New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-12-27
NEW YORK.
Threatened Outbreak Mt Santiago d.

Threatened Outbreak ut Sautiaxo De
Cuba.
NEW YORK, December GA Key West
special says an outbreak was threatened at
Santiago de Cuba on the eighteenth instan t.,
when the American consul displayed his
flag on bis hotel. The citizens insisted that
the hotel was not consulate, and the flag
was finally taken down.
.-- Fisk & Hatch Resumed.
Fisk & Hatch sent communication to
the Stock Exchange to-day officially an
nouncing that they had resumed business.
Christmas ARRAYS.
There we're a number Of fights and stab
bling ARRAYS here yesterday, but no one was
killed. although one or two persons are, it
is thought, dangerously hurt.
Attempted Murder and Suicide.
John Gallagher, of No. 30 Pearl street,
morning, dragged his wife from her bed
and threw her down the second fight of
stairs. Supposing that he had killed her,
he shot himself in the stomach with an
Enfield rifle, inficting fatal wound
Demand for Work.
4 committee appointed at the late 60
called wOrkingmen's meeting, at the Cooper
Institute, waited ON Commissioner Van
Mort to-day, and presented letter demand
ing work, or pay for the same, for those in
enforced idleness, which was brought about
by the governments sanction of speculation
in our circulating medium. They also de-
mand that the work shall be furnished
direct to them, abrogating all contracts,
and request speedy answer in writing.
The commissioner said that he would
send them an answer.
Another delegation of real working men
waited on the mayor, requesting him to
sign certain ordinances, which have passed
the boards Of aldermen, for the i'm prove
ment of streets and avenues, so that they
may obtain work. The mayor intimated
that he would sign them.
.Orton's Reply to Postmaster CresweIl.
To lnOrrow's papers will publish letter
from William Orton, president of the West
ern Union Telegraph Company, to the Post
master General, reviewing the recommenda-
tions of the latter, in his annual report, in
favor Of postal telegraph.
Billiards.
The grand billiard tournament which has
been pending during this week between
Maurice Daily and FRANCOIS Ubassy con-
cluded this evening, DAILY being the victor.
The fifth of the series of matches was
played in the afternoon, being a game of
500 points up. 1t was won by Daily in fifty
seven innings, Ubassy only scoring 360
points. The sixth and last of the series
came off in the evening and was won by
DAILY in thirty-seven innings. Ubassy only
scoring 266 points.
Denial.
letter from Captain Surmont, of the
steamer Vile du Havre, to the editor of the
London Telegraph, emphatically denies in
the strongest language that there was any
cowardice shown by his officers or crew,
aud repels indignantly the animadverslons
upon himself alleged by him to have been
made by that paper.
ARRAY in Jersey City.
During an attempt to rescue three roughs
in Jersey City yesterday, the father of one
of them was struck on the head by police
man and will die.
Judgm INT Against n British Steamer.
Judge Woodruff has affirmed the decision
Of Judge Blatchford that the British
. Gamer Queen must forfeit to the United
States the $24,0o0 penalty for knowingly
bringing into this port articles liable to
duty and which were not entered upon the
manifest of the vessel.
Judgment Against Sundry Banks.
The Bank of British North America, the
Bank of Montreal and the Canadian Bank
1f Commerce, having declined to pay State
tax, Judge Barrett to-day rendered the de-
'i,ion that they, having all the protection
of the laws of the State, are liable to taxa
ion, and directs the tax commissioners to
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