New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-05-20
MISCELLANEOUS.
Fire at Waco.

| TlTc 1T VaCOs
| GALVESTON, May ia fire at Waco.
Texas, burned Burgheim & Resner's estab-
| llshment, the Sawyer House, BOyland's
| jeweiry store, store of Friedlanders, the
| Downs building, the Daily Examiner office,
| Fred AklIng's. johnson & Co.'s houses.
| Motz Il Co., Benedict's confectionery Bag
ateilos boots ard shoes. Rnffin's barber
shop. Loss estimated at $250, 600; insurance
| 5000.
Sensational RumOrs.
The reports published relating to Captain
McNallys fight with Mexicans were only,
rumors, which were sensational and have
not been confirmed.
Baltimore Postoffice.
BALTIMoRE, May l9.-Mr. Biistow, Secre-
tary OF the Treasury, Mr.. Jewell Post
master General, and Mr.. Potter, Supervis-
ing Architect, are in the CITY making in.
Iuiry and examinations as to no necessity
and propriety Of erecting new postoffce
bouiding. They will report to the next
Memphis TO Observe the Mecklenberg
MEMPHIS, May l9.-In accordance with
the proclamation of Governor Porter, set
ting apart tomorrow as holiday in honor
OF the Mecklenberg centennial, Mayor
League has issued q proclamation request
ing suspension OF business and an observ-
ance OF the day.
An Indian Prisoner Stnbs Two Soldiers
and Himself.
NASHVILLE, May 19-One of the seventy
five Indians on their way to the Florida
prison managed to get hold OF knife,
with which he stabbed two soldiers and
then himself this morning, while the train
was standing at Madison station, five miles
from Nashville. 1t is reported that the
soldiers are not seriously hurt On the
arrival of the train at this city the Indian
was taken off and laid on the platform,
wrapped in his blanket. He is supposed to
be i'll a dying condition.
Corporal Allen and Private Hennessey,
of Company X, Fifth United States In
tantry, who were stabbed this morning near
the city by the Cheyenne chief. Wach,ta,
together with the assassin, were conveyed
to Ashe Barracks and placed in the hos
pital. Private Hennessey was able to pro-
ceed on bis journey this afternoon Cor
poral Aliens wounds are considered dan
gerOus The Indian is much improved, and
it is believed he will recover. He is anxious
for some one to shoot him or cut his throat
Colored Emigration scheme.
A convention of coOred people from this
and the adjoining counties was held here
day for the purpose of considering and
adopting measures tor emigration to some
other State. After the introduction of
volumniOus resolutions and their reference
to committee, the convention adjourned
till tomorrow. Many colored people in this
State have been informed that they could
get free transportation to Kansas, and forty
acres OF land and d years rations ON their
arrival at their destina tion.
Failed
MONTREAL, May l9-H. Davis & Co., dry
goods merchants, have failed.
At the Mines.
ians ana other labOrers have arrived The
strikers held meetings at various points,
which were thinly attended. The strikers
are demOrallzed.
Distfllers Under Bonds.
CHICAGO, May l9.-The distilery men
who were brought before United States
Commissioner Hayne this morning on
charges of defrauding the government were
held under bonds of $1,000 each to await
the action of the grand jury.
Regatta.
CHARLESTON May I9-The third annual
regatta of the South Carolina Regatta Asso-
citation begins tomorrow and lasts three
days. The entries are more numerous than
ever before. but the only outside entries
this year are from Savannah
The Crescent City, for New York, arrived
to-day, with the water logged schooner
Carrie Belle in tow. The Carrie Belle was
from Savannah, for New York
O'Lenry's Travels.
CHICAGO, May l9.-At noon to-day
O'Leary, the pedestrian, had accomplished
25b miles in sixty seven hours thirty
minutes, being then nearly thirty hours
ahead of time
Texas Cattle.
ST. LOUIS, May 19.-Texas cattle have
begun to arrive in Kansas hut he oeperal
drove will be about q month later than
usual. The expected arrivals within the
next thirty days amount to 50, 600 head.
Fire In the Woods.
ST. PAUL, May l9.-Destructive fires ar,.
raging in the woods along Like Superior
and Mississippi railroad. near the north
f,oNTINuED ON FouKrH rAoA.l