New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-07-10

Struck by Lightning.

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INDIANAPOLIS July 9.-Seven boys, while
telegraph lines in Driving park. this after
noon, were struck by lightning, and one
named John Shah was killed outright. The
others were all severely injured, but will
recover.
Cairo RejoIces in n Sensation.
CAIRO, H., July 9.-Quite distinct
shock Of earthquake was telt here at about
4 P. NJ.
Fort WAYNE, Ind, July 9-The sash
and blind factory Of Thorn e. REMOVER, at
Huntington, Indiana, was totally destroyed
by fire this morning. Loss unknown, but
will pro bably excee0 $4,000; no insurance.
The cause OF the fire is unknown.
Hanged.
HARRISBURG. July 9-The negroes Moody
and Roscatlne, who murdered farmer
B0hen, were hanged in the Jail yard to-day
Both confessed their guilt.
Hostile Indians Massing.
OMAHA. July a-Generals Sheridan and
Ord returned from the West this evening.
Telegraphic advices from Fort Laramie
represent that reports received from Spot
| ted Tails agency say that seventy-tve
| lodges OF Ogallahs, Under Black Tiven, are
| moving toward that place, and that the
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across the Yellowstone river. The Arapa-
| hoes and Cheyepnes are camped in the
| head waters OF the Big Horn river.
| Memphis Items.
| MEMPHIS, July 9.-The rain last night
was general throughout the surrounding
| COUNTY,, relieving the fears of the planters.
| To- lay there are good prospects of another
shower. At Grand junction there was a
| hr, ricane, prosrating the telegraph lines
| aud doing considerable damage to forests
| and fencing.
During game Of base ball in the suburbs
| last evening, negro man who was in the
way of Peter Meath, the catcher, was order
| ed out of the way, to which he res esponded
with an oath, and drawing pistol fred at
Meath, who ran to his coat and getting
| pistol, returned fire.
Some half dozen shots were fred in the
melee that ensued, the negro firing at other
members of the club; finally, he was shot in
the back, and then beaten terribly.
A FIRE in Chelsea last evening destroyed
several frame houses, including the San
| hers bakery, residences of M. Hoist, Will
| liam EcenlleI, William Reinard and P. s.
| Smmonds. Loss 5000, insurance $i700,
principally III local companies.
Run Down.
BUFFALO, July 9.-The tug Golden City
| ran down ecow at the mouth OF the Buff
falo river lest, night. The occupants OF the
scow, blind man and his wife and son,
named Joshua, Elizabeth and Eugene Shell
dan, were drowned
Bank Deficit.
NEW BEDFORD, Mass, July 9.-The de-
fciss in the First National Bank caused by
John P. Barker, cashier, have been made
good by his friends. No loss falls on the
bank The defalcation is stated at $2O, 600
Barker is nearly sixty years of age, and has
been cashier about twenty years.
| President Of Harvard College.
Boston, July 9.-Charles Francis Adams
was chosen president of the board OF Har-
l ward Overseers. Els
Death Of an Army Quartermasfer.
| SANTA FE, July 9.-General Frederick
Meyers, chief 4uartermasrer OF New Mexico,
10 dead. 1s.f.y rf .
Saratoga.
I SARATOGA, July 9.-Ten crews here have
chosen their positions TOR the race. General
Grant has engaged rooms for the regatta
this week. y $50 Ali
| 4h Mail Car Burned.
| NORFOLK, w., July 9.-The mail and
express car attached to the eastward bound
train on the x. n. and o. railroad, was
entirely destroyed by FIRE this evening,
shout nine miles east of Petersburg The
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