New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-03-27
MISCELLANEOUS.
Great Excitement over the Bingham NIul

der.
Boston, March 26.-George Pemberton,
the accused murderer of Mrs. Bingham, was
arraigned in the East Boston municipal
court to-day and fully committed for mur-
der. An immense crowd was in attendance,
and the prisoner was escorted to and from
the court room by a guard of sixty police.
Intense excitement exists in Boston, and a
strong inclination to appeal to lynch law
seemed to pervade the masses.
Freshet In the Lehigh.
MAUCH lCHUEK, March 26.-Two dams
here are still covered with fifteen inches Of
ice. The dam at White Haven, the largest
on the Lehigh river, is filed with a thousand
logs and twenty inches of ice. 1t rained
two hours this afternoon.
The Express Robbers in Jail.
MEMPHIS. March 26-Matt Morris, alias
Pittsburg Matt, the last Of the quartette
engaged in the express robbery here on the
first of February, arrived here this NOR
ming and is now in Jail. As the four men
have already been indicted, they will have
crime upon the scattold. Johnston was at
first bold and defiant, but has completely
broken down since learning that his otfense
is punishable with death, and shrieks and
yells like mailman.
South Carolina Legislature.
CHARLESTON, March 26.-The Legislature
adjourned sine die today. Governor
Chamberlain vetoed the bill to declare the
true intent and meaning of the funding act
of 1878. The main ground of the veto is
that the bill is not in harmony with the set
tement of the public debt under the fund
ing act which the Governor, in accordance
with his pledges, feels bound to sustain.
The vetoed bill proposed to require the
interest on the old bonds and stocks of the
State to be funded up to the date of the
funding of such bonds and stocks, while
under the funding act the interest is funded
only to January, 1874, and is paid in money
from that date.
Governor Chamberlain declares any such
change would retard the funding or con-
solidation of the old debt, now going on
with gratifying rapidity. The Governor
also says the duty of standing firmly by the
present settlement of the public debt is
paramount to every other consideration.
The veto was sustained after sharp de-
bate, all the Conservatives but one voting
against the bill.
The Canal Frauds.
ALBANY, N. Y, March 26.-The Senate
adopted the resolution appointing special
commission to investigate the alleged canal
frauds
Attempt to Break Jail.
JEFFERsoNvILLE, Ind, March 26-Eighty
cOnvicts III the State prison at work in the
foundry made bold and deliberate at.
tempt to escape at three o'clock to-day.
They suddenly quit work, Overpowered the
guards, tied and blinfolded them, and sue
ceeded in partially cutting hole through
the outer wall. When the general alarm
was given outside the guards rushed to the
rescue snd forced the convicts, at the muz-
zle of their Spencer rifles to desist. The
leaders in the conspiracy were promptly
dealt with and all is quiet again.
Parade Forbidden.
PHILADELPHIA, March 26.-The superin-
tendent of police notified the Irish com.
mittee that the street parade in memory Of
John Mitchell, next Sunday, will not be
allowed. 1t violates tho law prohibiting
such demonstrations on the Sabbath.
Not Discouraged, However.
A meeting Of delegates from various
Irish national societies was held this
evening to complete arrangements for the
demonstration in favor of John Mitchell
Sunday week. An order of the mayor,
issued this morning, prohibiting the pro-
cession on Sunday was considered, but
no action was taken, it being stated
that his honor was ignorant of the law in
the case. Committees were appointed to
pro6U1e a hall and make other necessary
arrangements. A public meeting will be
held even if the parade does not come off.
Billiards.
New YORK, March 26.-Vignaux and
Cyrille Dion last night played a close and
exciting game Of billiards for the champion
Dion made run Of 1l9.
PROVIDENCE, March 26.-The Republican