New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-05-20
MISCELLANEOUS.

steamer Trojan, forty days out from Liver.
pool, are generally abandoned.
MISCELLANEOUS.
A Bad Place for Steamboats,.
MEMPHIS, May 19.-In descending Sto
Francis river. yesterday, the steamer ST.
road bridge At Madison, taking away some
fifty feet Of her lower guard, smashing her
cook house, and letting her wheel down.
She met with q similar accident, at the
same place, some three weeks since, and
shortly since small steamer was capsized
and lost 1T this point. .-.
Alabama Press Association.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, May 19.-The Ala
bama Press Association met to-day. Forty
papers we're represented. 0. J. Saff old, OF
the Selma Times, was elected president L..
w. Grant, recording secretary; j. w. Fran
els, corresponding secretary, and j. F.
Grant, treasurer.
The New York guests are expected to-
night They will visit the objects Of inter
will visit Tuscaloosa, Montgomery and
Selma, and will return via Atlanta.
Family Murdered.
SAN DIEGO, CAL, May l9.-John o.
Everend, his wife and four children were
found murdered to-day. No clue to the
murderer.
American Iron and Steel Association.
PHILADELPHIA, May ia convention
of the American Iron and Steel Association
| is called for the twenty eighth instant, to
consider the depression in trade and to pc
titiOn Congress to restore the iron tariff of
1872.
Brooks Evacuates the state H0use-Bar.
ricades RemOved-Baxter Takes Pos
>E 81 4 SsV
Attorney General Resigns.
LITTLE Rock, May l9-About daylight
| this morning Brooks, with a small squad OF
cavalry, evacuated the State House, going
| no one seems to know where. 1t is reported
he went out on the road toward Fort Smith.
| The federal barricade across Markham
street in front of the City Hall was removed
this morning. Colonel johnson, Secretary
| of State, went to the State House and put q
| squad Of wOrkmen to clearing up.
| At twelve o'clock General K. G. Newton,
commanding Baxter's force, with bis staff,
taking two companies with him, went to
the State House and took possession, sta
| tiOning sentinels throughout the grounds
and buildings, after getting possession and
examining the surroundings, Newton sent
word to Baxter, who, in company with his
staff, the Secretary of State and few citi
zens, took a couple of carriages at Odd
Fellows Hall, and preceded by General
Whites cavalry and followed by the in
fantry and artillery, marched up Markham
street to the State House.
| At the gate the column halted and the
party got out and the Governor pro-
ceeded to his room in the left wing OF
the State House, which had previously been
occupied by General Newton, who was in
waiting The room was Immediately filed
with friends congratulating the Governor.
The big seventy -four FOUNDER was fired and
it was followed by 100 guns from the
parapets, and intense enthusiasm prevailed.
The building was found in a very dilapi-
dated condition, earthwOrks and plank bar
ricades were scattered throughout the
| grounds.
The desks in the two legislative halls,
the Supreme courtroom and other rooms
had been improvsed into barricades, many
Of them broken, and the utmost confusion
prevailed. The State arms were left lying
loose around the building. Workmen have
been busy throughout the day putting
things to right.
G. r. Berry, who claims to have been
elected Auditor at the election in 1872, pre-
sented his petition to both houses of the
Legislature today to contest the right of
Wheeler, the present occupant. The peti-
ton was received.
In the House bill was passed changing
the name of Sarbor county to that OF
Cravens.
The House passed the Senate bill chang
ing the time of holding the session of the
Supreme Court to May and November.
In both houses, several members who had
been engaged with Brooks, appeared and
, took their seats.
{ The Senate committee appointed to in
/ qure if any Senators had been engaged in
the Brooks rebellion, reported that Senator
John NJ. Clayton as colonel, and X. A. Daw-
SON as lieutenant colonel, had been engaged
| with the insurgents. No action was taken
on the report.
: At twelve o'clock to-day General Newton
. turned over to the mayor the city, and the
, latter at once discharged all the policemen
| heretofore employed and swore in 100 citi-
zens, who volunteered for the purpose, as
, | a special police to protect citizens and prop
q | erty.
: Attorney General Yonley to-day sent his
resignation to Baxter. which was accepted,
and Major j. L. WhitherspOon was ap-
f pointed to fill the vacancy.
Everything is quiet and orderly this eve
ming. The federal forces have retired to
the arsenal. Baxter's troops occupy the
s State House, and the old order of things
: begins to loom up. Nearly all the stores
are open and business is being transacted
: as usual.
8 Grasshoppers.
ST. PAUL, May I9.-Mail accounts from
ground is literally alive with young grass-
hoppers, which have already commenced
eating the vegetation.
A iluuck Punished.
LEWISTON, May I9.-A doctor was con-
; vlcted of manslaughter to-day, for causing
! the death OF child by professional neglect.
= Failed.
0 ROCHESTER, n. Y, May I9.-The Farmers
aud Mechanics bank has failed.
Customs observation-disclosures
: New YORK, May I9.-Customs receipts
' $40 ,OOO The assistant treasurer paid out
$4,000 on account of interest, and $2i, 900
in redemption of five-twenties.
: Agricultural Prospects Of Texas.
DENIsoN, Texas, May l9.-The wheat
crop IN this region is now out Of danger. 1t
:. will be the largest and best ever raised in
. Northern Texas. New wheat will be in
J, market here by the Afst Of June. The
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