New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-08
MISCELLANEOUS.
Storm in Peunsylxania.

Storm in Pennsylvania.
PHILADELPHIA, January IA severe
storm OF sleet prevails west Of Pittsburg
and has Frustrated all ,he wires, cutting off
all communication with Cincinnati, Chi
eago, Cleveland, Columbus, indianapolis,
St Louis etc.
Pittsburg reports that the telegraph lines
are broken in many places.
Massachusetts l.egisintur Uvgauixcd.
BOSTON, j inuary The Legislature or.
IaniZed with old officers.
supposed Suicide Of q School Director.
Mrs. Adeline Badger, principal OF large
s,Tiyate school, and a member elect OF the
Boston School committee, is missing, and it
il believed that she has committed suicide.
Republican Convention in New Hampshire.
CONCORD, N. II January AT the Re-
publican State Convention to-day James
+. Bright. in his speech, favored woman
suffrage.
Luther McCstky. was nominated for
Governor.
Resolutions were adopted declaring fdel-
:ty to the Republican party; demanding the
unconditional repeal of the salary act and
The establishment of all salaries, includ-
ing the Presidents, at the old scale; calling
apon Senators and Representatives who
profted by back pay to make restitution to
She government which they have helped to
rmbarrass; inviting cooperation of the Re
publican party in other States in the effort
80 preserve the organization from reprOach;
protesting against revival OF the
abuses Of the franking privilege; call
Eng upon Congress for Improvements
IN the banking system. and for
speedy return to specie payment: demand
ing the revision of laws governing savings
banks so that their funds be securely in
vested; pledging The utmost efforts to re
dress all unjust 'discrlminations against
farming interests and to give al classes OF
snen equal and exact justice: HeprecatinS
the growing tendency to special legislation;
approving President Grants recommehda-
sion for an amendment to organic law SO
As to protect the country from objectional
legislation in the closing hours OF
tho sessions OF Congress: 'ndorslng
the action OF the last Legislature Tor
the maintenance of the present temperance
laws OF the State; commencing the efforts
of the House Of Representatives and the
national administration to retrench ex-
9enditures and reduce the appropriations
and finally declaring there should be no ad
diiional taxation till every effort has been
exhausted to bring the expenses of the
government within the present and pro-
spective means; but if such taxation be-
comes necessary it should tall as tar as pos. !
sible upon articles of luxury.
4 State central committee Yves appointed. !
and the convention adjourned ain" de.
Fire.
INDIANAPOLIS, January john ScuG. |
,ier's livery stable, on Ohio street, was
burned to night. Twenty out of |
.hirty two horses in the stable we're burned. |
Fifteen or twenty valuable carriages and |
buggies were also burned. loss Can not BIO !
ascertained tonight.
Storm.
Co.vMHUs, o.. January :.-1he storm |
East eight Frustrated the work of all tele- |
graph lines leading out of this city, except |
one. The sidewalks in all parts of the city
were covered with branches US trees broken !
down with weight of ice. !
lsordeS Troubles. !
SANTA FL. N. NJ. January The border |
troubles are increasing.
Marine.
Providence, January :.-irrivsd n Tar
DauIin Cove neutrality-suspicious. John
DaIrb, from Wilmington. North Carolina,
with the loss Of the captain. whO died on
she passage.
Catholic Controversy.
NnLIAMsPoRT, Pa. January THE !
Catholic controversy between Father Stack !
and Bishop O'Hara is getting into shape
for final decree of the court. Yesterday the
bishop closed his testimony before the ex-
aminer in chancery appointed by Judge
Gamble. 1t is understood the bishop re-
lies chiefly on the evidence of experts as
against the statute or canon laws quoted by
the priest.
Right Rev. DR.. Wood. Bishop cf Phila-
delphia, Rev. DR.. EOrcoran. theologian of
the general council of the church in Rome
in 1870, and Rev. DIR. Keenan,, priest of the
cathedral, Philadelphia, have testified as
experts in behalf OF O'Hara Their owl
dence is lengthy. and is considered very
learned.
Probabilities.
Office Chief Signal Officer, J
Washington. January !. 1874. 40 P. ny
For New Eng and, lees pressure with increasing
winds and continued stormy weather, The tenn
perature falling during Thursday.
For the Middle states, cloudy weather and rain 4
with fresh. brisk sautheasterly and south~ estery
winds. followed by lower Temperature, and winds
gradually veerirg to uurthWest-ry.
For The South Atlantic Statet, slightly rising |
Temperature, light to fresh sou,hwesierly and
por,nwesterly wnds, and clear or clearing weather
dining hursdaT.
HRor the Gulf States parity cloudy or clear
weather. with using temperalars. and light, vsra-
70 tennessee and the Ohio valley, Iigh. snow
and rain, followed by rising tam, eIsture less
cloudiness and light to fresh nortAmsster!y TO
q out hwesterly winds. |
The rivers in Pennsylvania, Central New York |
and Virgiuis will rise rapidly during Wednesday
~ Eauticnary signals continue at Cape NAV, Sea
ville Pecs. Bend, Atlantic City and Long Branch
River and Marine News.
SOUTHWEST Pass. Januar' 20 p M Barometer
$3.50, Wind west-northwest, fIesn. Arrveo-
Schooner Grorse Sealy, Mcdonald, master from
1,Ivssron in ballast 10 G. A. Niitenoeige park
;rorur Peabody Merrill mast tieven gays rom
r. ha. In ballast 10 master taIt g Assn, iaIr,
nasf.r four da,s nom Htvnn.s. Nlsh su,'T 10
,haffraix Aga. No denart .its "
V,Cxsur.. January s--t - AEt.-, a. ~
,,wnM Parsoud, i a. NJ; L d. leo u n. River
al ing Weather clear and cool .,oor o,a |