New Orleans Republican., 1873-04-10
NEW YORK.
Spanish.Amerlcan Affairs - Trouble at
Fordhnm The strikers - brigham
TOunk's Wili-Mrs. My ers. 1he GOOD.
vjcn Witness. DISCHARGED.

! Spanish.American Affairs - Trouble n,
Foydhnm - The strikers brigham
YOuns'. Will-nrs. Myers. she tsOod-
ricn Witness. Discharged.
New YORK, April "a Madrid letter TO
the World says that Deputy Garcia Ruiz
inveighed forcibly against the United State 8
in the late debates on slavery, saying that
Spain might as we'll ask England to initiate
reform, in the Fast Indies for the tnited
States to advise the release of slaves by
Spain in the Antilles. After u long TRADE
against he couIs, of Anglc Zng the Amt ri.
/ can continent pursued by the United States,
he concluded by saying, u would rather
see Spain in the power of Charles VII. than
divided among English, French. Portuguese
and Americans
An attempt to elective school trustees in
Fordham. Westminster county. yesterday.
eliminated in d riot. which lasted all the
afternoon with alternating success OF the
two factions, the police being frequently
driven of, but returning bravely 10 the
charge. Up to nine O'Clock last night not q
vote had been cast. Several were badly
wounded by clubs and stones.
The strikers and police came INTO conflict
last evening, and after short and sharp
tussle the policemen were victorious. The
strikers made demonstration OH the Man.
haitian gas works. on the Tenth avenue
side, but the attacking party was repulsed
with little damage. RallyinG, a rush was
made for the Seventh street entrance. but
the police quickly appearing there, the
strikers were oVerawed and retreated TO a
safe distance. where they had A c0nsulta-
tiou, and the police say obtained arms.
subsequently the whole force of strikers
was massed and rush made that the 20.
lice might be taken by surprise and an en-
trance gained. The police were on the
alert, however. and routed the gas men,
many of whom had bloody heads aud we'll
belabored bodies. Pistols were used on
either side.
1t was understood the attacks we're made
on the works that the valve room might be
gained and the gas shut Off, so that the clti-
zens generally might be inconvenienced
and made to sympathiZe with the strikers
During the conflict outside the works there
was great excitement inside. The men were
armed and expressed determination to
protect themselves.
A special dispatch from Salt Lake City
SAYS that Brigham Young has made will
dividing his immense property equally be-
tween his sixteen wives and sixty children,
and carefully stipulating the method of di-
vision. IL is believed that the old MormOns
will follow the changed fortunes of their
self-deposed leader, and that 80 far as Utah
is concerned the Mormon problem may be
considered solved.
Heavy SHOWS are reported in Iowa and
Kansas.
The electionfkr minor local officers at
Albany reeulte&m Democratic majority
OF 1900
II. }. Mason, The great stenographic re.
porter, has Just died st heart disease.
All sales OF gold to-day have been at
il77s "II8B. On gold loans rates were 10
6 per cen, for carrying and fiat. The money
r..rhc: il still stringent, but rates are lower.
borrowers on call having thus far paid from
10 TO LILO of per cent per day, the ruling
rate having been Is. /! is each day getting
r.,s." difficult to keep the rate up. az the
currency receipts. part national bank notes
ADD :'":: legal tenders. are increasing.
{: .o.uInent bonds have been strong, and
S'.:AeFH State bonds at the board were
.'': tU-lucss sggre.ating only $25, 900,
"ss lnwet Tor Venhessees. and high.
q ~ -inia con5Ols. The market opened
'-.1g. .eciined a fraction before 5he board,
"5"a"e strong agar. at midday. when the
";..s .iyanced and have been sseady.
SiAe.5 ., 1881, l-0A: fig, 'wenti "a OF 1862,
:: J.; OF 1864. !l14; OF l9GJ. iI9ls; new
ia: g. 1907. lisa; 9, SOB, INV; new
:ses, .1hs; :en-.s .sr-l-s
Te!os1s,.. .i1e+ .:. .l.E !9A: Virginia
siGcs -. ne,s %. c.n lis .'sietl J2% deferred
ll3Hl; LDul@;,na 49,. aet. Is, luvec SKIES
20. .is.!ts B.: Al.,.n.. lights 80, IL as 55;
Geoi. sIcs ~. s.:"us 50, North Caro-
.tna- u. new l.. '..:as sl ta.' iJh: South
t'.r"i!Dts -, Kew =. S.,-il and OctCbe X
Go"r'CC. "a . a.. Z. AL tqe beach pneu-
tat'c :oo. ..I.r3g.i bilE.
The Wt.i-H:: c.na.. sI!l be opened Oh the
t" aEsy y-Iirs: .nsI!us.
Quiet greyailaa around the gas Sotks
to-day.
Ths Issl!aHs employed ty Tia Nss fork