New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-07-23

the plan OF the cellar which the boy drew
from memory, that wss remarkably we'll
executed and very correct.
Mrs. Curran, mother of the murdered
girl, was the only other witness examined.
The jury adjourned until Wednesday.
Arrested.
ST.. LOUIS, July 22.-James Dunning,
charged with embezzliug about $4,000 from
the Atlanta, Georgia, pOstoffice, was ar
to-day.
Striking Miners.
DETROIT, July 22.-The Lake Superior,
Cleveland, New York, Lake Angeline and
Barnum's mines, at Marquette, have been
on q strike since the twentieth. They have,
thus far, been orderly, but they guard the
lines, and will not allow any wOrkmen to
remain in the mines. The strikers number
about 5000 men, composed principally of
Swedes and Norwegians. The Irish and
Cornish miners are not in the strike.
President Grant at the Soldiers Home.
PATERSON, N. j., July 22-At the Sol
diers' Home here to-day President Grant
being called out, said he was pleased at
meeting for the first time the citizens Of
Paterson, many of whom he had met on
the field. he added ne vas no speech
maker, but even If he could display Ciceron-
ian eloquence. he would not. Secretary
Robson and Others made addresses.
A Reward for the Child stealers.
PHILADELPHIA, July 22.-The mayor has
issued the following proclamation, offering
q reward of $40, 900 for the capture of the
Ross and the restoration of the child:
MAJORS OFFICE, CRY OF PHrLApsLpnAl
July %. 1874. 5
At the instance of the citizens of Phila-
delphia hereby offer reward of $4,000
for the arrest and conviction of the abduct-
ors of Charles Brewster Ross, son of Chris
tian K. Rose, of Philadelphia, and the res
toration of that child to his parents.
The child was stolen from Washington
Lane, near Chew street, Germantown, in
the suburbs of Philadelphia on the after
noon of the first of July last. At the time
when tho child was stolen he answered the
following description: Age four years,
dressed in a brown linen kilt suit, with
short skirt, broad brim unbleached Panama
hat with black band, laced shoes, blue and
white striped stockings. The boy has long
faxen curly hair, hazel eyes, clear skin,
round full face, and no marks except those
made by vaccination on the arm. His Rp-
pearance as above described may have been
greatly changed by the cutting off of his
hair or changing his dress to that of girl,
| or in some other way.
l
| a falling top yacht bodied buggy, painted
| dark all over, lined with dark material,
| drawn by a dark bay or brown horse about
! fifteen and half hands high, driven it is
believed without check rein by two men
| who, as nearly as can be ascertained, an
swer to the following description: One was
a man of rather large size, about thirty-fve
and full whiskers, rather long on the chin,
of brown or sandy brown color, and brown
I hair. He wore q ring on the little finger of
the right hand. The other was man of
about five feet eight inches, appearing to be
twenty. five or thirty years of age, light or
| with tendency to a sandy complexion.
1 sandy mustache and red nose, and q face
having the appearance of q drinking man.
He wore wide-brimmed straw hat looking
| as if worn q season or two, and much sun
Drowned.
The other wore q high crowned, dark
colored straw hat and gray alpaca duster.
One of the men wore large glasses or g0g-
giles of dark color, probably as 2 disguise.
Mayor of Philadelphia.
In the cause of humanity, as well as for
the interest of justice, it is earnestly re-
quested that the foregoing be given the
widest publication in every newspaper in
the United States and Canada.
The report that Wooster was released to-
The Levee Commission.
PROVIDENCE, r. l., July 22.-The COM
mission appointed by the President to de-
wise plan for the reclamation and preser-
vatiOn of the OverHOwed lands along the
lower Mississippi river met in Newport to-
day and held an informal meeting for con-
sultation. All the members were present
Fire In Chicago.
CuJr AGO Ju1v % AT four o'clock this
morning fire broke out in the fine stone
front block, Nos. 12l and l23 State street
occupied by Hallester a. Co., carpets, and
Giles Brothers & Co., jewellers. Theil
stocks were completely destroyed, and
losses are heavy. The origin of the fire il
! unknown.
The building in which the fire occurred
this morning cost 100000 in 1877. The
stock of Giles, Brother & Co., jewellers, wa,
| valued at $500, 900; insured for nearly half
$60, 900 worth of their stock was in the vaults
Holiister, furniture manufacturer and Car
pets, loss about $4,000; insured. Stocks il
adjoining buildings damaged about SIC, ,0OO
| and firms on the other side Of the stree
suffered by breakage Of glass to the amour
of $4,000.
Among the insurance companies which
suffer losses by this fire are the Liverpool
London and Globe and Home of New Or
.. leans, $4,000 each, and Etna $4,000. Th'
loss by the fire is about $3.50, 900, and i
pretty fully covered by insurance. TIL
building, which is completely destroyed
was the property of William E. Dodge. O
New York, and insured IN the Home, Ney
York, Royal Underwriters, New York an
London Assurance Corporation, $1,000
each; in Scottish Commercial and Nortl
American Manufacturers, $4,000 each.
Militia Excursion to Long Branch.
Il LONG BRANCH, July 22.-The Fifth Mary
, land Regiment, accompanied by the Unite
States Marine Band, arrived this mOrnin
and will be reviewed Friday by Genera
Grant and staff and Governors Parker an
Dix.
The President.
The President is expected to visit Altar
| tic City Saturday, to remain several days
Bird Shooting Tournament.
CINCINNATI, July 22.-Second day of tn
Fishing Club; weather fine; attendanc
. largely increased by new arrivals. In
regular match for ten single birds, for tn
special prizes, thirty.fve participated. I
Fl. Gilman, of Detroit, took the first prize
Previous to this there was sweepstake c
| five birds each, eight entries. Jones, Gi
, man and Langdon won the first three prize
! In the double bird sweepstake of twentv
, five entries, T. j. South took the first priz
Quit Work.
, The union compositors of the Cincinnati
Times, hearing that they were to be di:
missed Saturday and their places filed b,
non-uniOn men, left their cases this morn
:. ing in body.
Ohio State Convention Of Changers.
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