New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-12-06

should he seated or not. The Democrats,
fearing that il they did not submit the Re
publicans would again withdra Y, set up a
new courtroom Legislature and secure led
eral recognition, contented themselves with
seeing that the journals stated the facts as
they occurred. and with a formal protest
entered at large therein.
1t was this seating of Miller which gave
Spencer his sole claim to the seat he occu-
pied in the United States Senate. Alter
last election. the Senate holding over,
Martin petitioned for his sea-. The petition
was referred to committee which reported
the foregoing facts, and recommended that
Che Senate resume proceedings at the point
where they had been broken off by Mckins-
leys arbitrary ruling, and proceed with
what was in fact the suspended contest.
This was agreed 70. and Martin WAS de-
clared entitled TO the seat.
state Grange.
The State Grange has adjourned.
Masonic
The Grand Lodge Free and Accepted
Masons assemblies here Monday.
Locomotive Explosion.
CLEVELAND. December j-By the ex-
ploson of locomotive on the Cleveland,
Columbus and Cincinnati railroad. at Della
ware. Ohio, last night, the engineer was
badly and the fireman probably fatally
scalded. Several bystanders we're more CT
less injured. The cause OF the explosion Is
Affairs Mt vicksbure.
vIcKsErRc. December 5.--All quiet
about the courthouse to-day. Deputy
Sheriff Cleavis is noninallv executing the
duties Of sheriff. A card issued this morn.
ing. and signed by Sheriff Peter Crosby.
stating he signed his resignation under
protest, and saying he wanted the office.
etc a.. is pronounced by him hoax.
Governor Ames' proclamation commands
all riOtOus persons to retire to their homes
and hereafter submit TO the legally consti'
tuted authorities Of the State.
Assistant Adjutant General Packer ar.
rived this morning. No solution OF the
troubles yet arrived at.
Changing the Time OF Holding Congress.
siOnal Elections in Arkansas.
LITTLE Rock. December ..-The House
passed bill changing the time for the con.
gressiOnal election from the first Tuesday
in November to the first Monday in Sep.
TENDER, the day of the general election.
Colonel Miles, Movement.
CAMP ON WAsnrTA, Texas. December T.
Colonel Miles encampment is at the head Of
timber on the Washita. He has nine com.
panies Of infantry here. and another will
be up coon from Camp Supply. Major
Compton, with four companies OF cavalry,
is on Sweetwater. sixteen miles distant.
The four companies OF the Eighth Cavalry
are at Adobe Walls.
Tne troops have suffered somewhat for
want Of clothing. Horses and mules are
thin in flesh, but otherwise are in fair con.
dition. II the forage gets up Colonel
Miles will move. ON Or about the tenth,
across the headwaters of the creeks empty
ing in the north fork Of Red river to the
headwaters OF the main Red river. meeting
there the Eighth Cavalry. who are directed
to move fifty miles beyond the Canadian,
thence south to meet his command.
1t is generally believed that the Indians
who are still out have taken refuge in
the ravines near tho heaIwaters Of Red
river.
If Colonel Miles had forage he would
start to-day.
WAR DEPARTMENT ,
Office Chief Signal Officer :
Washington. Decembe T 5, 1874, .:35 T. NJ }
For the Gulf and South Atlantic States, gener
winds slowly falling barometer and rising tenn
perature east of the Mississippi, with lower tenn
perature and rising barometer west OF the Missis.
eipp.
SOUTHWEST Pass December s. 6 P. M.-Barometec
30 Wind east fresh. Arrived German bark Bre.
men, forty one day s from Liverpool; ship Aracana
Clark, master, forty DAYS from Liverpool steam.
ship Ashland at 4:3O p. NJ Whitehurs. master
from Baltimore via Havana and Key West, to j. NJ.
WithelspOOn Co.; steamship Arch Drui :, AT 40
P. NJ, from Galveston, to Ocean, Zerega j. Co,
Sailed-Steamshr Andean
Pass AIOUTRE. December S, P. M.-Wind east,
blowing hard, with a heavy rain. Arrived-Steamer
State Of Alabama, Flint master, from Liverpool,
via Bordeaux. to A. X. Miller & Co.; French bark
ubon; schooner J. Simonson, Crawford master
ten days from Philadelphia. No departures The
steamer State of Alabama is being tOwed to the
city as she is unable to use her propeller.
JRGD IN htrh & aSaA -Erop paV.
gOud at r. NJ Citv of Alton at =. NJ: Capitol
City at IL A. NJ. Passed dOwn-Kstie at P. NJ;
john Howard AT P. N. The river has risen six
inches. Weather warm and cloudy.
MEMPHIS December 5.-The river has fallen
Fort Gibson from Arkansas river. Departed
Quickstep for White River, Mary Boyd Kittie
Heger for Arkarsas river Cherokee for New Or
leans. Julia (ast night for st. Louis.
CINCINNATI. December 5-hver eleven feet
eleven inches and falling. Light rain to night.
Depar. edo b. Church. for New Orleans.
PIrTssURG, December 5.-River seven feet eight
inches and rising. Weather warm and pleasant.
cloudy and mild. Passed down-Mary Houston. at
10 p. NJ; Longworth, at 4. NJ.
CAIko, Decem Der s. Auived--W. J. Lewis, from,
st. Louis, at 10 A. NJ; Warner, from Cincinnati, at
noon; City of Helena from ST. Louis. at 5 P. NJ.
Departed-St. Luke. for VicksbuIg at A. M War.
Der Tor New Orleans, at ! p. NJ; W. J. Lewis. for
New Orleans, at 5 N. River eleven feet four
inches and rising. A light rain has fallen since
dark. Mild weather.
LounvILLE. December S-The river il falling,
with six feet Ten inches the canal. Weather
cloudy and warm.
ST. LOUIS. Dect mber S-Deparied-yohn r. volle
and Commonwealth, for New Orleans Kinney. TOR
Vicksburg. River falling. Weather cloudy and
mild. The Paragon got out of her bad ii to-day
and started up the liver with the bAsges u which
her cargo had he. u trans erred.