The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-12-15
YESTERDAYS NOON DISPATCHES.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.-Pardee has been
appointed District Judge of Louisiana. his
nomination goes to the Senate to-day.
It's safe to say there will be no change in
the Federal officers OF Louisiana.
The new appointments for Texas are very
shaky as to confirmation by the Senate. Inc
new appointees fail to receive the support
expected. Politicians whom they approach
having private axes to grind.
WASHINGTON, Dec. l3.-Jud9e Swavne Will
not resign his seat on the Supreme Bench.
WAsHINeroN, Dec. 1.-THE first hour OF
the session of the House was given to the IN
PRODUCTION and reference OF bills.
In the Senate large numbero OF bills were
introduced: none Of particular interest to the
South.
The appointment of Don A. Pardee relieves
Judge Durell from all Impeachment proceed
inps. the result Of which would have disqual-
tiled him from Offices OF profit or honor.
LosDoS, Dec. 13.-Parliament reassembles
February 5.
LoNDos, Dec. 13-The barks Arena from
St. Johns for Sligo, and Breartcy from Dem
crews were rescued by the steamers Indiana
and Silesia, and landed to-day.
LONDON, Dec. ia dispatch from Monte
video, dated the 9th inst, says the insurrec-
ton in the Argentine States is considered at
an end.
LONDON, Dec 14.-Gen. Iona, command
ing the Republicans, has died from wounds
received in the last battle with the Carlists.
BERLIN, Dec. 13.-In the Reichstag yester-
day, Lusker called attention to the arrest of
Majunke, o member OF that body, and moved
that the Committee on Standing Orders re-
port as soon as possible, if arrests of Depu-
ties during the session are admissible, and il
so, how they can eventually be avoided.
The motion was unanimously adopted.
The committee subsequently decided the ar
rest was inadmissable and recommended the
Reichstag to demand his immediate liberation.
The Minister OF Justice, De Leonhardt, in
tends to resign on account of ill health.
The court trying Won Arnim was in secret
session two hours Yesterday, when the most
important of the documents which had been
withheld from the public were read. The
prosecution gave warning that any person
who published, or caused to be published,
these documents, would be considered guilty
of high treason.
Baron Holstein testifies on Monday. Coun-
sci for defendant will begin arguments in the
afternoon TIL. verdict will probably be post
pOned until next week.
rAn1s, Dec 13.-At a meeting of the Depu-
ties Of the Left, to-day, an address to NJ Os-
de- Lafayette was adopted, congratrlatinG
him on the tiattering communications he re.
-ceved recently from citizens OF the United
States
HAVANA, Dec. 13.-A deputation of Knights
'Templar from the United States have been
visiting this city and the interior. They re-
turn to New Orleans tomorrow on the steamer
Wilmington.
PREAKNEss, N. j., Dec 4.-Five children
who yentured on the thin ice, drowned in the
presence Of their mother, who was watching
their play from their house. Four were girls
aged Ii, Is, Ii and s. The boy was aged
years.
New YORK, Dec. 14.-Theodore Duboise
who was wounded while commanding Fed
eral vessel in the attack on Mobile, is dead.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 1.-THE explosion of a ga!
tank killed Thomas Pratt, Chief Engineer
He went into the tank to investigate SOM
trouble and, 1t is supposed, lighted a match
which caused the explosion.
NV YORK. Dec. 1.-THE Stadt Theater
German, was closed last evening by thu
police and large crowd went to anothe
the;te-. whose injunction on the police hat
not run out.
Th< Germania Theater was also closed
Paul Faulk's Tivoli theater gave sacred
concert until II o'clock last night, when
theatrical performance began, and continued
until near two o'clock, to large crowd,
Tie Bowery Theater gave a sacred concer
which included The Pearl OF Savoy" to al
immense house.
At tie Brooklyn Tabernacle, the usual as
-sault on theaters made by DIR. Talmage
NEW YORK, Dec. 13.-The semi-centennla
anniversary meeting of the American Trac
Society was held this evening. Hon. VIM. E
Dodge presided. The annual report showe'
the annual issues for fifty years averaged NOR
4 than ten million publications; more than hal
Y a million Of these being volumes.
For third of century the society ha
employed 1000 laborers and during the pas
wear 22O who made on average one thousan
visits apiece. carrying prayer into more tina
100000 families. The cost Of this work dun
4 ing the past year was $4,000
Grants had been made to the number G
sixty-eight million Of pages and to the valu
81 more than s45. OdO which had been dis
aributed through mission schools, prisons an
hospitals The gifts for forei On Distribute
Oh the form Of printed matter amounted t
$1,000! and in cast and plates to be used
printing 10 the amount Of $1,000. More tina
1000 publications had been ISSUED abroad an
sn 1i3 languages.
Y pended more than 100000 in co-operatln
avith prominent American missions
Addresses were delivered by the Rev. d.
eTyng. VIM. Pratt, Halleck and others.
LIVERPOOL. Dec. IA, Noon.-Cotton du
saod depressed Uplands 7iG,7s, Orleans Z.
Estimated sales 10000, including 1000 for e,
port and speculation. Cotton to arrive IL
cheaper sales on a basis OF Mlddhng u
sands, nothing below Low NIiddling, shippe
December and January. 5-16.
2P. M.-Sales. on a basis of Middling UI
eands. nothing below Good Ordinary, shippe
December and January. =: do, deliverabl
February and March, Il: do. nothing belo
Low Middling. shipped Nov. and Dec. 81
eso shipped January and February I'D; d.
deliverable December and January, 7st
Sale. Of Middling Orleans. nothing belo
NIiddlng, shipped November and Decembe
q ZIG. Breadstutfs quiet.
4 p M.-Cotton unchanged: the sales t
slnv include 54OO bales American.
january and February shipments, fro
Savannah OF Charleston. not below Goo
ordinary 15-16d, January and February d
sivery. not below Low lIiddling, 7-16
u Eabrror,. ond March do 7-16d