New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-12-19
MISCELLANEOUS.

is eighteen inches of snow here.
Hogs.
CINCINNATI December 1S-Numher OF
hogs packed to date, 295.Nl; number
packed same time last season, 1885,
The visiiance's Victim.
SAN FRANCIS o, December lS.-A dis
patch from Carson City Gays; Thomas
Burt, hanged by the Vigilance Committee,
was engaged in many eases OF arson and
robbery, and escaped imprisonment by the
want of legal evide nee
Babcock's Case.
ST. LOUIS. December lS-General Bah
cock has been sent for and is expected here
to-day to plead and have his case Set. Ii
will doubtless go to the United States Cir
cult Court, January term, and cone on
after those OF NJ kee and Mcclure.
A report circulated here that some i'm
portant documents TO be used against Bah
cock had been pdrlOin from the desk OF
the clerk OF the United States Court proves
10 be entirely unto nded.
Express Car Robbed.
Early this morning the United States ex-
press ear on the ST. Louis, Kansas City and
Nur bern train, en- route here, was entered
between Ferguson and Jennings stations,
some Ten or twelve miles from here. The
messenger. Charles kincaid was thrown
into d large package chest locked mp, and
the safe robbed OF from $4,000 TO so 0Oo
in bonds and money.
The Dueiist Dead.
AUGUSTA Ga December l7-Charles D.
Tuley, VINO Was wounded in duel yestt r.
day. died tonight. He was native OF
Ireland.
The Richmond Printer
RICHMOND, December I7-For some time
past proprietors here have been trying TO
get Union printers in their employ to re-
duce charges from fifty to forty cents per
l00e ems, but the effort SO far has been un
succt ssful. The Enquirer tomorrow takes
the initiative in the employment Of non.
Union printers.
The Labor Disturbances In Montreal.
MONTREAL, December l1.-This afternoon
the laborers again assembled and marched
through the streets to the Champ De Mars,
where meeting was held. The speakers
advised them to be quiet and use no yio-
Hence, At three O'Clock disorderly throng
of over 1000 surrounded the City Hall, and,
despite large body of police, the mob at
tackled beer wagon and drank it's con-
tents; bread wagon was then cleaned out.
Ten minutes later fight took place. Order
was restored with difficulty.
The aldermen locked up the various de-
partments and discussed the propriety Of
reading the riot act. The mayor then ad-
dresse the assemblage from the balcony,
He counseled the greatest modera ion on
their part, and said that violence would
only make matters worse. He said the
council was to meet and give their case
earnest consideration. de reflected on the
few who wanted to create disorder, and
wss Interrupted by cries of I'VE are suffer
ing, and want food"
At a quar- ter to four O'Clock the council
commenced deliberations; meanwhile, sew
eral encounters took place between the DO
lice and the excited mob. Several arrests
W. rad ofp
forements the crowd fled In every direction,
A number were intoxicated. and while no
doubt, large number of laborers present
really deserved work, many simply wanted
an opportunity to plunder. At the council
the mayor read an answer from Premier
Mackenzie TO his letter describing the case
of destitutlon in the CITY.
The premier said there was too great a
disposition to lean upon the federal govern
ment. In this crisis they could ad0pt ne |
specia! policy touching the case. Contracts
had tie let for a portion of the canal en- |
iarg' ment and the contractors requested to |
proceed. But to go ahead would REQUIRE |
the emptying of the canal, thus throwing |
thousands Of milleis out OF employment
The route OF certain portions OF the canal |
has not yet been decided on, owing 10 en- |
gineerng difficulties. But the contract |
will be let during the winter, which will |
iurri.lh good deal Of employment early in
spring.
The mayor said it was now for the conn
ril to take measures for reliei-not by dis
tributing charity, but by giving work to
the DIES itute
After long discussion the council de
cided 10 employ as many men as they could
on earthworks at sixty cents day.
The police are out, armed, expecting
trouble tonight.
The recorder this morning sentenced four
OF the roters at the City Hall to ak
mon hs' Imprisonment at hard labor The
police are kept on guard, and the destitute |
wOrkingmen are now prevented from gath
eriDg in large crowds. Work has been
promised some of them Monday.
Another Raid by Mexican I'hieves Across
the Border.
GALVESTON, December lS.-Advices from
Fort Clark, Texas, of the seventeenth, state
that Mexicans crossed the river below San
Felipe and stole 800 head of cattle and fiity
horses from Strickland & Slaughter Ciri-
zens are raising companies and threaten to
GROSS the river. Great excitement prevails
The cit zens of San Felipe to-day called on
the military authorities at Fort Clark.
Burned.
The bark Terry, from Houston for Gal
veeton. was destl Dyed by fire in the canal
near Morgans Point last night. Six hun
dred bales of cotton burned. 1t is stated
the cotton was set on fire.
An Arkansas Murderer Hanged.
LITTLE Rock, December ls.-W. B.
Thorn pson was hung yesterday, at Lewis
burg, for the murder of Mrs. Slower, a
widow. Thompson confessed his crime
but said he did 1t at the instigation of SON
in. law of the deceased. On the scaffold he
was cool and collected, and smoked a cigar,
Before putting on the black cap he bid
good-by to the crowd, and kissed his hand
to the ladies. Six thousand persons wit
messed the execution.
Probabilities.
WAR DEPARTMENT, |
ONCE Chief Signal Oficer, !
Washington, Eeeember 10, 1875, 1870 p. NJ } |
For Sunday IN the South Atlantic and Gulf
stationary or failing baron. ter, warmer |
southerly winos and increasing cloudness and |
possibly rin in Western rsIas.
For Ten NE, 81 and The Ohio valley, falling bar |
ometer, south and west winds wa mel, hasy or
partly cloudy weather
River and Marine News.
SOUTHWEST PASS, December IS, 6 p. M.-Barometer
1890. Wild north northeast strong Weather |
cloudy and cool. AI,ived-Steaus ship George W. |
kldsr, Read M ster. from New York TO G. A. Whit.
pey & Co; steamship HudsoD, eager. master, from
Kew York TO A. Moulton; British chip Adolphus, |
Rose, master, six five day from Liv' rpo0l; Brit
isb ship Andrew Levitt, Durkee, master sixty two |
days fICm Live.poo Russian bark Ouny, Dahl |
berg, b. ter sixty -four days from Liverpool Brit
ish brig Cairo Rogers master from Pass Christian; |
Spanish bark Felss, Apge, mas er, sixte4n DAYS
PAS L'ourRx, December IS, 6P. M.-wind north