New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-12-21
NISCELLANEOUS
M6Ersn Kills d in Atte mptin9 to Arrest
Across the Mexican Line.

1x6e'rfn Killsd in Attempting to Arrest
Across the Mexican Line.
SANTA FE. New Mexico, December 49,
An attempt TO arrest certain parties across
The Mexican line resulted in the killing OF
u sheriff and another man.
Professor Agn-sIz' Son to Succeed Him.
Boston, December 20.-Protessor Agas-
81, by his will, chose his son, Alexander,
m his successor in the school presidency of
E6Iekese
lH.ses Elected Senator from California.
SAN FRANCISCO, December 20.-Bnoth
was elected by two majority to the United
E4ates Senate.
Gamblers Driven from JefiersOnville, In
diana.
LOUISVILLE, December CA large num-
her of gamesters, who were forced to dis
continue faro in this city by the police regu-
Ha&iOps, took their tools to Jetfersonville
indiana, where they have had full swing
Tor months. Within the past two days they
have been driven from the town by the
Ycs@sure brought to bear on them by The
xe6ersOnvlle reporter for the Courier Jour-
MA
Three large and patroDized banks have
Apen broken up without aid from the police
ify the popular Indignation resulting from
the exposures Of gambling localities. 1t is
ssppos"d the gamblers will now generally
leave the cities about the falls.
Tho Fritz Case.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, December 20.-In the
tmrse of the United States vs.. Louis Fritz,
sM trial before United States Commissioner
Mkesser, the testimony shows that Fritz
confessed having in his possession n note
@iv.n to Francis Widmer for the sum of
$3.50; also note of Hands, late mail con-
tractor, for $1,000. besides other notes
amounting to $500 more, nearly enough in
Aha aggregate to cover the reported amount
fAr which Widmer defaulted.
Widmer's administrator demandedsthes
notes; Fritz denied having them, and the
GnAse against him rests on the charge of
masking away with papers of value etc.
HE affair promises to involve several Off
GUMS in serious difficulty.
Hogs.
CINCINNATI, December 3O.--The number
sS hogs killed to date is AIS 900, against
3Se, 600 last year.
Colonel Dents Remains mt st. Louis.
ST.. LOUIS, December 20 The President
with Colonel Dents remains, has arrived
here. The ceremonies were quite imposing,
sud The oldest citizens took great interest
I'm them.
The Sentiment Of tho Indian Territory.
wgsrrA, December 20 -Considerable ex |
1p2satslent exists in the Indian Territory over
me- recommend ation of the President in his |
iRrsssge to Congress to organic the Indian |
Rsrratory for the purpose of locating the |
wlsd INDIANS among those people. At a re-
ssEas meeting of the Ockmulgee convention
Ek.y decl'ned to take action in regard to
aD,diGving the constitution till Congress
salaaged its policy in regard to the Indians
t3 tie plains.
They say for sixty years they have been
auytns to ciVilize Themselves and their
aasildren, and now to place the Modocs, Kick
sroas, Arapah"es. Klowas and Comanch.s
sl,ntg side of them and az ne'ghhers woald
aas1aorslize their children and destroy the
labor of years.
A Fargo number of them told Superin-
Gc4dent Hodge that if the government
would limit the boundary to the ninety
eighth meridian, adopt them as citizens
ST the III tied States and corfine the wild
indians to the country west Of them. there
wonld be no opposition among the people
H. territorial government and the allotment
" land.
n delegation of prominent colored people
ssA visit Washington in January TO urge
Congress to give theA their proper rights in
The Territory and citizenship in the United
States. All the people are very anxious that
Gong ress should this spring give them
sour ia and form of government that will
protec them in all their rights.
They are all now satisfied that citizen
ship ard the restriction OF The limits of the
Ter i,ory so as to exclude the settlement of
evil Indians in their midst will alone save !
The NJ fir. m degradation, and advance the
viliZation of the people.
Probabilities.
WAR DEPARTMENT. |
ONCE Chief Signal Officer, |
Washington, December 20 1875 AS P. n. |
R,r New England and the Middle States and
seer lake region. the pressure will increase, with
rss,aediy lower temperatn Q, and possibly areas
Ire ftlluwAf w n md |
1~arl l weat her during he day.
Far TIE Southern States generally clear and
elA weather. with rortherly wrrds, except In the
pwer Mississippi valley where the winds win veer
> esstely, with increasing clondi, ess. | ,
For the Ohio valley and nerthward over the mp ,
or lake region. clear and clearing weather, with
ort berly 10 westerly winds and lover tempera | s
NOT the Northwest continued CT Id and generally
ssterlv aud sOntherly. s
Ipsc ,drdy cold and clear weather will prevail in
!. .4u,a regioas Of New York, Pennsylvania and
rae Ohio river will continue to fall at stations
dow CINCINNATI AMI the Mississnpi v i'll fall at
q stations below Cairo, except at New Orleans. C
river and Marine News. o
yavruvnsr PAsa December 20, P NJ -Barome- 1
s. I'D. Winu ih.pori beast fresh. Arrived o
q rican bsrkentine hgnon, from pln"all, d
ker Id aster, fifty three da. 8 from As'~erp' Ill Z
HAST, TO MASTER schooner Gertrude, Howe mas. Il
: nine DAYS from r. atan to Gregorio Co. | b
sd-Barks Hobart. America and 81 ria schooner n
xxe s. ae,; ship L. L. Stu CESS, and steamships
osge Washington, General Meade and strass :,
sss I'ourRH, December 20. P. M.-Wind north CT
II light Arrlved-Steamship Lavaca, Cooksey' 81
ster at 3 r NJ, from Kew West via Cedar Keys, =.
q X Roberts No DEPARTURE =.
NsrxszuRs. December 1e.-De~n-Katie, P: N.
Sc! Lee; las. mtg It; Up to,Say"'9ep NM "
Ather cool and clear. River rising. =
AkHsD, Decenbcr 3s.-Weather clear and pleas -