New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-20
Dolly Davenport's Funeral.


UreenWoOu cemetery.
MISCELLANEOUS.
& New Orleans Man Commits Suicide al
l. Vicksburg.
VICKsBURG, February 1T Hernandez,
tobacco and cigar dealer. formerly of New
Orleans, committed suicide at five O'Clock
this morning by shooting himself through
the head with pistol. Cause, temporary
insanity.
The Changers aud the W0men's Temper.
auce Movement.
XsNIA. Ohio, February I9-The State
Grange has passed resolutions indersing the
womens temperance movement.
Bond Given.
MOBILE, February l9.-Charles 3. Wal
lace has been here and has given an appeal
Dond to the Supreme Court of the United
States in the Alabama and Chattanooga
railroad cases for final adjudication.
Strike-
PHILADELPHIA. February lo.-Five huns
dred men in Porter & Dickey's cotton
works, kensington, struck for wages.
Trouble in the shoe trade is threatened,
Burned.
ST. LoCIs, February l9.-The residence.
of S. j. Watson, near here, burned yesters
day. Loss S40,a00.
Important Decision-Four Thousand Ins
dians Enfranchised-Outlaw in New
Mexico.
The Republicans correspondent at Santa
Fe says: The Supreme Court of the Terri
tory has decided that the Pueblo Indians
OF New Mexico are citizens OF the United
States, under the treaty of G0udalOupe Hi
dilgo, with the power to sell their lands
like other citizens. This decision will add
ohn,tt fn,rrf r fbnr ND
ton of the Territory. and relieve the gov.
ernment OF the necessity and expense of
supporting the Pueblo Indians and diss
tributng farming implements among them,
The lawlessness in Lincoln county.
reported a few weeks since continues.
Seven murders were committed there in the
ten DAYS previous 20 the date of the letter.
The outlaws threaten 70 kill some of the
most prominent men in the county. Many
farmers have left the county. and more are
preparing to follow.
AWoman Murdered.
DAVENPORT, Iowa, February 19-Mrs
Elizabeth Browlee, the wife of wealthy
farmer in this county, was brutally mur.
dered by an unknown person IL her house
last evening. She was shot and died in.
stantly. Her youngest child, aged four
years, was also fatally shot. No clue to ths.
murderer.
tennessee NtHte SSrUnGes
NASHVILLE, February l9 - The State
Grange of Tennessee assem- bied az Gallatir,
yesterday. Five hundred subordinate
oranges were represented. there being be.
tween tive and six hundred delegates pre.-
ent, including many ladies'.
Massachusetts Tax Resisters.
WORCESTER. Mass. February l9.-Abbie
and Stephen Kelley Foster, with Miss Sarah
Wall and Miss Marietta Flagg, refused to
pay their taxes because ladies can not vote
Their property is advertised for sale toe
morrow. A convention to protest against
the law is in session here day. The
Smith sisters. of Glastenburg, were prese2:
this morning and made addresses.
1ntsr.ColleEiate Contests
HARTFORD. February l9.-The delegates
of fourteen colleges began their session:
here this morning, TO consider the mattey
OF intercollegiate contests other than es.
pecial.
imprisonment for Life.
Bu7ralo, February I9.-Sfichaef McKeor,
the wife murderer. has been sentenced 20
Imprisonment for life.
AnOIf Sufs decided.
PROVIDENCE, February l9.-in a suis IN
the Circuit Court To-day, in the case Os
Mrs. James against the Atlantic Delains
Company. Judge Clifford rendered de.
cision which in effect atiirms the PLAINTIFF
claim for about $6S8,000s The case ha.
been in court for fifteen years, and may be-
carried TO 9he United States Supreme
COuIc
Taspnyers' Gonventioss
CoLrMBiA, S. Ca February I9.-Ths tax.
psyers' convention today adopted pah
tor the organization Of bureau of emigra.
ton, with commissioners ia eacl. county:
alsos memorial TO Congress.
TOwbOap GnagRed and Sunk.
MEMPHIS, February !I-The towboa:
Mohawk, with five barges from New Or.
leans. for st. Louie. struck a sHag near
foot Of island No. So. q. half past five
O'Clock Tuesday morning, and within i've
minutes sunk 80 That only par. of her hurri.
can roof was left above water. No lives lost.
The boat WILL doubtless prove total loss
The barges will all be- saved. The Mohawk
was owned by The Mississippi Valley Tran,
sportation Company. was valued at 100000
insured IN CINCINNATI and Wheeling offices
tor :2o.o0Gs
4 Wreck.
WILMISGros, February ;s-The .choohe,
s. Y. w. Simmons. from New York. reporte
on the seventeenth. when .ourteei, iniles
southwest Of Fryingpan shoals light ship.
he passed the forward decks OF a steamer.
with force pump attached. winch had appaE'
emily been in the water but short time.
Important from Baltimore-A Peddlep
Arrested.
BALTIMORE. February ls.-.A. 3. Snow.
travelling salesman for g. 5. Owens 81 CO..
manufacturing jewellers. OF New York, sell.
ing by sample. was taken before Justice
Maddox to-day. charged with peddllns
without license. He was convicted and
sentenced to pay fine of $50 and costs.
Appeal was taken TO the city court, and he
is now out on bail. Snow. by his counsel.
claimed that selling by sample and not de-
livering the goods at the time Of sale was
not peddlng, and that the law required nc
license for sale by sample.
Judge Russell Withdraws His Resigna~
ton.
BosToN, February 19-Collector Russel.
has telegraphed the withdrawal of lis res.
lgnatiOn.
Son Moltke's Speech.
PARIS, February l9-Journals here re.
produce in full Genera! Moltke's speech IN
the Keichstag, on the military bill. and
on the gravity of the situation.
The Carli.ts Ahead.
Le Union has dispatches from Spain
stating that General Marones, finding the
Carlist force around Bilboa stronger than
he anticipated retired and Bboa has sent
a deputation 70 the besiegers 20 negotiate .
capitulation.
Locomotive Works Resumed.
PATERSON, February l9-The Grant loco.
motive works have resumed operations 70.
day. Four or or five hundred men are yc -.
be taken On before the end of the week.
Strike mt the Cotton Mills.
The employees of the Kensington cotton
mills are on strike.
The establishments of Messrs. Porter g.
Dickey James Long & Brother. John DaI.
las & Brother. Joseph Welsh a. Son, Thorn.
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