New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-06-02

Fire In CHICAGO,


CHICAGO, June Ia large brick block,
corner of Madison and Market streets,
owned and occupied by NJ. D. Wells g. Co.,
Wholesale manufacturers and dealers in
boots and shoes, was entirely destroyed by
fire this morning. The total loss of Wells
e. Co.. Oh their stock. is not less than
100000.
Good Crop Prospects in the Northwest.
The Times publishes reports from various
points throughout the States Of Illinois,
Iowa, Wisconsin, Indiana, Missouri, Mime
sofa and Kansas, from which 1t appears
that on an average the acreage of wheat
sown is much in excess of that last year,
and the yield promises to be quite up to
the average, and ia corp, oats and barley
fully up to the average
Another Railroad Massacre.
INDIANAPOLIS, June la gravel train on
the Indianapolis, Bloomington and Western
railroad was ditched near Trautman's sta
ton to-day, instantly killing Lee Roberts,
conductor, James Talbert, engineer, and
Harry Miltendolph, fireman.
A Painter in a Bad Fix.
BUFFALO, June IA painter by the name
bridges on Three Sisters island, Niagara
Falls, fell off the scaffolding, and was car
ried by the current near the edge of the
| falls where he caught on rock and still
| hangs there. Great excitement prevails in
| the vicinity.
Indians ON the War Path.
| GALVESTON, May 3l.-The Neys' San
Antonio special says Kiowa chief inform
ed the Indian interpreter at Fort Sill, re-
| dance near Elk Creek, Indian Territory,
where they determined in council to depre-
date on the frontier settlers, and especially
in Texas. The Herald has information that
General Mckenzie has again crossed the
Rio Grande into the Mexican territory,
from Corpus Christi.
There is a rumOr here that q lot of Mexi-
cans attacked the house of an American,
| about twenty-five miles above here on the
Nueces, on last Thursday. The report says
they we're driven off, thlrty-six being killed
There are other reports Of Americans being
murdered at points distant from twenty-five
to fifty miles from here. There is very
strong feeling of insecurity to travellers
overland from this point.
The executive committee of safety have
issued circular which requires all male
persons to register at the recorders office
within ten days, to each of whom certi-
ficates are given. All who fail to register
within ten days are to be considered as act
ing or abetting the enemy. Public safety
will be dealt with as far as the law can be
enforced against vagrants, idlers, and
strolling and suspicious characters. This
was considered necessary ON account of
numerous murders committed.
The Naval Regatta.
PHILADELPHIA, June 1.-At meeting of
the Schuylkill Navy Board to night, it was
stated that entries for an open regatta, to
be held on the seventeenth and eighteenth
of the present month, would close Wednes-
day evening. The committee on prizes also
made their report.
Strike Ended.
At the Carpet Weavers Association meet
ing tonight, an announcement of the ter
minatiOn of the weavers' strike was made,
whereupon the association, which had only
been organized for the emergency, resolved
to form permanent organization, and re-
affirmed the resolution adopted during the
strike fixing the scale of prices.
Through the Channel at Galveston.
GALVESTON, June 1.-The Nems' special
from Corpus Christi, dated June !, says
about eight o'clock yesterday the smoke of
the steamship Gussie being observed
toward the pass, hundreds gathered ON
the wharf to which she was made fast,
about ten o'clock. This was the con-
which, as one old man remarked, he had
looked for over twenty years. The Gussie
hadl not the slightest difficulty in passing
| through the channel. She has been visited
by at least thousand to-day.
A New Orleans Girl Commits Suicide I'm
| St. Louis.
ST.. LOUIS, June Marie Dana, a Young
French woman recently from New Orleans,
threw herself out of fifth story window of
the building on the corner Of Elm and
Levee streets this morning, almost instantly
killing herself, being terribly crushed. She
had been endeavoring to obtain situation
as goyerness, but, being disappointed in all
her efforts, became much detected and it is
supposed committed the act while laboring
under temporary alteration of the mind.
Junction Of the Unisn and Central Pacific.
SALT LAKE C1rY, June 1.-The officers of
the Union and Central Pacific railroads had
another meeting at Ogden, Saturday, and
agreed upon point for . permanent juno
ton of the two roads, but the location will
not be made public ct present.
| Affairs In AFkansas.
ST. LOUIS, june la Demscrats Little
Rock speciai says: Sheriff Vaughan, County
Treasurer Ksdyon, Mr.. Murphy and several
other leading representatives Of Jefferson
i (ooN7musD on rousE1 rAosl