New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-09
MISCELLANEOUS,
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KEY WEST, January 8.-General Rafael
Quesada arrived here yesterday from New
Orleans.
In o conversation he said that Spain
whether republican or mOnarchical, was an
enemy of Cuba, and Cuba intended TO be
free at any cost.
Efects of the Storm.
PoUGHKEEPsrE, N. Y, Jsnuary ga
bridge on the Hudson River railroad, be-
low Groton, has been washed away by the
storm, and trains were delayed.
Land slides have occurred on the P0ugh-
keepsie and Eastern ard Duchess and Co
lumbia railroads.
Rivers High.
RICHMOND, January 8.-All the Virginia
rivers are remarkably high.
The Senatorial Contest.
There are eight aspirants for senatorial
hOnors. The contest is exciting. The cleo
ton occurs on the thirteenth.
Freshet Appreciated.
PHILADELPHIA. January 8.-Continued
rain freshet is apprehended.
Celebration of the Eighth.
The Pennsy lvania Association of Soldiers
of 1872 celebrated the anniversary of the
battle of New Orleans to-day by meeting.
In the Schuyikiii.
The freshet in the Schuylkill is subsidiDg-
No serious damage was done.
Tho Indiana-Her Cargo.
. The American line steamer Indiana sailed
for Liverpool to-day, with forty -one passen
gers. Her cargo includes 40 900 bushels of
wheat and corn, 988 bales of cotton, and
1880 bags of -four.
Death of Veteran.
Charles Ruoff. ninety-two years old, died
in this city today. He was q native of
B0hndurf, in Wurtemburg, and at one time
manufacturer of guns and arms for the
French and German governments.
The Missing Steamer.
SAN FRANCISCO, January 8.-The steam
ship China, from Japan and China, has not
yet been heard from.
War ON Chinese Immigration.
In the State Senate to-day Mr.. Roch in
trOduced a concurrent resolution request
ing Congress to amend the treaty with
China so as to prevent further Chinese i'm
migration. A similar resolution was intro
du0ed in the Assembly.
Arrested for Arson.
st. Clair, the man suspected of having
set fire to Portland, Oregon, in August last,
was arrested to-day. He was seen yester-
day IN the act of attempting to cause an.
other cOnhagrati9n in the same town.
Livery Stable Burned.
INDIANAPOLIS, January 8.-JOhn Scud-
der's livery stable burned this morning,
with twenty ht horses.
Trno Bills Found Against the Late City
Treasurer.
CHICAGO, January Ut is stated that
the grand jury of the criminal court to-day
proved true bills against David A. Gage,
late city treasurer, for misapprOpriation of
the city funds, and for perjury in certifying
to incorrect statements Of the condition of
the city treasury. The indictments will be
presented in the criminal court in the morn
ing.
Snow Storm.
At ten o'clock tonight the snow changed
to sleet and rain. Since last night snow
has fallen to the depth of probably eight
inches. Communication between here and
the East is almost entirely cut off.
A Poiiceman Indicted for Burglary.
Samuel Bayliss, for several years do
tective ON the police force, recently, while
ON the force az patrOImaD, was discovered
with q large amount OF stolen goods in his
possession. He has been indicced for bur
glary, and to-day jumped $1,000 bail and
left the city.
InstaIIatIon Of the Mayor.
MEMPHIS January John Logue was
installed as mayor tonight, it having been
required his installation week after the
election.
Terrible Tragedy.
A terrible tragedy Was enacted in Centre
alley between Concord and Overton streets,
this afternoon. John Gilmore, q laborer.
was beating his children, when his wife
seized broadax and struck him on the
side of the head, the blade penetrating tho
brain and causing q mortal wound.
She surrendered to an officer and was
sent to Jail. She said that her husband had
ruined her by drinking, and that she came
here from Nashville to get her children.
A Horrible State of Affairs.
MEMPHIS, Jahiary 8.-The report of the
grand jury of the Criminal Court to Judge
Fleppin, made to-day. has created consider
able excitement. They found the poo
house to be a hospital and insane asylu
combined. wherein the sick. well, sane an
insane, blacks and whites were all mike
| together indiscrininately, and in some il
| stances patients with losthsoms diseasesiS
| in the rooms with the healthy ones.
The food given is neither good nor suA
cient in quantity. while q total disregard a.
| to the associsfi0n of aex ex1~-. and an
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