New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-08-23
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NEW YORK.
Weather.


New foRK, August 3.-The weather.
changing. the wind il southwest. Rain
tel! all night.
Arrival Of Mennonites.
The second company of Mennonites from
the Crimea, came by the HOlsatia yester-
day. 1t includes eight families, fifty per-
sons. Like their predecessors, they are
we'll to do, bringing about 100000 in
gold. They start to-day tor Elkhart, In
diana.
4 Failure.
The building on Fourth avenue owned
by A. :. Stewart, erected for q hotel for
single and widowed women, where they
could live cheaply, will be devoted to other
purposes. it being deemed impossible TO
establish house aucA as Nj. Stewart pro.
posed.
By the falling of che building on Wes:
Eleventh street, another death ia reported
that Of boy whose body was found be-
meath the ruins. Five Of the eight injured
may recover. The building was occupied
as a tenement and fell while new beams
were being put in. 1t is said that the con-
tractors are guilty of gross carelessness and
will be prosecuted.
Cheap Transportation.
Ber.; amin 3. Herman, chairman Of the
mass meeting to advocate cheaper trans
portation between the East and West He
has informed his associates that nearly five
hundred prominent firms have signed the
call. while many branches OF trade have
not ye. been canvasse1.
Mr.. Herman says the movement was vel
coined by all the merchants with whom he
had conversed, and he knew, he remarked,
of no issue that had ever met with such
general appreciation.
The canvass for signatures % the call
for meeting will be continued until all
business interests have an opportunity to be
represented.
KineA BY failing Walls.
This morning while number Of men
were pulling down . building in West
Eleventh street, near Hudson street, the
walls fell. killing four men INSTANTLY and
~ouading nine others.
The City Will Pay.
II was stated in the sherif's Office to-day
that Controller Green had sent word that
he was making preparations to pay the
Judgment for which the furniture in the
controllers Office and other city property
were advertised for sale on Tuesday uext.
Custsms Receipts. .
Customs receipts to-day S592,0 900.
Marine.
Arrived-Clty Of Havana, City OF Calves
ton, Metropolis and Hanover.
Gmp0rts.
The weeks imports were nearly D., 5000,
900, including SOC, 900 of dry goods.
Fleod in Williamsburg.
The food in Williamsburg inundated the
gas MAINS and that part OF brooklyn is in
darkness.
The Tsfbune on senator Carpenter.
The Tribune tomorrow, slluding 10 its
charges against Senator Carpenter, will
say it desires it to be distinctly understood
it makes 10 charges that can not be sub
stantiated. The following will appear:
The Tribune 10 q journal OF ample
pecuniary responsibility. II Carpenter
has been aggrieved by any publication
in its columns, he has his remedy
at law. and whatever damage a
Jury OF hi. coun:rymen shall say he sus-
tanned will he promptly paid. More than
that, the 2iibane will! gladly pay any sum
that may be assessed in damages. to be con-
vinced that the character Of Mr.. Matt
Carpenter is such that he does the Senate
no disgrace by presiding over it, and that
his life and conduct are such as may be
held up for an example. instead of a warn
ing to the young men of the country. For
proof of that, the Tribune i. quite ready to
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