New Orleans Republican., 1873-03-28
MISCELLANEOUS.

nrRtb of a Presbyterian DiVInc-A WIZ
tjon appropriatiOn for Centennial Ceie-
hration-Tweed Investigating Commit
.ce Observation-Disclosures on New
Iersey Railroad BiIl-Expelling n Cor
xespopdeut-The Mari Heirs-RaiirOad
strikers Indicted-Children Burned to
neath-Part of a Town characterization
Rnuo. Municipal Offices-In and Out.
srIASrA. March 27.-IOhn S. Wilson, a
s,istInquisbed Presbyterian divine, is dead,
HPHIT,1ELPHIA, March 27,-The bill APP
oropristing $l,000,000 to the centennial
celebration, passed the Legislature, &oe. to
the Governor.
TRENTON. n. J., March 2.-The House
and Senate have appointed q committee OF
conference on the general railroad blli.
DeyEE, Del, March CIV. s. Pride,
rorrespondent OF Wilmington paper, the
E'rer. Ere,,ing, was expelled from the
Uouse of Representatives for eriticislng
e.rtsiD measures before the Legislature.
9IBlSr. March 2.-The Senate, this af-
ternooR, discharged the committee OF lDyss-
figation of Che Tweed transactions.
PORTLAND. Me-. March 27.-The Mari
heirs met he, o today, and formed ah asso-
citation to prosecute their claims to the es-
tate OBJ Marr, in Scotland, worth $6G, 900, 600,
MILWAUKEE, March N.-Three children
we're burned to death near Reads landing,
Minnesota. They were caught by a prairie
tire.
louisville, March IA part of Camp
bellsyille, Taylor county, Kentucky, was
burned.
ST LOUIS, March 27.-The grand jury in
ST Charles county, Missouri, have indicted
several of the st. Louis, Kansas and North
western railroad strikers.
arnh
.bsence of Mayor Elan in New Orleans,
and while the attaches of his office were at
tending the funeral of an old citizen yester-
,lav. Henry Schorten, claimant for the may
oralty, with party of his adherents, took
forcible possession of the City Hall, de-
clared ali the offices vacant and proceeded
TO fill them ad Hbitttnr. Their police, how
eger. were disarmed and arrested by the
regular force.
Is in possession of his office. His mission
10 New Orleans was to effect compromise
20 avoid trouble.
PHILADELPHIA, March 27.-The Union
Passenger Railroad Company commenced
;avinp their tracks on Market street, below
Ninth, under an act recently passed, but
we're soon stopped by injunction of court
nnder proceeding commenced by the Mar
ket street company and merchants occupy
railway claims to have the exclusive right
for railway purposes, and the merchants
claim that placing four tracks on that
street would Obstruct their business.
TRENTON, N. j., March N.-The House
Committee on Corporations reported an
important bill this afternoon, to give the
Staten Island Bridge Company the right to
connect with New Jersey by means of
bridge This, it is said, is the stepping
Al. of hn sola nd to
New Jersey 1t would give to New Jersey
about thirty miles OF water front.
The bill to annex Hoboken to Jersey City
vas passed. The act does not go into
effect until a majority OF the people shall
decide in its favor.
BosTON. March 27-The Massachusetts
Senate to-day rejected all amendments, and
accepted by a vote of q to 4, the adverse
seport of the committee on the petition of
ojohn G. Whittier and others for annulling
or resembling Summers resolutions, passed
sast session The House has already done
she same thing. So the matter is finally
settled.
Sr. LOUIS, March ga special from
Peoria Illinois, says the farmers in that
section are organizing for war against rail
goads. A meeting was held there to-day
and resolution adopted declaring that the
farmers intended to prosecute war on the
SallrOad corporations uhtll Ghe ldrlners
sights are recognized and respected, A
permanent organization was effected, and
= feeling of earnestness and determination
ogas manifested.
OMAHA. March 27.-It is reported that
indians are raidiug on the stock near
Cheyenne Wyoming.
PHLADELPHIA, March 81. - Governor
Eartranft has signed the bill appropriating
81 .0O0, 900 to the centennial exhibition.
SAN Francisco, March H.-Rev. Mr..
Thomas and MI. Dyar, the new peace com
missoners. arrived at Van Bremen rancho
ON the twenty fifth instant, and will seek
&n interview with Captain Jack imluedi-
ately.
Captain Applegate, with five MOdocs,
came from Janox reservation the same !
day-MOch, the old chief, Schinicker. Char
ley Riddle, LittlejDhn, Mooh and another
They came at the request of General Candy,
So assist in the peace negotiations