New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-21

These buildings were new, having been
erected since the great fire.
Desperate Fight in the State Prison.
BOSTON. January 20.-Maurice Heelig and
Thomas Smith, convicts IN the Massachu'
setts State Prison and working in the tail
oring department, had desperate HgEt
20. day with tsilor's shears. Smiths WOUNDS
are probably mortal. HeelS was oaoiy
cut, but will survive.
Base Ball Legislation.
BALTIMORE, January 20.-The judiciary
committee of the National Base Bal!
Association met at the st. Clair Hote!
tonight. three of five members being
present, VIZ: K. c. Hall. Of Baltimore: n. T.:
Young of Washington, and w. y. smith. OF
Maryland. After hearing the charges
preferred by the Philadelphia Club against
:he Bostons the committee unanimously
resolved not TO act IN the matter. az Nv
championship had already been awarded.
I'm reference 20 Arthur Cummings the
committee though. he deserved censure tor
the manner in which he !ef: the Baltimore
club, but released him from any disability
incurred thereby.
Mr.. Young read a paper On players bet
ting either directly or indirectly on game
and its demoraiizing tendency. advocating
The expulsion of any player guilty OF IL
| The committee recommended tina: tho sud-
| ice, be earnestly considered by the ma
tionai association At its next annual meet
| ing. Adjourned.
Georgia Communicates Texns.
ATLANTA, January 20.-The L. gisla:ure
20 dav passed resolution congratulatIng
Texas upon her release from Radical rule:
also thanking Presden: Grant for his AM
partial decision in the Texas matter.
Bridge Burned.
PORTLAND. Me-. January 50.-The Eastern
railroad bridge at Bedford, Maine. was
totally destroyed by tire this afternoon.
Loss $4,000.
Railroads Changing Ranis.
CINCINNATI, January .0.-The trustees %
The Cincinnati Southern railroad located
IL: miles of the road in Kentucky. from
South Danyilie. the northern terminus of
tho eighty miles now under contract. TO
Roberts Store. twenty-five miles sonth OF
here. The ridge route has been followed
from Lexington by Georgetown and Viii
Jamestown. Thew also purchased of
David Senton and Lewis Worthington
the railway from Lexington to Kentucky
river. twenty three miles. thirteen miles of
which, to Nicholasville, is now in operation;
the remaining ten miles are graded to Che
Kentucky river. where the piers for the
bridge are ready for the superstructure.
Advertisements for proposals tor the super.
structure have been ordered. The price
paid for the road, depots and yards is
$4,000 in Cincinnati seven per cent cur
rency bonds at par. The treasurer says the
contract for the road troL here 20 LeX1ng.
ton will be let soon.
Dnngers That Environ n Man With .
Search Warrant.
4Pr,,ru,r I,,,or,, IN ba e,,;> ~ p
A. Pat.en VS.. d. c. & II. NJ. Loewenstein.
for searching his house for stolen goods.
frightening bis wife. and torcibly conveying
off some OF her wearing apparel, She jury
to-day returned verdict tor $4,000 dam.
ager.
G0serosP Whyfe Elected Se0atOr from
Maryland.
ANNArOL:s. January 2o.-William Pinck.
ney Whyte. Governor Of this State. was TO.
dav elected bv the Legislature to be United
States Senator in place Of Hamilton, whose
term expires March 1. 1873.
Gazing in Of the Tunsel.
ST. LOUIS. January 20-Abcu' 80 fee: Of
She northern wall of the tunnel. on Wash.
ington avenue, between Sixth and Seventh
streets, directly in front of the new LiDdell
Hotel, caved in to-day. badly fracturng one
o: the tunnel arches and carrying with it a
pa y VI uilO elOCWCih ala Il
of the hotel. A weak foundation was the
cause OF the accident. The loss 70 the Tun-
nel Company vii! probably amour: 70
S5o.0p0.
Probabilities.
WAR CRrARrsRS9,I
once Chief Signal Officer, !
@ssh.n gton. January 20, 1874. t30 P. M.)
For New England continued high but gradually
falling barometer and northeasterly to southeast
eIly winds will prevail with increas ng clondiness
and probably !ish: snow by Wednesday afternoon
For the s,ddle States and the lake region and
thence southwark TO Tennessee, generally cloudy
weather and eastery 80 southerly winds, with
areas of rain aud possibly snow in the lake region
FOR the Northwest. areas of rain aud snow. with
slight rise OF temperature. and sasteEly to sou he
sTly winds.
For the South Atlantic and Gulf States partly
cloudy or fair weather, and southeasterly to south.
westerly 1nas AID CO.. continued hEg ,emperate
River nnd Marine Ns~s.
SOUTHWEST Pass January 20. 8 P. M.-Bafometer
Steamship Hutchin son, at P. NJ, som Galveston.
to c. A. Wnitney Co.; schooner Mary A. Drury,
City Ice COMPANY; ship Ardeneah. Bruce, master.
sixty days fr"m Liverpool, III ballast: ship Bolivia.
Mul phy. master. sixteen days from Savannah. il.
vIcKsBuRe. January 2o.-Down-N atcNss AZ 10
T. NJ. yp-Citc of Quincy. at II A NJ. W.athe,
COO and cloudy. River rising.
MEaPHIs. January 20 River si.n: steadily. Ar
fived-P Parker. from Cincinnati. nepasted-Rogers
and Bodmann tog Cincinnati: Sannoci City for
White river.
ClNcly.Ar: januafy 20 The rive, is twenty four
fee, and rising. Light rain al! day. DepaTted-
sherlnciS TOR New orleans.
PIyTsBURS January ,0.-Riyer nine fee; six inches
and rising slovy. Weather cloudy. mild and
threatening.
louisville. January 2c~River risen sixteen
inches; ten feet seven inches n the canal eight
feet seven inches i'll the pass. Weather mild. with
drilling ram all day. Arr.ved-Mary Houston
from New Orleans.
EVANSVILLE. January 20-WeatheY cloudy; heavy
fog all dav. dense tonight. Mercury 3s2 ITO 46o.
River fallen ffty-1ouy inches. Up-Pargout,; =.
NJ. Down-Indiana 1870 + NJ: Pevtona and barges,
?P. NJ; Warner and barges, . T. NJ.
'A'K". January .0.-AIrived-Ka's Kinney. from
FicksbuTg, 10 F. Nj; John Kyle. iron, selmont. 20
A. VI. Departed.-Mollie Ebert. for New DIieans.
u r. NJ. Gapltoi City. for st. Louis ]. A. VI. The
river has fallen fifteen inches in the past twenty
four hours. Weather clear and warm; mercury 48o.
81. Lou1.. January 20..-A1lived. Belfast. from
Vicksburg. River falling, with about four fee, Of
water at the Horse Tail. and very little see run
ning. The underwater. have not yet removed the
embargo navigation. Weather cloudy. Mi.d,
miss. az: ae!.
MARK ETS.
DOmeatfc Narketa.
Nssv SoeI January 30.