New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-27
MISCELLANEOUS.
Constitutional Grand Lodge of Bnai
Berth of the United States.


CHICAGO, January 26.-At the second
quinquennial session of the Constitutional
Grand Lodge of Bnai Berth of the United
States, l59 delegates were present. Senior
Koch, of Washington, d. c., was elected
president, with vice president from each
district. James Isaacs and A. +. Jonas, of
Philadelphia, and Louis Adler, of Washing
ton, were elected secretaries.
The reports show flourishDg condition,
the number of lodges and the membership
having been doubled since the last cOnveIo
ton.
A beautiful Maltese cross, of gold, COW,
cred with the emblems OF the order, was
presented to Mr.. Franklaid. OF Memphis in
recognition of his he ,Oic conduct in admin
istering to the wants of his brethren in the
late yellow fever epidemic in that city.
resolution OF sorrow for the loss of
their brethren of the South who had fallen
during the epidemic, and of sympathy for
their surviving friends and relatives, was
adopted.
Pamela Oil Works on Fire.
MEMPHIS. January 26.-The seed and lint
room of the Pamela Oil Works in the old
navy yard burned last night, together with
large amount of seed and limiting mao
chinery. The loss of tho oil company
amounts to $1,000, and is fully covered bp
insurance in the State Company, Of Nashe
vile, and home companies. The loss to the
building, which is about $4,000, falls upor
the city, on which there is no insurance.
1ncendinry Fire.
An .ioatanche special from Helena, G,e
kansas, says on Sunday morning at one
o'clock a fire was discovered in the southa
west corner of an immense frame building
known as Mills block belonging to John
A. Boppe, of Newark, New Jersey. In
few moments the whole building was
ablaze. Despite the efforts of the citizens,
the fire soon spread to two-story frame
house belonging to j. B. Mills, which, toe
gether with twO-stOry brick house of Miss
Augusta Weldon, were consumed.
On the south two frame stores, occupied
by 4. X. Bailey and Ross e. EIdrand, owue
strong, of Newark, were swept away. The
fire was stopped at the large store Of King
e. ClOpton, whose loss of goods by fire and
water will reach $4,000; no insurance. West
of'Mills' block two frame houses belonging
to j. I. Ramsay and James Manning. were
destroyed. The Mills building cost $4,000,
and the entire loss will foot up some so ,00cS
The fire was the work of an incendiarya
Disaster at sea-Loss of Life.
BosroN, January 26.-The schooner
Franklin Rogers, from Chatham for Boston,
capsized. The captain and two of the crew
were lost.
Cold Weather In Boston.
The thermometer is at zero, this morning,
and the weather is still colder in this
vicinity. Business ia vigorously pusheda
A Massachusetts Earthquake.
LOWELL, January 26.-An earthanake at
Chelmsford, Massachusetts. shook o the
buildings and caused much alarmS
Marine.
CHARLESTON, s. C., January 2G>-SaileS@ %
Bark Harriet N. Carrollton, for New Ore
leans.
SAVANNAH. January 26.-Arrived-Bafa
Duke OF Wellington, from Liverpool; Gus
nevre, from and ordered to New Orleans
Proposed Annexation of tSFeejee to Eng
land.
SAN FRANCISCO. January e6 The steame
ship McGregor has arrived here bringing
Australian dates TO the twentieth of Dde
cember, and Sandwich Island dates to the
fourteenth instant There ia growing
feeling in Auckland in favor of the annexas,
ton Of Feejee to England. The health OF
King LunalillO, of the Sand wich Islands, in
reported to be much improved. The apo
preaching election excites much intereste
Horrible Outrage.
CINCINNATI, January GA Springfield
Ohio, special reports a horrible outrage lass
night BY John Norwood, . c0lOred man,
twenty-five years old, who committed rape
upon little white girl, seven years Of age,
daughter of . respectable citizen. Norwood