The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-11-24

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BY TELEGRAPH.
from our Evening Edition OF Yesterday
MADRID, Nov. 2s.-Steamers, with troops. are
beginning to arri,e at Santander.
The gunboat Properidor. with two bCndred
mes on board, j. missing, ard 1t is feared she
has been lost.
Traffic has been resumed on the Msdcid and
Barcelona Railway.
ROME, Nov. z3-A heavy gale has prevailed in
the Mediterranean and several large vessels are
reported lost. One American vessel whose
name is unknown, is a total wreck. and all on
board except three have been lost.
PARIS, NOV. 2s.-The Republican candidates
were generally successful in the municipal cleo
tion held at Lille, vslencienn.s st. Etienne,
Dion, Grenoble, Hayre, Cambria. Perigueux
Augers and Limoges.
The Minister Of Psblic Instruction will prob
baby be obliged to resting, because be conferred
the decoration of the Legion OF Honor on Nj.
Shaufford, son Of the unpopuiar professor Of
that name.
New York, Nov. 23.--The Shaker Convention
was held YESTERDAY sr Steinway Hall. About 1900
persons present. DIR. L. p. Miller, OF New
York, presided.
NASHVILLE, Nov. ga heavy storm has pre-
vailed south and west Of here For twentyfo1r
hours. Tuscumbia also is reported partially
destroyed and ten lives lost. Will get particulars
~ eoon as possible.
NxsHvlLLE, Nov. 23.-The following particulars
Of the disastrous storm at Tuscnmbla, Ala, are
Just received:
terrible storm occurred here last evening at
6 o'clock, destroying q third Of the residences.
Twelve persons we're killed, and many others III
jured.
Mrs. William Winston, neither OF late ex- Gov
ornor Winston; the wife and two children OF Een.
J. b. Moore, Senator frma this District; 4. d.
Aodgskns, Esq, editor OF the chronicle, his wife
and four children, were killed.
The Catholic church, the Dishler Female In
stitute, recently finished, many Of the finest resi-
dences, both OF the Touring mills, and the most
substantial brick dwellings, in town were de-
stroyed. Many poor famil.ss without homes.
A bridge on the N. and c. Railroad, near ,own,
was also destroyed.
The Eastern bound train was precipitated into
Spring Greek, but, fortunately, no one was killed.
The engineer was badly burned. The Mayor ap-
Peals to Huntsville, Louisiana; Nashville, Mem
pills. and adjoining towns, in the following terms:
Nearly half our town Is III ruins. Twelve per
GODS are killed and many wounded. Large num-
bers Of families are entirely destitute. The tor
nado came from the southwest passing north
cast.
Unless immediate aid can be extended to lis
much suffering will be the result.
We appeal to the charity OF . Christian public
in behalf Of the unfortunate.
H. F. NEwsuK.
Mayor OF JuscuRbia.
FRANKLIN, La, Nov. 23.-An attempt was
made on saturday night last by some unknown
person to kill MIR. T. Goray, sheriff of the parish
Of st. Msry. The following is Gordy's statement
OF the affair:
At about halfpast o'clock at night person
come on my front gallery, deliberately walked to
the front door and knocked, l had lust gone to |
bed and was awake and asked VINO was there
his reply was ''me." |
Says I, "Who is mop" His reply was that it |
was Capt: Mentz, and that he wanted to see me
. little while. 1 Immediately got up and was |
n ne hen my to me
not to go to the door; that it was not prudent.
then went to the window and raised it, which |
vas IN front and near the door. looked through |
the blind and saw person dressed in black |
standing very close to the door,
rolled the blind so that could see more dis
tincty which attracted his attention when he
turned toward the window.
asked. Who are you? His reply was the i'm
mediate firing OF two shots ut me, one striking
me III the shoulder and the other falling near my
child, who was laying in the bed.
The alarm caused my child to scaesm, and who
I thought had been shot, which caused some
little delay III my getting my weapons, which
gave the person time to escape.
l did not recognize the person; only feel sat
listed that it was not any citizen OF our town.
never dreamed that tn. person was there to
harm me until the report Of his pistol, otherwise
would have been prepared to meet him GER
tainly he deserved to be met.
MINos I. GoRDY.
MEMPHIS, Nov. 23-Yesterday afternoon q. w.
Schultz, assistant cashier OF the First National
Bank, called at the residence OF Col. Lvcrmorc,
on Shelby street, and while waiting for the SER
want to answer the bell, = gale sprung up blow
ing down . large piece OF cornice which struck
him upon the head and shoulders, lntlicting =
fatal.
Last night, at the corner Of fernando and
Beal streets, Dan McCOun and Isham Henderson,
both cOlOred, had an aItercatiOn about woman,
which ended IN Henderson stabbing McCoun in
the heart, producing instant death. Henderson
escaped.
A private dispatch from Tuscumbia. Ala. says
} tornado yesterday evening laid the town in
ruins. Ten per ons killed. Particulars
have been telegraphed for.
ST. LOUIS Nov p Capt. James Y. Eads who
has just returned from Europe, where he went
It the months OF the various rivers the Cont
aent In All interview yesterday, gave much
interesting information regarding bis observa- I
lions.
Vistua, Pregel, Danube, Rhone, and other rivers,
where the jetty system il in use, and found it
,essful in every instance. The depth Of channel
u these rivers having been increased from seven
10 fourteen feet ,
The jettes at Salina, the mouth Of the Danube
have been 80 great a success that st. Georges =
channel, which discharges four times much
water as the Salna. Is to be improved in the
'ame manner.
The Russian Government is preparing to adopt
ne same plan on the Volga, Dwina aud Neva. r
IN the latter stream there are to be i've miles If
cities, which will give depth of twenty. four
Get. aud enable the largest vessels to reach st.
Petersburg. Y
Al the mouth Of the Rhone, whore it is stated
cities have never been tr cd, but that simply an
had been thrown up along the river =
ranks for the purpose of closing some lateral =
utlets, these entertainments do not extend within =
slf mile Of the river, and are seven-eignths of -
mile from the bar. y
The engineer in charge expressed the opinion 81
bet il they were extended to or beyond the bar,
be desired depth Of channel would he Obtained. y
apt Eads found the jetty system in great favor I
nth engineers whom he met ON his trip and
ONES home greatly strengthened in his conyic-
ons that the mouth Of the Mississippi ehou
Q improved by je ties, and he will at once COM
renee vigorous efforts to secure the adoption of
1st sy stem by Congress.
CINCINNATI Nov 23-Charlotte Cushman is z
ill quite i'll, but is considered out of danger.
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