New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-18

leased by him.
When Colonel Kiersled came from the
| room of the commissioners after their az
ton. he met Mr.. George Baker, reporter
of the Enquirer newspaper, 40 which tae
! charges against him had been published,
and assaulted him, hut parties interfered
| promptly. Colonel Kiersled was immedI'
| ately brought before magistrate and hned.
Vanderbilt University.
a'EM:nis. January 1.-The board 81
| trustees of the Vanderbilt University ad-
| jourped to-day after three days sessions,
| Bishops Payne and McTyeire presiding.
| The board ordained that three depart,
ments be opened on the Thirteenth OF
next January. Rev. Dr.. Summers. OF
| Nashville. and Slipp. of South carolina,
! were elected professors OF tie theological
department, and also three professors in
| the literary and scientific departments. VIZ:
| l., C. Garland Of the University Of Mlssis.
sippi: j. C.. Wells, Central College OF Mis-
! souri,. and n. l. Upton. of the University
| rf Alabama. The hoard viii! NEE. again at
| Nashville in April, when other chairs will
! be filed. and the organization completed.
! Barracks Destroyed by Fire.
! OTTAWA. January I?.-The old barracks
I on tde Parliament grounds here, occupied
by the Pacific railway AZ offices. was totally
destroyed by fire this evening. All the
| plans ard field notes connected with tine
| Pacific surveys were burned.
| Conservative Mayor Elected in Knoxville.
Knoxville, Tenn. January I'm the
| municipal election to-day Peter Staub, Con-
| sentative, was elected mayor, and twelve
| Conservative alderman out OF sixteen.
| The Troubles of the New Jersey Southern
Road.
TRENTON, r. j., January r.-Ro-
bert +. Stockton, receiver for the New Jer-
attn I'D Ia 1,tn
| view to day that he has not been TO Man
| chester as yet. He is waiting tor the action
OF the court, which will Sit next Tues
day. The law does not allow him TO
| run the road. He remarked that there
was no trouble between himself and the
men. He knew the men to be good men,
and all they wanted was the assurance that
the promise made to them in regard to pay
| would be carried out. After the sitting of
the court he will 90 down to see the men.
He thinks they ought to be paid fairly;
believes all will come out right. He further
stated he expected to have the ,oad running
the coming week.
4 Bloody Murderer Who Cf0sts Over
His Crimes.
MILWAUKEE,. January I1.--f}ob Turner.
Of Potos, Grant county, Wisconsin, has
been arrested for the murder OF his brother
Albert. At the inquest. which has just
been concluded, was revealed most blocd-
thirsty propensity on the part of Bob. The
mur dered man was killed with an ak. his
head being nearly severed trGm his body.
as he was coming out Of mineral hole in
which he had been at work. He fell back
speechless and never moved. The murderer
then called to another brother, who was
in al adjoining shaft, and this brother.
named Newton, commenced climbing out.
When he reached the surface he saw
IL. 4.
and was about 10 run when Bob seized him
and, showing the bloody AK, threatened to
kill him unless be would swear to assist
in putting the body away and preserve 81.
lence. This Newton assented 20, but at the
tirss opportunity he escaped TO POtosi,
where he gave the alarm, and the murderer
fled to Lancaster. He was pursued. cap.
:ured and lodged in prison. whore he soon
attempted the lite Of his keeper.
1t has just come 60 light that boy named
Nicely was murdered by Tnrner. near New
California, on December 90. hi. neck being
almost severed from his body by an AK.
Several other mysterious murders having
taken place in the locality an which Turner
had been seen. Marshall Bennett visited
the prisoner and asked him to confess if he
had any hand in them. He finally confessed
tina. he remembered killing two men,
one u stranger whom hs had en-
back o. . poor farm. and thereupon at
tackled and killed Linn. hiding bis body.
The other man he met on the road TO NJ u.s.
cada. where he was going to get work. He
says that the latter made threatening ges.
lures and he feared he was going to take
his life. so he closed with him. and, with a
four-poUnd weight which he carried in his
pocket. struck him two blows over the eyes,
smashing his skull and killing him instant.
~. He dragged the body into the bushes.
secreting it there. Now that he has con.
tessed he delights to talk of the many per-
sons he has killed; he gloats over the skill
with which he has concealed their bodies.
and declares that if they were got together
there would be nearly forty OF them.
Probabilities.
WAR DEPARTMENT.,
Office Chief Signal Officer
Washington, January II. 1874. $50 P. u.
For New England and the Middle States clear
partly cloudy weather and southerly winds
will prevail. Will! rising temperature and falling
For the Southern States, east of the Mississippi
river, partly cloudy weather and rising tempera-
ture, easterly to southerly winds and possibly rain
For the Ohio valley. rising temperature and
falling barometer with southelly winds and fair
weather during the greater portion of the day.
For the lake region and the Northwest, the tenn
perature will probably rise and continue above
the freezing point, and party cloudy weather vii!
prevail. except in the northern portions of these
districts where threatening weathe! and light |
rain are probable. 1
River and Marine News.
SOUTHWEST PASS January Il, 30 PM.-Baromeier |
Nicholson master fortytwo days from Bristol, in |
ballast to order; ship Tros, Herofsen master, six
ty seven DAYS from Cardiff Wales with railroad |
iron, to master; steamship Pernambuco. at $50
p. NJ. from Liver pool, via Charleston, to Shepherd
4 DeWolt steamship Emily b. souder. at us P.
Nj, Burdick master from New York, to j. f. Lud-
wigsen schooner Willie, eight DAYS from Grand /
Cayma Eden master, with cargo OF old metal |
and Mexican oranges, to +. Pilsbury; schooner
Boston, with ice, to the Crescent City Ice Com
pany. Sailed-Ship D. W. Chapman brig Tally Ho,
Oulton, Hendrck Fish, Zephyr and Sally.
PAss-A.LOUTKK, January II, P. M-Wind east.
master, nifty one days fIom Rotterdam, in ballast,
to order; British bark Henrietta, simpson, master,
SIX days from Havana with a cargo Of sugar
araship Caedonian and schooner Ii. W.
Foster.
vIcKsBrRG. January lr.-Passei 1own-Mary
Miller at A. NJ, Mollie Moore at A. NJ.
A. d.. Henry Ames at A.. NJ, Charles Bodmann at
A. NJ Lady Lee at Q A. M. and John B. Maude at
P: NJ. Weather cool and cloudy. River rising:
MEMPHIS, January l7-River rising steadily De-
and Glasgow. for White nver; R. j.
Dugan, for Arkansas river: Paragon and Ben
Franklin, for Cincinnati; Mary Houston for Louis
vile; Kate Kndey. for st. Louis. Weather cloudy |
and cool.
EVANSVILLE, January l7-weather clear. Mer-
700 to 400. River fallen twenty inches.
CAIRO, January MISUNDERSTANDING, for |
New Orleans. at eight O'Clock last night. The
river is about stationery. Weather Gear; mer-
curry 400.
PirTsBuKG, January i7.--Ii.eg failing slowly, |
with i've and half feet.
81. LOUIS. January 1.-THE river Is about sta.
iorary ard st full Of ice. which is getting soft.
The weather is quite mild. with prospect of q
thaw and speedy resumption of navigation south.
LOUISVILLE, January 1.-THE river is still falling
ihd nIne feet two inches in the pass Weather
somewhat warmer during the day. bus growing
colder TO night. Arrived-Mollie Ebert, from Gin
,innati. Departed-Mollie Ebert for New Orleans.