New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-10-29
MISCELLANEOUS.

ShOt by order OF Don Carlos.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Heavy Republican Gains in Colorado.
DENVER, October 2S.-Additional returns
from the late election show heavy gains by
the Republicans, who will have at least
two thirds OF the constitutional convention.
Murderers Arrested.
Three of the participants in the murder
of the four Italians in this city recently have
been arrested. Three of the murderers-
Golitta and Frank Rolidera, italian, and
Mexican-are still at large. but it is thought
they will be captured. Intense indig nation
is felt, but it is believed the culprits will be
dealt with according to law.
The Damage by the Recent Fire.
VIRGINIA CITY, October 2S-The best
business men estimate the loss at s. 100000;
S500,O00, or one-third of the insurance, is il
foreign companies. Many women and child
rem were sent to adj AGENT places. Safes
are being pulled out. The vanlts of the
Bank of California are safe. The shaft of
the Andes mine is burning. There is
column of flame $50 feet high. 1t is be-
lieved it will burn out the shaft aud 60 no
further. The insurance will reach 81 000-
900. 1t is feared one or two local com
panies will go under.
Mackay, of the firm of Food g. O'Brien,
says no ore will be hoisted from the dam
aged mines before next spring. This throws
$500 miners out of employment.
Gas and Smoke in the Silver Mines.
SAN Francisco, October 2S Dispatches
published this morning say the very latest
from the mines is that the smoke from the
Ophir is due entirely to the first few tim
bers which were burned. Men at the Ophir
believe that there is no fire below. The
machinery is TO be covered in, and much of
1t is good tor use again. As soon as timber
can lie had, re-timbering will commence a.
once.
The Consolidated Virginia which. Ike
the Ophir. was bulkheaded by filed cages,
is believed TO be safe.
From information received this forenoon
from private sources it seems evident that
the exact condition of the mines is vet IN
known. The presence of gas and smoke ex-
cites considerable suspicion that some
serious damage has been sustained in the
workings.
The Miners safe.
Private dispatches convey the gratifying
information that the miners are all right.
Men have been through from the Gould and
Curry to the Ophir. There is no fire in the
workings. and no damage has been DONE
Wicked Memphis Badly Frightened at an
Earthquake.
| MEMPHIS, October 2S.-The earthquake
| last night created considerable alarm in
| different portions of the city. There were
| three distinct shocks, following each other
| in rapid succession, aud coming from the
southwest, The vibrations were stron 2
| enough TO rattle the windows and crockery
| in lively manner, especially in the upper
| stories of buildings and in some instances
| caused stampede among the occupants.
| The shock of earthquake last night was
| felt at Helena and Forest City Arkansas.
Delegates TO the Railrond Convention.
Full delegations to the st. Louis Interna a.
| tional Railroad Convention have been ap.
| pointed by the mayor and Cotton Exchange.
The Bird Murderers at Table.
The sportsmen in attendance at tire meet
ing here were banquetted at the Peabody
Hotel by the proprietors last night.
They Resume their sport.
There were no regular purses shot for to-
day at the sportsmeus meeting, but large
| number of sweepstakes. Tomorrow field
trial stakes for dogs will be decided near
Germantown, A number of sportsmen
from the West lett for home to-day.
The Tighe Kidnapping Case.
No decision was rendered to-day in the
case of Smith, Tranthom and others,
charged with attempt to kidnap Joseph NJ.
Tighe.
NEWPORT, Il. l., October 2S.-A large
two masted schooner was seen to sink east
ward of Block Island yesterday. 1t is sup
posed all on board were lost.
Involuntary Bankruptcy.
BALTIMORE, October 2S-The creditors of
Sterling, Ahrens ~ Co., sugar retiners, who
failed i'll August decided to put the firm
into involuntary bankruptcy.
Collision.
A freight train and passenger train coll;d.
ed on the Bgltimore aud Potomac railroad
this morning,a short distance from this city.
Two coaches of the passenger train were
thrown from their trucks and badly mashed.
None of the passengers were seriously hurt,
one lady only being somewhat bruised.
The brakeman of the freight train was
sealded, but not fatally, by the bursting of
the steam chest.
Drowned.
BosToN, October 2S-Inform alton has
been received here that Captain Mehan, his
son, and four men of the ship Aida, were
drowned IN the surf at Pabellon de Plea,
Peru.
Escaped.
Charles Gleason, one of the Grafton bank
robbers, under sentence of fourteen years
imprisonment, has escaped.
Indicted for the Langmade Murder.
jury indicted LIE Page tor the murder of
Josie Langmade.
Only the Beautiful.
LEAvENwoBIH. October 2S-The BODY of
a young and beautiful woman, about
twenty-five years of age, richly dressed,
was found in the river. In the pocket of
her dress was found $l75 card case with
the name M. III. Blackwell written on 1t,
and check for baggage from Chicago to
Kansas City.
Ben Buffers Gold Mine.
FREDERICKSBURG, Va, October 2s.-The
lUgtntd Herald, of this city, announces to-
day that General B. F. Butler has pur-
chased a gold mine in this vicinity. Re-
cent developments have attracted consider
able attention to the mining resources of
this section of Virginia
The Canadian Changers.
TORONTO, October 2S-The Dominion
Grange Patrons of Husbandry met today.
There are 257 subordinate oranges in the
Dominion.
Base Ball.
PHILADELPHIA, October 2S.-Athletics 9;
st. Louis 3.
Wrecked on the Brazos Bar.
BROWNSVILLE, October 2S-The schooner
Ida Lewis, of New York, Heusten, master.
while crossing BrazOs Santiago bar, struck
and will probably prove q total loss She
had cargo of hides and wool for New
York,
iH The Baptisis In Csnventien.
SARATOGA, October 28-In the Baptist
State missionary convention to-day resolu-
tions were adopted heartily indorsing the
centennial educational movement and
strongly denounciny the iseue Of dipl0mas