New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-12-13
MISCELLANEOUS.


MISCELLANEOUS.
Andy Johnson Striving 70 be Senator.
NASHVILLE, December l2.-Andy johnson
IL here. He expects sixty votes onl ONT
ballot. There are eight other cadidates lOp
United States Senator.
The Miners In tho Black Hills.
| CHICAGO, December ia Times Sioux
City special says: Mr.. Bense, Of Minnesota,
arrived there to-day, direct from the Black
Hill mining district, and confirms the report
that quite q large. body Of miners are at
| work in the hills He says they are we'll
fortified. and they have found gold in pay.
ing quantities.
General Braxton Bragg Pays q HiGlD
Complimene to Major Hswcl,s Ene
etneering.
GALVESTON, December 12-In relstiou tes
Galveston harbor improvements, General
Bragg says:
The plan of operations is novel and boldss
and for that reason the United States en-
| gineer department and the Secretary of
War only asked, and COngress only gave
small appropriation to make an experis
ment rs = test. That test has now been
| made, and proved eminently successful.
The delays incident to the commencement
| OF new work on new principle, with raw,
uninstructed men, having been overcome
in very short time, the process of placing
the gsbrOons and extending the present
jetties toward the main channel commenced
Q few days since.
The work has progressed far enough to
show the practicability of this novel and
cheap methsd for building Training wall on
unstable foundations. What is more me-
portant to prove that the effects produced
are even greater and more favorable, and
more rapid than the protector of the work
or his able assistant anticipated, the
Western Swash channel, which conveyed
large quantity of water to and from the
bay, has been reached, and the currene
the head of Galveston Island is rapidly
extending east across it's bed. Where
there was twelve feet of water few 6syA
since, the men now wade around, in the
execution Of their work, and the accumuis-
tions Of drift about that work are 90 rapi2
in progress as to give strong assurances
that it will be permanent.
The test thus far il 40 entirely satisfacts
~ that Lieutenant Quinn has re ported il
to his chief and urged . further approprin-
ton ut an early day to enable him to WORK
more rapidly and more surely. He ID also
justified in the conclusion that tho work
can be done at about half the original este
mated cost.
Death Of a Prsmiacnt Mason.
Knoxville says John w. Paxon, past grand
master, Masonic fraternity, died there on
the ninth instant.
Grand Jury Disuissed.
Judge Ballard, Of the United States Dis
trict Court, has dismissed the grand ury
until January.
Fesnd Dead.
7. j. Bridgers, q prominent citizen Of
Grenada, Mississippi, was found dead in the
woods near his residence, fifteen miles south
of there, on Tuesday. 1t is supposed ho
died of cholera m0rbus.
The Corinth Bank Robbers,
The latest from the Corinth bank robbers
states that q sheriffs posse ia in pursuit,
but nearly twelve hours behind them Tho
robbers were making Tor the mountains.
Masonic Fete.
PHILADELPHIA, December - Tho
knights Templar are making preparations
for . grand fete ON the sixth Of January, in
the Academy OF Music and Horticultural
Hall.
Sailors On strike.
The striking sailors in procession carried
Two banners, one containing the words,
"Friendless sailors only ask for what is
right" the other reading, Remember the
defenders of the country in time of war. A
large number of flags, representing various
countries, leading with this port, and full
rigged schooner, elevated upon the shoule
ders of four men, were also cOnspicuOus In
the line.
A Missing Cashier.
TORONTO, December l2.-R. j. Dallas,
cashier of Nelson's Bank, of this city, has
been missing since Monday. 1t is supposed
he has absconded. Not yet know to wha
extent he is . defaulter.
Attempt to Barn Auburn Stat Prison.
AUBURN, N. Y, December 12.-Tvo
tempts to burn the Auburn State prison
were made to-day, nndOubtedi by tbe
The loss is insignificant
The Latest Charley Ross Believed to
Right Ono
The Photographic of child supposed d TO be-
Charley Ross has been received here from
Chester, Illinois, and it bears 80 striking a
resem blance that one of the Ross family
has started for the spot to- nvestig ate the
matter. 1t Is the impression of. he family
that the real child has been recovered. The
hair In the photograph appears o be dark
instead OF light, but his hair may have been
stained to disguise his appearance
Amnesty
ST. PAUL, Minn., December The sna.
clal correspondent at Fort Garry telauranha
That In spite, Of CONTRADICTORY neWs. ha
knows positively that the imperial 90 vern.
ment intends to issae amnesty to Rie and
Lepene.
Burned Dean.
In Beaver Falla. Renvi)le oountv Az
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