New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-07-29
MISCELLANEOUS.

"A Steamboat Bar. keeper Killed by q
Fall Disastrous Railroad Accident -
Bridge Injured by a Tornado The
President Gone TO Kingston, New
York; Clouds of Grasshoppers Hover.
Ing Over sioux City-An Honest sailor
Arrives in Bost0n-The Cigar Makers
Centennial Arrangements.
PHILADELPHIA, July 2S.-An adjourned
meeting of cigar manufacturers was held
tee to visit Washington and oppose the in
production of a patent cigar box. The COM
mittee reported that they met delegations
from New York and Baltimore on the same
errand, and believed they were successful
IN impressing the commissioner with the
idea of the impOssibility of prevent fraud
through the proposed plan any more
effectually than by the present mode, and
that it would be q serious Diet, iment to the
interests OF all engaged in the cigar trade
if the patent box was introduced The re-
port was adopted, and discussion followed
On the question Of organizing a national
society Of manufacturers, but no action was
taken except the appointment of commit.
tee to take into consideration this and
other subjects of interest to the trade.
The centennial plans were to-day placed
on exhibition in the lecture room of the old
University building and inspected by
large number of persons. They are in the
main the very essence of architectural
magniicence. The popular spoke seems
to have been that of parallelogram. and
nearly all are surmOunted with domes of
imposing proportions.
Boston, July 28-The government off,
GERS have seized the schooner f. B. Phil
lips, at Commercial wharf, on the charge of
landing a large quantity of Holland gin at
Iarblehead recently in evasion Of duty.
Cop<o;n Mathew Wo1sb &c Tho 49,
tome Lodel, Of Halifax, who lately arrived
here from Aqua in San Domingo, informs
the Boston Herald that his consignees
there, K. G. March and John King. who
acted as an interpreters, attempted to bride
him to cast away his vessel and cargo on
his way home. They partly loaded the
vessel, held mock survey, and he sailed,
not daring to make any objections on ac-
count of the lawless state of the place, and
brought the vessel safely to Boston, though
she leaked badly, having sustained some
injuries entering the port of San Domingo.
MEMPHIS, July S.-William Storm. bar
keeper on the steamer Phil Allen. fell from
nus window in the second story Of AYERS
block, on Second street, last night, and
was instantly killed. 1t is supposed that
he tell asleep while sitting in the window.
CUMBERLAND, Md, July 2s.-Early this
morning engineman Conway, on the Balt-
eAAoAo Ohu Ouio luhAUdu, lOSl COutTOl OI Ms
engine on the down grade. two miles east
OF Altamont. forty five miles west of here,
when the engine ran away, and when trav.
cling over forty miles an hour, struck the
rear of q freight train, demolishlng twenty
cars loaded with corn, cotton and tobacco.
from the West, and scattering the contents
of the cars all over the track. The en-.
gineer, Conaway, and two men Martina
and ElliOtt), drovers. from Barbour and
Harrison counties. West Virginia. were
were killed.
s. Burke, the conductor. and E. Correny,
brakeman, both of Piedmont. and driver
named Reynolds, were badly injured. This
is probably the most terrible wreck that
ever occurred on the Baltimore and Ohio
road. Trains were delayed to-day, but are
now running a. usual.
BANGOR, Me-, July &-Two spans of the
bridge between Oldtown and Milford, we're
blown away BY the tornado. An engine
and tender. with five men, were passing ct
the time. The engineer was killed.
LONG BRANCH, July 8.-The President,