New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-12-24

Action Of tho Planters Of st. MARY
Wages Of Field Lahorers Fixed mot -
Exceea SIS por Msnth-A Grange -
be OrganiZed.

Action Of the Planters Of Ct. MARY
Wages Of Field Laberers Fixed not -
ExceeA SIS per Msnth-A range -
| be Organized.
| FRANKLIN, La, December 23-The plant
ers Of st. Mary reassembled here to-day
The movement is progressing favOrably. A
resolution was adopted fixing the wages Of
paper is to be circulated for signatures
binding the planters not to pay over that
amount.
Pending the organization of the grangers,
all other business before this and previous
meetings has been postponed to aw ait the
organization Of that body.
ST.. LOUIS, December GA fire at Gin
| ton, Missouri, last night consumed half Of
the western side of the square. Loss about
| $4,000.
Extensive Fire Burning in St. Louis.
The Collier White Lead and Oil Compa-
| ny's works, corner of Clark avenue and
| Tenth streets, caught fire at half pa st seven
o'clock tonight and all the manuf actu ring
part of the extensive building wss de-
strOyed Loss on machinery about $50, ,OO0,
stock SIC, 900, building $4,000. Total in
| snrance $780, 600, but the names of the
| offices not obtanable to night.
Ballot for Short Term senator.
SACRAMENTO, December 23.-The follow
| ing is the result of the first ballot for
United States Senator for the short term:
Hager, A; Shafter, 2S; Haight, Is; Phelps,
7. There were seven absentees.
Judge Hnger Elected.
SAN FRANCISCO, December 23.-Judge
Hager, anti-railrOad candidate, was elected
United States Senator for the short term on
the second ballot.
Disappearance Of a Merchant.
CHICAGO, December 23.-T. G. Ch isholm,
well known commission mercha MT and
grain speculatOr of this city, fOrInerl q res
ldent Of Toronto, who reached New York q
few days since, lett his hotel in that city On
Saturday night, leaving his baggage, etc.,
and has not since been seen or heard from.
As he was labOring somewhat under depres-
sion OF mind when he left here, his friends
are apprehensive of his safety nd arc
extremely anxious to hear of his wharo-
abOuts.
Fort Smith Railroad In Hands Of Re-
ceiver.
LITTLE Rock, December 33-On appN-
cation OF the State Treasurer the chancsloe
OF Pulaski county to day placed the Fort
Smith railroad in the hands of receiver,
pending the contest for possession Of the
road between the boards of dirsctors
elected few days ago.
Boston, December 23-The wife OF Alex
ander Agassiz, son of the late professor.
died last night of pneumonia, super induced
by fatigue in her attendance upon her
father-in-aw during his illness Mrs. Agas-
Biz was q daughter of the late g. K. K ussell.
Paper BInl Burned.
HARTFORD, Ct, December 23-The ma
nilla paper mill at Windsor burned. Loss
$4,000.
Adjourned.
CINCINNATI. December 23-The Legisla-
ture of West Virginia adjourned yesterday
without taking action upon the question Of
the removal of the State capital.
Dead from Inhaling Gas.
Edward Schwars Voegel, his child and
wife, recently from Baltimore and natiyes
OF Prussia, were found in their room at tn
hotel corner of Pearl and Central avenues
the two former dead and the latter ina
dying condition from iuhaling the ga
which they had neglected to turn off befens'
retiring.
The WorkfnGmen at LouisvflIe.
LOUISVILLE, December 23.-Theren Va.
an orderly meeting of wOrkingmen t. con.
IOONTINUED ON FOURTH PA0kl