New Orleans Republican., 1873-03-11
MISCELLANEOUS

The MOdOc War Over-SchoOner Ashore
Conference of Methodist Episcopal
Church South-Expulsion fer Imm0r-
aIity-Ship House Blown Down-New
Passenger Route Between New Orleans
and New YOrk-Fred Douglass Lee
tures-L0ng Walk on Snow Shoes
New York County ElectiOns-Ice Going
Out of the Missouri-Bridge Swepe
Away by Ice-Fearful Murder-SuicidG
of the Murderer.
SAN FRANCISCO, March l0-Advices from
the seat of war indicate that Captain Jack
has Welded and that the M0doc war is over
New CASTLE, March l0-The schooner
Hooper, from Jacksonville, for Philade4D
phia, is ashore.
BALTIMORE, March 10.-This morning, ia
the Annual Conference OF the Methodist
Episcopal Church of the South, the triaB
committee in the case of the Rev. j. +.
Clarke, Of White Sulphur Springs. Wess
Virginia, of which the Rev. Mr.. Head ia
chairman, reported the charge of immoral
ity sustained, and Mr.. Clarke was expelled
from Jhe Church. The committee in the
case OF Rev. DIR. Huston. are tttking test50
mony.
PHnADEIPHI4, March Iu.-The extensive
ship house at Wood. Belong & Co.'S shire
yard, at Karghus Point, New Gsraey, was
blown down this morning in . gale &C
wind. 1t was 80 by 80 feet, and abouT
80 feet high. There were twenty-five men
employed on a vessel in the lower part OF
the house, but the wind carried the wreck
away from the vessel and then and noM@)
were injured.
ATLANTA, March 10-The Kensaw pas
senger route has been established between
New Orleans and New York. via Mobile
Montgomery, Dalton, Lynchburg ana
| Washington. Pullman palace cars now
Na,.v hnlr. Il
without change. Il. W. Wrenn, of this
| city, is the general passenger agent of the
kensaW route.
| PHILADELPHIA, March l0.-Fred Douglass
| lectured before very large audience in
the Academy Of Music tonight, his subiecs
being "reminiscences of Slavery" He re.
lated the mode of his escape from bondage
] during his lecture, it being the first time he
has ever publicly divulged the means. Hs
stated that he was enabled to leave Baltic
more disguised as a sailor, and was mea
and aided in New York city by the friends
| of the abolition cause.
| MILWAUKEE, March f0.4-fhe ~. $'aug
| Pioneer OF yesterday says John j.. Rob-
son, With party of twenty-nine personss
who have been engaged since June last iHg
exploring for line for a canada and
Pacific railroad from NeepIgOn To Fora
| Garry, arrived IN this city LAST evenings
|
| luth 280 miles.
They were accompanied by some ten OF
fifteen Indian guides, their baggage being
| conveyed by dog trains, and tne, y made the
| journey on snow shoes. Mr.. Robson ins
forms us that since June last. when the exc
pedition started out, they have SURVEYED
and located APO miles of road, being the
distance by surveyed line between Nsepi.
gon and Fort Garry.
Something over Two hundred men iaca
been employed IN the work. which was
this line of road will be commenced early
TINS spring, and II Is expected the entire
line Will be completed in two years,
ALBANY, y. T., March lO-The .fyo7ls
| will publish table tomorrow, showing,
that OF the thirty-seven counties holding
town meetings, the Democrats and Liberals
have carried twenty, against five last year,
making net gain on their side of eighty,
| three towns.
OMAHA, March lO~-The ice IL going 0uy
!CoHI1SUED CS ktGHtH FAGE.l