The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-12-03
YESTERDAYS NOON DIS PATCHES.

LONDON, Dec. 2.-Twenty- lost on the
Scottish Coast alone during the gale Saturday
and Sunday.
The Times correspondent at Paris telegraphs
the lost letter of Count de Chambord has
caused lewiston in the Cabinet. Two leg
, tlmist ministers in consequence OF its lnjuc.
ton hesitate to support the demand for or
gan:zation Of the Presidents powers
! On account of this disagreement the terms
: Of the Presidents message have not been
agreed to by the Cabinet. The President
Will accept the resignation of the dissenting
Ministers if they remain firm in the refusal
A special to the Daily Nelrs from CONSTANT
nople says Males. the Grand Vizier has sued
the editor of the suppressed Lecdit Herald
Tor defamation OF character, and that in the
event of his condemnation the Turkish Gov,
eminent will apply to the British embassy for
the editors expulsion from the country.
MEMPHIS, Dec. 2.-On last Saturday night,
Isaac Rutfin met Melissa Adams, both colored,
in woods near Marion, Arkansas, and after
outrag ling her, attempted to kill her with q
knife. In the scuffie which ensued, she
knocked the knife out of his hand, and he was
unable to find it.in the dark.
After beating her until he thought she was
dead, he went to the house OF her father, near
by and told him Melissa was waiting at the
gate for Maggie, her young sister, to help her
carry her basket; he then left and Maggie
going to the gate found Rutiin there, who
Selling her, violated her person and fed.
Monday morning he vas arrested in Mem
phs, and agreed to go back to Marion without
requisition, and was taken back. After pre-
llmlnary examination he was committed to
Jail to answer the proof against him being
positive.
On Monday night so or sixty armed negroes
went to the jailor and forcing him to bring
Ruffin out, took him a short distance from
town and shot him to death, his body being
literally riddIed with bullets.
The Cotton Exchange crop report for No
vember, issued this morning, gives the follow
ing summary derived from 1O7 responses from
West Tennessee, North Mississippi and Ar
| Kansas north OF the Arkansas River. Sixty
four report the damage by frost at 81 per cent.
Average decrease in acreage Il; due exer-
tions are being made to save the crop. Aver
age closing OF the picking season last year,
January 18th. This year it will close about
December It'll. The crop is being marketed
unprecedentedly fast. The corn crop of this
district is abouo - per cent short OF the aver
age CT the past two seasons.
| In the aggregate the responses do not midi
cate any change in the nordle of iaborers.
| The prospect is that the entire crop will be
| saved III q much better condition than ever
| known. The committee are of the opinion
| that the decrease OF the cotton crop in this
district from last year will be about 80 per
| cent.
san Francisco, Dec. 2-The steamship
! Vancouver arrived from Yo1ohoma November
9th, with Hong Kong dates OF October 18th,
and the following news Chinese have agreed
to everything required by Japan they recog-
nize and admit the justice of the Japanese
course and have paid portion of the indem-
nifty; the balance to be paid before the end of
the month
They agree to keep Formosa savages under
control for the future. The japanese will re-
tire from the Island. There is great satisfac-
ton in Japan over this result. Renewed
efforts were made to induce Chinese to submit
their quarrel with Japan to diplomatic arbitra-
ton, but the Picking Government We're averse
to such proposals. Twelve thousand Chinese
troops are in Formosa, stationed about sixty
miles from the japanese coast.
Mr.. Avery. United States Minister, left
Shanghai October 18th for Peking
The Chinese pirate captain who seized the |
ship Shark has been executed.
The Chinese transport Kayak, engaged in
carrying troops to Formosa, foundered at
Tawang Foo, III the fyploon Of September
Goth, and sixteen lives were lost. Other trans
ports, scattered by the same storm, have not
been heard from.
The authorities Of Hong Kong have taken
steps @ prevent the shipment O.. prostitutes
to san Francisco.
( Chinese contractor convicted of swindling
the Government By making false estimates for
repairing The Emper,r's summer Palace has
been sentenced to decapitation.
Lieut.. Commander c. Dassel has returned
70 Yokohama from FoTmosa. He reports 1000
japanese troops in camp there.
The negotiations fer the sale of the Pacific
mail steamer Clica 70 Japan have been sus-
pended.
The I. S. Minister'S relations with the
japanese Government are perfectly harmoni-
Gus, but his representations in regard to the
military registration OF his servants and the
employment OF sIg. Wasson have passed un-
needed.
4 party of American astronomers are already
located near Nagasaki for the observation of
the transit of Venus.
The boiler OF a steame. on Lake Brivi ex-
pioded. The passengers and crew, number
ing 100 persons, are reported as either killed
by the explosion or Crowned.
New York, Dec. 2.-The family of Mayor
Hayemeyer have consented to public funeral
on Saturday from st. Paurs NJ E. Church.
The Ninth Regiment acts as the military
escort, and the Old Guard acts as a guard of
honor.
BosroN. Dec. Cen. Robert 0. Taylor,
Quartermaster o. the District OF the Atlantic,
is dead.
HUNTINGTON. ". -, Dec. .-Sixty-six en-
ployees of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
struck for lack wages. The engine with the
mails was allowed 20 pass. The other trains
were detained.
LoSDoS, Ontario, Dec. danger & Meyer,
the Ascending clothiers. have gone to New
Orleans with their booty. The goods they
took from their establishment were packed in
nine large trunks and amounted in vrlue to
nearly 100000, consisting OF jewelry, kid
gloves and other expensive ware. The trunks
were struggled across Detroit River as ordi-
nary baggage. The customs officers are in ]
pursuit
CINCINNATI. Dec. =. A West Virginia :
special says that G6 employees of the Chesa-
peake and Ohio Railroad struck to-day for
wages earned in the past four months. There
were no trains east from Huntington to-day a
Except an engine with mail car The strik- f