New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-22

10 forty Vlct1ms per 0dy.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The School Committee Women.
BosroN, February 2l.-The Suprem
Judicial Court here has decided tina
Vomen can be members Of the school com
nittee.
Petition Of the Steel Consumers.
A petition of the steel consumers to Con
gress contains the names of over $50 prOmi
nent manufacturers in all parts Of the coun
try, who represent over $l00.OOO,0OO CAPT
tai, employing more than SO, GOO hands The
West, New York State, Pennsylvania and
the New England States are largely repre-
scented in the document. Their object is q
reduced and specific duty on steel.
Marine.
The schooner BENJAMIN Courtney, from
Boston for Galveston, put into Falmouth,
Massachusetts,, with the loss of her fore
mast. She will be tOwed back to Boston
Tor repairs.
Mine Explosion.
4 letter from Phoenix mine, Lake Supe-
tior, SAYS an explosion occurred there by
which six persons were killed.
shoemaker's Strikes
CHICAGO, February 2l.-The iourneymen
shoemakers belonging to the Crispin So
ciety are on strike. The only point at
issue between them and their EMPLOYERS is.
the Crspins refuse to promise not to strike
in body whenever the employees of any
one house strike.
Board of Trade Adjourned.
The Board OF Trade adjourned to-day till
Tuesday.
THE number of hogs killed here during
:She season to date was 1903, 43.
Naval Vessels ut Hey West.
Key WEST, February 2l.-The United
States steamers Gettysburg and Ossipee,
and monitor Ajax have arrived.
Dead.
RALEIGH, N. c.. February 2l.-Rev. Or.
X, 5. Mason, for thirty-ive years rector of
Christ Episcopal Church. in this city, is
dead.
funeral of General WigfaIi.
GALVESTON, February 2l.-The funeral
of the late General Louis L. Wigfall was
largely attended this evening The service
took place at the Episcopal Church. The
surviving members of the first Texas regi-
ment Of Hoods Brigade, of which General
Wigfall was the first commander, attended
as mOurners. The Galveston artillery com
pany and Washington Guards formed
military escort, accompanying the remains
to the cemetery.
The Overland Tea Trade.
OMAHA, February 2l.-Twenty car loads |
of tea arrived from San Francisco this even
ing:
1ndiaD Troubles Perhaps at an End.
Nothing of interest has been heard from
Generals Sheridan and Ord, who, with |
portion of their stats, went yesterday
morning to investigate the Indian question
It is the general opinion that no further
trouble will be had. The Indians who com.
United depredatiOns having all gone north
TO Tongue river, which is near 1000 miles
Resumed Work.
PHILADELPHIA, February 2f.-The shin
at So 50 per day.
The Vote for Mayor.
Total official vote for mayor foots up:
StOkeley GO, l2S; Mcclure 49,I33 Stokeley
was $500 behind Smith, Republican candi-
date for receiver of the taxes.
~. LOnis Merchants Exchange 1ndorse
Eads' Scheme.
ST. LOUIS, February 22.-The Merchants
Exchange to-day unanimously adopted a | I
resolution, approving James b. Eads plan.
aOw before Congress, for deepening the
mouth of the Mississippi river, and recon- I
mending its favorable consideration to Con- a
gress in the belief that it's acceptance will G
secure the earliest attainment of con- I
venlent and reliable deep water channel il
between the Gulf and river. d
The Revolution in Honduras. ii
HAVANA, February u. Advices from i
acapulco report that the forces of Salvador s
md Guatemala were beseiging President
Arlas, OF Honduras, at COmayagua, his CAP &
tai. The allied forces had addressed him p
! note, giving him three days to deliver up b
he capital, otherwise the city would be 81
AIKEN by assault. p
1t is not known what reply Senior Arias v
ave. n
Operations have been commenced against sc
but so far have been without o.
luch success. tC
The soldiers of the barracks of La Fran. "
sea, Lima, mutinied. Thirteen were killed CT
nd thirty wounded before the mutiny was k,
lbdued al
Probabilities. bs
WAR DEPARTMENT, IN
Office Chief Signal Officer ! | nj
Washington, February q, 1874. 43s Pm ri
For the Gulf States, northwest winds, rising ba p
meter, falling temperature and cloudy weather IN
River and Marine News. a. a.
Pass. February 81, p M.-Barometer or
ved.Schooner R. Locke Lscoy, master six di
rs vs.. from Banaoa; steamship Tabasco, Galindo g
mes Ford, Atkins, master. twenty-three days u
ON Boston. Sailed-steamships Minnesota and
PAss.A-L eurRE, February 81, 6P M-wind south ga
s.; very hght with thick fog prevailing Ar liz
Seu BRUSH bark Planet Dodd, master, twenty | e
70 days from Guadaloupe; schooner Gertrude sti
,wes ward, master, six days from Ruatan. No Wi
parturee. ;ts
'ICKsBuRG, February 2l-Down-Thompson Dean | ~.
!: NJ Up-frank Pargoud, II A. NJ; Belle Lee / 0o'
NJ Colorado, IL NJ; Selma, P. NJ; Irousides | grs
d barges, T. NJ. Weather warm and rain falling. sir
yer declining. CIV
iENPHIs February 2.-weather warm and rainy gu
,er rising rapidly Arrived-Bannock City from an
river; Dugan, from Arkansas river beoart. Otl
Arlington, for Cincinnati; Fanny Lewis for | VIII
1 river. IVA -
INCrNNArI February 2l-River thirty.two feet pai
rising Observation-Disclosures, for New Orleans IN !
ming all day. is '
ouIsyLLR February 2l-River rising ran;d,v
b twelve feet in Indiana chute. Raining All
rTsBuRs, February N.-River rising steadily.
seven feet six inches WIZ
ANsvrLLE. February 2l.-Tenendous rain all his
It and to-day. Mercury 500 to $40 River risen =
feet two inches. VOL
IRo, February 2l.-Arrived James Howard
ST. Louis, Q P. H.; Robert Mitchell from New r.
ans, 2P. NJ Emile Labarge from vicksburg, |
NJ Departed-RObert Mitchell for Cincinnati, Far
NJ Labarge for st Louis, P. n. River risen | bra,
,ty-two inches. Weather cloudy. Mercury VA"
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