New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-10-25
MISCELLANEOUS
.Siugular Accident.

MEMPHIS, October ga distressing acct
dent occurred in Pamela county, Mississippi,
last Wednesday,, which cast gloom over the
entire county. A party of four young men
were hunting deer in Tallahatchie bottom,
and became separated. One of them, Ben
jamin Mitchell, while pursuing q path
through the capebrake, observed q cane
shaking ahead of him, and, thinking it was
caused by q deer, fred the contents of bis
double barreled shotgun. loaded with buck
shot, and, hearing screams, rushed to the
spot and found Thomas MOsby, one Of his
companions, dead, shot through the head.
David White, another of the party, shot
in the head and mortally wounded, and the
1aird one, s. w. johnson, severely wound
ed. All the parties we're very respectfully
connected. and the deplorable accident
brought mourning and sorrow to many
homes.
Swing Disposed OF.
CHICAGO, October 24.-The Synod, with.
out prOnouncing definite sentence, dispOses
OF Swing by requiring the Presbytery of
Chicago to erase his name from the roll of
ministers. This ends the Swing matter for
.he present, at least.
irish Catholic Union.
BALTIMORE. October 24.-Among the res.
"lutions of the Irish Catholic Benevolent
Union is this: THAT it is not a advisable now
TO encourage immigration to this city
THAT a. the Irish Catholic Benevolent
Union has been placed under the patronage
of the Blessed Virgin Mary, under the title
of Immaculate Conception, the eighth of
December be, and is hereby recognized as
% national holiday of the Union"
Five Large Firms Suspended in Boston.
Boston, October 24-The following fail
ures are announced: j. II. Lord, dealer in
teas and c%offees; c.. S. Barbour, trunks: s.
Il. Earse, Jr., hats and caps; C.. G. Neil
vey, furniture; J. c.. Belcher, boots and
shoes.
BueIl Furnishes the Indians.
GALVESTON. October pa special to the
Associated Press from San Antonio. dated
to-day, Gays Colonel Buell. struck the hos
tile Indians on the ninth Of October on the
Salt Fork of Red river, destroyed AS
lodges and is still in pursuit, driving the
Indians tow ard the edge of the staked
plains.
Colonel Davidson moved from Fort Sill.
with a strong column, on the t~wenty-first,
going West.
Probabilities.
WAR DEPARTMENT.
Office Chief Signal Officer,
Washington, October "a, 1874, 4:35 2. NY
For the Gulf and South Atlantic States falling
barometer, sontheasterly winds, warm and partly
cloudy weather and occasional rain on the South
Atlantic coast.
River and Marine News.
SOUTHWEST Pass, October "a. 6 P. M.-Barometer
1890. Wind east-northeast light. Arrivcd-Bark
Fritz, Gundersen. master. fifty.fve days from
Rouen, France; bark Fannie J. Mcclellan, Cam,
master, si1ty-nine days from Rouen, France. No
departures. The steamship W. &. Hewes towed the
steamship Agnes from Havana. che being disabled,
and anchored her inside the bar at 8 A. III. The
Hewes then proceeded to Galveston, and the
Agnes will be towed to the city.
F~Ass-A-LOurKE October "a. 6 P. M.-wind east
northeast, light. Weather clear. Arrived-British
ship Lizzie Ross. Norris master, forty-seven days
from Liverpool, viz Savannah. to A. K. Miller:
steamship United States. at $50 this morning Bur
dick master, from New York, to J. H.. Ludwigsen;
steamship Margaret, Baker master, At .:4a A. NJ.
from Havana. via the Florida ports, to l. K. Rob
srts. Embellishments Yazoo. Hudson and General
Meade.
vIcKsRuRe, October 2l.-Up-Belle Lee, mt II 4.
NJ; Frank ParEoud, at II NJ: Capitol City, at 10 A.
NJ. Down-Carrie v. kountz, at ii A.. ID. Weather
warm and clear. River stationary.
MEMPHIS. October 2.-Eiver declining. weather
cloudy and warm Departed -TOlle and Grand
Tower. for 81: Louis: Ellen. for White river: DuSan.
for Cincinnati.
PlrrssuRs. October s..~River fourteen Inches
and falling slowly. Weather very warm and
cloudy
CalRo. October ss-Arive1-Ka.e Kinney, from
st. Louis. at noon. De parted-Kinney, for New Or
Tears noon. john n. Patton. formerly clerk on the
whartboat he;e. died to-day Of ~onsumptlOn River
Eve feet and falling. Weather fair and pleasant.
EVANSVILLE. October 9A-Weather clear since
roouo River falling. two Zee: aud ;ouy inshes on
gauge.
Sculder, ,rcm New Orleans .nrJs collie
Moore and City 81 s:,.'. f..a.. s'nr-s.
Iur yicksbur:. hive. ~s.st..-. : We ~ as1t
Grd warm.
Fts.1,>s. s;,,abeY s.-sivec four :eee ei:h:
'..ue ...i ,sS:ii, slowly.