New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-11-06
N1ISCELLANEOUS.
large Fire-Seversl Lives Reported Lo

[ HARRISBURG, November 5.-B. r. Sing
I eriy's State printing and State Journ4t
Once, i've stories high is in flames and VIII
be entirely destroyed The operatives
barely escaped with their lives Several
lives are reported lost. The Lochiel House
is IN great danger.
Singerlys printing house was entirely de-
stroyed by ire to-day. From 30 to 800
| persons were employed in the upper stories,
and so rapid was the fire on the rear stair
| ways that many had to leap from che second
story. The walls fell to the ground, and
nothing was saved of the contents
The last three days proceedings of the
constitutional convention, extra copies OF
the convention proceedings and 1000 vol
umes belonging to the State library were
burned. Presses, machinery, etc, total
loss. The State JoTnGi office, ia the same
building, was also destroyed. Singerly's
loss is 100000. No insurance The fire
spread to three frame buildings and several
stables. The Lochiel House was somewhat
damaged. A falling wall struck brick
house on the opposite side of the street,
damaging it seriously.
MILWAUKEE,, November 5.-The chair fac
tory at the House of Correction, belong ging
10 Milwaukee county, was burned tonight
Loss estimated at between $4,000 and
$4,000.
Arrival Of Race Horses.
SAN FRANCISCO, November 5.-The East
ern racers. True Blue, Wheatleigh and
Weather Cock, arrived tonight in splendid
condition They go into training for the
S20, GOO race, to come Off on the fifteenth OF
November
Freight Blocked on a Railroad.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, November 5.-The
block OF the freight business on the East
Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia railroad.
caused BY the employees quitting work
rather than suomlt to reduction of twenty
per cent in their wages, continues. No
freight has been moved for five DAYS. All3
Efforts thus far to mediate have failed.
Mail trains ere running regularly. This
evening Congressman Thornb berg meets the
employees, and will endeavor to effect an
adjustment. The company remains firm.
No disturbance has yet occurred
A Generous Goodbye.
MEMPHIS, November 5.-The nurses who
We're II the employ of the Odd Fellows
were escorted to the depot this morning on
their departure to their homes in New Or
leans by the Odd Fellows, knights Of Py-
tnlas and members Of the press in process
sion. Nearly the entire membership OF
both organizations participated.
The Acting Mayor to be Investigated.
The city council will meet this after
noon, when the case Of Cicalla for alleged
forging of acquisitions on the citizens relief
committee will De investigated.
NOrtumry.
The mortuary report tor the tventv-E3,r
hours ending at 8 T. NJ, shows four deaths
from yellow fever and three from other
Causes. Weather cloudy. Temperature
moderate.
The Acting Mayors Request.
At a meeting of the city council today
the chairman OF the board ot aldermen
asked that conmittee be appointed 10 IN
yestigate the charSe against him OF de-
traudlng the citizens relief committee.
Marine.
SAVANNAH, November 5. - Arrived
American. Departed-W. H. Parks.
Bishop Early Dead.
RICHMOND Va, November 5.-Rght' Rev.
John Early, ID. D., Bishop of the Methodist
Episcopal Church South, died to day at
LynchburS aged eighty eight years.
An Assignment.
ST. Louis, November 5.-Stsrlny Price
q 90. have made an assignment
Gone TO Omaha.
Ben Hogan, the puglist, accompanied by
Billy Carol and Mike Ganley, left tonight
tor Omaha, where he will finish training.
Charge Dismissed.
The case against Colonel D. H Budlong.
internal revenue collector of the fifth dis
trict OF Missouri, who was arrested a day
or two ago on charge of embezzlemant,
was dismissed yesterday by orde~ of United
States District Attorney Botsford
The Next Conquest Of Mexico.
The Times has letter from Chihuahua
dated October 10. which, among other
things. corroborates the main points Of the
statement telegraphed from hare about
three weeks ago, concerning q project 70
conquer and annex the northern States Of
Mexico to the United States by forming into
an army Inc laborers on the Texas Pacific
railroad after they are discharged, on COM
pletlon of that road.
The letter further states that belief in
TINS project has become a general and
settled ceiling in Chihuahua, and that
agents of Scott and his associates have been
traversng that State in every objection,
collecting inform alton and making topo-
graphical reconpoisances. 1t Is charged
that the recent disturbances iii Sonora can
be traced directly TO American agitation.
This scheme is said to have been divulged
by an ex Confederate officer. sent to Chi
huahua as agent of the New Orleans lea gue-
to organize a branch there, while on a
drunken spree.
Suspended.
Thomas Miller, proprietor of the Phmnix
FIGURING MIL, IN this city, suspended to-day.
The Boston Wool Market.
BosToS, November 5.-The wool market
is very quiet and there is little business
dong, as buyers and sellers are disinclined
to do anything in the present deranged
condition Of the money market and the de-
preston in man ufacturing districts, but
notwithstanding the monetary pressure -he