New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-18
NEW YORK
Expelled from the Methodist Conference
samana Bay Leasc-Death of IA jour-
naiist The Tweed Trial-Jusfice Nell
s0n-samnnn Bay Company Meeting.

| Expelled from the Methodist Conference
| Samana Bay Leasc-Dcath of IA Jour-
naiist The Tweed Triul-Jusfice Nell
son-samnna Bay Company Meeting.
NEW YoKK, January H.-There is an
other dense fog this morning, rendering
| ferry navigation tedious and dangerous.
There was a small panic at the st. Denis
| Hotel last night, caused by q fire in one of
the rooms, which, however, OccasiOned but
slight damage and was soon eXtInguished.
Rev. w. G. Clark has been expelled from
the New York Conference of the Methodist
Church for carrying on lottery, Ostensibly
Tor the benefit OF mission house and free
reading room. MIR. Clark continues to serve
church of his own in Brooklyn, apparent
ly successfully.
! The report OF finding bottle of stricha
nine in the cell lately vacated by Stokes,
was erroneous. The drug was nuX Vomlca,
and had been incidentally prescribed.
The steamer bee brings full contirma-
ton of the lease of Samana bay to the
American company, and OF its ratification
by the Dominican government
The secretary of the Samana Bay Com
pany says it Is stipulated with the Domi-
nican government that the company Is to
protect itself from outside interference, but
the company counts upon the sympathy
and aid of foreign governments, not oppo-
sitiun. The company will first declare
Samana bay free port to the whole world.
Rev. Josiah Levitt, ID. D., associate editor
of the Hpdependcnt died in Brook lyn last
evening from apoplexy.
Arrive dASteauers Leo, Charleston, Sile-
sia and Old Dominion. Arrived Out-CIty
of New York and Hibernian.
Evening.-God closed at 1917 01l2Ss.
Skies OF 1881. lI6A; tive-twentes of 1862.
ia; 1861, LII Is; 1865, ll5iS; new, a. Tennes-
SEQ skies, cid -, new, rs; Virginia SKIES, old
-, new so; consolidated 55l9; deferred, Is;
Louisiana sizes so, new 45, levee skies so,
tights 20; Alabama eights 80, tives So;
Georgia SKIES 20, seVens 81; North Caro-
hnas 50, new b. special tax, 10; South
Caroinas 10, new q; April and October, "a.
governments opened about steady, with
etwenties OF May and November about
one-eighth below last nights prices. The
market was very firm all day, closing
strong ut It sight advance on opening
price G7's. ll54; GS's, ll5; new fves,
llI2i ten-fortits, ll33B.
In the Tweed trial, after recess, Jarvey
testified that he told Wood ward there were
$780, ,0G0 due bin for work for Tweed at
Greenwich, and $4,000 cash advanced to
Tw. ed in two sums, one Of SIC, 0O0 and one
of $40. 900. which. with other sans worked
in. made total Of abOut S39j, geo. 1t was
settled that witness should make out his
bills, so that thirtyfy per cent of them
would pay him.
He indorsed warrants to the amount of
sl,l0000D, and accepted an amount of
$3000O0. Witness dug cellar for Con-
trOller C0nnelly's house, and had plans for
tho building, and thus secured $4,000.
His bills were arranged by IngersolI,
Woodward and Watson, and when tho
money was obtained, Woodward made a
deposit in the Broadway Bank in favor of
Tweed. GaIvey will be cross-examined ON
Monday. a large crowd is expected to be
present
A well attended meeting of the members
of the bar WIS held in the United States
Circuit Courtroom this afternoon to take
appropriate &C ion upon the retirement of
Justice Ne son from the United States Su.
preme Court bench. Charles O'Conor pre-
sided, Among those present were William
NJ. Evagts, Judge Pierrepont, Lyman Tre-
maIn and &. A. Seward. Charles O'Conor
paid a fitting tribute to Judge Ne's1n. An
address to Judge Nelson was adopted and
% committee appointed to present It,
A meeting Of he members Of the Samana
Eay Company Will be held on Monday, when
1he report of the commissioners Just ar
rived frQm San Domingo will ha pre-
seDtels permanent officers chosen, and
future plans OF the company per-
fected. Under the agreement made,
all the products of the island will be
brought to Samana bay, and to induce q
hardy population to settle on the island the
settlers are to be exempt from military
duty. They deny that the President or any
member OF the government has any pecu-
mary interest In the enterprise.