New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-10-26
MISCELLANEOUS.
They Mixed Their Poisons and Died

MISCELLANEOUS.
They Mixed Their Poisons and Died.
MACON. Mo-, October 25.-The mixture
which killed DR.. Sherman and Samuel Par
ker was prussic acid and whisky, which
was taken by mistake.
Paper Mills Burned.
GETTYSBURG, Pa, October 25.-The Con-
ovago Paper Mills, six miles north OF here,
burned Saturday night. Loss S3o'ooo'
insurance $l6500. The fire was the work
of an incendiary.
ALTOONA. Pa, October 25.-The boiler of
the paper mill of Morrison, Bare Il Co., at
Rearing Springs. in this county, exploded,
completely de stroying the mill and seriously
ipiuring ten men. Lnss $50 900.
New City Hall at Baltimore.
BALTIMORE. October 25.-The new City
Hall, a beautiful marble structure, was
dedicated -iav with imposing ceremonies.
1t cost s., 100000.
The Neponset in a Gale.
HALIFAX. October 25.-The Neponset,
from Wilmington, North Carolina, with
naval stores, was towed into st. George,
Bermuda. She encountered gale on the
tenth and was strained and leaking badly;
threw overheard 300 barrels.
A Richmond Paper in New Hands.
RICHMOND, Va, October 25.-Moses P.
Handy and Charles X, Jones, late of the
editorial staff of the New York Tribune,
and James H. Beale, Jr., late of the Boston
Post. lave purchased the Richmond En-
o,tire,.. and will issue the first number under
tine new management tomorrow as con-
sentative Democratic paper.
virginia State Fair.
The fifteenth annual exhibition of the
Virginia State Agricultural Society opens
tomorrow. The entries of live stock agri-
cultural implements, etc. up to this
evening exceed those of any former fair
since the war.
The city is alive with visitors, ant trains
and other public cOnveyances ire infant
ly bringing in large aecessiOns fl IN every
direction, including military comp MES and
war veterans, to take part in he pro
gramme at the unwilling of Stonev all lack
sons statue tomorrow, which will undshbt-
eddy be the big day in Richmond,
Newspapers Troubles in the Indian Ma
ton.
PARSONS, Kansas, October 25-The first
number of newspaper called the Indian
Progress, published by BoudinOt Il Harris,
appeared at Muskogee, Creek Nation, yes.
terday.
1t is reported General Shanks, Indian
commissioner and M. P. Roberts have pro-
publish an international paper at Muskogee,
and that they have also obtained an
order from the council directing the
suppression of the Progress and the
removal of the printing material within
ten days outside the limits of the Creek
nation, with penalty of confiscation for a
failure to do so. Boudnot and Harris have
appealed to the United States for protec-
ton, with the view of ascertaining if
newspaper can be suppressed or a censor
ship exercised over its columns.
Drowned Because they Didn't PatroDize
the Bridge.
ST. LOUIS, October 25.-Steven Lewis,
while taking load of people across the
Mississippi in a skiff, by accident capsized
the boat and all but two were drowned.
Lewis in attempting to save two women
was drowned himself.
Cattle Disease.
MILFORD, Pa, October 25.-A disease
similar to the epizootic is killing off cattle
in several counties bordering on the Penn
sylvania side of the Delaware river.
Tho Bird Murderers in Convention Mt
Memphis.
MEMPHIS, October 25.-The meeting of
the Tennessee Sportmen's Association at
fernando Park to-day was well attended,
q large number of spOrtmen being present
from all parts of the Union and several
from Canada. The wind blew almost gale
during the greater part OF the day, making
the score much smaller than was expected
In the first match, for a purse of
prorate, class shooting, ten single
birds, $3.50 to first, $3.50 to second
4l75 to third, SIPS to fourth, 500 to fifth.
There were thirty four entries +. j. South,
of Frankfort, Kentucky, T. H. Ferrill and
W. B. Wilcox, of Chicago, made clean
SCORE, but in shooting of South Won the
fret money, DR.. D. D. Saunders, of Mem
phis, won the second money, Charles Lee
land, of Memphis, and T. j. Perkins, of
Franklin, Tennessee, divided third mon
eys, after tying each other twice. Horace Nc
Medley, of Memphis, won fourth money, II.
C. Pierce, of St, Louis, fifth.
The second match, tor purse of $500, in
which there were thirty-three entries, was
not concluded. R. N. Pearson, of Mis-
Akin, DIR. d, D. Saunders, of Memphis;
Il. N. Sherman, of Wisconsin, and George
ID. Hunter, of Eikhart, Illinois, made clean
scores. A heavy wind and rain storm from
the west set in tonight.
kidnapping Bankrupt.
j. M. Tighe, lately grocery and commits
sion merchant on Howards row, who was
recently adjudged bankrupt, was arrested
last evening while returning from church,
on reQul5lLlOu IEOu buo 0OV6EuOr OF OQ1O,
approved by the Governor of Tennessee,
on the charge of obtaining goods under |
false pretenses. Mghe states he was
taken to Q room in the third story |
of business block, and when he attempted |
to call Q friend on the street, was threat tened |
with instant death If he repeated the at |
tempt. His friends hearing of his arrest, |
procured Q writ of habeas corpus and had |
him taken from the train at Bartlett to-day |
and brought back. He will have hearing |
tomorrow morning.
A Case Of Non.J Jurisdiction.
PHILADELPHIA, October 25.-In the |
United States District Court, in the case of |
the Adams Express Company vs. the Phila- |
delpbis and Reading Railroad Company, a |
proceeding in equity to restrain the defend. |
ante from carrying on the express business,
the court sustained the demarrer to the bill |
upon the ground that it did not aver the |
Express Company, or the stockholders who |
compose it, 10 be citizens of . State other |
than Pennsy lvania, an averment necessary
to give this court jurisdiction of the cause.
Base Ball.
Philadelphias seventeen, St. Louis two
six innings played
HARTFORD, October 25.-Hartfords five,
three.
Failed. |
MONTREAL, October 25.-W. MARYLAND |
Nelson, Of the Moisie Iron Works Com |
pany. has tailed The liabilities are esti-
mated ut $3.50, 600.
Probabilities.
-l Wac DnPARrnsNT, |
Once Chief Signal Of1Cer,