New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-04-08
MISCELLANEOUS.
Death Of a Memphis Alderman.

former Judge of the Law Court and at pres
emit chairman of the board Of aldermen
died to-day of consumption.
A Lottery Ticket in Court.
Louis Marks, boot and shoe dealer, Mai,
street. sued out an injunction to-day re
straning the bank from paying Solomon
Taube his partner. SIS 600, drawn in tn,
Louisville Lottery, on the ground tina
Taube bought the coupon with the frm'
money.
A Railroad Settled With.
PHILADELPHIA, April The settlement
was completed yesterday between the
Northern Pacific Railroad Company and
the estate of Jay Cooke & Co., whereby the
advances made by the latter to the former
are discharged by the acceptance OF the
company's first mortgage bonds and the
securities. This settlement leaves the rail
road company with only nominal floating
debt to be provided for
Conference of Baptist Preachers.
A meeting of the Philadelphia Conference
of Baptist Ministers was held, at which res
olutions were presented by DR.. Hinson
strongly opposing open communion.
An amendment, offered by DR.. BOardman,
favorlng this, was voted down, and the
original resolutions were then postponed
until the next meeting
They will doubtless be carried by large
majority. There is a strong fight on the
subject between Drs. BOardman and Hin
son.
April Fool Killed q Man.
SAN FRANCISCO, April IA man named
Dennison engaged in quarrel with another
Downey shot DennisOn, who died in a few
minutes. Jealousy and an April fool joke
led to the fatal quarrel.
The New York Assembly Calls for Specie
Payment.
ALBANY. April I'm the Assembly reso-
lutions were offered and referred to the
ways and means committee, with instruc-
tons to report tomorrow, indorsing Gov
ernor Dix's message and asserting that the
judgment of the Legislature of the State
of New York is that it is the duty of the
administra ton at Washington and of Con-
gress to stay the perniciOus and runous
policy of increasing the volume of ire
deemable paper currency and to take
measures for the speedy resumption of spe-
Gle payments. Copies will be sent to the
members Of Congress.
The Brighton National Bank.
Boston, April An examination into
the affairs of the National Bank of Brighton
shows that between $4,000 and 500, 900
have been misappropriated by one OF the |
officials of the bank. Property sufficient
to cover the amount has been surrendered
to the bank |
The MefhOdists Indorse the Crusaders.
At the monthly meeting of the Methodist |
ministers Of this city and vicinity, yester.
adopted, including the following:
eBcs0fved, That in the w0men's crusade
against iDtemperance, whereby it is stated,
by one who Processes to have carefully
counted up. thirty-sevenN cities and towns
have been entirely freed from the liquor
traffic, l76l liquor saloons in Ohio, Indiana |
and llliz OILS closed, and 800 liquor sellers
not only reformed, but hopefully converted
to God, we recognize Gods work, and can
but give TO it our fullest sympathy, and
pledge to il all possible cooperation.
Senatorial Election,
Twelfth ballot-Dawes, 81; Hoar, rs;
Curtis, u; Adams, 10.
r, Thirteenth ballot.Dawes, sc; Hoar, 81;
Curtis, II; Adams, lG. Among the scatter
ing Butler received one VOTE
Fire-ExplosiOn of Gas.
WHEELING, April IA fire occurred at
St Clairsville at II NJ. to-day, destroying
six houses, including Waldayis block. Loss
and insurance not reported
gas explosion in house adjoining the ,
opera building today, tore ont the ceiling
and floor and demolished the plate glass S
windows and front. No person seriously {
injured. :
An Indian Attack Near Fsrt SiIl-lseneral
Augur on an Inspecting Tour. !
GALVESTON, April THE Neps' San An. 6
tonic special says: On the night of the
twenty seventh party of seven Indians n
from the reservation Ii ed into a COMPANY e.
OF soldiers near Fort Sill. The troops re- ;,
turned the ire, and from the bloody trail il
And war bonnet found the following day it p
Is certain several Indians were severely Il
II
General Augur and part of his staff G.
cave TOR the Rio Grande frontier to.rnor G,
'6W, on an extended tour of inspection. u
Corrupt Grand Jury Discharged. m
VIcKsBURG, April Judge Brown to- u
lay discharged the grand jury because of -
is cOrruptness. In his remarks discharging D..
he jury he said: "You each swore you had OF
10 interest in behalf of any one as would 81
Letter yon from promptly indicting any VIC nj
alton of law. | am shocked to learn from de
he district attorney, and communications Fl
ecelved from your own body, that e.
ou felt warranted in lending YOUR | 40
elves rather to shield crime and protect
to perpetrators than bring them before the 10
sw. If you erred in duty it is because YOU ,o
esigned to do so: not from want of proper ~,
1formatiOn as to the law and requirements DO
I your oaths, and l cay now what | So tn
announced in my charge, that or or
people find that crime can not be pun te,
he'd through the agencies fixed by law. No
hey will take its punishment into their own La
ands" !es
|
ort said that, with some exceptions, the I
Ody over which he was foreman was so Gu
United with corruption, degradation and an an
ce, that it was utterly impossible that the oh,
'cred purposes and objects OF the law
'uld be effectually carried ont with an in
80 base, and so utterly lost to Ste
very sense Of conscience and shame. An
The jury was composed Of twelve blacks ali
nd seven whites.
Probabilities. Gle
WAR DEPARTMENT. | Gle
Office Chief Signal Officer. ;
Washington, April Z, 1874, 4:S5 P. NJ. Sto
e Mississippi, cloudy and rainy weather, with T
sh ana brisk south to east winds poo
River and Marine News. Gel
NORTHWEST Pass April :. P. M-Barometer 1910. AGA
nd east southeast, light, with fog. No arrivals. ma
iled-ship Juno, barks Adratic and Planet. On 500
Ass A-L'euTKE, April = p. M.-Wind north iO4
ST, light. Weather clear. Arrived-Steamship T
vsca Go1ksey master at a. NJ, from Cedar all
70 10 l. N ROBERTS; steamship Margaret at u 8264
, Baker master from Havana, via the Florida last
rts, TO l. K. Roberts, Swedish bark Caroline so )
odin, master, fifty four DAYS from Barrow Eng An,
,d SSsnlied-Seamers St. Louis and Vixen and Incl
,icksErKe April 7..Up-John Howard at A. NJ Brit
H sam S q" u, T. =; Down-City OF Alton at III
p NJ weather Cool ana clonSv Rvsr zsn aga
lEMPHIs April WEATHER cloudy wet and COOL | saa
'er fell hve inches Arrived-Andy Baum from isst
lSa Departed-Chek, for White river; 81
le Lee last night, FOL st. Lons; Fannie Lewis | was
Dean for Cinc;nnat, i'' "nneola ana 1hofnp incl
T. o aSgs AP5 Ix .; Alice from
wealth. for New Orleans. River '% M
ing slowly. Weather partially clear and cool ~
ouIsvLE April lERiyer about stationary with for
,es in the chute Weatber css seven ieet six Dc