New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-11-25
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son Coleman, or Lebanon: Ii. ;. t-,htll' "'
Reading; and Horace Brooks, OF bdit'hioie'
A scientific Test.
FoRr MONROE, Va, November Ill he
United States steamer Fortune, after :ia
iustins her compasses at the buoNs' saieu
from the Roads to day loT h'ngslnh'
Jamaica. for the purpose OF procuring l",'
exact longitude Of that place by telegraph
test.
South Carolina Legisiature'
Cr.KiEsToS, November 2l.-Ih. lew
LEGISLATURE met at Columbia to-daF. Eilloit.
colored, who recently resigned BIS seat III
Con grees to become leader III the i-t.lsia-
ture' was elected Speaker of the House OF
Representatives by a vote OF sixty one -
fifty-ooe: the minority included the Whole
delegation elected by the Fusion party III
Charleston. The delegation contains .e.
eraI representatives. of the prope''y ana
commercial interests hitherto unl. presented
in the Legislature. and pr.ce. ding. nav"
begun 20 contest their seats, a!th"Igi. t.''y
were elected by nearly 800 majority.
Jumped the Track.
Cu,c,G.. November .i-A .lumnl: en-
zine. which rms between ih's city AM:
HYDE Park, inn.Dci tho track about Fl.
miles from ,iI.5 CT: and Va. overturned.
crusnir: Il. engineer. !ha.l's .Hii h""T.
beneatl, II. wher. !le "..- sc..l.r. 70 """' u
by the escaping ST. "u:. ;. passenger IA we
car attached ~ the dummy S".''.a' ''' 4!
scalded.
The ,,ssse.ae, t-ai, or tH" indianapolis,
DIon,nip9,on and Wesi.,n railroad was
d;tcbed 10 .ia- hetw.eH !.cr.y and Hi""ln-
ingtou. The fireman was killed and a huni'
her of passengers s.v.re!y injured. Ho!u:'
Their particular. cs.veG.
A Times p.er,a special sayG 10 passengers
were dangerously injuves: sy The sc.!de NJ
on the Indianapolis, Elc''Hi!gf"" ana
Western road to-day.
Instantly Epgineer Sharpe "a. severely
but not dangerously injured The accident
was caused by Il misplaced swItci1.
Dead.
David Brown. the passenger sca"eu al
the Hyde Pak dummy accident today. has
since died.
f;vt, Rights s;pcec., from the Democratic
Governor Of AiaEamn.
MONTGOMERY, November 2l-G0vernnr
Houston. in the course OF his inaugural,
said: "With firm determination to respect
and m antain my oath Of office, which stall
be the seal to my conscience ] unhesitat-
iuplv undertake to perform such duties a3
il impvses ard will regard it as one OF my
highest and most sacrediobligationst t" see
that the laws are faithfully executed ana
the rights OF all citizens, without regard 10
race, color or previous conditlon, ouiy
guarded and projected Let this occasion
inspire the conviction that We live Ia the
land of liberty, regulated By law, without
which the citizen would be insecJie against
dOmest tic discord or violence, and that our
duty to preserve such laws In their consti'
tutional purity and power should not and
can not be avoided
He said we must restore tn" credit OF
the State to its former high and honor
able position, preserve inviolate her good
faith, and at the same time protect 6tf
y,eople against excessive and unjust taxa,
yion. All ciiizens of Alabama truly desire
peace and the perfect restoration 'i Ira
fernal relations between al. sections
of our common country. They are loyal 90
ehe government of the United states ana
will readily yield cheerful Obedience t" :ts
authority and laws. They only ass 10 be
permitted. under the constitution and laws
of the country, to exercise and secure from
unwarran:ab BILE interference the night al j!st
and legal self government.
Probabilities.
Office Chief Signal ofieor, !.
Washington, November "a, 1874 l.'5 y. ~ ,
fnr the South Atlantic and Gulf States, par Is
cloudy weather with local rams varani. WIGS
slight fall in the temperature and slowly 1ls'h.
barometer
River and Marine News.
SOUTHWEST PASS, November "a, J. S.-Csro
meter $3.50. wind south south west, light. At
rived-French bark Courier, LGporte master.
s1ty-one days from Cette, France; steamship
Texas, BIS p. NJ, Law1ensen, master from Liver
Doo via Havana. to Si'as Weeks Co; Norwegian
bark Castor, Danubs.n, master, fifty days from
Malaga. Arrived ou' side for orders-Bark Mdrg y
ref, Baker, muster, Att nine days from GTteock
steamship Frame in, at a. ~. from Havana, 10
I'uig Co. Ne departures.
Pass AEOUTRE, November 70, Nv IND
south southwest, light. Arrived-Bris Bette
-Aiackey, master sixteen days from New YORK
sailed- ship Invi cible
vIcKsBuRG, November A.-Up-C Commonwealth
at A. NJ bown-Fnture City and barge. at wo
John b. Ma,I,ie at twelve last might: Frank Par
Roud, at 8 A. NJ. Natchez at y. d. Arrived
CITY of Helena. at p. Nj; W +. Curtis, at 10 \. N
Weather clear and warm. River has risen s.ve5
Inches.
MEMPHIS, November 2i.-Th. river ere
inch. Weather cloudy and cool Heparied-kIia
and City of Augusta. tor White Tlvrr "a Tie
Nountz, for New Orleans; Utah, Capitol CITY and
Joe Kinnes, for Nicksbu.g; FORT Gibson, Tor Ar
ka'sa river
ClsclNNArI. November ?;.-Riyer Ave Gee; and
rising Weather clear ard cold
PIrTsBuKG, November 2i.-klses eight feet 1ouI
inches and rising. Weather cle.T and cod.
LoUlsvlLLE, November 2t--Ths riser ~ sfili us
ing; thirty-three inches IL the canal Weather
cloudy and cold.
EVANSVILLE November "a River rising steadily.
with We t..t OF. gauge. Weather cloudy. mes-
curry $50. LIgst Ihs afternoon.
CAiEo November t.-Arived-Culorado, from
FOR New Orleans at III r. n; and City ~ Alton, tor
New Oileans. ut A. a.; Colorado, tor Hi.s"us. at
eight. River seven feet three uehss anu ASA 9.
Showing sine. = 7. y. Mercury 90.