New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-12-15

Office, toeether With part II the ohanosry
court clerks, hsa been stolen snd supposed
to have beea Destroyed; that thess books
contained eyidsnOe d very great 9ends ana
Were put into . rooH aad locked Tor SAFE
keeping, but the room was broken open anu
the records sbstracted. The Governor
replied that the people of Warren county
had forced Peter Crosby, the sheriff, from
his Office, and that if they wanted diff.
Guilty he was placed and would be pleased
to meet the issue which was purely political.
If Crosby was Q white man NO trouble
would have occurred about his bond: He
had settled up his accounts last winter,
and no charges were made against
him and the people ought to oe
| satisfied with him. 1 told him that
owing to the want of time on the part OF
persons appointed to examine the sheriff .
/ account. that NO charges had been pre-
| ferred. but that the treasurers book, which
was stolen, was the book kept BY Peter
! Crosby during his occupancy OF the office
of county treasurer; that there was evil
dence OF fraud in that, book; that the
county warrants which had been Cancelled
and ordered to be burned BY the board OF
| supervisors were funded; that II was no
| t0rious fact which Judge Lea and Judge
Brown; both knew that Peter Crosby
had used the State warrants u.
sued to him to pay the jury of
the spring term of their circuit court for
his own private purposes and had not paid
the holders of those jury claims; that Judge
Lea called it q misdemeanor in office. pun
ishab|e by fine and imprisonment, and
Judge Brown said it was only breach OF
trust. Peter Crosby's bond was known to
be worthless, and notwithstanding the fact
that it was known that he would
prevent the conviction Of the thieves who
had been indicted by packing the juries,
and he was known to be -untrustw Orthy, yet
if he gave q good bond on the eighth. when
the board Of supervisors met, the people
would submit to his being sheriff.
The Governor replied by referring to
the defaulting sheriff during Governor
McNutt's administration. and said there
were no riots or disturbances then, and
that the movement in Vicksburg was
purely political. and that he was prepared
to meet tho issue.
j. H. D. BOWMAN,
Late Foreman of Grand Jury.
The Latest Lie Called In.
The rumors telegrsphed yesterday by
special correspondents that the negroes
were again massing to attack the city
proved untrue. Perfect quiet reigns
throughout the country.
Probabilities. j..
WAH DKpARrnKxr.
Once Chief signal Officer.
Washington, December "a, 1874. AS p. n.
For the South Atlantic and Gulf States partly
cloudy and cooler weather, with nertherly or
easterv Winds rising barometer and areas Of rain.
followed by clearing weather. rising temperature
aud southerly winds In the Southwest.
River and Marine News.
SOUTHWEST Pass, December Il, r Barometer
3Gl5 Wind north, blowing hard. Auived-Ship
Forest Belle Sutherland, mater. forty-six days
from London bark W. H. JeHkins Durkee, master,
ferty.six days from Liverpool No departures.
Pass A-IOUTR.. December "A: P. n-Wind
SON. master: from Bristol. Rngisnd. via Key Vest
brig Charlotte Buck, Hunter master. eight days
from Kingston. Jamaica; Spanish brig Felipe,
Obesta; master, three days ffOm Havana. Sailed
Hssrxls, December l4-River fallen six inchea
weather cloudy and cool. Departed-Snag boat
Msconbe for Arkansas river: st. 0enevieve, for st.
Louis; Julia, for vicksburg; Paragon. Governor
Allen and barges. last night: new w. J. Lewis
=. ClNcIxNAIl, December M.-River twelve feet four
inches and falling Weather clear and colder.
Arrived-Thompeoa DEAN from New Orleans.
81. LOUIS. December l4.-ATTived- Colorado. from
vicksburg. Ne departures. River about station
ary and channel to Cairo cutting out s0me
Weather clear and cold.
CAIRO, December observation-disclosures. from
from Vicksburg, ct p Observation-Disclosures
New Orleans, at p. NJ; Kyle, for New Orleans,
at S P. n. River seven feet two inches and fall
ing. Weather cloudy. Mercury 800.
LOUISVILLE. December A.-River stationary, with
seven feet IN the canal. Weather cloudy and
cool. Passed up-Sherlock, from New Orleans. to
Cincinnati.