New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-10-29


dams. Two companies of soldiers left Fort
Richardson ON Monday in pursuit Of the
savages. The greatest alarm exists &mOng
the frontier settlers. The Indians are be-
lieved to be Csmanches.
Reduction Of Salaries.
1t is stated the Atlantic and Pacific and
St. Louis, Kansas City and Northern rail
roads will reduce the salaries of all their
employees, from the president down, ten per
cent.
Arrested.
Albert Pearce, of New York, and Warner
j. HicOx, OF Syracuse. were arrested here
yesterday on requisiti0n from the Gov
ernOr of Tennessee, charged with fraudu-
lent breach of trust. The arrests grew out
of cotton suits by Wsddy Thompson, of
Memphis, vs.. Pearce and Hicox, who wero
members Of the firm of Baster Il Co. in
1861, and who are charged with disposing
. great loss to him, for which he claims
damages. On account of the yellow fever
at Memphis defendants will not be taken
there for trial.
To be Hangod.
CHICAGO, October 2S-The Supreme
Court of Illinois has affirmed tho Judgment
of the Criminal Court of this city in the
case of Andrew j. Perfect, the colOrod
wife murderer, and fixed the day of execu-
tlOn Tor FRIDAY, December IL.
Senate Com.ittee On Transportatiou.
LOUISVILLE, October 28-The Senatorial
transportation Committee arrived here to-
day. The party were received by the Board
Of Trade, and during the evening inspected
the canal. Tonight the committee ia in
session at the Gait House obtaining infOr
nation from the officers Of the Canal Com
pany concerning the status of that work,
and hearing commercial statistics from tho
Board of Trade. The committee hold an
other session tomorrow morning and leave
for St Louis in the evening.
Coal Barses Sunk.
CINCINNATI. October 28.-The towboat j.
II. Bigley, this morning, while passing un-
derneath the Newport and Cincinnati
bridge. struck half Of her tow of coal boats
bsrges, containing l20,0 900 bushels OF coal
Loss $4,000. The bridge was shaken with
the crash, and pieces Of the wreck fOatod
down, struck the steamer Grand Lake and
made hole in her hull. She WAS towed to
the Kentucky side of the river to avoid
sinking in deep water, and lies there
csreened considerably in spite of the efforts
made to save her.
News from Japan.
SAN Francisco, October 28.-The steamer
Grand Sc brings China and Japan dates
to October s. The Japanese government is
about to have q history OF the empire writ
ten and materials for this purpose are be-
ing rapidly accumulated.
The first child of the Empress was born
on the eighteenth of September, but only
lived . few minutes. ..
Christian church has been organized at
Taker KitO.
The first secretary of Iwakura. in the late
Japanese embassy at Washington, il una
L. oil IL
quite ill.
training school for schoolmasters, on
the American plan, has been established at
Myaki
Ken Sama, former minister of foreign
affairs, is dead. .u ..-
1t is stated that the government of ChinS.
will demand justice for Japan from COrea
If the an,endc honorable Is not made war
will be declared.
Mr.. Bingham, the new United States
minister to China, has assumed the duties
Of his office.
All cOolie ships have been ordered out of
| Chinese waters. The Chinese iunks cruise
| off Macao to intercept cOolie junks.
Guilty of Brutality.
Captain Clark, of the ship Sunrise, has
| been found guilty on seven counts OF an in
! dictment, for inhicting cruel and unusual
| punishment on seamen while on the voyage
| from Now IOTk I'd tnlS pUTt. llIb Dau has
been raised to $4,000.
The Pimlico Races.
BALTIMORE, October 2S.-The Asteroid
| colt won the mile race for two year olds.
| Time-l:56.
hickabiddy won the first heat and Bessie
/ Lee the second and third of the two mile
heats. Time--!:05lh. 4:06ho 4:06h Six
! started.
I Meridian wor, rhe srss ana Artist the
| second and third heats Of the cOnsolatioi
| race; mile heats. Time-l:J7, I:56, 2:00he
! in the steepie chase six started. Duffy
led off and won the race. At the fourth
leap Victor bOlted and left the field. George
West, after clearing the third stone wall
STUN bled and threw his rider, Gaffney, who
Immediately remounted coming in third as
the score.
| Another Crime ut Willinmsport.
I WILLIAMsPoRT, Pa, October 28.-John
Mclaughlin, aged thirty, was murdered
| yesterday while driving a team on a public
road in Cascade township in this county
He was found lying IA the mud, with hu
breast and throat mangled by gunshol
wounds.
:. His cousin, James Mclaughlin. started
| for his house in tho morning with "a shot
gun, and as he has not returned. and there
was bad blood between the parties, 1t O.
feared he committed the murder.
This is the fourth murder in the county
within six months. Nelson b Wade will
| be hanged on December 6 for committing
two of them.
Another Battle IN Cuba.
| HAVANA, October GA telegram from
the Central Department reports an encoun
ter of the Spanish troops with band OF
insurgents under San Guilli. The former
captured two prisoners and some cattle.
Reorgnnizins the Army.
ROME, October 28-The law for the re-
organization of tho Italian army was pro
mulgated to-day. The strength of the army
on a peace footing is fixed at $4,000 men
Tho Insurgents Demoralized Again.
| MADRID, October est is reported that
the Cartagena insurgents are demoralize,'s
| and that the leaders disagree.
The crews Of the Teuton and MenGez
| Eunez mutinied. Several we're killed be-
fore subordnaton was restored. The en-
| gnes of the vessels are in bad condition.
| Elections in Germany.
BERLIN, October 25-In the preliminary
election for the Landestag. the progress
sionists have been successful in this city.
The liberals have carried Magdeburg, Wies-
baden, konigsburg, Erfurt, Cassel, kel,
| Elberfeldt and Stetin by decisive MAORI
ties. They also achieved partial successes
in Cologne and Fulda. The clerlcals have
carried Munster.
| Further returns show that the iiberait
| have carried the elections in Schleswig and
| Frankfort. and have been generally suc-
| cessfuI in West Prussia, Hanover and Sile-
sia. Posen elects l42 Germans and 80 Poie's
Probabilities.
WAR DRpARrnHNfN ~
Office C1ef Signal Ofiioer
Washington, October 23 1873, 4:3S r. N.
| For Wednesday in the Gulf and Southern StateE
| rising barometer, nOrthYesterly winds and Coo q
| Gle weather.