New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-12-05
MISCELLANEOUS.
County Trustee Robbed.

Cancelled.
The trustee, Mr. a. Wood ward, has beer
absent some two weeks, and thousands ..
rumors are afoat The grand jury Is inves
qigatng the matter, and, in the meantime
sGarDs the public against trading iOr then
9'he mum bers will be published tomorrow
There Is no longer any doubt that A
Wood ward, county treasurer. has absccnd
ed with some 5000 or $50 600, in addition
to over 10000 in county warrants, byDothe
GATED by him to obtain money to gamble in
stocks. Bills have been fled and mi unc
eions issued by second chancery against
Hohn G. Page and the Mechanics and Ira
olers' Bank, restraining them from transfer
gin9 or using these warrants, which were
given as collateral Tor some $50 600, as the
Warrants are worthless, having been paid
Che holders will lose them. Woodward's
bondsmen will have some $4,000 or $4,000
% pay as far as the investigation has gone.
Nlemphis' Latest Murder.
alexander w. Taylor, formerly of Ber-
01inyham, England, grocer, corner OF Third
and Overton streets. was shot and instantly
KILLED about six o'clock this evening by
John p. Grace, fireman, whom he refu' l
o. credit for drink. Grace was arrested.
Twenty Years. imprisonment.
John White, who was sentenced to be
Dung for shooting aeveral members OF the
sheriff's posse on Presidents Island, in 1872
and was granted q new trial, was sentenced
Uhis morning to twenty years llnprison-
nent.
Freight Train Wrecked.
TRENTON N. j., Decembe 4.-The nine
O'clock train north last night, on the Balti
snoIe and Ohio road, was delayed twelve
slours by freight train smash, whereby ten
freight cars and SO, 900 worth of property
were wrecked. The six o'clock through
Grain was stopped ten hours.
Accs1out fran, n Falling ISuiidinu
PATTERSON, N. j.. December 4.-Sheer's
four-story frame building in Passao City
fell this morning, burying number of
wOrkingmen and passersby under the
ruins. Three persons have been already
brought out dead, among them City Coun-
Gilman General Mclean and Mr.. Barkey.
6 is not known how many more ale killed
snow i'm California.
SAN FRANCISCO. December 4.-Snow has
fallen throughout the State for the first
time since 1861. flood Is apprehended.
Storm Mt Chicago.
CHICAGO, December "A very severe
wind storm prevailed in this vicinity during
The whole Of last night, and its violence
was but little abated this morning. Con-
siderable damage was done to unfinished
buildings, and by demolishing the plate
glass windows in unoocupied structures.
Telegraphic communication was also much
New Trial Refused.
Judge Murphy OF the Circuit Court, yes
terlay refused new trial to Christopher
Rafferty,, thrice convicted of murder, and
sentenced the prisoner to be hanged on the
twenty of December.
A Storm in Nebraska.
OMAHA, December "A heavy wind from
the northwest prevailed here last night
with slight fall of snow. The thermome-
ter is 10 below zero. The storm extended
west several hundred miles. ,Fhe Union
Pacific trains suffer no delay.
Violent Storm ut Louisville.
LOUISVILLE, December 1.-The storm of |
last night was the most violent that has |
visited this city for some time. Much dam
age was done by the rain and wind A |
A fallen tree ditched the engine of the pas
senger train On tie Ohio and Mississippi |
railroad. the eng ineer and fireman escaping
with few slight bruises. The engine of
the freight train on the Jetiersonville rail
road was thrown from the track by q fallen
tree near Nashville, instantly killing the
fireman ana fatally scalding the engineer.
Repairs on the Manhattan.
PHILADELPHIA, December A telegram
says the only work being done on the moni-
tor Manhattan is the removal Of a portion
of the hurricane deck, to fit her for imme- |
diate action. AS soon % this is done she |
will be ready for sea. The decks and hull
of the vessel are sound and not leaking |
She is expected to sail for Key West to-
morrow, in good trim, with everything Sc
cure and safe.
Coal Shipped to Key West.
ELIZABETH, N. D., December flight
hundred tons of coal were shipped today
to supply the squadron at Key West.
More Damage by the Storm.
CINCINNATI, December 4-Private ad-
vices report the wind storm of last night
as being very general, With floods in the 8
rivers in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana.
Trees were blown across the Atlantic and +
Great Western railroad near Akron, across
The Richmond and Chicago railroad in this
State, and the Panhandle railroad in In .
diana. A barn was struck by lightning in :
Highland county and burned. Several G
houses were unroofed at Laurel, Indiana, S
md a barn blown down back Of Ccvington,
kentucky. The damage in this city was 5
iisha
probabilities. NJ
WAR DEPARTMENT ;
Office Chief Signal Officer I u
washington, December 4, 1873 435 y. NJ.
4'r tie Middle and South Atlantic States, in t
ID aSirg etsuIe, lower temperature variable to
mort hWtsterly vii DIS and clearing weather ex- II
sePtre poss bly, On the South Atlantic coast il
For the Ohio valley and southwark to the gulf il
lontinued high barometer. decidedly low tempeIa-
slr, less cloudness III the interior and threaten Il
For The Northwest, light to fresh southwesterIy {;
10 no' thwesters winds, with very cold and partly
cloudy weather. a.
The greater portion of the reports are missing a
from the Like region the Missouri valley and the
ROCKY mountain stations. X
CautionaIy signals are continued at Oswego | III
Buffalo, Erle, Toledo, Alpena, Giard Haven Chi W
caso. Cape May, New York and New London. d
asiver and Marine News. a. a,
SOUTHWEST Pass, December p. M-Baromete1 | al
OBS. Wind east nori h asst and fresh. Arrived 81
.l,r,,a Hytp lIal,-
AS last evening, from New York, to George A. Eos.
lex Co.; schooner Mercedes, salvat. master al
0 S. feruand.z Co. saiied-Barks Cor donga o,
nd Unanima brig Nueva Casmira; steamship Min st
VICKsBuRG. Decem Der 4.-Down-H. 4. Turner at | III
Nj. Up-Capitol City At p. NJ. John Kyle, at P. ST
l., and Thomas Sherlock at S P. NJ. Weather clear
nd cool he river two feet one inch during be
be last twenty-our hours. til
MEMPHIS, December Weather cloudy and cold. 43
innati; Robert Mitchell, from Louisville. De- TO
arttd,Anne and Ouachta Bel for New Orleans; W
annie Lewis r Red RYE; Kate kinney for St. Tu
Or Ohio river, and Fila fer White river. in
ClSoiNNAr December 4-Rivtr twenty nine feet
lry J03 We
December 4.-River eight feet and ia
sing. Weather growing colder. or
EVANSVILLE December THE storm continued WI
i midnight. Clearing up cold and cloudy. There
g now signs OF snow n.rcury 20 to 32o. River W:
CAIRO. December 4.-Arltred-Jula, from vicks- tic
lrg, IT ~ Z. N Clty ~ Helena fom icksburg, sa
IL r. NJ; City OF Quincy, from New Orleans.
parted-Jua. for 81. Louis. at II P. NJ; City OF
,incy for st. Louis at 4. n; Rngour, for
cinnai at a. NJ. River risen sixteen inches st,
es ther cloudy aad cold. Ar
st. Louis, December 4.-Airived-W. J. Lewis ar
IN New Orleans; Colorado from yickshulr
parted Mollie Moore, for New orleans; Belfast.
vicksburg River risen one foot, now atonary; Gle
re very hard last night and to-day, hut now Gle
"a rating
December 4.-River rising; ten feet Sto
inches in the canal, e glt feet IL inches III Sal
, chute Weather cloudy and cold. T
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