The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1875-12-31
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I affairs. A
, A Washington special says the Presi
, dent has announced his determination
OF finding place for every Union vetc
ran turned out Of position by the polio,
adopted by the Democratic House o
, Representatives. He will make room
for them by turning out Democrat
now holding position In the Executive
! departments.
The officers Of the Vermont Centra
and Grand Trunk Railroads to-day helt
a private conference with the represcn
tatives Of trunk lines running out o.
this city. The object being to arrive al
u settlement Of the Western freight
rate difficulties. The result was no,
learned.
MISCELLANEOUS.
CmtoAoo, Dec. 10. The Times, claim
Ing to speak ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS the
result Of the seizure Of the eight distil
leries would not be published to the
world, but any one, or all the distillcries
will hold themselves In readiness tt
supply any missing links In the evidence
that may be wanting, concerning which
they may have u knowledge for the
purpose OF convicting those more
remotely connected will, these revenue
transactions. by requiring twenty OF
more distillers 10 plead guilty, or to
stand trial on evidence which Is alDso
lutely conclusive, and must certainly
result In a conviction. The Government
will vindicate itself. and show the peo.
pie that IL is In carnest In its
policy. and has not proceeded
on frivolous or insufficient grounds
There will be conviction la
every csse where the evidence will jus
tify IL. But two distellerg In this city
remain untouched, and they IRE be
lieved TO be straight The establish
ment of Dickinson ~ Go. among these,
paid In Government taxes this year
$75, 900. said to be more than Is paid by
the entire State OF Kentucky distillers.
Neither Congressman Farwoil aor Sen
ator Logan are implicated with the
ring.
CINCINNATI. Dec. 30. The prepara-
tions for the Centennial celebration are
complete. The city on Friday night
will be gaily illuminated. and the Cen
tennial year will be ushered In amid 3,
scene Of pomp and rejoicing. The pro
ccssion. nlarshaled by Chief of the Fire
Department McGrew, will be one OF the
largest seen here. The line OF march
embraces all Of the principal streets
The column will move at II o'clock
Fifty mechanics In the B. and q. rail
road shop at Newark, Ohio, were dis
charged yesterday. Tho cause said to
be hard times. t
Greggs a. Osborne's carriage factory
at Wilmington, Ohio, burned yesterday
Loss $4,000. Insurance light.
Mrs. Rockwell Gordon and her three
children, residing near Sun, Ind, were
burned to death Saturday. The charred
remains OF all were found In an out
Some believe they were murdered and
house fired, but there Is nothing on
which to base the theory.
BosToN. Dec. 30. The directors of the
Nashua. Acton and Boston and the Con
cord and New Hampshire Railroads have
entered into III agreement to execute u
lease Of the first named to the latter
corporation for a term Of ten years. on
terms not made public Control Of this
road by the Concord Railroad will
open to the latter a route to Boston by
the Lowell and Nashua roads. and II is
expected to give the public cheaper
lines Of transportation for both freight
and passengers between Northern New
Hampshire and New York, via Fall
River and New Bedford.
BALTIMORE, Dec 3O--Anna Rienhold,
the young girl who was SO shockingly
burned by the explosion Of gasoline
lamp last night, died ut Q o'clock this
morning. Her mother, who was also
burned, is considered In Il precarious
condition. The Coroner's inquest cen
sures the use OF the fluid, which was
above legal strength
HARTFORD, Ct., Dec 3O.-A special dis
patch to the Hartford Times from
Washington says that Commissioner
Burdett, of the Attorney Generals
Office, is to be speedily removed.
OswEao, N. Y. Dec. 30. Robt. Parker,
OF Rennclsville, N. r., was killed this
morning at that place, by being crushed
between two freight cars. |
TrToN, Ohio. Dec. 30. "A gang Of fe-
male thieves has just been discovered
here, tho leaders being Mary g. Lacdse,
mother and daughter. and Mary Shu-
Ter. The gang has robbed various
stores Of goods to large amount. The
whole gang has been arrested.
ALBANY, N. Y, Dec. 3O.-This city will
celebrate the commencement OF the
Centennial year by a midnight demon
The new year will be ushered
10 by ringing OF bells firing OF canon
and grand military parade.
VICKsBURG, Dec. 1910 j. B. Woods
Il Co., 1O4 Common street The steamer |
Commonwealth will arrive on Saturday. |
VIM. THOMPSON, Master.
SOUTHWEST PASS, Dec, 30, & p. m
30. Wind east, fresh. Weather
cloudy, thick and hazy. Arrived Brit
ish bark Choasze, Lindegren, master,
SO days from London, in ballast, to De-
can, Zerega Il Co. Sailed Steamship
Knickerbocker and bark r. G. Merri-
man.