New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-12-16

an incendiary. - ~ ~
At four o'clock this morning the thermo-
meter indicated 60 below zero.
Lvnch Law In Iewa.
CHICAGO, December ia Desmoines
special says: "AbOut $50 A. N: body OF
$50 disguised men entered the jail, knocked
down the TAILOR, bound him hand and foot,
took the keys to the cells from his pocket,
overpowered the guards and entered the
cell where Charles Howard. the murderer
of johnson, who was yesterday sentenced
TO Imprisonment for life, was confined his
wife. who was sleeping with him, chung to
him, utte-ing horrible shrieks, and 1t was
only by the force of half dozen men that
Howard was dragged from his bed. A rope
was placed about his neck. and he was
dragged through the hall and jail yard and
hung to lamp post.
san the men had their faces blackened,
and were divided into squads, eacn doing
its allotted work without word beng said.
After Howard had been fastened to the
post the mob departed as silently rs lucy
came. IL ia supposed the work was done
by members of the vigilance committee IN
this county, who have been recently hold
ING meetings. and on Saturday, when the
iury came in with their verdict. several
were seated near the prisoner
A Bloody Affair.
Sr. LOUIS, December 15.-Gus Fischer.
saloon keeper in Cahokia village. six miles
below here, on the Illinois side ct the river
blew the top of John Rounds head OF with
a shotgun Sunday night. 1t appears ooth
were drinking hard, and FISCHER maoo ihi'
proper proposals. to q woman accompanying
Rounds, and the latter in turn threatened
to outrage a little daughter OF Fischer.
whereupon Fischer eeizsd q gun and killed
Rounds as stated. Both were very hard
cases and the woman in the affair Is SAID 10
be a prostitute. Fischer is in jail.
Burned to Death.
The caIaboose at Usage Mission, Kansas,
was burned Saturday night. and two men
named Carlin and Fox persisted IN the
flames.
Aid Asked for tho Southern Pacific.
The Merchants Exchange and the Board
of Trade of this city have united in memo
rial pra wing Congress to grant the ald de.
sired by the Texas Pacific and Atlantic and
Pacific Railroad. They urge that the com
pletion of the roads is necessary TOR the pro.
lection of the Southern frontier; that 1t Will
afford the only effective protection against
Indian raids to the settlers and miners OF
Southera territories. and will save the gov
ernment millions yearly in transport
ing supplies to garrisOns or troops operat.
ing against the Indians in that region; that
it will receive competition in transcOntl-
mental traffic which will reduce the rates,
and draw to the overland route larger
share of the commerce between Europe and
Asia; that it is but just to the South, since
the present line leaves to the s0uthward the
capitals and centres of population Of twenty
lantic: that it will stimulate the production
of cotton, which already suffices in six
counties traversed by the Texas Pacific to
nav the interest on $50 DOC, 900 Of foreign
Indebtedness; that it will greatly increase
the supply Of cattle, and cheaper food to
Eastern consumers; that it will develop the
sheep culture of New Mexico. and supply
to wool manufacturers the cheap qualities
Of wool which are now imported at a cost
of over $2O,0O0,0 900 yearly; that it will
develop the richest mineral region OF this
country and Mexico, and may speedily
double our production Of precious metals;
that it will prompt another flood tide OF
immigration, such as followed the discov-
cry Of gold in California and the opening
of the Union Pacific, each Of which brought
to this country 3l5O, 1000, 900 in cash and
added $500, 100000 to the yearly products
of its industry, and that it will give
greatly needed stimulus to indus
try, now disheartened and Frustrated,
creating an immediate demand tor
400, 900 tons Of iron, 100000 tons of ore,
9 ,OCO GOO toms of coal, and labor in the man
ufacture of iron and the building of the
roads. 1t is also urged that the capital
required will be drawn from abroad, II, a.
proposed. the government guarantees the
interest on the bonds of the company, as
Great Britain and France have done 80
successfully for the development of rail.
wavs, A committee has been appointed to
take a memorial to Washington and present
it to Congress-.
Aquatic.
HARTFORD, December 1.-THE secretary
of the Rowing Association OF American
Colleges has issued circular indefinitely
postponing the meeting OF delegates called
for tomorrow at this city.
The kidnapDers Identified.
PHILADELPHIA, December l5.-The fol.
lowing dispatch was received in this city
early this evening:
NEW YORK, December Is, 1874.
To Jones, Chief OF Police, Philadelphia:
Walter Identifies both the dead men posi-
lively; the other witness one Of them, sure.
WILLIAM RHEIMS,
Captain of Detective Police Of Philadelphia.
The witness mentioned is Peter Callahan,
who is employed in the residence adjoining
C0&G Oh ME. OOe6s ~ WALL OO ASAACAuUOAOu
he saw one of the kidnappers in the neigh
borhOod of the house before the abduction.
Cotton Press Barned.
ATLANTA, December 15.-Tbe Champion
cotton press caught fire at quarter past
two this afternoon, and the flames spread
SO rapidly that in a few minutes the whole
building was in blaze. About 5000 bales
of cotton were in the press and sheds at the
time and are nearly all total loss.
There is much uncertainty as to the in.
surance, but it ia believed that the loss on
the cotton will be SOC. 900, fully incurred,
and $50 900 on the press building and ma
chinery, which are insured Tor $2O, 900 only.
The Liverpool and London and Globe have
about $4,000 en- the cotton and $500 On
the press machinery. The North British and
Mercantile and London and Lancashire
have about $50, 600 on the cotton and $500