New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-04-13
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indorsed bonds, and providing that IN NJ
event shall the obligations Of the State, or
this account, exceed SS,O00W0.
These amendments 10 both the bills will
be coEcurred in. They are much to the relic
OF the State. whose liabilities will thus be
decreased from nearly $50, 100000 TO $4,000,
600 on account of railroads. The latter bill
releases the State lien upon the roads, and
levics an annual sinking fund tax On theil
gross earnings 70 pay the bonds at ma
turity.
PIrrsBURG. April l2.-SOne interesting
facts have just been developed concerning
the abstraction from the vaults Of the Safe
Deposit Bank, on Monday last, OF a boz
containing a large amount of cash ana
valU able uapers belonging to the ODD Eel
lows Savings Bank. The box contained
about 5000 in cash and papers represent
ing $500 600 H. appears that the cashier OF
the savings bank deposited the box with
the Safe Deposit Company on Saturday eve
uing last, and when he applied for it on the
following Monday morning the officers OF
the latter company were unable to produce
or to account for its mysterious disappear
2uce.
Officer Hague undertook TO unravel the
mystery He made q thorough eXamlna-
ton of the building and vaults, ana yeSter'
day stated to the bank officers thatthe Ook
had been taken by q person connected WIN
the institution. Information was also I'M
parted To the MAYOR which seems to tasten
The guilt upon the person suspected by the
officer The mayors informant says that
he saw two men take box out OF the bank
on Monday morning, ana WOMB DC aple 10
identify them, and could further testify
chat an eppioye of the bank was looking
ont Of a window at the time. Negotiations
are pending among the parties interested,
and it is hoped that the box vii! be soon re-
turned.
No arrest has been made nor any infor.
nation lodged with the police authorities,
and the names of parties are withheld Tor
the present. The matter has caused con-
siderable excitement i'll banking circles.
Later.-The box stolen from the Safe De-
post Bank was found this afternoon In
coal vault connected with McDevitt's gro.
eery. The money had been abstracted. but
none Of the bonds we're missing,
BUFFALO, N. Y, April l2-Colonel Theo"
<1Ora TyDer. who pleaded guilty OF forgery
on Thursday, was this afternoon sentenced
to five years IN the State prison. Colonel
Daniel Myers was not sentenceds being
wanted i'll some cases pending.
There was pigeon shooting match here
TODAY between Ira +. Paine, of New f0rk,
aud James Ward, of Toronto, for purse OF
$500 Ward won by FIVE birds.
ROCHESTER, N. Y, April l2.-The body
of Willie Pratt. one of the victims OF the
Front street disaster, was recovered this
evening from the basement of the building
where the accident occurred. A diver IN
armery will explore the basement tomorrow
for the bodies of the other persons drowned
there.
PHILADELPHIA, April I2.-At Newark,
Delaware, Yesterday, Joseph Bush, son of
DIR. l.. p Bush, of Wilmington, while trying
to hide from a fellow student, climbed to
the top Of the college cupOla by means of
the outside lattice work. On ascending the
second time one of the Stats broke and he
fell to the roof, thence to the ground, fifty.
tive feet. His injuries are very serious and
recovery doubtful
BosTON, April I2.-The New England
organ factory, on Waltham street, was
burned today; loss S75,0OO.
Weather Report.
WAR DKPAKTHagr
Office Chief Signal Officer, :
Washington, April IL, 1875. 49, P. NJ
PROBABILITIES.
The storm centre over Long Island will
move during Saturday night east. That IN
the extreme northwest will move southeast
over Dakota. For New England, Sunday,
easterly winds backing tOnorthwest, with
cloudy and clearing weather. For New York
and the Middle States, fresh and brisk north
west winds, with partly cloudy and clearing
weather, rising barometer and falling tenn
peraturc. For the south Atlantic States,
northwest winds and partly cloudy and
clear weather. For the Gulf States, north
east and southeast winds with rising TEN.
perature and increasing clOudiness. For
the Missouri valley and upper lakes, south
and east winds, increasing to brisk and pos
sibly high and backing to northeast on the
upper lakes. preceding the storm centre in
the Missouri valley For the lower lakes,
generally light and fresh winds with partly
clondy and clear weather. Cautionary sig
mails continue at Boston, Eastgort and Port.
land, Maine.
Eiver Intelligence.
SOUTHWEST Pass, Apr! II, - 7. h.-Ba.
rometer 30:iO Wind ea.t-sOuthea=t. light.
No arrivals. Sailed-Stcam-hIV New Or
leans and Mississippi
SHREVEPORT, April p.-Weather clear
and pleasant. The river has fallen two
inches within the last twenty-tour hours.
Arriyed-SkilIinger, from PirtsUurg, and
Belle Rowland, from jefferson. Departed
Susie Silver, for St Louis, and Seminole,
for New Orleans. Reliable dispatches from
Texas. report the upper Red
river banks iull at Rowland, and rising
rapidly.
VICRsuuRa, April l2-Down--Great Re
Falls Pilot and bargCs, at +. Nj. Up
at twelve last night. Up to-day
Thompson Dean, at A. NJ George c.
WoIH, AT II A. M; julia at II NJ; La Belle,
a. /. NJ end PargOud, AT ! =. NJ Weather
.oot and clear. River rising.
MEMPHIS. April l2.--Weather clear and
pleasant. River rising steadily; now banks
full and RAINING over at all the lower
olaoas. Departed last evening-CarIie
n. a ~. I R,,,il
oarges, for Pittsburg, and Robert Mitchell,
-or Cairo. Departed this afternOon-Pau
me Carroll and City OF Cairo. for New Or
cans; City Of Quincy and Grad Tower,
'or st. Louis; Pat Rogers, for Cincinnati;
+. L. Lee, for Louisville. and the Legal |
fender, for Jacksonport.
CINCINNATI, April l2-River thirty four |
Get in the channel and rising. Weather |
Loudly and cool. Arrived-J. w. Jarrett |
nd Shannon. from New Orleans. De- |
Kilgour for New Orleans.
PIrTsBURG, April l2.-Ihe MonOngahela |
5 falling slowly. now fourteen feet SIX |
inches in the channel. Weather cloudy and
oOi.
LOUISVILLE, April l2.-Riyer rising, |
leVen itet III the canal and nine feet in the
indiana chute and seven feet over the falls
Weather cloudy and cool. Business dull.
Lnngworth, from New Or
cans. acknowledgement tor Cincin-
lati
ST. LoUIs, April - -Arrived-Bsmarck
md Crescent City. from New Orleans, and
Capitol City, from Vicksburg Departed
Marble City. for Nicksburg; City of Alton
md James Howard, for New Orleans, and
Belle OF Shreveport, for Shreveport. kiler
Using. Weather clear and pleasant.
CAIRO. April l".-Arrived-Ma Ann,
rom Louisville, at noon; City of Vicksburg,
rom Nicksburg, at , 2. Nj: Henry Pro
ascu, from Cincinnati, at ; F. NJ; and
ohr A. Wood. FROM New Orleans. at 7 p
1. D-pnrtrd-Mary Ann, tor New Or
ANS, at p. NJ; ana City OF Vicksburg, for
G. Louis, at ?. NJ. River ola ,ionury