New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-09-27
Local Intelligence.


HONE Sgws FROM ABRoAD.-The follow.
ing IL about a fair specimen of local new.
as reported Cv correspondents for news.
papers pr.ntele IN distant cities. For In.
stance we will adopt the style Of reports
concerning The battle of the fourteenth:
Early in the morning the citizen soldiers
Numbering from cOrporaPs guard up to
thousands, assembled at MIR. Clay's Statue,
where Governor Z. John Marrer fired the
Southern heart. Mr.. Mussem acted as
lieutenant Colonel, and DIR. Graybeard.
keeper OF junk shop. acted as secretary.
Frank z. Cavanacer gracefully acted as
chamberlain ot one umbrella. john smlth.
who. i. i. vel: known !s a red hot one. but
who never doe. harder work than spoutlng,
was 10 have ed the troops to attack the
monitors in che Old basin, failed to perform
che task q. a man around the corner sent
for HIM Just when marching orders were
given A committee. none OF them foreign
81. was appointed 20 Governor Kellogg that
uuless he abGicated !nstanter they would.
Nobody did. Then came the tug of war.
Corpora! Base. commanded the Metropol!-
tau., hoH Of men recruited IA the
susu:bs OF <icetna: they numbered .eelOns.
Brigadier Craze he'd charge OF the artillery.
assisted by Ser.ean. Raze, the latter no
toriors 20. enc grea. number OF oysters he
can open IL a minute. This body, at Il
r. NJ. started Toy their armory at the cor
ne- Of sCnop.toulas street and Leod's
foundry. The men were armed with Nc
Henry sabces. many of them cOlOred.
When this body arrived at the crossing OF
Canal aud Pvvdras streets they were sur
Drised TO -;n,i al imDasslhle barricade OF cot
ton bales. behind which crouched hundreds
of Whit. Liquors. The latter opened fire
at shor. n-e, when the command was
given bv Lieutenant Ggdenner and his
friend Pa7neri The first volley, a deadly
one from the barrlcaGe. killed Bager, who
FREQ on his own retgeating officers.
Craze and Lawl tried to rally, but their
eating would not go oft, SO was lett on the
field a. were their fifteen or twenty now
tiers The militia did not halt in its
demora!ized tigh. until they reached the
United States Min: building. 1t was then
discovered that somebody in the Custom
house near by, was firing on those who We're
oes:eging the Metropolitans. As a. con
sequence the latter appropriated all the
gold and silver coin they could lind, not
Tithstanding detective Scribe told them to
desist Captain Flannery was IN charge,
but could do nothing. General Bailey was
badly wounded, bat he managed to lind an
apothecary who attended to him.
On the other side Ogdenners horse was
killed under him and many OF his men
killed or wounded Finding that the Metro
pclitans were benumbed, and that Long
strasse could not make further resistance
the whites turned back and seized the City
Hall and came near killing all the city AID
illustrators. who were nOn-cOmOatarts
When the mistake was learned proper
apology was tenderedto Mayor Stlltz, who
Immediately issued proclamation calling
ali pound-keepers to arms Then the batti'
was Iost and won and peace once more
perched himself on the sharp point OF Z
bavoner. The temple of Janus Was closed
The revolution thus quietly ended. rev
officials took possession OF all the TAT o-hces
which was tne main object OF the iGht
Governor Peuav took up his headIuacteT'
in the STATE House on Louis Napoleon street
and vii. not give way to Governor Aciea.,
as long as he is backed by the insurgents. !
few United States troops are mere. but tney
simply look on cheer the insurgents.
LEES VS.. AMATEUR STARs.-By advertise
ment il vii! De seen that game o. oa-
bal will be paved this afternoon at tn
louisiana Base Ball Park between the
L Lee and Amateur Lone Star Base Bal
Clubs The charge for admission mas Oeel
fixed a. the low sim Of twenty-five cents
ANNIE arrangements have been mace 10
the entertainment and accommodation o
visitors. The advertisement sets forth tina
the proceeds of the exhibition Will be ai'
Piled to the relief of the families OF thos
who fell in the conflict OF the fourteenth
instant.
The WOMAN N BLACK.-She was IN iron
Of the State House yesterday morning ant
attracted considerable attention by th'
deep tones Of voice not exactly feminine
She narrated her many woes, but her stOr,
was so disconnected that few persons couit
understand her meaning. She buttOn-hOiet
blonde Young man who began to thInl
that his hour had arrived, although h
knew nothing OF the horrors which nat
driven the poor creature almost to dlstrac
ton. she piled invectives mountain hlgl
on his unoffending head until some Of tn
audience were willing to CRY out shame OF
the berated youth. Having expended
section OF her wrath the widow started OF
in haste to ind new victim. All aympath.
that she had created by her story wa
quickly iisoelled as she tounced away
IL am q New York Democrat and be d.
10 yees.'
Two CHILDREN PoIsoSED.-Last eyenini
policeman found Walter and VILLAS,
R-uce ore aged four and the other six years
OF Gasguer street. suffering intense PAINS a
If they had been poisoned. fhey wes
cent to the Charity Hospital. where 1t va
discovered tina. they had eaten some kim
o. wild weed. stalk quite similar to tina
on which the blossom OF wild thistles grows
4 piece of this was preserved tor inspection
ard analvsI. The boys stated that the,
had received the weed from LAD the.
called William. Lovev. but that was all the,
could tell. Their lips and mouths were bis
tered. az II caused by strong polson
IAvin. every necessary attention in TIL
hospital they were conveyed to their home
No. 20 GasQuet street. The reporter wa
unable 20 lind any person who understood
sle plant or its name.
Our ONCE MORE. Chief Enginee
Thomas O'Connoc was on. yesterday tax
ing an airing in his buggy. and still pull!
;ae beam at 200 pounds.
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4 Few MORE CaNDiDATEs.-The election
c.ocIa,uatiOu issued by Mayor Wilt yes
:.rGay had the effect TO bring gu. a few
more candidates for office, notwithstandin!
c,ty time is not worth fifty cents on the Gol
lar Dnlv liCo wish to sit III the Mayor
cbai,. aud there is no end 10 the aspirant
FOR The several adminstratorships Aho'
.L;s time look out for some weather. 70
pluch ioy.roiius and FOR endless wire pUI
inc Men who are likely to be elected dee
gates to the nominating convention ca
now get more invitations to dinners :.
drinks than they can accept.
A PROBLEM SATISFACTORILY SOitEc =
The question a. to how many W MI
Leaguers were out in the tracas OF the tour
.eauth instant has been satisfactorily solye'
DIV a process which can not be successful.
.lfsuuted. The basis is that there are o2e
feet in one mile, and It takes three niles I
make a league. Each OF the Leaguers. as
GENERAL rnie, has two feet; therefore. Their
sre 1880 feet in league. This prove
..a- %hare were exactly 1920 White Lea que