New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-12-11

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steamer Powhattan and the monitor Man
haitian passed for Fort Norfolk Tor coal.
Resumed Work.
PHILADELPHIA, December lO-Many large
establishments have resumed work. mostly
on part time and ten to fifteen Per cent re
duction of wages.
Jay Cooke & Co.'s Creditors.
call for a meeting Of the creditors OF
! Jay Cooke IL Co. has been issued tor Jan
uary fifteenth, at eleven A. NJ, in the As,
sembly building.
Garrett Reelected.
| BALTIMORE, December l0.-The board of
directors OF the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road to-day unanimously reelected John w.
Garrett: president, for the ensuing year,
being his sixteenth term. IL the absence of
Mr.. Garrett in Europe, John King was
unanimously elected president pro TEN.
| Changers.
| CHICAGO, December 10.-The third an
nuai meeting of the Changers was held here
to-day; 800 State oranges were represented.
DEs MOINts, December l0.-The State
grange report shows 1888 oranges and &c.,
| 900 membership.
Ladies Elected School Directors.
| BOSTON, December l0.-In the city cleo
tlon four ladies were chosen members of the
school board.
Fire at Springfield and Fort Wayne.
| CINCINNATI, December lO-A fire in
Springfield. Ohio, last night, at twelve
O'clock, destroyed Z. b. HOllengeller's plan
ing mill; loss $50, 600; insurance $I5. 900, in
sums of shout $4,000 each in the Farmers
and Ohio, of Dayton; Farmers and Me-
chanics's Of Hamilton, Ohio; Franklin, of
Wheeling; Old Dominion, OF Richmond,
Virginia, and in one or two other COM
panies. Bishop Morris residence, adioin-
ing, was damaged to the extent of $1,000
Supposed to be the work OF an incendiary
w. S. Edsoll's warehouse, Fort WAYNE,
Indiana. was burned this morning, with
large amount of flour and lard; loss $4,000.
Supposed to be the work of an incendiary
Birds from Germany.
The Cincinnati Accumulation Society
to-day received $4,000 worth OF birds from
Germany, comprising many varieties never
before brought to this country They will
be wintered at Burnet Woods and turned at
large next spring.
Kings Mountain Tunnels
The trustees of the Southern railroad |
opened bids to-day for the construction of |
Kings mountain tunnel, in Lincoln county,
Tennessee, on a line with the Southern rail !
road. Indications are that several bids have |
come under 100000 for complete work,
The exact result of the bids is not vet |
10 AIDE public, and the contract will not be |
awarded for several days.
Tho Texas Election.
GALVESTON December l0-AlI additional
election news increases the Democratic ma.
jority.
Specials to the Neus indicate more cases
OF yellow fever at Columbus.
Sailor Suffers Brutal Treatment.
RICHMOND, Va, December ia sailor
named Seth HOllingsworth, native of Lam
cashire, England, who shipped aboard the
British bark Magdalia as an able seaman |
at Liverpool for this city, was inhumanly
treated on the passage OF siXty-seven DAYS |
Captain Fleming, of the Magdalia, was
found brutally treating Holdings worth at
City Point, by Captain Post, of the steamer |
Sylvester. who interfered in his behalf He
" as brought to this city in diving condi-
ion, where he received proper treatment.
Captain Fleming has been arrested bv the |
acal authorities Of Prince George county,
md the British consul here is taking active
measures in behalf of Holingsworth,
The Pittsburg Plunderer.
PITTsBURG, December l0.-John Ross, :
ate secretary of the water commissioners.
through whom half a million in bonds were, | !
is alleged, unlawfully hypothetical in
to bolster up a failing bank
ere, was before the finance committee, but
5fused to testify, and is under arrest for =
1ntempt. Investigation is gradually de- y
clipping circumstances of the affair, and | D
i'll probably implicate number OF parties l.
aside OF the city officers. D
Probabilities.
WAR DEPARTMENT. n
Office Chief Sigual Officer, ! N
Washington December 10, 1873. si25 P. N. ! ri
For New England and the Middle States partly 81
,udy and clear weather with low tempe nature .;
d northwesterly to westerly winds will prevail VI
lou AZ nv .ty1,r ri.
nds on Thursday afternoon. | hs
For the lake region and thence southwark to the ~
no valley and Virginia, light and OCCASIONALLY
sh soItheasterly to sOuthwesterly winds with |
neraly cloudy weather and areas of light rain.
'or the Northwest less pressure, rising tempera -,
re- easterly to sOutherly winds and light rains sp
'or the South Atlantic and Gulf States east of Sc
: Mississippi easterly to southerly winds with | la
rtly cloudy weather and but slight change of en-
rperature. TA
River and Marine News. ~
ouTHwEsr PASS, December 10, P. M-Barome- ~.
30:lo Wind east light. Arrved-Spanish brig | %
.aon, Barotan, master three days from Havana hu
ballast, to L. Giande & Co.; British Steamship | ex
Iltrator, Craig, master, from Liverpool TO De- IN,
:, Leresa Co.; Norwegian bark livingstone Il
WITT master, fifty five days from Havre in bal. -
|, to order American ship Matteriorn Arev Tel
ster, forty one days from Havre in ballast to | an
err snip Peacenaker. Classon, master, forty. | eff
days from Liverpool, with cargo OF salt. 70 en l
e';, Sahed-Shp Nunquam Dormio and bark j. WI
Ass-A-LOuTRK, December TO- u M-Wipd NORTH | Ca
It, fresh. Arrived = French ship President | or,
ers. hegaut master, forty five DAYS from BRISTOL "
ballast, TO master No departures OF
lCksBUBG, December l0-Uown-James Howard | ito
I'm t' ia Hner AT zen, and Exporter at rio
le, at A. NJ; Nick LOngwoIth, at twelve last | III
hi. weather warm and cloudy. River rising Da
EMpHls, December l0.-Weather warm and ire
~. River rising Heavy to- on the river ali ISf
boats were unable to run. Arrived-J " -
rou and barges from Cincinnati. peparted pid
mght-Lady Lee and Joe Kinney for St L0ujs the
NClNNATI. December l0.-Rlver thirty-one feet in
rising slowly Departed-Alleghany Belle for FRA
Orleans. Weather cloudy; light rain to. g.,
IT. SIN
TrsBuKG. December lo.-River nine feet nine has
les and rising slowly. Weather cloudy and | of
,.Nsv,,,p Decamhar IN u,.,, wa
ruirilg since P NJ River has , i.anuS ana wit
es. Passed up-Sherock, at 3 A. NJ Down In
and baTges. at noon. nm
iKo. December l0.-Arrived-Ames from ST or
IS, at ii A. M; Mary Alice, from st Louis AT oAe
NJ Departed-Julia, for Vicksburo at 3 P NJ.
ner, for New Orleans, at A. NJ River has | in
rou n,5 ihches. weather cloudy and damp; has
,uIsyIIIr Decemher 1oRir.r s...:- soil
eleven feet line inches in the canal seen ts has
inches in the chute. Weaker warm In of
ina, from New Orleans to CINCINNATI Dowp- orr
Houston for New orleans. -.
Louis December l0.-Arrived-John KyIe uist
New Orleans Scudder, from YicksbIrr. No due
riures River rising again. Weather mild | of
rain all day. tbe
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