The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1875-12-19

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don says the Peruvian legation IN
this city announces the suspchsions oi
the Republic due first next January
The result or this announcement Is d
rupture Of the Peruvian contract with
the "Socicte 0enerale" The Lime
government Is unable to meet the
money crisis, which Il says Is only TEN
porary. The Pail Mall Gazette writing
cditorially on the subject pyB the time
therefore has come for bondholiers 10
write for protection Of their interest.
The default Of payment on coupons af.
ford a formal pretcxt for forming an as-
ISOLATION, for this purpose commission
must negotiate directly with the PERU
vim government, for the management
Of the guano pledged to them.
Savannah, Oa., says Nick Thompson,
negro. who killed Capt. james A. Hun.
ter, at Quitman, In October 1874, was
hung In Savannah yesterday morning.
Coy. Smith refused To- repricvc him.
NEw YoRx, Dec. 1B.--Weathor today
intensely cold, with piercing wind. All
tho ponds In the Vicinity are frozen,
aud the skating season Is now opened
Central Park lake. however, Is not yet
In III condition for skaters, but the ba II
will undoubtedly open In a few days
should the present spell Of Arctic
weather continue.
Five steamers sailed for Europe to-
day; The England, Baltic. Bolivia,
Oder and City Of Richmond They
carried large caipoe, but fcwer passcn-
gers than ut any time during tho ye'r,
ninety three cabin aud a5O stecrnyc
passengers sailed for Europe to-day.
A velocipcde race between Harding
and Messenger, ut the Rink, attracted n
large crowd at T. IN. Harding had
accomplished lss miles. Messenger 1896.
Charles O'Conor is gradually but
steadily improving. Ho eats better. ~
quite cheerful and rests we'll.
MISCELLANEOUS.
AuausrA, Ga. Dec. 1s.-Thc race be-
tween Basil Duke. trottcr. and pacing
mare Lucy. billed for to-day nj Angus.
tn race track. was witnessed by cou-
pie Of hundred persons. The stakes
were $1,000 on the mare against $3.50 on
tho horse. Lucy TO pace to ninety
pound wagon and Duke to d fifty pound
s,Aky. The track being heavy gave the
horse decided advantage, and the
crowd was surprised 10 SOC the horse
win the first llcHt; but Lucy cllauged
the aspect of things by. taking the polo
on tho tlret quarter In the second heat,
and keeping II, winning the second and
4 gain got ahead and won tho heat. Al
this point Il was SO late they concluded
TO postpone tho fifth heat untll Monday.
when tho first fight of tho main betwecn
Georgia nnd Tennessee takes place AZ
tho race track. On Tuesday aud Wed
nesday there will be ten fights each
day. There were good many scratch
tights today: mono worth reporting.
-" MONTREAL. Dec. 1s.--The Common
Council have made arrangements with
the contractors Of tho various depart.
menta. who have agreed to take on
number Of mon ut sixty cents day.
Thit, with u number OF mon to bo en-
ployed on tho mountain work. etc. will,
Ills believed. give work 70 about 800
mon. This will yet leave several thou.
sand mon in a starving condition. and
The eud yet.
Everything IL quiet hero At present.
During the night the armory wag
guarded. The police arc etlll
under arms. ready for any emergency.
Disturbances III feared tomorrow. The
is extremely cold.
PROVIDENCE, II. L.. Dec. 1s.--Mcssrs.
Greene gud Cranstor, one Of tho lead
ng banking houses Of this city. 5,le
pended to-day.
WHEELING. W. Va, Doc ~. For sovo-
al years tho people Of Macon and rut.
nam counties In this State havo been
subject TO the depredations Of regu- |
arly organized band Of robbers, who
'tyled themselves Friendly Brcthera"
n "Red Legs end who had their
In the mountains. six
niles from Winfield, the county scat of
Putnam. Last woek 4 person introduced
TO the cause, and procured owl |
lcnce of their completely In large
lumber Of robberies aud other crimes. /
This Information was communicated TO !
hc citizens OF Winfield. who organized /
company and started In pursuit Of the /
obbers, nineteen Of whom were cap
urcd and lodged In Jail. Tho captain
nd several of the band escaped. but
re being pursued.
CINCINNATI, Dec. ls.--Thc Scott Houae
& Forest, Ohio. was destroyed by fire
estcrdny, with its contents. Loss
leavy; no insurance.
Tho murder Of Webb, the colorod
nHn, at London. Ohio. Thursday night,
lAb neCO spIClty WCll MeLSueu tu Nc'.
,arncs, An officer Is In search Of him.
Ic il supposedto have gone TO Spring
ield or UrhAna.
This was tho coolest morning OF the
eason; the thermometer indicated =
cgrecs above zero.
james Donougho's tanncry, on Brldg-
rntor street, was burned yesterday.
.oss $4,000: no insurance.
DETROIT, Dec. 1S.--Thc failure Of u. A.
toss & Co., lumber dealers In this city,
announced. Tho firms liabilities nre
etimatcd at $780, 900: their assets arc
eportcd to he about SsCO,0p.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 18.-k fire broke out
his morning In tho establishment OF
. G. Cauldwoll & Son, 100 West Second
treet, and gutted tho building; Firms
,ss about 5000 on stock. Tho building,
clonglng to Pold & Horny. was dam
ged to tho extent Of 5000.
Boston, Dec. ia dispatch received
I tho Merchants Exchange states that
he brig Julia H. Dalllngham, Of Bos-
on. Capt. Emerson, from Gomez for
isrseilles, was wrecked on tho jtl OF
near Mount Rugginoee, and
II but, two OF tho crew wcrc lost. "A
art OF her cargo will be saved.
j. N. Goldsmith a. CO. Is naval stores
ave failed. Liabilities S120,gvo, in
luding $4,000 In indorsed paper. The
om!nal assets are 100000, of which
I 4 900 i5 In cash