New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-09-11
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and rcund hous. are on strike 40. oue
months pay The road owes them ioi .n ora
months, but the men denahoeu on.S
President Wiidex. being wal'eI VI, prU
nm ,h p ennloyes sought legal counsel,
w;th a view TO instituting proceedings III
the courts.
Fire in West Virginia.
p,rysprHG September "a Commercial
s,.c;.l from Hunt.DgtCns West Virginia,
20 fire st Hinton's, Somers county.
Yves. Virginia. las, night destroyed the
ronrrhouse aud county records, store and
contents, and one dwelling. The fire orlg!'
mated in the courthouse. The loss IS es!''
mated at $36.o0o; insurance, S2o.0oo.
does.
g. fo,.,s Sentember lO.-rwO notorious
characters of this city. Billy RlGer ana
Johnny Smith, had a desperate encounter
on Fifth street to-day. in winch Ridef
stabbed Smith three times, infiictinS nortai
wounds. Smith fired three shots at RIDER
hut missed him. Rider has been arrested.
Highwnymen I'm Minnesota
Or p.rI.. Sep.ember lG.-The Press says
4be STAGE from Fort Gary was Overhauled
nv masked higbwaymen last evening al
Elm Coolie, but seeing large loao oi pas
sengers dismounted from the coach the
rOhhprS 0lSGDDedrcA ia tuC "VoNo
nress messenger, and several passengers
armed themselves at the stage station, and
kent a srarp lookou. for the highwaymen
fiji they reached Georgetown but met no
further mOlestahOn.
Extensive Jail Delivery.
TOLEDO, September lO.-Twenty-six ptls,
oners. confined in the county jail, tHected
an entrance into the main hall to day. and.
when the door was opened to ADMIT tne
prison physician, they ruehe0 out ZOE t1e
street. and all escaped. Twenty ALREADY
have been recaptured
A similar attempt was MADE oy Tue IN
mates of the city prison, but was discovered
and frustrated.
Probabilities.
WAR DEPARTMENT !
Office Chief Signal Officer,
Washington, September ~, 1874, a:33 +. ID.
Over the Gulf States, stationary temperature.
~. the coast stationary ard falling barometer.
DOrtbeast to southeast winds and shght changes
in the temperature. partly cloudy weather and
local rains.
River and Marine News.
sorrawysr Pass, September TO- 6 P. M Barometer
1850 Wind east. light. Arrived-Steamship City
Of Dallas at 8;l0 A. NJ, Hine. master, from new
York, to Raresnide Cameron. salled-stesmship
Pas PAssA.L'CrrRE, September TO- II M.-Mina east
fresh. No arrivals sailed-Steamship William P.
yIcxssuKG, September IO.-Passed up-Colorado,
II A. NJ. Down-Belle Of shreveport .; john
Kyle, last night. No boats down TO-DAY: Al. Ar;
clear. The river rose one foot four inches IN the
last twentyfOur hours.
MEMPHIS September i0.-River fell eight inches;
weather clear and warm. Departed.Gsncoe and
City of Chester, for st. Louis; Falls Pilot and
C!ScisSAT1 September lo.-River four feet six
snches and falling Weather clear and warm.
PIrrsBURG. September lo.-Rivsr ten inches and
stationary. Weather cloudy and cool
ExSSsviILx september lO-River fallen SIX
inches. Weather partly clear and warm.
ST. Louls. September 10 ,ArIived-Fannie Lewis
from vicksburg Departed-H9ward' Tor new "
Leans: Julia for Vicksburg. River falling, with
about Ave feet to Cairo. Weather clear and veCy
warm.
CAIRO September O-Arfived-Future City, from
Rev Orleans n; noon: Tom Jasper, from st. Louis,
atlP. NJ: Cherokee from Cincinnati. at T. n.
Departed-Future City, for st Louis, at ! NJ;
Helena for vicksburg at 2 p. NJ: Jasper. for New
Orleans, at p N. River eigh: feet thle< :uca@s
and falling.