New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-08-19
BY TELEG GRAPH.
NEW YORK.

The Yellowstone Expe GitiOn- General
Custar Placed in Arrest by General
Stanley.
New YORK, August lS.-A letter from
the Yellowstone expedition reports much
ill feeling between the infantry and cav
airy. owing to the arrest of General Custar
by General Stanley, aud compelling him to
march one whole day in the rear of his
command. No cause is assigned for this act.
CerebrO-spinal sIeningitis.
Charles Smock, OF Freehold, New Jersey,
lost five valuable horses from cerebrO- spinal
meningitis last week. The disease is re-
ported rapidly spreading in that vicinity.
National Retenue Reform Association.
The National Revenue Reform Associa-
ton has addressed a communication to the
Secretary of the Treasury, asking him TO
revoke the order recently issued by Col
lectOr Arthur, of the custOmhouse. reuuir-
ing merchants in person to make attidavits
of entries.
The letter adds that the real motive for
the issuance of that order was simply the
qualification of self-consequence, and to
compel personally the attendadce of mer-
chants in order to humble and still further
hamper them with unnecessary, illegal and
arbitrary requirements made under color
of the law.
The gold operations in Wall street on
Saturday have given rise to the feeling
that the gold clique purposes trying again
the tactics which led to Black Friday"
and the bears are preparing an appeal to
the President to interfere on this occasion
in time tO prevent the bulls from succeed
ing.
A German Movement for ''Sun Set" Cox.
A German mass meeting will he held this
<ou %hn ~ ~
wish that Hon. s. s. Cox succeed the late
James Brooks in Congress.
At meeting of the German Democratic
citizens of the sixth congressional district
held tonight, Hon. S. S. Cox was unani-
mously nominated to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of Hon. James Brooks. After
the meeting committee Of two from the
various wards in the district waited on Mr..
Cox at his residence and rendered him the
nomination, which he accepted in grateful
manner, promising answering fidelity to
the Democrats of New York.
Cheap Coal.
Anthracite coal is retailing here for So 60
to 50 80 for chestnut, and S. so for stove
and CRATE sizes, caused by competition by
the local agencies, which began Saturday.
The Flag on the Andes.
A party Of American engineers raised the
ALECIlCGu HdH ou LILO uCSU pCdh VI iEC
Andes on the fourth Of July. in snow knee
deep.
Patent Cigar Boxes.
The cigar makers OF this city are signing
petition against the proposed patent cigar
box.
Customhouse Inspectors Removed.
It is stated that four inspectors at the
customhouse have been removed.
Marine.
The steamer Alabama, from Glasgow, is
in Tower bay.
The schooner Matt Bedell, from George.
town, reports that on August l6, of Abasi-
com, she passed large steamer lying head
to westward supposed to be broken down.
Arrived-City of Antonio and Colon. Ar
rived out-Manhattan. Baltic. New York
and Thuringia.
The steamship Colon, from Aspinwall, is
detained at quarantine on account of sick
ness. Her mails have been delivered.
Dead.
Professor Russell, the we'll known teacher
and author of elOcutOn, is dead.
The Presidens Gone 10 the White Noun.
tains.
The President ha. lett Portland for North
Conway.
Pilgrimage Banned.
A letter from Rome says the Syndic have
posted up notice prohibiting all persons,
under pretence of making ,pilgrimages,
whether singly or in groups, from passing
through the city. 1t is regarded as fanati-
cism not to be encouraged, and as a means
used for keeping up political excitement as
well as detrimental to the public health.
Allowing great crowd to come together at
Assist or other similar places, with the very
imperfect means of accommodation, might
be attended with serious harm. The pill
of the MAssulmen to Mecca served
to propagate cholera and other maladies.