New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-12-04
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scare competition in the transportation VI


SCORE competition in the transportation VI
freight. ..
General Frobel, of Georgia. presented
resolution looking to the establishment anu
main enance of commercial intercourse or'
tween tho States OF the Union an" 10 so'"o
Che commerce OF the natlono
The committee On resolutions pfesente"
.-es,ort upon the resolution OF CORONER 1ohh
son. of North Carolina. asking goeerhip, VI
aid in the construction OF the ooI'he'u
sific railroad and the great water iihts' suc'
aid to carry the right OF the government ~
.,ontro, .he rates of transportation over such
.r.ee. and provided that the government
.,,xr,ntes AL ed shall be so guaranteed az u"
T,-u1 sct :he national treasury from loss
t,,ur members Of the committee presented
. nr,test against the adoption OK the report
md against asking government AID IN 'he
construction of the railroad:
TIE report and protest bro"@h' '."h''
seutIr before the convention one % 'he
most important questions connected WIN
che mission OF the associs'Ion.'shat % gov
-ru nlent subsidies to railroads ana Othes
iSae-s of transportation. PENDING a inott"n
"a substitute the minority report 'or 'hA' ..
the majority, the question of government
EvbsiJies wa. discussed at 1eh.th. oh Il
call Of States. the vote seeming :" ",
LARGELY in favor Of the motion. C"lcne!
stoiiNSDn. NV tN1HIoS'O'A ~
Kthdre W his resolution.
,Prisopers Burned to Death.
s.u,csGo. December ::.-i.asi night the
Asl.boosc a, Pontiac. Illinois. was burned.
Trant; and Samue! Downing. VII" were
nonf; ned for disordeSly conduct. "''r
harmed 70 death.
S"'''" The bank Robbery.
WE,Is,oRo. Pa, December 3.-In the
eria. OF the bank robbery case mere. Los
I, f,suv,
she frs. indic tment. which w.s :or burglar
:ousjy entering the house OF John l.. kob!n'
400. ,,ret;dept Of the bank. Sentence was
oostnopeG. !, is expected the other !ndIct'
yrenfS Ionpi against COsgyove Will be
UTessea immediately.
Hoosic Tunnri.
Hos,oy. December :;--The work On Che
Noosic tunnel is now 50 far advanced tAat
e wall be available for freight trains ina
few weeks. but there is considerable trouble
from falling rocks. and at least .,U0o feet
will have 20 be reached with brick before
srains can DC run without interruption.
Not the Congressman. Alter All.
LOUISVILLE, December :i.-The Courier
Journal says Harrison Cockerell was not
shot by Hon. John d. White, as first re.
,orted. but by DR.. Shall, whose brother
S:ockerell killed several years ago. Tie
round is thought to be mortal.
(;Oss' Insurance Policy.
BALTIMORE. December 3.---The trial Of
Alexander G. Goss, indicted for perjury IN
..he case Of Eliza w. GOss against the Mu.
Sual Life Insurance Company OF New York.
.xsed in this city in May. 1873. was com
snenced in the United States District Court.
before Judge Giles. to-day. The suit OF
Mrs. Cess was 10 recover an insurance
,,olicv on the life of her husband. Winfield
i. Gloss, for whose subsequent murder
Udderzoo!s was recently executed at West,
s,hoster.
WAR DEPARTMENT.
Office Chief Signal Officer. :
Washington. December ,. 1874. 4:35 T. NJ
For Tennessee, the Ohio valley and the Western
- NJ States clear clearing weather. winds shift.
; to easterly and southeily. slight changes n.
.aperature and rising barometer. followed ny
. ding barometer in the Ohio valley.
River and Marine News.
SOUTHWEST PASS, December ). +. M.-sareme:er
1910. Wind northeast. light. arrived bark avon
s Doyle past~; tyss' DAYS Nom ,,av s sS
days from Rio JaDeiro: schooner John IL. koun'z.
Pitcher. msstsr. sixteen days from - BOSTON, sa
from from Ruatai: Norwegian bark Fredi:. Ande,.
Arrived inside for orders Bark africa. Hu.
bert. master. thirty seven days from Gou:es-
Ger. The steamship Arbitrator. ackson: master.
O'Clock. and is on the way to the city. Sailed
Steamers Ailce and CarOndeIet The tOwboat
Heroine spoke the ship Pensacola last night Il
this pass, bound to Mobile. The ship India. from
Bristol, England. fifty one days out. Moran. mas
ter has arrived outside for orders. 1t the
Memphis, instead o: the State o: Alabama. that AZ.
rived off The bar yesterday.
YICKsBuKa, December 3.-Cp-Fannie Tatun,. a:
sA. Nj: Colorado. at II a. NJ. n" boats down 10
siay, Weather clear and warm. Tine river has risen
Elk inches.
MEnpHIs, December 1.-The river has risen
Two inches Weather clear and warm. Arrived
Ougan from Louisville. Departed KouniZ. for
little Rock: Maude. for New Orleans: Kyle. tor st
Louis.
CISC1sNArf, December Silver twelve fee: three
inches aud falling Arrived-Shannon from New
Orleans, Weather cloudy and solder.
PIrrsBuRa December River six feet and sta-
sionary. Weather clear and cooler.
LouIsyILLn. December 3.-The river Is falling
alowly seven feet three inches ~ the canal
Weather growing colder. Down--tongwOrti. from
Cincinnati to n. W Orleans. The Mary Houston
did net get through the canal unit! this evening.
CAIRO. december 3--Arrired--GlencOe. from
New Orleans at L. NJ Mitchell. from New
scans at 2 A. Kinney from V!cksburg, at light.
Cherokee. from Cincinnati. at nine. Departed
Cincinnati a. 3 a. NJ; Bismarck, for New Oil.a.s.
five; d. Is. Woods. Tor New Orleans. =. Dix; KIN.
ney, for st. Louis. - eleven: Cherokee, for New
orleans at T. NJ. river ten feet ten inches and
falling. Weather clear Mercury Az
st Lofts. Dec. Inb-I J,-Arri1 ed--CominOnwsaiih
Ecudd.r and Jasper, from Now Orleans: Helena
:rom Vicksburg. D-parted-Iei for Vicksburg,
River falling. Weather cloudy. The gorge
Niminswirk ir'k. last night. Several delayed
cleaners came in 10 dav.