The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-12-29
GENERAL NEWS.

evidence Lodocia Fredenburg and her son
were condemned to death December ID for
numbering an aged cripple, confesses she
swore falsely at the trial; that she and hel
grandmother, Mrs. Fredenburg, committed
the murder.
SAN Francisco, Dec. 2S.-News from San
Diego says the reported revolution at San
Rafael is a canard.
ALBANY, N. Y, Dec. 2s.-Ths Board Of
Canal Commissioners adopted q requisition
upon the Governor to suspend Francis s.
Thayer, Auditor of the Canal Department,
and appoint a suitable person to perform the
duties, if it shall appear to him Thayer has
violated his duty in regard to public moneys.
QUEBEC, Dec. 28.-Two detectives were on
the track of person whom they believe to be
Tweed. They we're obliged to abandon the
chase for want of funds.
ST.. JOHN, Dec ga final settlement has
been arranged between E. d. Jewell y Co.,
and their creditors; the latter had agreed to
accept twenty cents on the dollar, cash, and
ten cents on time. The sum required to pay
this compromise being $4,000. The cash
was ready but difficulty arose in reference
to the security for the time payment. 1t is
now understood that E. D. Sutton's notes, in
dorsed by E. H. Wilmore of Providence, r.
l., and E. G. Dunn of st. John, are accepted
for $4,000. payable in ins.allments in two
or three years.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 29-At regular weekly
meeting OF the Methodist preachers to con-
slider the Bishop Haven matter, one set Of
resolutions were offered, declining to express
opinion on the third term and deploring
Ravens course Another set expressing
amazement at the alarm over such small
matter, denying Ravens right to speak for
the whole church and utterly opposing any
connection of church and State, were also
presented. A lively discussion followed,
when finally the whole matter was laid on the
table, which is probably the end OF the affair
here.
New YORK, Dec. 2S.-Frank Moulton has
Beecher for $50, 600 damages The complaint
sets forth malicious persecution. Mrs. Tilton
will be witness in the case.
RICHMOND, Dec. 2S.-Louis D. Crenshaw
is dead; aged tifty-eight.
CHICAGO. Dec. 28.-The Times has informa-
ton that District Attorney Bangs has received
instructions from Washington to allow all
parties under indictment here for derauding
the government to plead guilty, and to insure
them immunity from the penitentiary.
New YORK, Dec. 2S.-Judge Donahue de-
cides that recognizances OF Tweed's bail on
the seven recent Indictments for felony are
forfeited.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 2S.-A private despatch
from New York announces the death Of VIM.
Crichton, formerly one of the most proml-
nent and active merchants of Baltimore.
SAN Francisco, Dec. % The Hong Kong
press says considerable dissatisfaction is felt
among the American residents of Tientsin
and Picking at the order of Admiral Reynolds,
sending the United States steamer Monocacy
to Shanghai for repairs, while the unsettled
state of affairs in Yunnan continued.
The report of the failure of Russell x Stur-
ges, merchants, of Manila, is confirmed.
Their liabilities are S200O,O00.
WORCESTER, Dec. 2S.-The suspension of
James A. & G. n & l. Smith, wooden manu-
facturers, is announced. Their liabilities are
variously estimated from $500, 600 to 100000;
assets unknown.
Bos ON, Dec. 2S.-The jury in the case of
Abraham jackson, the noted defau!ter and
forger, rendered verdict of guilty on all the
counts of the indictment.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, Dec. % The Legisla-
ture met to-day. The Governors message is
devoted entirely to the matters of State inter-
est Itmakes no reference to national affairs.
report from the Commissioners to settle the
State debt will be made in a few days.
PoUGHKEEPsIE, Dec. 49, - The Dutchess
county Board OF Supervisors to-day adopted
appropriate Centennial resolutions, and pro-
vided for the ringing of the church and town
bells in every town in the county at midnight
of Friday.