New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-06-15
NEW YORK.

An EmplOye of the Steamshlp YaZOO DAee
Of Yellow Fever-General Sherman's
Opinion Of General Davis and Modoc
Matters-His Theory Of the Final Dis.
4 position Of the savaGes-Secret Anti.
LIQUOR Law League i'm Massachusetts-
Witnesses In the stokes Case Arrested
5000 Emigrants Arrived last Week
Death Of a Prominent BankeH-L0uis-
lana Bonds and Securities-Jerome
Park Races.
NEW YORK, June l4.-Governor Dix has
signed the New York cotton press bill.
Shipments of specie to-day 1898, ABS.
A reward of $4,000 is offered for the cap
ture of Horton, the bond raiser and forger.
On the thirty-frst Of May +. w. Bacon,
a waiter on the steamer Yazoo, running
from New Orleans to Havana and Phila-
delphia, arrived here by the cars from the
latter city, and while in Courtlandt street
was. seized with severe pains. He was
taken to No. Eldridge street, where he
was treated for jaundice. On Monday
morning his retchings were followed by
black vomit, and at 1880 A. NJ. he died Of
unmstakable yellow fever. The health
officers we're notified, and after thoroughly
disinfecting the room and burying his
clothes, the body was buried in.the Potter's
Field.
General Sherman had a conversation with
a reporter, and is made to say, Of General
Davis, concerning his Indictment of Cap
tain Jack, and the preparations for hang
ing him and some Of his associates:
"If the statement Is correct, there is no
doubt that General Davis must have ex-
ceeded his duty, and he would have been
held responsible for his acts he should be
guided by military rules and the law.
"We all know they are murderers. The
President himself says they are murderers,
Gonoro1 nouip Ahnt thnvn yuh hi1o
they we're being pursued, do not think he
would have exceeded his duty. He did not
do this, and could not afterward shoot them
in cold blood. General Davis report to
General Scofield," General Sherman said,
smay differ from that published in the
papers. Davis is too experienced an officer
to do anything that would bring odium
upon the army, and lay himself
open to a military courtmartial for ex-
ceeding his duty" General Sherman thin ks
there will be no difficulty about disposing
of the Modocs under arrest-those found
guilty of murder will be hanged, or shot,
| and if it is proved that there was an agree
ment for q general uprising among the
| tribes, others will receive punishment az
| a warning to the Indians.
He remarked, however it was pity the
guilty Modocs were not shot at first then
7, all this commission business and expense
| would have been dVO10Su. AS 10 tnc MIX
| ing already OF a few prisoners, he said
those who committed the act are loS black
| guards and murderers. who had Uothlng
| whatever to do with the army.
Arrived--Vrgo, Peruvion, Bolivia anC
Mississippi. the latter from New Orleans.
A Boston letter says the new secret anti
| liquor legislation party has rapidly ex
tended its lodges all over the State Oh Mas
sachusetts, having nineteen branches ant
5000 active members in Boston alone. ant
controlling $4,000 votes throughout 1h'
State.
The bank statement shows: Loans In
creased over $250,0OO; specie increased
nearly $I,O0O,0O0; legal tenders increased
over $l,000.0o0; deposits increased owe
$500, 900.
Thomas Hart and John T. Redmond, VII
nesses in .he Stokes case, were arreste
during the night. under advice OF the Oil
trict attorney. .,
A large party from Columbus and a
ianta. Georgia, sailed for Europe on IN
steamer Australia to-day.
Governor Dix signed the State suppl
Several horses died this week of di
semper near Hampstead, Long Island.
1 President Grant and family have e
| turned to Long Branch.
Specie shipments over 81, 500, 600; import
nearly $6,25o,00o: .,
week. ..,..