New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-11-19

The Troublesome Coal Miners.

CoDUMBUs, November lS.-WOrd comes
from reliable source that affairs at the Mel
sOnville coal mines are far from quiet. For
several nights the colored miners and those
in sympathy with them have been fired
upon by men in ambush. Last night mail
carrier was shot at and his horse killed.
Windows in stores owned by operators are
nightly broken. Further trouble is appre-
hended
Arkansas Matters.
LITTLE Rock, November i8-Henry NJ.
Cooper. secretary OF the Republican State
Central Committee, authorizes the denial
of q telegram from Washington, on Mon
day night, that he telegraphed Senator Dor
sey, or anybody else, that hundreds of Re-
publicans were being arrested. or that
Smiths adherents were assembling here or
at any other point. He authorizes denial
in toto of all knowledge Of such dispatch.
The Senate to-day passed bill authoriz
ing the Governor to offer reward OF xl0O0
for the criminals. As soon as 1t becomes a
law the Governor will offer a reward for
the apprehension of Smith and Wheeler.
Nothing has been heard from them. Every
effort will be made to bring them to punish
ment.
The Distress In Nebraska.
OMAHA, November 13.-In consequence of
reports that many unauthorized persons are
soliciting aid for the grasshopper sufferers
in this State General Ord. chairman, has
been ordered by the executive committee to
issue the following:
The Nebraska Relief and Aid Society ad-
here to the policy of authorizing no person
or persons, however reputable, to receive
money or material from the Eastern pe0pel
Its agents will act only through branch aid
societies, and whatever charities cities and
people of the old and wealthy States may
desire to bestow upon the unfortunate
homesteaders OF Western and newly settled
Nebraska suffering from the ravages OF the
grasshoppers, should be forwarded through
local or branch aid societies, and by their
officers directly to Alvin Sanders, treasurer,
and e. Il. Chandler, secretary, OF the Ne
braska Relief and Aid Society, Omaha.
This notice is published as q caution
against impOsters
The weather continues extremely cold.
Slight snow here to-day. Storming west,
with considerable snow. The Union Pa
ciic trains are all on time.
oIr. stephens Healthy and Hefy.
AUGUSTA. Ga, November l9.-Hon. Alex
ander II. Stephens left for Washington this
afternoon. He is in better health than he
has been for the past ten years. lie weighs
eighty pounds.
British NJ. P.'. in Baltimore.
BALTIMORE, November IS.-Hon. William
Edward Foster end Sir I. Fowell Buxton,
members Of the British Parliament. visited
a number of the public schools OF this city
to-day. in company with the city officiais'
for the purpose of examining the school sys'
TEN of Baltimore
Contest.
Boston, November lS.-Judge Abbott
through his attorney, is taking depositIons
and following up all reports of fraudulent
voting with the intention of contesting MIR.
Frost's seat in the Forty-fourth Congress.
Railroad Accident.
This morning at Salisbury six cars of .
/ freight train on the Eastern railroad broke
avay and ran back. colliding with an ap-
proaching train. Eight cars Of merchsn-
| disc were thrown of the track and entirely