New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-03-14


troduoed By Mr.. Syphox, colored. Passage
of the same was advocated by Mr.. SyphOx
| and other colored mem bers, but they were
| tabled.
! Five alarms of fire occurred here since
noon. Only one resulted seriously.
| Weather very cold.
The Governor Burned In Effixy.
! special to the Dispatch says: Governor
| Kemper was burned in etfgy here tonight,
in presence of large and enthusiastic
| crowd. The effigv was labeled j. L. KEN
| per, Govern or OF Virginia, sold out to the
Radicals"
| Action Of Galveston Printers.
GALVESTON, March l3.-At a meeting of
the Galveston Typographical Union to-
night. an appropriation was unanimously
| voted to assist the New Orleans Union
against its approaching reduction.
Rnid on the Frontier.
| A NescS special from Sherman dated to,
| day says, parties just arrived from Jack
| son, report that formidable raid on the
frontier by Fort Sill Indians is imminent.
| Lone Wolf is leading them"
Hanging of an Arkansas Desperate.
LITTLE Rock, March l3-Parties who
left Clarksville at 10 A. NJ. say that Sid
Wallace, the Johnson county desperate,
was to be hung at twelve o'clock, and every
pTtpdTdtlou udu Uttu ulduc.
A Gazette reporter was with the con-
| demned man until eleven O'clock last night,
| and throughout the conversation ne wore
the same confident air which has charac-
terized him during his long imprisonment.
He wrote letter to the Gazette last night
in which he states that he is murdered by
his enemies, through forms Of law. without
giving him the least showing.
The scaffold was erected in the courthouse
Il Of <tas oH r1,nr Aall
confined. Looking ut it, he asked the re-
porter if he didn't think that was a mighty
shabby affair upon which to hang him.
He expressed no fear Of death, and stated
his confidence that no would be borne
away to heaven by angels. If turned loose
now he said that, with a couple of good re-
vOlvers. he thought he could "get away"
with a good many of his enemies, but, he
stated, they were afraid to meet him. They
were a pack of towards who had sworn
away his life because they we're afraid Of
him.
The crowd in attendance at the execution
Is reported as the largest ever assembled in
johnson county. Wallace is reported as
having killed several men besides the one
for which he was hung.
No train has yet arrived from Clarksville
since the execution.
Resolutions Of Kespecs.
The colored people adopted resolutions of
respect to the memory Of Mr.. Sumner and
decided to drape their houses in mourning
on the day of the funeral.
Probabilities.
WAR DKrAR-nSTY.)
Office Chief Signal Officer, }
Washington, March Il, 1874. AS P. u. }
For the Gulf States and thence north srd to the
Ohio Valley, pOrtherly winds veerng 20 sou saerly,
with rising temperature, faliinr barometer. III
creasing cloudinese; and in the lower Mississippi
valley rain by Saturday night.
River and Marine News.
SOUTHWEST Pass. March 10. 6 P. M.-Baro.nster
1920. Wind east. fresh. Arrived-Schooner Lady
W dbuTy, Woodbury. master, from CtlIa; steam.
ship knieker Y"sh at 2'eP Gage mas,er
Mamie T. Bell and schooner Linda.
PAssA.L'ourRz. March -, Noon.-Wind east
fresh. Weather very hazy. Notwithstanding |
Lavace, COoksey. master, at 1910 A. d., from |
Cedar Keys, via Apalachicols. with turpennneand |
COW paas to e koIsrts No dhtPs,turss
odmann at p M.: Charles B. Church at P. II. |
Dowh-John A. scudder at 4 A 81 Weather clear !
aud pleas ant River is rising is now forty-One feet
above lev water
MEMPHIS, March la.-River still stationary
burg, for St. Louis; Kittie Hughes for Cincinnati
indiana. for Louisville; Lonsworth and Belle Lee.
for new Orleans.
CINCINNATI, March IS River twenty. eis hit feet |
and falling. Weather clear and ce,d.
plrrssUEG. March la.-River seven feet and
falling.
LOUISVILLE, March la.-River falling slowly
eleven feet scant In the canal. nno feet in the
chute. Weather cold aud clustering.
EVANSVILLE, March l3.-Weather clear and cold
River fallen four inches
CAIRO, March Observation-Disclosures Carroll from
Vt. Louis A. NJ Future City, from New Orleans,
% A. H.. City of Alton from New Orleans, !. A. NJ |
uiia, from St. Louis A IL Departed City OF |
Alton, for St Louis ut noon; Carroll, for Bew Or.
cans P. n; Julia for vicksburg, P II. River
las fallen eight inches. Weather clear. Aeroury |
%. |
ST. Lours, March l3.-Ee arrivals or departures
Snifi nul,- WAat thar, al.
Cotton.
NEW YORK, March l3-The following IL the com |
arative cOttoA statement for to week ending
IarCh 49,
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