New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-06-15
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them. and has gone down with parties from
here. Every effort is being made to find
them, and it is thought they VIII succeed;
General ind ignat;on prevails among all
classes.
ST. LOUIS, June 1.-THE Mary Mcdonald,
which burned at Gilham's landing, night
before last, caught fire in the hold, and al.
though the deck pumps, syphon pumps
ind steam extinGuisher were immediately
yet to work, she soon burned 20 the water q
edge and is total loss. a Il attempt was
also made to scuttle the boat. but the heat
was 80 great she could not be approached
Pretty much all the freight aboard, lDcluG
ing 100 bales Of hemp, several thousand
sacks of grain and some 1--WE stock. was
Iost.
s.. LOUIS. June Ii-sanuel II. Richard
son d Co, commission merchants. have
failed.
Major Henry Ewing. editor Of the Times
John +. Cooke, the English vice consul
here. is in custody Cor the alleged embezzle
ment of $500 from Thomas Graham.
NASHUA. N. Y. June I4.-At Hudson
New York, Henry Jewett, twenty. five
years old, has been endeavoring to force
his suit with Miss Ella Wood, daughter OF
offer, and her parents were also opposed to
him. This morning Jewett visited the
young lady. While con versing with her
he pulled from Lis pOckat a Six shooter,
aimed at her head and fired. The bal
entered her forehead. just above the eye.
and lodged under the skin. Miss Wood
fell upon the floor, but was not insensib!e.
and it is hoped that the wound ia nc:
mortal.
Jewett then passed from the house into
the yard, where he met Mr.. Wood, and en-
II IN, i'm tQ him Wood caught
the man by the throat warded off the aim
of the pistol, and so fortunately escaped.
.Jewett then put the weapon to his own ear
and discharged it, the ball entering his
head, and causing a wound that must prove
fatal. The Indications are that he i'll
tended to murder the entire family.
Some years ago Jewett married Mis-.
an unhappy one, and they soon separated
Miss Woods wound is worse than at first
reported 1t has been prObed to the depth
of three inches, and although she has her
senses, her recovery is doubtful.
SAN ANTONIO, June H.-Messrs. Atkin-
son and Williams, special Indian commis-
siOners to Mexico, arrived here last night,
accompanied by Senior Monteno, the Mex
can commissioner and CLignam Ia no,
head chief OF the Kickapoos. They report
the Indians in Mexico as willing to 20 on
reservation in the United States, provided
their women and children, captured by
General Mackenzie and now imprisoned, are
returned to them in Mexico. The Mexican
authorities to agree to fulfill the promise,
should they endeavor net to comply. after
the return of the captives. All intelligent
Mcxicans think it will be the best way to
rid the frontier of these Indians.
Messrs Atkinson and Williams had g
conference of several days duration with
the influential chiefs Of the KickapOOs, L.
pans and Mescailles, resulting as above
given. They visited Governor Cespeda, of
C0ahuila. who received them kindly, and
appointed a commission to cooperate with
them in effecting the removal Of the In
dams.
They also visited Governor Gonzales, OF
Nueva Leon, who heartily co-operated with
them, rendering the necessary assistance to
the Texas frontiersmen for the purpose OF
Kidding Texas of this band of robbers by
an early removal.
The military authorities are willing to ac-
cede to the request, as the Mexican autEori-
ties hold themselves responsible for the re-
turn of the prisoners, should the tribes no.
comply with their agreement.
GALVESTON. June 1.-the fire at Nava.
Gotta this morning laid in ashes the larger
portion Of the business part OF the town.
Originating in the rear Of Smiths saloon. it
swept Washington avenue from Brossigs'
TO the pOstofice. The loss is estimated a.
100000. The following is a partial list O!
1b.. sufferers:
Kearicks, photograph gallery; Paers. book
stores; Cowan & Bessling, Brossig g. Co..
hardware /; J. Colbert. DR.. Boulwais labora-
tory; II. X. White, A. D. Storey Bob
Smith. J. Fl. Wilson, Goodman g. Beck, J.
Robre. ID. Garee, Judge Noan's residence,
and the business houses Of Dedrck
Smith, L. Levy & Co., Charles Miller.
TaLv, r Dol.
Brown. j. Schoeffer. Cheniskie & Co.
About one half these sufferers are insured.
The insurance will aggregate about seven.
ty-five thousand. The fire is said to have
been the work Of an incendiary.
SAN FRANCISCO, June l4.-The Alasen
and Cyphretts have arrived, with over 1000
Chinese aboard.
The China Mail comments severely upon
the prosecutions Of the Chinese in San
Francisco.
The Japanese Minister of Finance has re.
signed. and publishes letter setting forth
the debt of the empire at $l04, 0O0, 900. He
says the people are excessively taxed, and
that the debt is increasing yearly in cOnse
quence of new schemes of the government.
Possibly the minister may receive orders to
commit harikari.
The palace of the Mikado is to be rebuilt.
According to accounts Christian church
has been discovered in the interior of Japan.
The resigring ministers say that Japan
seems to be going ahead, hut is actually
Tagging behind that o national financial
collapse may happen at any moment and
that they clearly see calamity in the future.
Photographs have been taken of Captain
Jack and the whole of his band of warriors
General Davis has sent out a party of
men to hunt for and arrest the persons
guilty OF the massacre Of the Modoc prison
e.s.
MEMPHIS, June l4.-The Supreme Court
yesterday confirmed the sentence Of death
against Carly EssOm, convicted OF the muir
der of Ed Lisle at picnic near this city,
some two years since, and fixed the eighth
of August as the day for his execution.
This is the third time the case has been be-
fore the Supreme Court.
KOhn +. Fisher, a prominent German citi.
zen, committed suicide last evening. at his
residence in Che lsea, by taking Iaudanulr.
No cause for the deed is known.
The caterpillar has again appeared in the
adjacent country and is destroying the cot.
ton. They are worse in North Mississippi
than ever before, owing to the incessant
rains. The grass and weeds are also dam
aging the crops.
MEMPHIS. June ii.-Saiter. who muir.
dered Jack Radlev, an engineer on the
Mississippi and Tennessee railroad. ten
days since. at fernando. Mississippi. has
been sent to Jail, without bail. to answer a
charge Of murder.
There were only twelve interments here
to-day from diseases, against seventeen
Yesterday. For the week, ending last
evening. the interments were JIG only.
thirty eight being from cholera.
LITTLE Rock. June IA han, name
unknown. a notorious horse thief, while
playing the role of officer. was shot and
killed in Pope county. on Wednesday last.
NASHVILLE, June 1.-THE leading piysi-
clans are now. and have been from the first.
divided in regard to the question whether