New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-06-10

| uy the AL, hOrity Of either Ut the Presbyt terry
| or of the General Assembly. He was there
| fore deposed by the Presbytery and bis
name stricken from the rolls
| The Galveston News in the United States
Court.
GALVESTON, June 9.-Judge Morrill,, of
| the United States District Court, accepted
! the explanation made yesterday IN the re-
turn of the pr0prietors of the Nems, who
were arraigned for contempt this morning,
and dismissed the cass.
The FLOWING il the conclusion Of Judge
MOrrill's opinion: las no act is criminal
whose intent is not ouch. therefore, unless
the intent in this case was the obstruction
of Justice on the part OF the publishers. the
laws of the United States were not thereby
violated. The publishers have unrestricted
liberty TO apply any epithets TO the judge
of the court without being in contempt for
80 doing and no further or other proceed
ings connected herewith will be had in this
court"
Fire In Toronto.
TORONTO, June "a ire here last night
DESTROYED property 70 the amount OF
$lj0, O0e.
Boiler Explosions.
LEE. Mass, jane 9-The boiler explosion
yesterday damaged Smiths paper mill TO
the amount OF $4,000 Two men were
killed ana fourtt en- lrJufeN.
Benevolent SOcieiies faxed.
CISCINNAgI, June 9.--By recent de
cision of the Supreme Court the funds b,-
longing to benevOlen. soc'etle. have been
declared subject to taxation. In Obedience
to this decision, the hoard of equalization
Of this city has sent citations TO each society
in the limits Of the city. 70 show cause why
they should not be taxed on their money
credits, etc. The Mason-, Odd Fellows.
Kni yhts OF Pythas. Red Men and all other
societies heretofore exempt on the ground
of charity and their seeming public benefit
have been included in the summons.
Burning Of a Grain Elevator.
The Gaaette's Huntington, West Virginia.
special sage a large grain elevator located
there, owned by parties in Huntington.
Richmond and Chicago, and lately rented
to G 7. NuteT Il Co. of New York, burned
az $40 r NJ. Loss 100000; insurance I'M
known The fire was undoubtedly the work
of an incendiary.
Trial of the Express Robbers
MEMPHIS, June "a jury was obtained
this afternoon iG the case OF Edward John
son, Matt Morris and other express rob
beers, an d the trial will commence to-mor-
row morning. This case excites unusual
interest here, on account Of the bOldness of
the robbery, which was committed on the
and Messenger Brady was nearly murdered
before they succeeded in capturing the
money pouch. The punishment for this
0tfepse, under the law of this State. is
death.
Newspaper Office Burned.
An fppears. Jackson, Tennessee. epeciaf
says fire broke out at one O'clock Monday
morning, in the composition room of the
Whi9 and Tribune office, corner of Main
lNhur.b Str Tho ontipa hui11ipu
was destroyed, together with the contents,
except portion of the stock of Ramsey
e. Co, on the ground floor. which was re-
moved The Wing and Tribune's loss is
$4,000; insured. The other Losses are not
stated. The fire was the work OF an incen.
diary.
Probabilities.
WAR DEPARrMpNr,l
Office Chief signal Office, ,
WashiI g ton, June 8, 1875, $3.50 p. NJ.
For the South Atlantic and Cult States,
stationary or falling barometer, northeast
to southeast winds. with warmer. partly
cloudy weather.
River and Marine News.
SOUTHWEST PASS. june 8. 8 p. M
Barometer 1918 Weather calm. No ar
rivals or departures. TIE ship Baden. that !
sailed from Pass-a-fOutre yesterday. has |
drtted back 10 this bar.
PAss-A-LOUrRE,J une9. 6P. M.-Weather !
clear aud calm. Arrived - Brig Minnie |
Able, Harding. master, sixteen days from |
Boston, with a general cargo, to George |
A. Fosdick a. Co.; tug Ruth Elma. The !
ship Scotia, Mi cheli. master. tifty-seyen 4!
days from Liverpool. with a cargo of salt. |
to A X. Miller & Co, was cow, in This !
Sailed-ShiP Forest Eagle. No |
departures. Outside. awaiting fair wind to |
Maggie Mcneil. Outside. bound |
in-Buk G. E Jayne.
VICKsBURG, june 9-No boats up or down |
to-day. Weather warm and clear. The |
river has fallen six inches.
MEMPHIS, June 9.-The river rose seven |;
inches. Weather clear and pleasant. d
p4Ited-S mpsun Horner and Liberty with |
four barges for Ohio river. MiuneOla for |
Cincinnati. aud Scudier for ST. Louis.
CISCNNATI. June . River len feet eight
inches aud rising. Wr2'her fair and pleas
ant D-parted-Robert Mitchell for New
Orleans.
PITTsBURG, jane 9--River four f. ct seven
inches and rising. Weather clear and pleas
ant.
CAIRO. June 9.-Arrived-Julia, from St
Louis, at 5 p. NJ. Derarred-Julia, for
Vicksburg, at =. Nj. River twenty one
feet and rising. Weather clear. Mercury
16o
ST.. LOUIS, June 9-Arrived-St. Gene
We've, from Vicksburg No departures
K Yer falling slowly. Weather cloudy and
warmer.
EVANSVILLE, June 9.-River seven feet
en inches and falling slowly. Weather
-loudy and c oil Passed 9owN-Thoup.op
Dean. nj L. NJ.
LOUISVILLE. Jnne 9-Eiver rising .,o.y:
ia ieet one inch IN ih. CANAL. ~ e:.tarS
lear and warm
MARK ELS.