New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-12-06
WHOLE NUMBER 2O47.
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terday between Washington City and New
| York.
Reducing Pay.
| PoTTsvILLE, December "a notice of the
reduction of ten per cent in the nav and
hours of employees of railroads and men
from the coal regions embarrass trade The
men prefer idleness to decreasing rates and
hours.
High Water.
BUFFALO, December "a southwest gale
prevails. The water is higher than it has
been for twenty years. Lower paris of this
city are flooded.
Damage by the Gale of Wednesda Night.
CHICAGO. December 5.-The gale of We'd
nesday night caused considerable damage
in Detroit.
One hundred feet of the brick wall of the
new Michigan Central car works was pros
trated and the whole roof blown off
The iron roof of the Central freight de-
pot was blown in the river
The steamer Burnside was blown against
the steamer Mackinaw, dana aging the latter
| to the extent of $4,000.
The steamer keweenaw was blown ND
| the river about mile and half and
beached. Two tugs were lost and their
whereabouts is unknown.
The propellers Caldwell and Montgomery
besides many other craft, were blown
across the river, sustaining more or less
| damage.
Hanging at Cairo.
CAIRO, December 5-Lindsey Brown and
Levi ClapP, mulattoes, were hanged today
at Blandville, Ballard county, Kentucky. for
ontraging white married lady. They
| died asserting their innocence
Postal Cards Damaged.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, December "a fire
in this neighborhOod caused the damage of
/ 100000 postal cards by water.
| Snow in Memphis.
| MEMPHIS, December 5.-Light fall of snow
| this morning.
| John Grace, who murdered A. w. Taylor
last evening, was sent to jail to-day to await
| the action of the grand jury.
Woodward, the Defaulter.
| 1t is now believed the defalcatiOn Of
| Achilles Woodward, the absconding trustee,
will reach 100000. He was last heard from
| in New York.
| Bankruptcy Suit.
| PITTsBURG. December "a petition was
| fled in the United States District Court to-
| day by the president and trustee of the
Nation Trust Company, asking that Robert
| j. Grier, late cashier, be adjudged bank
rupt. The petition sets forth that Grier
| converted to his own use large sums of
money, valuable bills receivable and notes,
to the amount of many thousands OF dollars,
which belonged to said banking company,
the amount of which can not be given and
has left the State with the intention of de-
frauding his creditors.
Sailed for Key West.
! WnMINGToN, Del, December 5.-The
! P"whattan sailed to-day for Key West.
| The Manhattan leaves tomorrow.
| The Texas Election.
! GALVESTON, December 5.-The NerS has
| the following: Thirty-three counties heard
from give an aggregate majority for Coke
| of II $50. Eleven counties voted Republi-
| can; aggregate majority, 2597 showing
Coke's net majority in the forty tour coun-
| ties heard from as 15. .O62 The Democrats
claim the State by $1,000 majority.
| The Railroad Convention.
CHARLESTON, December s. Extensive
preparations are making for the reception
| Of the railroad convention which meets hero
| in the interest of direct railway connection
between Chicago and Charleston. Strong
delegation expected from Chicago and va
rious other points along the proposed ROUTE
and the South Carolina railroad and New
York and Charleston steamship linS WI
pass delegates free.
Naval Preparations.
BosToN, December 5-Naval prepars-
tions are being pushed forward. The Brooke
lyn will be ready in twelve days.
| Probabilities.
| WAR DEPARrxRNrseIe
| Office Chief Signal officer,
washington, December 5, 1873. 4:35 p NJ. y
| For New England, the Middle States and tsS
| lower lake region, northerly to westerly wisas,
| with partly cloudy weather and areas of snoys,
followed by less cloudiness and continued low tSm.
| perature on Saturday.
| For the upper lake regions and thence ss-th-
ward to the Ohio valley, light to fresh, varia.Sls
| winds. with generally clear or clearing weatEess
except possibly light snow in the lake region.
p0r the d les slightly rns
| erly, and possibly light snow.
For the Southern States, northerly to eastesiS
| winds, with areas of rain the temperature f.lisf.
the South Atlantic coasts and rising in tSs Mil.
| sissppi valley.
| River and Marine News.
90 SOUTHWEST Pass, December5 p NJ sBsrorsstess
| 3O:l0. Wind north light. Arrived-Spansh big
Gabriella. Ramental master, eight days from. Sar
| tago de Cuba in ballast, to NJ Puig Co; stean.-
New York, to A. Moalton No deparf,res' '1E,; Tss
| schooner Elizabeth Captain Davis eight DAYS
! from Corpus Christi, bound TO New BSop. %isssa
up this morning.
| VICksBURG December 5.-Down-R. +. Lee at = I.
| NJ. Up-Belle Lee at 6 A. NJ and Fus.re Cits a. H.
| A. NJ. Weather cool and cloudy. River risnr.
| MEMPHIS, December 5.-Weather cloudy aI.l C.sd
| River rising steadily. Departed-St. Joe fox ST.
Louis, Indiana for Louisville Judge BaSeS far Meg
| Orleans, and Nashville for Arkansas river.
CAIRO, December 5-Arrived- -Labarge, FROM So
five; j. W. Garrett, from Cir cinnai at seven. Ds.
parted Silver, for New Orleans, at asvea. Three
| inches OF snow tell last night. Asyer eiseH ~
| inches. Weather cloudy and cold.
LOUISVILLE, December 5.-Rivor rYs;np: ~seSes
feet nine inches in the canal nina fee. ent .nch,
in the chute. Weather cloudy and cool !-owp.~
Louisville, from Cincinnati, for New O.seans
ST. Louis, December 5.-Arrived-cit. s crir.s
from New Orleans. and Julia frou, Wei ksbslrss
Departed-Tole, for New orleans River ri.es tvs
feet; still swelling. Weather c!eSy .nI 1.ossk
ating; light snow last night.
CINCINNATI, December 5.-.Rver tSent, six fsss
SIX sches and falling. Weather growing colder.
PlTTsBURG. December Silver thirteeS fe.t,
EVANSVILLE Decemb Der 5.-enowed half an !,,csS
last night. Weather partly clear and cold so-daH
River risen three feet. Passed up-John R.!xoseS
at 5P. M.