westerly, and possibly northeasterly, with
clear and very cold weather, excepting possi-
bly cloudy weather and light snow from Vir-
einIa to Southeastern New York, with north
easterlg winds. For the Southern States east
of the Mississippi, high and rising barometer
and brisk nOrthwesterly to norLheasLerly
winds, increasing to possibly high from East
eru Louisiana to Florida, and generally clear
and very cold weather, excepting cloudy
weather and rain areas along the coast. From
Missouri and the Ohio Valley to the upper
lakes aud Lake Erie generally clear and
cold weather, but winds gradually backing
tow to westerly aud southerly, with falling barom-
eter and rising temperature. Cautionsry slg-
nails will continue at New Orleans and Mobile.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-01-29
MORE LEAVES FROM OAKES AMEs'S
MEMORY.
lFRoM OUR OWN CORRESPOND ENT.]
NEW YORK. January 25-

mr.. CoIfax Tries Him Again and Gets
Badly Worsted-Mr. Kelly also Learns
some Unpleasant Truths-Important
Subjects Yet to be Investigatsd-Sus-
picious situation for Senator Logan's
Name.
Correspondence OF the New York Tribune.]
WASHINGTON, january "a.
Mr.. Dukes Ames's memory continues to
serye him remarkably well. he recollecls,
with surprising accuracy, number OF Things
that certain friends OF bis would be glad to
have him forget, and absolutely declines TO re :
member circumstances and conversations that
thew are exceedingly anxious 10 have him call
10 mind. Thus lar, all attempts to induce him
to modify or abandon the statement ne MADE
after he got the new light from his memoran-
dunn book have failed. The more ne ~ ques'
toned, the more positive he becomes. To-day
Judge Kelley tried his hand at interrogating
him, and e-President Colfax took an.
other turn at cross-examinatlon. 1t is no
exaoperation TO say that both got BADLY worst
ed, This was 80 evident that Judge NlblacE,
In the kindness of his heart, suggested that
they should employ counsel If they wished TO
pursue the examination further, and frankly
told them they were doing themselves an In
Justice In acting as their OWE lawyers. Mr..
Ames was obviously In bad humor. He did
not, as heretofore, bear questioning patiently,
but repeatedly turned upon Messrs. Colfax
and Kellev with ugly retorts and sharp, snap.
pIsh questions. After such q sally he would
subslde into sullen mood and resume his
habit of aimlessly scrlbblng with pencil
upon a sheet of paper, until irrltated lnto
making another !, was naGeaJ
and avasive Testimony. Wnen asked why be
did did not s,t tell the whole truth at frat he would
make such replies as these: VI had not looked q
at nv memorandum book or at my checks" :"
or II was willing to let 1t 20 as sou said" or
II wanted to let you off as easy as could"
Mr.. Kelley interrogaled him about his ten
shares without getting him to vary In the least
from his statement of Wednesday. Mr. Kelley
then said 10 him: s'If those shares are mine,
how soon can you deliver them 7" NOW"
replied Mr.. Ames. pulling an envelope from
his pocket, and taking from 1t stock Ger.
tlaeate. which he passed to Mr.; Kelley Kelley
to as dividends :" demanded Mr.. Kelley. Mr..
Ames said he had been holding it, waiting the
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-01-29
4 REVENUE BATTLE IN GEORGIA.

ATLANTA. Ga, January 70.
A difficulty occurred In Porsylhe County on
the 26Lh instant between the United Staies
deputy marshal and the citizens, who were
charged with violation Of the. revenue laws.
Seventy-fve shots were exchanged. One
citizen was killed and two deputy msrshals
wounded.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-01-29
A RAILROAD SMASH.
Severe skake-up on tho Wilmington,
Columbia and Augusta Railroad.


[Frop the Columbia Ph@nix.1 c
The passenger train over the Charlotte, Co
lumbia aud Augusta Railroad, due here from
the latter city, (and which arrived on dmeO
yesterday morning, at halfpast eleven o'clock,
metp!th an accident, about four miles from
Hamburg, by which the rear car, containing
about twenty passengers. was thrown over
slight embankment into swamp, and the
next car on to the ties. The rear car was con-
siderably broken, but The next one was but
slightly damaged. Fortunately but three pas.
seEgers and Conductor Wolfe were hurt and
they but slightly, although all aboard were
considerably Jared. Ms. BriLman, Mr.. Black-
we'll. OF Georgia, and Mr. VIM. Jugner, OF Lex
iugton, were the injured parties. Mrs. Brit.
man continued on her journey; Mr.. Blackwell
was prevailed upon TO stop over, aud is al the,
Wheeler House; while Mr.. Joyner says he ID
all right, except a bruised back. Conductor;
Wolfe carried bis train on 10 Charlotte. The
accident occurred al Burns' Switch, and is un-'
accounted for. The track was soon cleared,
and there was no detention OF trains.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-01-29
A WELCOME REDDOTION IN TELE-
GRAPE RATES.

NEW YORK, January %.
From February l, 1873. all rates between oil.
fees Of the Western Union Telegraph Compa-
nv for ten words, that are now more than
81 so, will be reduced to that price.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-01-29
The Burning OF Granite Range.
ANOTHER THEATRE BURnED
Tue Old National Theatre In washing
ton Destroyed by Fire for the Third
Time.-Mrs. Oates O Heavy Loser.

Time--Mrs. Oates q Heavy Loser.
WASHINGTON, January %.
The National Theatre ls burned, with some
adjoining buildings. The damage to the I'm
perial Hotel, which adjoins the theatre, was
considerable. The loss In buildings Is estl-
mated at s3O, 1000. Miller & Jones. proprietors
of the billiard saloon In the theatre building,
are heavy losers. Mrs. Oates, who had just
begun an engagement, lost heavily. Much
sympathy ia felt Tor the manager, and SaVllle,
the lessee, who also loses heavily.
Der wanderer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1867-1957, 1873-11-08

fabren unp NIT her Mebrbeit Meiner
untertbanen befenne, setattet uns ni6t
in Dem @erbdltnis ;u @ptt e;nen an
bern 8ermittler als unlern 5errn Sc
FUN @briitum ansunebmen.
nDiele @eri9iepenbsit ees @laubens
bdlt mid nidt ab, nit Denen, tpelde
zen uniern ni@t tbeilen, In Grteoen gu
leben unb Guerer 6eiltefeit ben Nusz
prut Meiner peri5nli6en Grsebenbeit
unr @erebrun9 rarsubrineen.
@ilbelm."
Die S5ln. @olfS>3ta. nennt bic
l1eberleBuns BEG pdpali&en S&reibens
cine etrpas tenoenti5ie uno fl9t bel :
vunbemerft miro ni9t bleiben, pab pas
pdpfli6e s1reiben pom, z. Mu9uf B.
g.. bic taiierlide Nntrport pom 8. Seps
TENDER batirt, rae bic Neuwablen gun,
Mbseoronetenbaule auf ben %. tes lauz
fenoen MonatS CSftober) ausseidrie<
Ben finr, urb baB i'm se9enmartisen
Mueenblid man9erortS etn rem BERT
idsnpsn Syfeme iebr unbequemeS 3u=
lammeneeben Der poftiu<9ldubisen Gle
u1ente beiper Gonfelfionen G& porberei>
tet."
Der wanderer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1867-1957, 1873-11-08

Nnfalten pimmelt, bat fi9 tp@ fetne
ssfunpeu, tpelde bereit Scwelen tuars>
piele armer, Gremoen aufsunebmen.
SelbR perl9iebene Doetoren 1peiserter
ii@, 6Ilfe su leilten, ba ite BOD ni9ts
besablt befdmen. l1nb bod hnb btele
eeute nod slidlider paran, als bic TT
Der Golonie 3urideebliebenen, bte fein
@elp baben uno nut, arbettea fo1en,
I'm, ibreS@ulpen su besablen unb ibrea
2ebensunterbalt fir tbre Gamtlien 5u
eerptnnen. Selbfperfdnbli9 fSnneu
ie tire proputte ni9t perfaufen, ba
8ommenpatuba elm elenoeS Neit it,
unp bleibt allo nt@ts arberes abrt9,
als eisielben ben, 8efber Der @ulunte
fat barren @elceS su aeben, Der fe
1atirlid ~ gang rieprtseut Yreile perz
re@nen miro, UNI fte na@ber nit i@Sz
mem Nusen los3ui&lasen. Mus tbren
9erpFi9tunsen tommen bic 2eute raz
ber publ 1dwerlih, Defenders roo Der
Sopen 70 19!e1t 1T uno TT Der Inter
gang perielben nit ;iemltder @ewibbeit
pp%raussuieBeu, ,pen, T@ ni9t bic
oeutl@e &esieruns ms Mittel Iest,
poju ite auerpinss nidt Serpfi4tet 1T,
oa bic @oloniltea senisenb eeeen bic
AuSwanberun9 aus pisiemEbeile Braz
Tltens 9etparnt ,pprcen ftnb uno tbre1
@es fiber Nntperpen 9enomuten ba>
Ben.
Die mad bier ;urldfebrenten Deutz
|l9en weroen pabriaetnli@ mad ben,
Stpen tpeiter befSrpert werbeu, tpp cas
&lina ee1unoer 1T, tpie in &ip @rance
30 SuL welde pruoin3 Elm mebr nit
ben, eeutlaen iiberetnfimmenoes &lima
bat. 9ter in Bubia ielbf 1T feline Be-
|iddfttsuns gu fnpen unp I'm id in
Der Ndbe nit Mderbau gu bei@dftisen>
1T tas 8lima niel III uneeiunp. Sn
Der Gplpnie 1inp ibrteens in ben Leg
ten piersebn Iasen circa 20 perlonen
eeifcrben.
Der wanderer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1867-1957, 1873-11-08
Il. 3. q,
ST. PAUL, MINI.
Napif Nt,1s TX. at &aiier
@tlbelim |.

Das beretts telesrapbiid semelcete
S9reiben bes 81. 8ater5 an ben beutz
1den Safer une bic Mntwort oes 2ebz
ters1 !auten nad Gem faiierl;den
Staats> In3eiser, ME folst:
.Sm @uticar, tet Z. @us. 1873
X ~Wajefdt!
.S&mmtliGe Masrsseln, wel@e felt
Ginger 3eit BON Guerer MaieFdtHesiez
rrt,e ersrifen rprten flint, sislen mebr
uno r'ebr auf bic @erni9tune beS 8az
teeltciSmus ab. @enn id nit mir
ie1eer ear9ber iu &atbe esbe, peldellr>
ia@e1 sieie ietr tartenM aereoelu Yera,,s
laet baben m6sen 10 btfeune i6>
eab ID tetne 0ranre aufufncen i'm
Stance bin. Anrerleits tpirr mir mit<
sstbeilt eaB Guere MajeRat has Ser
fabren Sbrer Resieruns sidt biqinen
unb bic 5drte Der Maereaeln tuirer S;e
fatbpIilde Relision ni@t eutbeisen'
8en1 es absr pabr IL, rasGuere Wos
jefat IS ni9t biuisen,- unp bic S@reis
ben, tpel@e Muerb59f tieIelben frdber
an mid sertatet babeu> tirften sur@e>
MICE %partbun, bae sic t%asjenise, .pas
sesenwdrti8 por9ebt nidt biQieen tSnz
men, wenn, iase i'd, Guere Wujefdt
Der wanderer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1867-1957, 1873-11-08
Gin Teitta9 fir Tarbi9e.

Die Ginweibun9 Der ct. Nnnaz
Stride fit bic farbieen 2atboltfsn in
Cincinnati an, suri9en Sunntus lie
ferte auf's Nsue eineu berrliden Be-
rpeis, cae bic fatbulildeRir6e bic earse
Meni9bsit nit all ibren 3peisen unb
85lterRdmmen NIT 9lei@ereiebe umfabt.
;3uglei9 mar es Elm unnersduelider
Iriumpb fir bic unabldbisen 8emib>
unssn bss serebrten Miliondrs bp@w.
P. Wentnser, te1Ien appftolilde Ebdz
tiefeit fi6 nidt auf cine etn;elne Nas
tionalitat beldrdnft lonrern auf ale
Mitmeni1en ertreft beuen ct bic Bct>
l1ait oeS Sells ~ sertincen I'M Stanz
Re III.
Die Ginmeibunss> Gsremunien spuz
900 rer bodw'te Gr;btldof Yurceu,
NIT N1Ifens netrerer Yrieiter. 5rdw.
2. Wtnin9er belt in Der ct. Sapisrs
STRIDE Die Teitprecist, re:sn wslsnNidsr
Snbalt ~fplasneer 1T:
Sn Ginem @siae hurbsn tptr NGs &C.
tauft IN Gtner, 0sibe, feien e5 Suben
cher 9etben. Selaren cher Jreie.
Cor. IL, 13.
Seit fdnfuneswansis Sabren BABE
t9 ben Srot baS tatbolil9e gplf ypn
Cincinnati BET uielen @elesenbeiten an
sursoen, bod rte THAT i'd es nit 10
sroeem Trofe wie beute. l1rIade pel<
fen 1T Der @esenfano unlerer Ge1freus
De. sic gilt ndmli1 Der Ginweibuns
ber neuen Ne9eridule .uno Rapelle.
'Die(es @ert lonter 3weifel 1T Elm in
ben Mu9en @pttes ungemein woblsez
fdQtDes, bstlt9es, Seroienitlibes uno
trofreides, eS 1T aber 3ueleid aud Elm
fdr gang Nmerifa pidtises @erf, unb
i'd babe tabei @elesenbsit, auf cine
Sttmmuns binsuwetien, bic fir tts
ean;e tatbolil9e @britenrelt uno fir
Zen Iriumpb Der &tr9c in unlern So
gen bon b6dfer gebeutune:.if 2aBt
mid bas nit einisen @ebanfen furs
@snsntnno n;,1er ks,t;osn 1s;sr non,
n,r7ehsn mi NIT rnIfrn, .Ssr,sr S S"S
a. Te,,nn" an GhIu0e tsrssShs, 49,
ff;ran,en ~
Sd @aae, taS @trf, cas- uns beute
i'm Subel fatbpIilher Teffreube nprInn1<
melt "a n r;n Grtt nnn, t].Senn.~a
,rchIoei6n;oes Werf. S Snn9 "a h"mns,t
~, ne @ett,nn INN S.I,,n ya" 49,
,,naerhI;%en msn;%snes.1sn S E.m
nnM @nttsS Ghsnkiin nm !mT sSe,,
msId,r ros Memt hnhsn IN, Gtona n.y.
Hnone fN,tt ;hre, Mntsr n"n
nm WeSen sly rio 0ntt ,n,.m.t
r;r .S;namsi fsIk1 eri%nf. nsn " 20 s,sn
no ~ hsr,,fen Gnh s;,e co.
S%o,sn nnn Chm fiir emf; "' -, O hsi;ss ."
ga konSert S% H.; Ssr, M.xt" '2 Sas
mir hents m,terffiiss, IN, No M.tt rnn
mnb Ss;i;nmnn nnnSesisn Sir no @"tt
Der wanderer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1867-1957, 1873-11-08

Gtff Trimmer!

Wr|R MQmmn!
Gin neuer S%abrsane-ter febsnte-besinnt
init ter beutisen Summer, cine nsue @anbs-
ruus, BEL beren Mntritt ber uWanbsrsr" ftinen
Jreuuten atermals ben bersli&isn @rue au<
ruff.
@priseS Sabr bat er feline &etietai&e ettpas
srSber aema9t uub Ct bereut Is ni&t bsnn
n,anber nsue Greunb bat I'D ieitber anseu.el'
bet, unb Sober if fortpdbrenb bsrsli& tuiQfoH ,'
men.
Der ,,Danberer" tpar itsts beirsbt rad
araften feline Mufsabe su erfiaen, unb tisis
4ufsabe 1T fiber feline lei&te. &u& ia nsusn
SaBrsanee merben mir unier 8efes gu tbun
fu&em in ter 8eriGtsrtattuns ibsr Easesersis-
niTe tes ST. unb Muslanbes, bur9 Mittbet'
lung intere7autsr unS telebrsnSer Mrtifel absr
uxl@iebene 5asssfraseu, bur& ansisbsnDe Ct
aabluuseu, bic auf ieben, Gauailisntii9 ibrsn
ylab beanlpru9en birfeu, u,b enbli& aud
tur5 Elm teinss Rapitel .beiterem Snbaltes,
teldes Der 2sisr aud ni&t ssri&mast.
Das bic g,plitis betrtft 70 1T bisislbe uiebt
tes v@ansererS" t~slunbere Mufeabe, absr bas
&edt, als Biirser hes freien 2anbes feline Mei-
uuua pTen aussulpre9sn, unb wenn ss rStbts
IL, entldieben 3arbe gu b~etsnuen, laet ct f&
aud at@t usbmeu. Ct tpirb ists basieniss an'
frsben, tpas gum 8spsn tss 2anbeS ssrsi9t
uuo bic Wpblfabrt tss Bottles fSrbert.
@ur Maem balt Der ~ DaaSsrsr" bas tatbo'
lil9e Banner bpG ais treusr anbaaser isiner
Stride, pbne inbeb Mntere it. ibrer ab.uet9ens
ben 9nF9t su serlsssu; Sislasbr ssrei9t 60
inn aur Tteute, ,penn aud Inbersslaubigs unb
MnSerstentente Itsrbaupt feinem Slatt einise
sIrfuutiamtsit i9enten.
@6lieb!id erstbt on tiejsnissn. tpsrtbsn
Treunbe, bic ibrea 8eitras fir bic Chamber
talde sin Sabr uber gar nod lasssr surIdeal-
tsu, bel tisism Anlai, neuerbinss bic ernife
MAhnHnas niAt eur9 Na9lalNsfeit bss ~0aa'
sersrS" &siie nod bel9psrli9er ;a MAIDEN, ais
Ge pbne bisB 1T. $50 mirfli4 Notb am @ann
it, metb man &adIGt gu trasen; tas tpurte in
sersausener i9itmrsr3sit bia!ansli@ ~be~ieisn.
Inn 70 msbr m;jjsa pir nun tarauf rs9nsn,
ta6 Sober resli4 sas Seiaise tbut.
Gite ,,eue Gr;dbl,,n9
isbr intereRanten Snbaltes bssinnt na@iens
tieter.
9l,1eb einc Nrdmie
spirb ben Mbsnnsnten sussi9idt wel&e ben
aeuen Sabrsane pbne ger3us Suraus besablen
unb spar mad Der @abl bss Mtonnenteu Gin
@etetbu@ uber ein grsablunssbu&.
Spule f9 Seftano noer tr9eno e1ne un1e9el'
maBi8feit au bei@weten babsn, 70 tuenee It f@
bireft an uns uuter nsbenfebsnter Mtre6e.
Ginie,tbnn9en
iber tir9li@e unb antsre 8essbenbeitsn aue-
seri&isbsaen Ibeilen bes 2enbes lnb uns fets
erriiuf@t.
Briefe uno @elper fino su acrelfren:
w N Ter.
Il. 3. o,
ST. PAUL, MINI.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-02-28
NEW ORLEANS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28 1873

The bill was referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee aud ordered to be printed.
The bill authorizing the mastering IN of
the Metropolitan Police force As part of
the militia of the State was made the spe-
cial order of the day for today.
Senate bill giving authority to judges of
district courts to try in chambers rules
upon defaulting tax collectors and their
securities, and fixing the duties of district
Judges relative TO tbs same, was taken up
and passed.
Senate bill incorporating the j. Dunn
Monumental Association of Louisiana also
passed. Also, Senate bill abolishing the
term of the Supreme Court at Opeiousas,
and to change the time of holding the term
of that court at Monroe,
Senate bill No. 81, substitute for House
bill No. G}, an act sppropriating $4,000 to
paw the outstanding warrants of 1912,
passed the House yesterday after hard
fight.
Senate bill No. to4, an act to protect the
civil rights of all persons, was called up
by Mr. Devices, and finally passed under
suspension Of the rules.
The House then adjourned until to-day at
IL A. NJ
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-02-28

Washington street, occupied by DR.. Adams,
was loss of $500. On the same street
were houses occupied by Messrs. Blandin,
Collins, Roach, Jacobs and Dorsey. Amount
of insurance not known.
Among the principal sufferers was w. z.
Fitzgerald, of the Ktna Life Insurance
Company. His residence and all his furni-
ture were burned, and no insurance. A
heavy loss to a clever and energetic gentle
man.
Several of the members of the fire depart
ment paid a heavy penalty for their heroic
exertions. Mayor Wilt, the president of
No. 9, while aiding to extinguish the dames,
was severely burned in the head and face
and was nearly killed. James Sweeney,
member of American Hook and Ladder
No. = fell from burning house and was
badly injured
The exertions Of the we'll disciplined po-
lice can not be TOO highly commended
4hey were everywhere when wanted, and
contributed greatly to check the progress
of the flames, which we're finally got under
such control as to prevent any further ex
tension.
The efficiency and zeal of the fire depart
ment were tested to the utmost, but we're
equal to the occasion. Had the 0rganiza-
tion boen less perfect, or the men less ener-
setic and faithful, New Orleans would have
added fourth to the list of recent great
fires, which would have exceeded in great
ness OF calamity any of its predecessors.
Whether ths origin Of the eonf1agration
was ths ne!arious work of enc of those
fiendx ia human shape who seem TO have
selected our city as the present field of
their hideous work or not, it is certain that
there were come of tho demons present
after the scene had reached more terrible
proportions. -Four men were found by the
police engaged in pouring coal oil upon diff
ierent buildings and were arrested. 1t
seems hard that such monsters are to be
placed in the same category with lesser
criminals. and have even the chance of es-
Gaping the extreme penalty OF the law.
But We can hope that their crime will re
ceiye certain punishment, though it be
slower than the certain death they might
have received when caught in the very act,
1t is estimated that the loss will reach at
least the SUM of over half million dol
lars. But this sum will principally be paid
out of the pockets of the owners and in
surance companies, and affords a meagre
index TO the destitution which has besn
created
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-02-28
UistinguisheG Guests.

Colonel Blanton Duncan. OF Louisville,
having come here with his family TO wit
ness our, Mardi ti,as festivities. Colonel
Duncan was the leader Of the Straight-out
Democratic movement last fall. which cul-
minated in the nomination OF Charles
o'Conor for the Presidency. During his
stay here ne has received calls from Messrs
Sarnbols, Kelley. Scuily and other gentle
men prominent in the stralghs-ou. move.
Iupnf,