New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-12-26
MISCELLANEOUS,
Noisy Christmas at Memphis-Accidents
Reported.

Noisy Christmas at toIemphis-Accidents
Reported.
MEMPHIS, December 25.-The attendance
at the churches to-day was very good, but
the utmost disorder prevailed on the streets
in the discharge OF firearms and fire works,
The day was unusually warm. the mercury
reaching SO. a large number of accidents
are reported, but with q few exceptions
without serious results
About noon while party of boys were
firing toy cannon in front of Spechts
confectionery, it exploded and portion of
years, nephew OF Colonel Galloway. editor
OF the appeal, in the face, destroying his
right eye and breaking his nose and intlct
ing wounds which will doubtless prove fatal
Another piece struck negro man who was
passing by on the wrist, decorating it horri-
bly,. Another piece struck Captain Walter
Goodman, secretary of the Planters In.
surauce Company, or the leg, intiicting a
slight wound
Gibbs Crime and Arrest.
Last night in Chelsea, Monroe Gibbs shot
and killed Ike Walker for the alleged
seduction OF his wife, and then shot her.
lntict!ng severe wound. Gibbs then at
tempted TO escape, but was surrounded by
a party OF negroes, one of whom threw a
handtU! Of mud n his eyes, and then cap
tured him and delivered him up az the
N~s-tSA-A@S---' EA-- "SAS SOAOACA'
Assassinated.
WHEELING. W. Va, Decem Der IA dis
patch from Weston, West Virginia, saws on
the night o: the twenty-third, John West
and mis- son were assassinated while return
ing from church.
Buchu.
PHILADELPHIA, December 25.-D-. Helm
bold has again been sent to the lunatlc
asylum.
Taking Testimony in the Libel suit,
Al the Office Of Richard L. A Shurst,
Esq, IN this city, Yesterday afternoon, tes-
tlmonv was taken before Samuel Pickens.
ESQ, commissioner for the State of New
YORK, on behalf of the defendant in the
libel suit of Henry c. Bowen. of the New
York Independent, against the publishers of
the Brooklyn Eayie. Mr.. Edwin NJ. Lewis,
assignee Of Jay Cooke 81 Co., was ex-
anined at length, his evidence showing that
Bowen entered into contract with jay
Cooke & Co. TO publish advertisements Of
the Offering for sale OF bonds of the North
eTn Pacific Railroad, and, in addition TO
use the editorial columns of his
paper to convince his readers of the neces-
sity of selling out government bonds and
investing IN those of the corporation. In re-
turn for this Bowen was to receive bonds of
the Northern Pacific railroad, and a per
centage on the sales. Receipts were exhib.
tied for advances made to Bowen, in pur-
suance Of the agreement, the signatures to
which were identified by former attache
OF the Brooklyn Cnio1l, a paper also pub
Listed % the plaintiff. The Ed9le was rep
resented az the examination by Jesse John
aol, Esq, OF the New York bar.
Centennial Financial Agency.
a number of gentlemen interested in the
Centennial National Bank met the finance
board OF the centennial commission for the
location OF suitable building for branch
on the grounds. Il ia proposed to make this
institution the financial agent OF the ex.
LlbitIol.
Bank Presidents Embezziement,
CINCINNATI, December ga. C. John.
sou, president OF the Fayette County Ma.
tlonal Bank. has been arrested charged
with the embezzlenent of 10000 from the
bank. The punishment under the national
banking &C. ia noc less than Eve nor more
than ten years Imprisonment.
Lively Times on the Mexican Frontier.
san FRANCISCO, December 25.-A dis
patch from Camp Grant, Arizona. says two
companies of the Sixth Cavalry left Thurs.
day evening for the frontier Colonel Bid
die. commanding who will be joined, near
the Sonora frontier, by Captain Winches-
ter's company. Company G, First Cayal.
r., lef. this city, by rail, for San Diego,
Another earthquake was felt in Grass Val
ley. last evening.
Probabilities.
WAR DEPARTMENT.
Office Chief Signal Ofnoer,
washington, December 25I ts75, $3.50 P. NJ
For the South Atlantic States, rising
barometer, increasing southwest winds,
warmer, cloudy weather, and possibly rain,
tor the Gulf States, Tennessee and the
ONO valley, increasing southeast to south
west winds, warmer, partly cloudy and
threatening weather, with occasional rain
or snow preceding a storm centre in the
Northwest, and possibly followed by q
norther in Texas.
River and Marine News.
SOUTHWEST Pass, December 25, PM
barometer 3O2. Wind south-southeast, light.
Weather thick and foggy. Arrived-Steam.
night, Mills, master, from Philsdeinbia. tn
NA!lam Creavy; American schooner Will
lam FISHER, Lorlng, master, i've days from
Utuia British ship Cora Linn, Nance, mas
ter, sixty-nine days from Havre; bark
Marie, Olsen, master, fifty. three days from
Havre; British ship Prince Leopold, Coch-
Tan, al, master, @ 4ity-seyen days from Dundee
htty-hve days from Rio Janeiro; Ameri.
can bark Lisbon. Duncan, master, thirty
four days from Bath; British ship Agnes
Sutherland, Sutherland, master, ifty,one
days from Liverpool: Norwegian bark Has
SCI, Sammelsen. master, ffty-six DAYS from
Bordeaux. Sailed-Steamers Cortes, G. w
Lord and Arbitrator.
VIcKsBgRG, December 25-Passed down,
J ohm L. Roberts, at ten o'clock last night
Lee, at A. NJ. Robert Sample and Katie.
at 2. M; Glencoe. at 6 P. NJ; Ouachita
Belle, at 10 P: NJ. Up-Pargoud, at p. M.
MEMPHIS, December 25.-River falling
steadily. Departed-Rutb, for White river
Barstaria, Alton and Golden Rule, the lat.
ter last night, for New Orleans; Vnt
Shinkle. for Cincinnati.
ST. LOUIS, December 25.-Departed-
kinney, for Vicksburg; Clinton, for New
Orleans. The river has risen four inches.
WaafhaH NlaaH and