New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-11-21
MISCELLANEOUS.

a Ciersvman Has Been Cenverteds
NEWARK. N. J.. November 90 Rev. Dr..
w. J. r. Nicholson has resigned the pastOsa
ate of Trinity Episcopal Church in this
city, and will join the Reformed Episcopal
Consequences of . Ouei.
LOUISVILLE. November 20.-The clerk.
ship OF The Court Of Appeals is declared
vacant. Thomas L. Jones. Democrat. who
received $4,000 majority, having accepted .
challenge to fight duel tive years ago.
Psols.
SAw Francisco, November .O.-lD tho
pools on the $4,000 trOtting race 70 come of
tomorrow, Occident is the first choice. Full.
lerton second Sam Pusdy third. The weathes
is fine.
Fpeedmen's Society.
PHILADELPHIA, November 20.-The nm
nual meeting of the FveedEen's Society OF
tho Methodist Episcopal Church was held
here. Tho report gives q list Of schools eao
! tablished in different sections Of the cOune
try. and says that Of the 3OO0 pupils in
these schools more than 1000 Of them are
preparing % assist in the elevation Of
| their race by teaching school or preaehiug
TIE gospel. Bishops Bowman and Andrews
! made addresses to the meeting last evening"
North Casolfns les1slatures
/ RALEIGH, November 20.-A number OF
bills were introduced in the House OF
! Representatives yesterday. The most tms
portant was bill 60 provide for the cOnls
| promise and settlement of the State debt.
| introduced by Colonel s. Mod. Tate. OF
! Burke. the chairman Of the Finance Come
! mittee. The bill is supplemental to @ pre-
! amble in which is recited the reasOns fOT
| not paying all the debt, the destruction OF
property upon which the bonds were baseds
| and the reckless legislation and manage
ment OF finances at time when the taxs
payers had no control in public affairs.
| Work for the Cincinnati Stope Casoefss
C1Nc1NNATr. November 20. - Tho city
council, to-day, in pursuance Of . cOmfnunis
} cation from the mayor. and the actiOh OF
l the STONE cutters association. last aighg
appointed q committee to visit Washington
TO consult with the department officers. In
order 60 secure for the Cincinnati ~Ockmeia
the labor Of cutting stene tor the new
Cincinnati custOmhOuse.
Death Of an Old Cipizen Of Cincisnasi.
s. B. w. Mclean, an old citizen who
served a. collector OF the port of this city
eleven years preceding 1870. was business
manager and leading stockholder In the
Cincinnati Enquirer. fell dead, Of hear: dis
ease, 1t his residence, This morning.
ApopIexy's Victim.
=. Ehrgott, Df the firm Of Ehrgott g.
Kysbs. photographers in this city. dropped
dead this afternoon while reading Letter
from partner in former firm protesting
against EhrgOtt e. kyebs printing ON thciF
business cards the words 'successOrs to
Ehrgott, Forbriger l. Co." The letter uonD
tanned q threat of prosecution il the words
complained OF were not omitted. Apop!exy
is assigned as the cause OF his death.
Suit for False lmprisonmeal.
Edward Black. brother Of one os she
American Express robbers. TODAY sued H.
| S. Julien. OF Cleveisnd. Charles Fargo. Of
Chicago, Colonel kiersteG. OF the metro
politan police. and two Cincinnati Getecs
tives to recover 70 day $50. 900 damages FOR
false imprisonment yesterday. Black was
Imprisoned four hours yesterday on susa
piciOn, was taken out on q writ Of hab-as
corpus and released. The officers said bis
| arrest was made through mistake.
COunterfeiterss
ArBrRN. N. Y. November 2O-Tom Bal.
| lard, the notorious Buffalo eounterteiter.
| and hls accomplices. Julia Ann Elizabeth
( Britton, alias Elizabeth Ballard, her mother
| and Anne Adamss his mother. in law. were
I arraigned in The United States court. in
session in this city, this morning. 4 joint
indictment was found against these partieS
! tOs cOunterfeiting national bank notes. etc.
! Executions at Chnttanooga.
MEMPHIS, November 20.--The .ira!a.sh&
Chattanooga special says: Shade Westmof.
| land. alias Shade Woods. was hanged there
! to-day for the murder Of William Em3es.
ling near this place in May, 1871. The ax.
l ecntion was witnessed by about 5000 people.
| Westmorland confessed the murder. but
said false swearing had placed him in his
! present condition. He expressed the hope
of meeting those who had sworn his life
| awav in a better world. The rope was cus
! at l:ai =. N. Hs was pronounced dead ~
ten minutes and cut down in fifteen. His
! remains were inferred in the city eeme:esy.
From Fort laramie.
OxAHa. November !o--The following
ofiieia! dispatch has been received iyom
| Fort Laramie:
'IIaye just returned from agencies. Al:
| quiet. Ogallallas and Minnecoui.us ara
counted. A good many are leaving for tho
Republican river to hunt. Professor Marsh
still out. Weather very cold. with snnw.'
| 4 Defnultinx Grange Treasurer.
! ST. LoUIs. November .O.-Repor1s haws
been in circulation few days thas Z. r.,
| Quisenberry. treasurer Of the State Grange
| OF Missouri. was = iefaulter to ths AI,.vufs
Of $4,000. The Etcni"y Dispateh tu Ilay
has Information. believed to ba reliable. re-
garding the matter, which is to the sffec1
that at the recent meeting Of the STATE
Grange. at Kansas City, Q1isenberry wal
called upon for the whsle cum In the treas
ury, S2O, 600. it being wanted to invest in Z
manufact0ry. it then transbired Sha1
Quisenberry had invested the funds Of :he
. Grange in various securities. and that they
could not be realized at once. He fsiset