New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-02-01
MISCELLANEOUS -.

pennayIVHnia senate HOttiic 10 POstnt
TeIearHph-Ice Gorge in The SuAq"e-
hanpah-iseHerai Dodgr-The LeXing-
ION EIectiOn-Senat0r rUmerOy Dan
Rrrousiy III-Tncendiaries HHng-Fire
IN CnuadH-PropO.ed Amendment OF
she Bankrupt Law-Sentence Tor Pen-
sion Frauds-SeHtence OF GarrOiCFS-
80 Coal In Memphis SnrninG Oil Cake
for Fuel-AIabama LEGISLATURE FIOrida
senator Elected.
HARRISBURG, Pa. January jl-Ihc State
Senate ycstetd y adopted resolution IN
atructng the United States Senators from
Pennsylvania to vote against the purchase
ar control of the telegraphs by the govern
mrnt. The resolution was adopted by
ycte of - TO |.
ElrT DEroslr, Md, January 3l.-The
Susuuehanna is not rising. The ice is still
"Orged and the cold weather is making II
harder and moce fearful. Thermometer -
below zero last night.
MARSHALL Texas, January 3i.-Geueral
G.; NJ Dodge, chief engineer of the Texas
and Pacific railroad left for Washington
Wednesday evening to give testimony be.
fore the Credit Mobilier committees.
LEXINGTON, January 3l.-A company OF
federal soldiers arrived, but did not appear.
The negroes around the polls largely ont
numbered the whites; but the poll tax dis
irunchised twO-thirds OF them, and the
Whtes have municipal control The Deiu-
ocrats have 500 majority. .
ToPEkA, Kansas, January "l.-ScnatOr
Pomer0y has dangerous pneumonia:
Three negro iuCendldTies were hung at
arrow Rock, Missouri. by the vigilance
committee.
RENFREw, Can, January 3l.-The Bank
of British North America and several ad-
Joining buildings were destroyed by fire.
Three persons burned 10 death and two Sc
Iiously injured
Trade Of this city passed a resolution pc
titionng Congress to amend the bankrupt
law for the speedy settlement of the affairs
OF liuuIdatng Insurance companies.
KvoxvnIE, January 3l.-Ehomas q.
Bird was to-day sentenced to live years I'M
pri3onn,,nt and $4,000 fine for pension
frauds.
MEuPIns, January 3l.-The trial OF vii
liam Kirby and Jack Wren for garrotlng
lanes Speed, on Madison street, last OCtO-
her. commenced in the Criminal Court to-
day The principal witness IS Henry Bel
mont, who assisted in garroting, and turned
States evidence. The punishment for this
otcnse is death. They were tonight sen
fenced to the pententary-Wre for tit
teen years and Kirby for thirteen wears.
They are both from Chicago Wren served
q term in the Missouri penitentllry
There is not a hushcl of coal for sale here.
Many families are burning oil cake.
M0NrGoMERY, January 3l.-The Lieuten
ant Governor refused to put motion to re-
consider yesterday vote. 80 Miller hadl-
cal, was seated, aud Edwards, Democrat,
displaced. Edwards was absent. The Sen
ator who paired with him VOTED.
ST. Louis, January 3l.-The weather con
tiuucs clear and mild. River about station
ary but will probably be rising again, as
the snow is rapidly melting. business on
the landing shows signs of returning
Il nf b,a pl,,.t
will probably send out boats Tor points be
low TO morrow or Monday.
NEW YORK, January 3l.-A Pittshurg
dispatch states that the workingmen there
have petitioned Congress to take action
AGAINST the importation of coolies 10 that
ylty as thew are the cause of hundreds or
American workrnen being discharged. The
petition claims that the habits of the COO
lies are dehasng. and tend to demorallLe
and degrade "A Christian community.
TOPEKA, Kansas, January ejl.-Srnator
Pomcroy appeared, 10y counsel. before Judge
Morton, Of the District Court. waived eX-
animation, and gave S2O.ONp bail Tor appear
anrc AT the June term.
TILLAlIAssEE, January SIS. y. COnver
iRcpublicanl was elected United States
senator on the fifth ballot, twentr-seven
Democrats voting the Republican ticket.
Weather Report.
WAR DEetR1NzsT
OFice Chief Signal Officer,
Washington, January y, 1873, lbs 7. NJ y
PK0BABILITIEs.
From the lower Missouri ami Ohio val
irys to the upper lakes, rising barometer,
.aiiuE temperature, fresh to brisk north
cast 20 northwest winds and generally
clear and very cold weather. except for the
upper lake region partly cloudy weather,
aud occasional areas OF light snow. For
the Gulf Starrs east of TIE Mississippi, light
To fresh southeast to south west winds, and
generally clear weather. For the South At
iaptic States, higher temperature, and
generally clear weather. For Tennessee
and Kentucky, winds shifting to north and
uortherly, falling temperature. and partly
cloudy weather. For the Middle States,
northeast to southwest winds aud partly
cloudy weather, except for the lower lake
region, where areas of snow are probable.
with falling temperature. For New Eng
land, generally clear weather. with light to
itcsh winds.
River Intelligence.
Southwest PASS, January 81, p. M
Barometer 1890. Wind eaSi-northeast very
light. Arrived - Brig Harry Stewart
Weeks, master, ttty-two days from Rio
Janeiro, with coffee to j. l.. Phipps q TO.
No departures.
PAss-ALOUKTE, January jl.-Wind east,
very light. Weather clear. No arrivals.
sailed last afternoon General
Prim. Sailed this MISUNDERSTANDING
Havana.
MEMPHIS. January 3l-Weather clear;
heavy fog ON the river; ice thinning out.
River falling. Arrived-Grand Tower, from
81. Louis. Departed-Tom Jasper and Bis
marck, for New Orleans: Colorado, for
Eicksburg.
CINCINNATI, January 3l.-Rver fifteen
feet four inches and falling; ice softening.
No movement OF boats. The underwriters
nave removed restrictions. and boats are
loading. Weather Cleal; mercHry IS. The
the Bodmaun and Church are loading for
New Orleans, and will leave as soon as ice
permits
PirrsBURG, January 3l.-River about sta
tionary; some light ice running. Weather
moderated; clear; mercury 32o.
LOUISVILLE, January 3.-River falling:
seven feet two inches in the canal
Mercury ranged from Is u l09 Ice thin
Hiag ont. No movement OF boats.
EvNNsNILLE, January 81. - " Gather
clear; mercury Il to 40o River fallen
eighteen inch''s i'll past twenty-tour hours.
CAIRO, January 3l.-No arrivals or de
partures. Ice continues very heavy from
both rivers. The river has fallen fifteen
inches i'll the past twenty-four hours.
Weather clear Mercury IS.
NICKSBURG, January 3l.-Passsd down
Il 4. Lee at II z. NJ; Stlma ~ T. n.
Weather cool and clear. River rising.
N~Ao FEu.TrE-