New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-09-05

MEMPHiS. september .6.o-Hrss DIR. Hart
aged sixty i've residing on Exchange nea
Front street, was fatally harmed iast nigh
by the explosion OF coal oil lamp, Which
she was carrying
The Fire in GreenviIIe. Mississippi.
From passengers who arrived from Green
Sille, Mississippi, late last light, the follow
lowing particulars conceIr'ug she destrui
tive tlre at that place early Wednesday
mOlr'ng are Obtained
The fire. which is supposed 70 have beer
the work OF an incenGiaryo originated IL
the grocery store OF Morgan L. Plat: ther
crossed Mulberry street going east. and
Main street west destroying tie entire por
ton OF the town from Mulberry street e
the river, embracing nearly all the busines.
houses OF the place, IN all seventy.th rec
houses, valued at S250,000, with about
$4,000 insurance, of which the Planters
of Mississippi and Planse rs' OF Memphis
had large amount
There VIII be considerable suffering, as
nearly AL the provisions op town were lie.
si5oyedo
The house in which the IRE originated had
been previously seS Oh Jge at 3oup diftegen Il
shines
A man named Major Thompson has been
arrested on suspicion Of being concerned in
3he lncendiary worko
French Bark Wrecked MT Bagdada
BROWNSVILLE September i.o-oThe French
park Coromandelg of Bordeaux, CAPTAIN
france, went ashore at Bagdad, NIexie 0.
70 day. IN gale. and became total wreck.
Dream up N less than two hours The
cargo is Or ring ashore, The CAPTAIN. first
mate, and three seameno were rescued.
Eleven oi tue crew are supposed 10 nave
pelish( DO The storm still Continues BRA
zOso on the American side j. several 4eet
under water, and the Inhabitants are :r
considerable danger
The New Port Royal Line
AUGUSTA September 8o-Tne Steamship
NicFsburg, OF the Port Royal and New
York steamship line. left Port ROYAL for
New York today with a full cargo and
thir' en- passengers. By the fifteenth NO
sraut steamship viii leave Port ROYAL Tor
Liverpool weekly.
ScuIl Race At ST. John.
PITTsBURG, September EVAN Morris
will leave for. ST. John Thursday next 10
row a single scull race with George Brown
tor the championship Of America and p
purse of $1,000. AL the arrangements have
been made. and the race will take place on
the kennebeck river September .15o
Methodist Bishop of Canada.
NAPANcE. Ont. September i.-Rev. VIII
nam Z. Carman. d. d.. precedent of Albert
College. was elected bishop of the Metho-
N'e APiscoNal Snurcn OF SaIdCa at the
Montreal conference this morning. Or,
held declined to accept the Office.
TrOnble in Indiana.
JEFFERsoAvlLLEs; September AT the
examining trial yesterday Clark and Lewis
were heid Tor the murder OF August Gard
ner. They were sent from Henryyille 70
charleston jail under a strong guard last
night. II is reported the counsel for the
defendants will apply for a writ of habeas
corpus. Should such an attempt be made i.
is thought vigilance committee will hang
them if they attempt to take them from
Jail, and it is most likely fearful FIGHT viii !
follow as it is said the sheriff is determined |
70 protect the PRISONERS at all hazards.
A Decision Under the sunday Law,
HARRISBURG. September An test case /
brought by the Sunday League Judge
Person has decided that the sransgressoS |
ot the Sunday law cen be lined for each
ana every sale of cigars or merchandise on
sunday This is the first decision Oh shis
oO1pt in Pennsylvania
Under the English law only one fine for
hel entire Sunday could be imposed. He
led decided that the house having hotel
ce1se can also sell ice cream or eatables
0 trknsient customers
JRige Lynch Recuses Himself.
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