New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-08-13

Newspaper Suspended.


SAVANNAH, August l3.-The Aduertise,
and Republican of this city appeared in a
half sheet this morning, announcing sus-
>, pension on account Of financial embarrass-
- Ments.
Alabama Cotton.
MONTGOMERY, August l2.-The first bale
of cotton, new crop, was received here yes
terday from Mnuter q Faoer's plantation,
and sold TO Gerson & Winter for twenty
three and half cents per pound.
1t was consigned to w. g. II. Strass-
burger, who shipped it to A. Proskaner &
Co., Mobile, by the first train. II weighed
400 pounds and classed low middling.
A second bale has just been received 1t
was from Lowndes county, and brought at
auction twenty-five cents.
Corn and cotton are suffering from
drouth. Good crops of both are made, but
the decrease in the acreage Of cotton is
fully twenty per cent.
The second bale of the new crop of cotton
wac received this mOraing. 1t was con.
signed to the Alabama warehouse and sold
at anction for twenty-five cents per pound.
II was shipped by Lehman, Durr & CO., to
Lehman Brothers, New York, by express,
to-day. 1t weighed 556 pounds, and was
classed low middling.
Murder In Deck of Cards.
AUGUSTA, Ga, August l2.-Last Monday
was shot and instantly killed in barroom
near Langley, South Carolina, by Peter
Awtry. Awtry shot at another man, kill
ing Peterson. The difficulty originated
over game of cards. Awtry escaped.
Edwards Winner of the Prize Fight.
PITTsBURG, August l2.-Barney Aaroa.
Collyer's principal second. announces:
lyon may telegraph, upon authority, that
Collyer's seconds cOncede the stakes and
fight to Edwards"
Ex.MayOr Wightman Out of Jail, but
Still in Trouble.
BosToN, August 12.-Ex-Mayor Wight
man has been released from jail. he having
taken the poor debtors oath Attorney Of
Plaintiff in the suit against Wightman has
filed charges of fraud against him on the
ground that to enable him to take the oath
he assigned all his property to his son.
A Wealthy Desperate X iIIed.
LOUISVILLE, August l2.-Horace Witber-
spoon. rich farmer, in Anderson county,
Kentucky, was shot yesterday and instantly
killed in Lawrenceburg, in that county, by
A. NJ Portwood. Witherspoop was in the
act of drawing his pistol to shoot, but Port
wood was too quick tor him, putting three
shots in his head and three in his body
two OF the latter passing through his breast.
The shooting is asserted to be clear
case OF self-detense, as Portwood tried to
avoid difficulty. Witherspo0n was a very
desperate character, and had killed two
men without provocation. Two loaded
revolvers were found on his person, one half
drawn.
Lulu's Fast Time.
PHILADELPHIA, August l2-The time of
Lulu at Rochester yesterday, 2:l6a., stated
TO be the fastest third heat ever trottei, ia
incorrect. Goldsmith Maid recently. at
Saginaw, Michigan, trOtting thlr0 heat in
2:l6; second. 2:l6ls; first, 2:l934.
Tobacco Factory Burned.
Louisville, August l2.-In Woodbury..
Warren county, Kentucky, few nights
since, Watkins large tobacco factory was
burned. with 10000 pounds of tobacco.
Loss $4,000; insured for about 100000.
Extensive Fire Mt Pittsburg.
The Standard Oil Works and National Re-
fnery, on the Allegheny river, in the eight
eenth ward, was burned tonight. At three
o'clock lightning struck an oil tank con.
tanning 5000 barrels of oil. setting it on fire.
About three hours afterward the tank over
flowed. and the burning oil communicated
with the buildings and tanks in the vicinity.
The fire covered the space of an acre and
a half. The amount of oil destroyed is
$500 barrels. All the buildings on the
premises, valued at $4,000. are destroyed,
also $4,000 empty barrels. The men on the
premises escaped, with difficulty, but no
lives are lost, as tar as known.
Total loss estimated at $40, 900 to So, OOO
insured about $4,000. divided among the
following companies: Pittsburg MOnOnga-
hela. National of Allegheny and Boatmen's.
At eleven o'clock tonight the fire was I'M
der control and other retineries adjoining
are considered out of danger. tank at
Fairview Oil Works, on the other side of
the river, was also struck BY lightning.
Three thousand barrels of oil burned. No
insurance.
New Cotton Mt Memphis.
MEMPHIS, August l2.-Three bales of new
cotton were sold on Change today, two
from this State and one from Mississippi
Stables Burned.
WORCESTER, Mass, August IL. - The |
Worcester horse railroad stables were par
TALLY burned this morning Twenty five |
horses were burned, including two owned
and trotting mare, valued at
$1,000.
The Prize Fight-Carroll's Statement.
BALTIMORE, August l2.-Carroll, the re-
feree in the Collyer-E Edwards prize fight,
arrived here to-day. 1t is positively stated
lis decision is that Edwards fairly won the
light. and Carroll will SO decide officially.
The Convention at Little Rock.
LITTLE Rock, August l2.-The Constitu