New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-11-13

eral missionary committee of the Methodist
Episcopal Church was held this morning
Full attendance from the mission districts.
The treasurers report for the past year
shows the recelPts during that period as
$76I ,233. expenditures 1925, l69. The uues-
ton OF the appropriation OF funds for a mis-
sion station IN Central Africa was taken up
for discussion.
Burned.
Tungan & Schefflen's dry goods store. in
East New York, was burned yesterday.
Loss $50 900.
suit has been commenced to-day by the
United States against Davis IL. Wallace
and Albert S. MalcOlmson to recover $50, 900
on account of alleged fraudulent invoices
made by defendants.
SlOOp-of.War Scyd.
The steam slOopO war Nevada and ma
chlnery was sold to-day, at the navy yard,
for $7l 900.
The Tweed Jurors.
The afternoon in the Tweed case, was
spent IN taking testimony upon the fitness
OF the eighth juror, named Luby, the charge
against hin being that he had been in CON
snltation with Tweed's friends. Judge
DAVIS finally decided that the conduct of
the juror was surrounded by suspicion; that
the public would not accept any verdict
rendered with him on the jury, and Luby
was accordingly discharged, only ten
Jurors remaining. The panel was exhausted
without obtaining any more iurymen and
court adjourned.
The Absconding Cashier.
The officers of the Security Bank. it in
stated, know the whereabouts of their ab-
sconding cashier, and say that nearly COM
pleted and thorough investigation fails to
show that he took more than originally re-
ported-$25, 900
Union Trust Company.
The work of reOrganizing the Union
Trust COMPANY is progressing slowly, and
only S5OO,OOO of the stock has been sub
scribed.
The Commercial says it appears hardly
possible that Carleton could have performed
80 many dashing tricks on finance without
confederate director
Money.
The sub-treasurer paid out 1000 gold
coin on account OF the November interest
and $4,000 for called bonds. Customs re-
ceipts today $l76,O00.
stabbins.
The coroner's jury today held Baiio Bar
tholomew for stabbing Giovanni Altyno ON
the second instant.
For the Poor.
The clergymen of the various denomina
tions in Brooklyn called upon their congre-
cations to organize sewing circles for the
benefit OF the poor.
Hands Discharged.
The Consttution glass works, of Brook
lyn, employing 400 hands, have reduced
working hours One-third.
More Vessels Getting Ready for Service.
Orders have been received at the Brook
lvn navy yard to prepare the sloops-of- war
kearsarge and Juniata for sea Immediately.
At noon to-day equally pressing orders
came to the torpedo boat Admiral Porter.
which will be launched and ready for active
operations in few days.
Marine,
Arriyed-Spain, Abyssinia, CITY of Ha
vana, Zodiac and Mediator Arrived ont
Caspian, Europa, Egypt and Hansa.
American Public Health AssOciation.'
At session of the American pnhlic
Health Association to-day, Stephen Smith.
nj. D., president, the first paper was read
by DIR. Lees. of Baltimore, on the sanitary
care and utilization of the refuse of cities.
DIR. Smith then called attention to the sub
ject of the disposition of dead animals and
oftal, and DR.. Sterver, of Boston, read a
paper on the subject.
DR.. White, of New Orleans, and DR.. Cox.
of Washington, followed, after which a
discussion on yellow fever took place.
The officers OF the old association, with
the exception OF the executive committee.
were then unanimously elected officers of
the new association. After considerable
balloting Drs Morrison, Vanderpool, Louer,
Woodward, Bell and Jarvis were elected
as the executive committee