New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-03-19
MISCELLANEOUS.

| Fight in BallrOOm-DrunESen Iri-hmeE
| kilI n German - Destructive Fire tr
| 1lacOn-Dye House Burned-Fire i'm
NOntreal-PerlOus Leap from HOtes
WindOws-Strike on a RaiIway--Trains
! stopped by the Strikers-A Compromise.
| Expected-Hung by n Mob ~Galveston
! Election-Repubiican HlayOrs
CHICAGO. March lS.-A gang of drlnReR
| irishmen invaded German ballroom or
| South Halstead street early this morning
| and became involved in a fight. Albert
| Gutz was held by three lrishneno while
; Luke Haley drew knife and cut his
| throat from ear to ear. Haley and hls
! comrades were secured. l: seems thas
| Haley was first assaulted.
| MACON. Ga. March lS.-A fire broke ors
on Cotton avenue at three o'clock thi8
| morning. destroying twenty-five buildings
| twelve of which were occupied as stores
and shops. The buildings were all wood
New HaMBUEG. March IS.-The dy0
house was burned to-day: loss $4,000.
| MONTREAL March lS.--At one O'cHOcis
| this morning a fire broke out behind the
st. James Hotel. and was communicated
| through the laundry into the passage of tho
| fourth floor. and from there to a stairway
leading TO the fifth story. where the female
servants of the establishment were sleep.
ing. The girls, finding escape by the stair.
/ WaV cur on. utu 10 Tue WlUOOWB, anu JIEbt5
of them threw themselves on the sidewalk.
where theft fall was partially broken by
| mattresses and other soft material.
! They We're taken 10 the general hospital,
| where they now lie in preCarious state.
| Another girl. named Matilda Sawyer. hung
out from window twenty minutes. and
! finally was rescued by the fremen. who
brought her safely to the ground, amid
| cheers from. the excited crowd. N0twitb.
| standing the efforts of the men. the fOurtls
! and fifth floors were completely destroyed.
ST. Louis. March lS.-The strike On tho
| ST. Louis. Kansas CITY and Northern rail.
road still continues. Trains were stopped
Al different points to-day. and the strikers
seem determined to suspend the operations
| of the road
Armed police from this city are at va.
| rious places along the line. but are not
| strong enough to prevent the mob from, a:
least partially carrying out their desigus.
The military haze not been ordered out.
az reported last night. Some trains moved
| from MoberIv to-day. under guard OF the
police. and comparative ordeI prevails as
that point.
The engines ditched there Yesterday
morning were placed on the track again
during the day A working force is being
protected by the police. and tho road - ROW
| clear.
| A train from here last night ran into -
pile Of ties placed on the track ON the st.
| Charles grade. dtChing the eng inc anu te!g.
,ie, hut 9ohodv was hurt
| Grand Chief Engineer Wilson vii! ~.
rive here TO might. when a compromise ii
! expected to be made.
| M.TAmoRAs. March l..-Recent orders
| from ;he City of Mexico to the collector 0r
! customs here proiaibit importevs from, send.
| mo foreipr :nerchaBdipt. from this porr to
| other cities within the zOna iibre as here.
! tofore. which in effect largely eurtails tho
| onprations within the free belt. as Goods
| osteusiblv sent from here 20 other places
| for consnmption within the zona !ibre have
! found their wav into the interior without
| pavment Of duty to the government.
san F2ANcrsCo. March l8.--TOrpev. who
murdered Miss Nicholson at Monterrey
| California was taken from the jail and
F.; hanged
! GALVESTON. March IS j. Dura1d. tho
! superintendent. announces that the IlOus.
ton and Texas Central Railroad Is now
completed 10 Red Rive, City. and con-
nected with the Missouri. Kansas and Texas
| railroad. and that through trains VIII bo
| run between Galveston, Houston ana st.
| Louis. on and atte! the twenty .oUrth IN
stant.
The election for municipal officers in thiJ
CITY. Yesterday. passed OF quietly. II re-
suited in the choice Of c. w. Hurley, tho
| Radical nominee. foI mayor, by n!neteeI.
votes.
BOsrOS. March l8-During the march Ok
the st. patrlck's procession in Cambridge,
yesterday. four horses attached to a pa.
| rouche becoming unmanageable, dashed
| through a crowd at a fearful pace. Over u
dozen persons were injured. Among thcus
| was John Sweeney. spectator, who was
knocked down and seriously huGt. lie u
not expected to recover.
james Gallagher was knocked oil hia
horse, tho ANNA! .aihnG upon him, inIur.
.n- him seyarely and causing the loss %
one eye. mcdonnell. member of Browns
band. was knocked down, receiving .ub
about the mead: thomas Gallagher, also %
member OF the band. was bruised; CorneS
lius Donovan had three .ibs brokeni D4nieE
Morrill,, aged ten. aud CIR! named jennie
Sullivan. aged thirteen years. were knocked
down and received slight bruises.
! SAN FRANCISCO. March 1.-THE lynchin5
Of Torpey, the murderer OF Miss Nicholson,
near Monterey. this afternoon, created
great excitement in that city. The mob
fastened rope around Torpey's neck aln9
compelled him to- stand Oh the box of "a
! wagon; he was then told he must say all ha
wanted to saw. for his time had come. Tor
| cey addressed the crowt for half an hour,
The lvnchers then drove the wagon away
| and left the man hanging By mis- neck TO tho
limb OF tree. His feet almost touching
| the ground. the crowd seized the rome and
draw Torpev up higher. Several of thsa
Ivnchars drew pistols and fired into fho
body of the diving man. At last accounts
| fhe bodv was han9inp and q nah watchln >
| the nrace. The affair raIIsed jn,ense ex.
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