New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-10

| IL ID OtiDR framed bT the Republican gen
, ersl committee. Also a bill reorganizin,
appointing board of railroads, and provid
ing tor rapid transit by tunnel from th
Battery TO Harlem river
| Warrants ON a new indictment for cirCu
lating obscene literature through the United
States mails, were Issued this morning
against Woodruff & Clafin, and the mar
Blood. The latter was arrested. Tit
others have not been found. This will pre-
vent the lecture at Cooper Institute to
night, at which trouble was apprehended.
PHILADELPHIA, January "a father and
three children were burned TO death by the
explosion of combination fluid.
CHICAGO, January 9.-Heavy storm OF
snow, accompanied by gale of wind, has
prevailed here since three O'clock this after
noon. Thermometer two degrees above
zero. The cold is terrible, owing to a
piercing wind. The storm is accompanied
by extraordinary electrical phenomena.
| which interieres somewhat with the work
ing of the telegraph wires.
| INDIANAPOLIS, January 9-The Indiana
Legislature organized to-day. NJ. l.. Ed
| wards was elected speaker. I
ST. LOUIS, January 9-M ii. Scudder
was elected president Of the Merchants
Exchange to-day.
| LOUISVILLE, January 9.-The board of
underwriters have announced that no more
risks will be taken above Memphis until
| further notice.
The pilot house of the Shannon caught
fire this afternoon; damage about $500.
| TALLEBAssE, Fla. January 9-6berty
| Billings was elected president of the Senate
| by the Democrats, with the aid of one Re
| publican vote.
A resolution, declaring that Senator Gil
bert was elected by bribery, and requesting
his resignation, was tabled by a vote of
26 to IS.
ATLANTA, January 9-The Governors
message was delivered to-day. It shows
the receipts Of 1872 were g., I0l $40 "a, the
disbursements 81, 1896, 27 Ia Public debt
So, l66, 800. The gold bonds of 1870, due in
1890, are 1888 900. The amount needed
for 1873 Is 81 AIS, 935: estimated receipts
$2,085, 939 The valuation of State taxable
property is put at 1884 492, 46S.
The assets of the Georgia National Bank
will not amount in real value to more than
half the States claim of 81, 295, 35g.
The resolution returning this money to
privatedepesitors the Governor has deferred
executing on account of the vagueness of
its provisions until the General Assembly
pass acts particularly relieving depositors
The States Endorsement of the Alabama
and Chattanooga road is called TO legisla-
tive attention, and that body recommend,
if it considers the State bound by the in
W pUS5tSSlUn OF Jnc ROAD
now in the hands OF an Alabama receiver as
the States tenant, at will and dispose of it,
The report of the Treasurer shows the
amount of State bonds issued and OF rail |
road bonds Endorsed during the administra-
tioH of Governor Bullock of $1,000 900 |
gold bonds issued under authority of the |
act of September 49, 1870, $4,000 have |
been returned to the treasury and cancelled. |
Certain others, of the same series, numbers |
Of uyt,I .al apn5 HaR in
August 80 1872, and amounting to SI02, 900, |
have been declared void by legislative
The balance of the series, amounting To |
y. 59S, 900, are recognized as legal, and are
included in the public debt. Already the
State gold bonds issued under act No. Is,
of 1870, amounting TO 81, $50 900, have been
disposed of as follows: $3.50, 900 have been
returned to the treasury and cancelled; the
balance. amounting to $l,S80,000. have
been declared void by legislative enact.
ments.
OF the issue Of currency bonds under act
Of August Is, 1870, $500, 900 have been re-
Turned to the treasury and Cancelled. and
The balance, amounting to $l50,000. have
been declared void by legislative enact.
nent. State currency bonds issued under
,ct of September Is, 1868, amounting to
s6e0 900, have been returned to the treasury
md Cancelled. The Endorsement of the |
ponds of the Alabama and Chattanooga |
amounting to $4,000 have
1eea declared invalid. The indorse-
nent of the bonds of South Georgia
md Florida Railroad Company, amounting
% $i0i 900, and Endorsements Of bonds of
he Macon and Brunswick Company,
to s., $50, 900, are admitted to be ;
'inding upon the State. The Endorsement
# the bonds of the Brunswick and Ais J
'ama Railroad Company, amounting to
$50, 900. also Endorsements of bonds of the ,
cambridge, Cuthburt and Columbus Rail
DAD Company, amounting to $500, 900, and I
4 the Cartersville and Van Vert Railroad I
company, amounting to $275, 900. and of
he Cherokee Railroad Company, amount
lg TO $4,000, have all been declared void h
y Legislative enactment G
POUGHKBEPsIE, N. Y, January cit is il
ow stated that the defalcations of Richard | 3
'. Clark, treasurer of the Columbia Com {
any, extends from 1864 to the present
me, and.that they will reach $50, 900. The :
ntire trust fund Of the company is gone a
INDIANAPOLIS, January 9.-The regular a
'ssion of the Legislature opened this
forming. Both branches organized by re- n
Getting oticers OF special session, excepting |
Dorkeeper. The retiring Governor will
'liver his message to morrow. Governor Ii
endricks will be inaugursted Monday.
PHILADELPHIA, January 9.-The Grand o
hapter of the Phi Kappa Sigma Frater- o
ty. one of the oldest and most extensive col @
&c secret societies, Is now in session here | @,
full representation from all chapters, in !:
uding those in the South and West. are | OF
esent. In the evening the annual adj q
ess was delivered by l.. w. Doty, of la
film, Pennsylvania, after which e.Sban- 81
et took place. In
LITTLH ROCK. Ark, Sanuary s.-Gov- f
nor Hadley, retiring, and Governor Ban. pl
r, present executive, delivered messages fo
Joint committee of the Assembly 90
Y. The messages were very consCrva- l..
e and were well received. d T.
Argument IN the Harris0n-Had.ey iniunc- on
n case, before Judge CALDWELL sissed to ! iii
hit.
Weather Report of
WAR DEPLRsaBsS
Office Chief Signal Otiinar, | AZ
Washington, January 8, 1873, as p. Nc | al
PROBABILITIES "a;
fhe barometer rose in the lower lake re- ba
N and Canada, and over the Middle and q
stern States, with southWesterly and
winds. Cloudy weather. oc- of
i0nal snow and low temperature in the 1u
D former sections; northwesterly winds 81
generally clear and colder weather in ba
two latter sections. From the Ohio and 00
rer Missouri valleys TO the Eastern Gulf GO
South Atlantic States, northerlv and an
"ihoS' IA IN pressure anu au
'erally clear weather; but on the West 0Ot
Gulf coast, northwesterlv winds, 0Ot
eatening weather and rain. In the North da
st and thence over the upper lakes, and
thwsrd to Missouri and Indiana, north. T.
sterly winds. low temperature and clear stl
ather.
River Intelligence. pr
oUrRwEST Pass. January 9, 6 p NJ
-ometer 1910 Wind northeast, blow u
strong. No arrivals. Sailed-Ship Ia at
1isiane, barks Ambla and Clutilde, and
= Umea.
January 9-Weather cloudy ye