New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-04-17

Cresweir and Party ar Memphis-Rnifs
road Washed Away-The KsiudmHH
Iurdpr-sIiners, Riot

sIurder-Miners' Riot.
MEMPHIS, April 16-Postmaster General
Creswell aud party will leave to-morrow
morning for Nashville and the Mammoth
Cave.
About quarter Of Il mile OF the Mem.
phis and Little Rock railroad, four miles
east Of Hopefeld, was washed away by an
overflow last night. As the river is still
rising serious damage to the road is fear
The Impression prevails that the story of
Vaughn, alias Flowers, alias Frank Bur.
dett, an ! the letters written Mra. Hindman
in regard to the assassination of her hug
band, was a scheme cOncocted to obtain
money. Vaughn, alias Burdett, ia q son of
A. Z. Burdett. formerly commissioner Of
police IN this city. lie was detective as
one tiMe.
The arkansas Bulletin publishea an &C.
count of the lvnching of four negroes for a
most cruel rape.
A man, supposed from letters found on
him to- be e. II. Hancock, of Lacon. Illinois,
was found dead III the northern portion of
the city this morning. An inquest was
held and verdict rendered of death from
sickness and exposure.
The break on the Little Rock railroad was
not so bad as reported. The damage has
been repaired and trains will run through
Tomorrow.
isDIANAPoLfs. April I6.--A riot is pro-
crossing III kingstowD. between the strik.
ing miners and furnacemen and the negroes
lately imported from Virginia The negroes
are now at their boarding house; they are
well armed, and are guarded by the police.
A crowd surrounded the house and threw
stones and other missiles. company of
cOlOred miners from Brazil came to the aid
of the beseiged. Many shots were fired.
KINGSTON, Ind, April l6 During the
row between the white miners and the me-
groes from Virginia three policemen and
a preacher were badly used. The militia
from indianapolis stopped the riot. Several
OF the ringleaders have been arrested
LITTLE Rock, April ia graveyard in
this city caved in. Seventy bodies we're
washed away by the rapid current.
ATLANTA, April l6-Dr. J. W Craig is
dead. His death was caused by an over.
dose OF acOnite, which lie took through
mistake for elixir of orauge. Judge Thomas
Pullum, who drank wItk lin, recovered.
CISCISNATI, April ia Frankfort, Ken
tucky, special to the GG=eae says it il ru.
mored that the village OF Horse Cave. Hart
county, was burned to ashe-. Loss so, ,080
SAN FRANCISCO, April lG-The eplZootic
ls fast coming this way. About hait the
horses IN the upper end Of Strasta valley
are now down with the disease, though +
has only appeared in mild form.
Boston, April 1.-THE annual meetinpnf
the New England Cotton Manufacturing
Association was held in Boston TODAY, and
the following officers elected TOR the ensu-
ng year:
President, Governor L. L. Straw. of New
Hampshire; vice presidents. A. ID. Lock.
Tood,, OF Boston; John c. Palfrey. OF
DIRECTORS, K. Adams, of West
'hester, New Hampshire: Charles Nourse
# Woonsacket, Rhode Island; Thomes +
3orden, of Fall River; John Kilburn nj
salem; y. @. Cammack, of Lowell; r. r.
Clarke, of Lawrence. 10
discussion was had upon spindles. stems
md holsters for cotton spinning. ana
lcosINuED ON FOURTH PA9F