New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-14

and that the people will not stand the abuse
any longer.
| The executive committee of the Tax
pa yers' Convention met here to-day and
upa-; mously resolved, in view of the neces
sities'of the times and due regard for the
common welfare of all classes, that the Tax
| payers Convention shall assemble al
| Columbia on February II.
The tt solutions further declare the move
ment tp te in opposition TO the frauds and
| corruption which prevail, and IN favor OF
honest government with equal and exact
justice to all.
| Lynchet.
Dudley White, colored, charged with The
murder of Jonathan Gassett. in Muhien.
| burg county, recently, was taken out OF
| jail last night by body OF armed masked
men and hanged TO a tree.
! The tailor attempted to resist. bu: several
| men pre- ;ented guns at his breast and or
| dered him to deliver the keys, which be
did. At the examining trial the day before
the prisoner was guarded by large sher-
| if g possee, and such was the disorder IN
| the courtroom that the trial was finally
| postponed 1t is said that the names OF
| some of the participants II the hanging are
| known, and that efforts vii. be made to
| bring them to Justice.
The Mayor of Boston Tai,.s n the Works
ingmeD.
| BOsTOa, January I3.-The mayor replies
to the committee of laborers who suggest
! extensive public works and express a
| willir gness to take city scrip, that such ex-
| pedients as suggested would greatly impair
| the future credit of the city, and in the end
| result az an injury to the workingmsn in
stead Of a benefit. The public funds can
| not be used for unnecessary work.
This plan would increase the already
large class who lean upon the government
for support instead of depencu. upon their
own exertiOns. In CONCLUSION, the mayor
! said: The outlook does not appear to Inc at
all gloomy; the effect of the late financial
disturbance is already passing away; our
manufacturers will soor resume their
wonted activity. and have no doubt there
will soon be plenty CT work tor all who de.
sire 10.
Buildings Nos. 20, 4. and :, Sudbury
street, occupied by Flemiugs book bindery
and Benjamin +. Sturtevant. manufacturer
and dealer, burned to-day.
BY the fire in Sudbury street this morn.
ing Fleming & Co. lose stock TO the amount
of $4,000. The firm also had on hand. for
binding, about $1,000 worth of books be-
longing to j. Osgood 1. Co, Lee & Shop
herd John l.. Story, the Congregational
Publishing House, Il. S. Davis & Co. and
Estes & Laurent. OF Boston. and Wool
worth AinswOrth, Of New Yo,k. Insurance
not known.
Tho Prodigaf Bank Cashiev's Return.
PITysBURG. January i3.-A conference
was held Yesterday afternoon regarding the
expected return of K. j. Grier. the missing
cashier of the National Trust Company.
It was agreed to withdraw the $4,000 re. 4
ward offered for his capture. Bal! has been
entered for his appearance. amt he is ex.
pccted to return tomorrow. 1t ~ Under |
stood he will make detailed statement of |
the affairs of the bank. and show who pro |
fitted by the use of the city funds and water |
bonds.
A,kiug Hcpcai OF the Resolutions Cen.
surfing Sumner.
4 petition. signed by ey-Goverror Clafln
and nineteen others. wa, presented to the
Maseac husetts Senate to day, asking for a
repeal OF the rssolution OF censure against !
Senator Summer for his war Tag resolution.
Probabilities.
WA': DRpARrzaNr.,
Office Chief Signal Officer, |
Washington. January %. 1874. 40 P. M.t |
70. New England, the Middle States and the |
lower lake re zion cloudy weather and snow vii! |
prevail. with n0rtherly 70 easter!y winds in tn.
northerly PORTION .f 'hes. districts ana variable
Winds on she coast The pressure viii diminish in
wi hout decided change Of temperature.
For the South Atlantic Statea. cloudy weather. I
WIN areas OF rain AND guy tlSUS Changes OF !
For the Cult States and thence nor:ilwsrd over
The Ohio valley. the UPPER lake region and the
lily winds, followed by siea..ng and colder
y leather and rising barometer
For the Northwest, very co anG Gear OF clear. |
ng weather, with brisk HoTthe.iy winds.
River and Marine News.
SourHwEsT Pass. January =. 7. M.-Bafometer
DO. Weather calm and tossy. Arrived Steam.
hip George WASHINGTON. at T. NJ. Whitehead. I
asst Ma n ST ,i,.I Z
labana at p. NJ. Flint. master, from Liverpool! | ,
9 A: K miller Co. steanshir Mimoss, at $50 A.
esker, Knox 1 Schultz. steamship. Gulf Stream. ,
Fhithurst, master. from Baltimore. via Havana, |
!, J.. n; Wl,herspoon: She tp9ks me 2ocahontas;
niles from this bar. The Pocahontas desired to b..
ported Saed-Steamship, !azo1 The ships !
laker aud Victoria. and barks Sesta and ST. George
re anchored outside, outward bound.
vIoKsBUEs January f3-Passei 'lcwn1c'y Of
Cp-Colofado. II A. NJ; Selma. 7! NJ; J. W.
tlls Y. NJ. Weather coo! and cloudy. River !
MEMPHIS. January IS -a,rivsi-:tiia from
lcksburg; Andy Baum from Cincinnati: John F. :
bile, from st. Louis. Denarted-Gle. coe. for New II
3uis. River rising. Weather cold. {,
G!SoINNATl January l2-River fortysi feet and n
for New Orleans. a
PIvT.HuRG. January !3-Rver eight fee: and fall il
LOUISVILLE. January 18th. ,1ver ias fallen Z
ne luChes, now twenty feet il. III. canal and !,
neteen feet IN the chute. Departsd-kobrrt d
ltcheD. for New OyleaIs. Weather damp and a
izzling. q
EVANSVILLE, January i;--Weather cloudy and 3
reatening. Mercury 800 10 2G.. Che river has !,
sen sixteen inches. now about stationary. Up d
ytona, at 7. M. n
CAIRO January 13.--Arriyed-Moi;e Moore. from .. ..
Louis, ten o'clock last night. John Kilg0ur. | q
I'm Cincinnati. P. NJ. today. Belfast. from il
chsbnrg, $ ? M. Departed-fanny Lewis for | b
ID river, at eleven O'clock last night; Kgour for q
w Orleans, z. NJ to-day. The river has risen | +,
iteen inches Showing to-day Mercury $40.
ST. Louis. January 13.-Arrived--I Jaeger, from | r.
w Orleans Departed-Scudder. for New Or. Sd