New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-10-12
MISCELLANEOUS.



baltimore, October list. Luke and
st. Paul churches were robbed of their
altar furniture. golden chalice, set with
diamonds and rubies, valued at $1,000, was
taken from st. Pauls.
Silk Mills Suspended.
PATTERSON, N. j., October lI.--Univ one
silk mill in this city is running on full time,
and several have entirely suspended.
Running Oh Half Time.
PHILADELPHIA, October ia number
Of the Frankfort cotton mills are running
on halt time, in consequence of the falling
off of orders and the difficulty in procuring
currency to pay wages.
Campbell's mill. at Manayunk, is closed,
by strike OF the operators.
At the other mills work continues at
reduction.
Southwark Foundry Closed.
The Southwark foundry is closed. and COO
OF the former employees are now idle, re-
fusing to work at the proposed reduction Of
wages.
Fire in Detroit.
DETROIT, October ia fire broke out
this morning i'll the sash. door and blind
factory of j. +. Weber IL Co.. on Sherman
street, which rapidly spread and in few
minutes several buildings were in flames.
4 strong northwest wind was blowing at
the time, and a great CONFEDERATION was i'm.
minent. Through great eXertion the fire
was stayed after twelve buildings were de.
stroyed, mostly frame dwellings. Weber's
factory and Mann's brewery were com.
pletely destroyed. Loss $4,000. insurance
tr!fiing.
louisville Exposition Closed.
LOUISVILLE, October 1.-THE exposition
has closed fer the season. The result is re.
ported by the managers to be great fran.
cia1 success.
The contributions from this city for the
relief Of Memphis and Shreveport foot up
$4,000, and subscriptions are still going on.
Destructive Fire.
TEERE UAUTE, Ind, October IA de-
structive fire occurred at Waveland In.
diana. at two o'clock yesterday morning.
destroying several business houses and
dwellings,. Loss $50, 000-insurance $4,000
Cincinnati Banks 10 Resume Payment on
Monday.
CINCINNATI October 1.-THE Cincinnati |
Clearing House Association passed a resolu-
ton that all banks and bankers rerume full
currency payments On Monday, the tl3ir
teenth instant.
kidnapping n Crew.
San FRANCISCO, October 1.-THE United |
States authorities will institute proceedings |
against the ship Baltic, from New York, to |
recover penalties for having kidnapped |
crew there, composed of tailOrs, shoemakers, |
carpenters, BARRIERS, soldiers and tiremeu.
who knew nothing about sailing. and who
say they were forced On boacd the ship in
New York,
Acquitted.
The jury in tho case of Thomas Curtin,
tried for killing William johnson. the Sc
Queer of his daughter. returned a verdict of |
acquittal. The Judge told Curtin that he
did not regret the verdict.
Roug!, Weather..
PROVIDENCE, X. L.. October 1.-THE NO.
has arrived. She encountered
rough weather of Nantucket and lost her
atarboard cutter and split her ssi!s.
Cotton ana Money mt Memphis.
NJ EMPEfs, October 1.-THE cotton mar.
ket was steady throughout the day with
mod crate inquiry. Money quie'. The
banks are doing what they can to aid their
regular depositors Who have paper matur.
ing. and aside from the usual amount of de-
posting and checking with some little ex-
change buying and selling, there is little or
nothing doing IN the money market.
Ihe banks are purchasing currency from
mere hants and Others having q surplus.
wishing 10 settle accounts due III the East,
at half cent premium. and commercial
bills are taken from cotton buyers and
others at one per cent discount on New |
York and little higher on points further |
East. with slight concessions from. these |
rates in FAVOR of Boston in special instances
No change to report IN general trade circles.
From Little Rock.
LITTLE Rock, October 1.-The State
Medical Association adjourned to-day.
The State fair. which commences on Mon.
lay. promises well, there being more entries |
low than ever made before. Weather | ,
rarms
The Defauiting Cashier.
DosroN. October ll.-John n. Pierce.
he defaulting cashier of the Merchants
'ational Bank. at Lowell, was brought be- |
,re the United States commissioner to-day, .
nd waving an examination. was held in :
q. 900 bail for trial. Bail was given.
4 Drunken Man Kills his Wife. .
New HAVEN, Conn. October u.--Wif-
am G. Hanghkirk, while drunk, to day. 2
ruck his wife with a fiat-iron, crushing in =
n skull, from the effects of which she will q
,obably die. Haugbkirk was arrested. n
B5glin's ChallRnge. n
.s...:- October IA telegram has y
s.. Yc.a. ID from Bigln, of New York, Il
r~&e. row Brown another race IN \ .: