New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-11-24

3nove. He is mending very fast, and is in
excellent spirits, and were 1t not that his
Get! srrn Is still lame he coald walk on q
esu:ci ~;thou: great Inconvenience. Indeed
Ee is 80 far redeemed that it is possible he
will resume his official duties by the middle
Of next month.
B,oksowIxG.-Mezpuli trees are bitter.
Awees with messy blossoms and the
branches age we'll loaded with fruitful
Promises.
TaH STEAMBOAT EMPIRE DISASTER..-Lo.
"a! Inspectors Motfat aud Flanders are
stii; seeking testimony In this matter, and
have made some progress. Mr.. j. Z. Tree
rlouiet. chief clerk, WIS on the witness
A.and to-day. and testified as 20 the cargo.
Th-re we-a % board I69 hogsheads and
barrels Of sugar. 70 barrels mOlasses, 2l9
barrels clean rice, 5S5 sacks rough rice. 100
boxes oranges and Z sacks cotton seed.
There were twenty.seyen aduls and eleven
minor passen gers. OF the deck hands thir.
teen i,.y. been paid off since the disaster.
and !. is known that seven are still miss
ing, and that Two Of the cabin crew are
missing. Witness Is positive that six adult
and six minor passengers are lost: went INTO
tne hold half an hour before landing here
and found no water: left the steamboat soon
after landing: had not heard Of any damage
claims from leakage: is unable to account
for she disaster.
THIS was the only testimony taken.
Several bodies have been recovered Ulnce
eur last repoyt. That of Antonio Ban was
found floating in the river yesterday. amt
that OF Rose st. John. chaMbermaid. was
foun,; near the wreck. George Hampers
body was recovered, as was that of Mrs. ].
M.rdu. or Martin. and both were yesterday
saken away by relatives. The corpse OF
Louisa Perry was brought up: ais, the
.od- ~: an unknown coloreI man. supposed
10 b. thai of & deck hand.
ia. ":er:le-. ave maxim. fair progress in
sal..-. freight. In few days ak THAT re.
.n.!u- -: "a. Inflated Empire will pass away
forever ana nothing will be remembered by
TIA. general reader except that a coas:
sreanboa: mv-terionsly sank at her wharf.
sac.:iei.: many valuable lives.
SrvGe. G..v- AZ Police HE;NG:CAr.
Yrs metropolitan detectives have re.
s.nrsr recovered q handle of goods that Is
knawH 20 have been stolen. There are three
..pu.. cas-. and two singls ease SILVER
watches. knives. forks. spoons and clothing.
Among the clothing is a pair OF pantalOonS.
which the owner will probably never claim.
although hi. name i. On the band. The CIR.
cu:n.,anees connected with the loss will
prevent him making a demand. Phil!ip
Racquet is nnder arrest, taken in from the
corner of Toulouse and Daupnine streets,
tor knowingly receiving stolen property.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
IN TIE LONELY CITY HALl.-Cnsatisted
peace still regus there and the atministra'
ton impatiently waits tor the inevitable.
When anybody who looks like a successful
candidate enters the building many eyes
are on him and his motions watched with
leaden chances. This time there will be no
obstacles thrown in the way Of the great
eject and they will be able to walk up to
their desks. fearing no protest.
n rol Niaa in
FROM, the Boston city council. asking for
= copy of our revised city charter. A
pamphlet has been mailed.
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DEATH BEHIND CRATE BARs.--Suuday
night !, third precinct policeman found
man PROSTATE at the corner OF CusGoTa-
house street and Exchange ailev, unable to
take care of himself, aud the officer at once
concluded that drunkenness was the cause.
The unfortunate proved to be Thomas N.
Haley, and he was locked up in the jackson
sauare stationhonse. About eight o'clock
yesterday morning Haley was found dead
IN .he cell. An inquest ELECTED the fact
tina. death was caused by congestion ol the
brain. Il
TIE DEADLY SHoTGUN.-Julius Walker.
:fleeu years old, with his father and
brother, was hunting on the lake shore.
near Orleans canal, Sunday evening, and
~
The Load entering his neck, causing death
soon afserward. He lived on Aubrey street. |
THE ALGrERs AsSAssINATION.-Thec Oro- |
ner n.id an inquest on the remains OF
crr,,se found back of Algiers last Saturday, |
aud circumstances confirm the pelleI tnau
shere was IA murder. Besides the paper \
mentioned in Sundays issue two other slips |
wrv. found. on one Of which was written, in
-,4ncil. October -. 1874" The other rag
.ed strip contained string of figures. The
body was nearly consumed. but there re-
snaiued signs that violence had been used
al.ekshot in front and knife wounds in the
..Icl. The assassin must have been exceed
=, gly. anxious to let some of his acq,laint
A,ra. know who had gained q bloody
s.c.O:y.
Ea.y. NE.y:oS.--Wiliiam Terrell. arrest.
- -. l.a;tering somebody. - nos the WI |
;au Terrell who dOmiciies at NO. ~
street and thumps nobody.
William Burke. who shot and killed John
4 .An .n the second instant. on Rousseau
street., was yesterday examined by Judge
A.ams and sent down for trial without bali.
franklin !.ali. a minor. looked into the
third precinct police station at the sugges-
ti.n of Belle Roseneld, whose saving
uaua worth Sl". had been stolen.
Christopher freeman and John stanton.
..ii.rs, tried to garrote Jack Williams. also
sailor, at the corner of Basin and ben
viii. streets but were caught in the act by
eiiicev Pascal. who arrested the rascals.
an vnoccupied one-story frame house,
sorner of Dublin and Eighth streets. was
s..rued Sunday night. Mr. Fortier was the
owner, and not insured.
Burglars lightened the stock OF goods in
I'm. cigar store of Mr.. Z. Neustadt. No. 2ll
Canal street. They broke a paddock OF an
outer bar and forced open the door. Enter,
ing. they helped themselves to cigars and
worth 5000. One OF the pipes
was very valuable, the carving represent
ing Napoleon crossing the Alps. Inc ON.
car on that beat was taking in prisoner at
the time.
Tho lumber yard of Messrs. Carlo, Won
Holt and Nackle, in the square bounded oy
Dufossat. Water, Leveo and Bellecasele
streets, Sixth District, was destroyed BY
ERE late saturday night. the loss amounting
to $l0, 900. The dwelling house owned oy
HuH
ffhv 70 -.