New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-10-21
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fire. caused by defective fiue, broke r SI.
81 saloon on Water street, IN lug r.
block. destroying the entire n: ;,.ar ,,oat
nrincipai sufferers are Matt Mohlian' 49, b"
stores. and Elliott e. Miller, s'eS Snnnrai
AGENTS. and commission merchants. oeseIai
other saloons and Doat s'oAo'
stroyed. Loss heavy.
Boiler Explosion.
C,>c,vx.r, October 20.-At New Albany,
.,on,T NJ one Of the boilers IN Mitch
81, 4, 20 "a nork house exploded with ter
r;s,. ,orce trarng the boiler shed to atoms
I'D throwing the boiler distance OF two
Kindred feet. Four persons were severely
scalded, ono of whom has since died.
Prairie Fires.
The Gd.ettes Fort Wayne tlndiana) spe-
rial saws considerable uneaslness exists
there, occasioned by unusual droutn ana
heavy prairie and bush fires in that vlclnlfy.
A. times the CITY is filed with almost bliDd
ing smoke and falling ashes, which. after
rundown, settles down upon the city SO
dense AS to render breathing and seeing
difficult. Considerable damage is repoEted
among farmers, but NO authentic sta.eInehI
can be obtained.
Ku.Klux Sentenced.
LOUISVILLE, October .U.-The sentence ID
the Ku-klnx case was "a hne OF SioV auu
three years imprisonment.
The Riot Act.
f,,urAco. October 20-The riot act was
intellectually read to the parties preventing
the placing of the track of the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad across the Michigan Cen
trail road.
The Republicans Of the first district OF
Illinois nominated Hon. Sibley Smith ior
Congress. and the Republicans OF the third
district renominated Hon. c. b. farwell
The Presidents Reception.
President Grant held reception in the
drawing room of the Palmer House To-Day
which was attended by very large NUN.
Der Of people, including many prominent
citizens.
BosroN. uc.5a.r e0.-Talbot accepts the
Democrat. .a4alJ.cy Tor the governor
Tn. -.i,.rd Bank Robbery.
The robl,fu 81 he Milford Bank was I'M
saoubtedly .he vork of professionals. Mr..
SAWYER. the cashier, had been in the habit
OF leaving tho key of the bank at the post
office in order to guard against such
scheme as t at followed by the robbers:
The robbers were aware OF TINS ana
after placing cord around Mr.. Sawyer's
neck to prevent any cutlery forced him to
.ccompany them by threatening to kill bis
habe in case he refused to comply with
their demands. Arriving at the postotfice
the robbers effected an entrance by re.
moving a pane of glass with diamond, and
the keys of the bank were now IN their
possession.
A Steamboat Tragedy.
V1cKsBURG, October 20.-John Conlsn, q
white deck hand on the steamer City OF
Vicksburg, was shot in the breast three
times and instantly killed by Judge Clay
ton, . negro rOustabOut. Alter long race
the murderer was captured.
Masked Bank Robbers.
NASHUA, N. H., October 2O.-Last night
elk masked men entered the room of the
cashier of the Skowhegan National Bank at
Milford, gagged him, put rope around his
neck, shut hie wife, four children and ser
want in cellar, dragged him to the bank
and made him open tho vault which they
robbed of about $500 in currency. $4,000
to 100000 in bonds, mostly government.
and some other securities, then led him
back TO the house, tied him to a bed post
and left. The family forced open the cellar
about four o'clock and gave the alarm. but
no trace Of the robbers could be discovered.
Lively Times for the Lawyers.
SALT LAKE CITY. October 2O.-Eighteen
indictments were brought in by the grand
Jury to-day. 1t is stated that some OF the
murders committed in the Territory years
ago are being investigated. but it is probable
that most of the indictments found are for
polygamy.
United American Mechanics.
PHILADELPHIA. October 20.-The annual
session of the State Council Of the Order of
United American Mechanics was held to-
day. The statistics presented showed the
order to be in a tiourishiDg condition. The
total number of councils il 2S4, nun Der Of
members u, S92, amount CT money paid by
subordinate councils for benefits and relief
during the year. S6,27i,iH.
The special committee on the Wash.
ingtOn monument submitted report which
stated that at present 1t was deemed !neX-
pedient to erect monument.
Cattle Trader Behaving BndIy.
ST. LOUIS, October 20-J. w. Haley, a
cattle trader of Texas. is represented to
have recently obtained SIC, 900 from Rogers,
Powers g. Co., stock firm of Kansas City,
on representations that he owned large
drove OF cattle. He also obtained $4,000
from BOrse & Snyder, and various sums
from other firms, after which he sold his
cattle for $4,000 and absconded.
The Steamboat Conversion.
It has Just TRANSFERRED that the convention
of steamboatmen which recently assembled
in this city adopted resolutions strongly
favoring the construction by the govern
ment of the Fort St. Philip canal, with o
sufficient depth of water for the passage of
vessels drawing twenty six feet as the best
and most feasible outlet Of the Mississippi
valley 10 the sea.
DETROIT. October 20.-A fire at Eaton
Rapids destroyed the Vaughan House and
several other buildings. Loss $4,000: in.
surance $4,000.
George r. Edmunds Reelected Senator
from Vermont.
MONTPELIER, October .O.-Edmunds il
elected federal Senator for six yea.s :.om
March next
Explosion.
LATHE Rock. October ga: , A. n,
while lying at Dardanelle, the steam pipe
OF the new steamer Maumelle exploded,
fatally scalding two deck hands and three
Others slightly: another jumped overheard
anu was drowned.
The Morgan Liabilities.
SAN Francisco. October 2O..-The Tia.
b:li.ies Of T.. T.. Morgan & Co.. agents ;,r
Che Changers, are $4,000.
4 Whisky Riot.
CoirMEi.. October .o.--;u Il drunken rio;
ct Newb::'v colored policeman and sew.
eyai pariis. .~-s. wounded.
Soldiers Pardoned.
TSR7 MADISON. Iowa. October 90
General Ord to-day pardoned twenty sol.
oilers who wegs imprisoned in the Iowa
yeniteatiary.
Prisoners Transferred.
lieutenant Riley arrived this morning
with guard Of torty.nile melt from Gin.
einnati. They leave Tomorrow morning