New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-10-17
MISCELLANEOUS.
Prairie Fire.


OMAHA, October l6.-A prairie fire swept
twenty-five miles of Salon and Jefferson
counties. Ten school children we're burned
to DEATH three others were seriously in
jured, and their mother burned in attempt
ing to rescue them.
Augusta Cotton Exchange.
AUGUSTA, October I6.-The Augusta Ex-
change has conformed to the cotton classi-
tiOatiOn of New York; heretofore it cor
responded with Liverpool.
Railroad Sold.
The Brunswick and Albany railroad was
| ssld at public sale at Brunswick for $3.50, 900
| to the German bondholders. who hold over
| $2,000,000 of the first mortgage bonds ON
| the road.
Grant and sherman at Toledo.
TOLEDO, October I6-President Grant
has arrived. General Sherman is here.
Illness of Barrett, the Actor.
| ST. LOUIS, October I6.--L. P Barrett, the
actor, is seriously i'll with Inflammation of
| the brain.
| EmIgrant Bureau.
At meeting of the Irish Convention in
| this city to-day an amendment to the con-
| stitution was offered and referred to the
committee on emigration to admit of the
establishment of an emigvant bureau in
New York, with branch in each State.
Running Half Time.
PRovIDENoE, r. l., October 16.-The Gro
ton Mills, WOonsOckett, posted a notice
that they will run half time Other manu-
facturers contemplate doing the same thing
Destructive Freshet in China.
SAN Francisco, October 16.-The steam
ship Colorado has letters from Pekin which
state that an edict had appeared stating
that thirty-seven villages had been swept
away in the province of Shanzee by the
waters of the YOung.Timo river, and its
branches having burst their banks, that a
great amount of human and animal life had
been lost by the floods.
Defaulting Cashier.
ALBANY, N. Y, October I6-Charlea H.
Phelps, the defaulting cashier of the State
treasury, was brought before the police
| court for examination, but, at the request
of District Attorney Nook, the case was
postponed until Saturday and Phelps re-
manded to jail.
Home Rule in Ireland.
DUBLIN, October I6.-"The O'COnuoro in
! an address to his constituents at ROscOm
: mon last night, advocated home rule, anC
denounced the federal plan. He declared
: that the federal states of North AmericG
were only kept together by force of arms.
viii Demand Satisfaction.
VIENNA, October l6.--The PyeSSe tO.da,
saws the explanation and excuses of tn
Porte, relative to the circular recently sen
+, abroad by the latter, are not satisfactory
i and that Count Androssy will demant
!; ample satisfaction for the Offense.
q Hotel BurRed.
= MpSEEApoLIs, October I6.-The America
House, an old and well known hotel, burne
at 9 A. NJ. Cyrus Grey. one of the guests
.s was burned to death. The amount of tn
!, loss is not stated.
e Action of the Manufacturers.
BosroN, October I6.-The Manufacturer
o Board of Trade of Fall River voted I
8 recommend the suspension of all mills tw
days in each week and to run only eigl
q hours per day during the other four day
for the present.
Dexter Park Races.
ls CHICAGO, October 16.-At Dexter Par
y, to-day Goldsmith Maid, GlOster and B
e. shaw, Jr., trotted for a purse of $4,000; mi
e heats; three in five. The Maid won thrt
r straight heats, Gloster second, in 2;23l
m 2:lS, 2:23a4.
ne The weather was misty and unfavorabl
n. track in fair condition, The second is co
sidered the best heat ever trOtted by d
ty Maid, in view of weather and track. 81
could have done much better if necessar
and proposes next Wednesday to beat t
.. best time ever made in the country.
sale of BlOOded Stock.
LOUISVILLE, October 16.-At L. L. d.
sey's sale of Gold Dust colts, at Ed
Farm, to-day, there was a large attendant
Thirty-eight colts were sold, averaging p
TX head $40 65; two stations bringing $l7
es and $500 respectively.
Explosion
A terrific explosion occurred at seven
~ night on the northeast corner of the ne
no city hall, from foul sewerage gas and leal
a. gas pipes, upheaving immense hagston
IS eighteen feet long, all around the buildiu
and shaking it as if by an earthquake. I
20 pavement on Sixth street, from the city hi
ne to the river, was thrown up at sever
ce points. A number of people at the poll
es headquarters we're thrown several feet al
stunned. Fortunately no one was serious
es injured. 1t is feared that the fOundatio
Dr. of the city hall are injured.
is Probabilities.
WAR Department
Of1cs Chief Signal Ohicer,
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