New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-06-09
terms. abolishina export duties on mouey
and silver bullion.


MISCELLANEOUS.
A Freshet.
POUGHKEEPSlE, june ga heavy storm
took place east of here last night, washing
away tracks of several railroads.
Tho Cable oeeamers.
PORTSMOUTH, 81. H., June S.-The pilot
boats report that the Faraday Is laying of
the shoals. and she will come into Ports
mouth, lower harbo., at slack tide. she
has successfully laid all her cable and
buoyed it off Loffraise Ledge.
There are no tidings of the other cable
steamer. the Ambassador.
Masonic Relief.
PHILADELPHIA, June 8.-The Grand
Lodge Of MasOns subscribed $1,000 to the
relief of the people Of the flooded South
west.
Curfis on sumser.
BOSTON, June S-George William Curtis
delivers an GRAFTON tomorrow night at xu-
sic Hall on the late Charles Sumner. There
will be musical services on the occasion,
Miss Kellogg and Adelaide Phillips taking
part.
Judge Bradley.
GALVESTON, June IA special dispatch
from Austin to the Ne,cs says: Judge Brad
ley, of the Circuit Court, has left for Wash
ington. Judge Duvall presides.
From Mexico.
A special to the Neos from Matamoras
says: By q resolution of Tamaulipas' State
Congress capital punishment has been re-
established in this State, which law, BY
order OF Governor Canales, has been pro
claimed today in this city.
Murder and other crimes arc hereafter to
be punished with death. It is said tho
Mexican government is about to reform the
custom tariff under liberal terms. The ex-
port duty on money and silver bullion will
be abolished.
A delegation will leave Galveston about
the fifteenth instant for Kansas City, in tho
interest of the new trade movement. It
will consist of Mayor c. w. Hurley and two
aldermen, as representatives Of the city;
resenting the Chamber of Commerce; Pres
ident w. K. McAlpin and two others, from
the Cotton Exchange. Also, several other
leading merchants. j. G. Pangborn, Of the
Kansas City Times, is here to accompany
the party.
Washed Away.
ALBANY, June 8.-The track of the Sus-
Quehanna railroad was washed away ct sew
eral points by the storm yesterday. At
East Worcester several houses and barns
were carried off by the giving way of dams.
No lives lost.
Explosions.
ATLANTA, Ca, June 8-The engine of tho
construction train on the Air Line road ex-
ploded this morning ct the water tank,
three miles north of Duluth, while taking
water. The fireman, . colored man, was
killed instantly. The conductor. Captain
Adams, is supposed to be fatally injured,
and Engineer Baskville was slightly scald-
ed. Both ends of the boiler were blown
out.
Freshet in Conuecticut-Another Dan
Disaster. Vt
HARTFORD, June 8.-The heavy showers
of Sunday night and Monday caused .
freshet in Mad river, ct Winstead, washing
the streets badly and causing considerable
damage. The dam of the Lathrop cutlery
works gave way. The Nangatuck and
Farmington rivers are very high. The dam
Of the Washine mills, Salisbury, gave way
Saturday.
A Female Suffrage Victory.
SAN FRANCISCO, June THE temperance
| men and women carried the local option
election in Brooklyn, Alameda county, by
q majority of eighty-three. Women cru
| saders from this city and Oakland took
very active part. The results of these elec-
tions are sensibly felt. Several leading dis
| tilleries here have reduced their daily pro-
| duct nearly one-third. The wholesale-busi-
ness with the interior will suffer severely.
Arrest Of Incendiary Firemen.
WILLrAMsPoRT, June 8.-Five active
| members of the volunteer fire department,
arrested on suspicion of being incendiaries.
| have confessed to the burning of nearly ell
the property. over $l,O0O,OO0 worth, de-
stroyed here since the great fire of August,
1871.
| Breaking into a Convent.
| HARTFORD, june 8.-Richard Boyle has
been arrested at Litch6eld for breaking
into the Catholic convent in waterbury
recently. The watohman at the convent
was stabbed by the burglar, and is now in
a critical condition. He gave evidence
which led to Boyle's arrest. ....
Loss of Lite.
UTICA, June Ut is reported here that
twenty persons were drowned while sailing
and fishing on Oneida lake to-day, and
seven persons in On0ndaga lake.
Later.
SYRACUSE, N. Y, June 8.-The details,
| though meagre, do not confirm the extent
Of the loss of life on the Onondaga and
| Oneida lakes.
Many buildings were damaged here by
the storm. ,
Fire In Memphis.
| MEMPHIS, June S.-A fire broke out in the
grocery store of Ely, Harvey g. Richardson,
on Front street, last evening, damaging the
stock to the value of $500, insured in the
Liverpool, London and Globe Insurance
Company for $4,000.
Storm in wisconsin.
MILWAUKEE,, June 8.-Beloit was visited
by terrible storm this morning. The
spire of the First Presbyter ian Church was
demolished, and that of the Second Congre-
gational Church was badly damaged. Many
roofs and chimneys were blown down. A
serious damage is reported at Howell, Ili-
nois.
Races at Prospect Park.
In the great trot at Prospect Park Fair
Grounds to-day, between Goldsmith Maid
and Judge Fullerton the betting at the
start was 500 to $25 on the Maid. Fuller
ton won the first heat in 2:19. The Maid
was still the favorite at 500 to $50.
The second heat was won by Goldsmith
Maid in 2:l8A. The betting then was 500
to $40 on the Maid; she winning the third
heat in 2:20. There was no betting there
after. and Goldsmith Maid triumphed in
the fourth heat and race.
Revenue Reforms.
The merchants and members of the Cham
ber Of Commerce, at q meeting held this
afternoon, adopted resolutions making a
special committee on revenue reforms to
urge upon the Senate the imperative me-
cessity for the relief of our merchants, and
praying them to pass the bill now before
them.
Copies of the resolutions were ordered to
be sent to each member of Congress. jack
son Shultz Hreviewed othe history of the