New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-05-22
assassinate Prince Bismarck under investi
cation, has dismissed the charges agains,
Duchesne.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Mrs. Lincoln Attempts suicide.

COcQN, Iell OeaO OF hoart disease. lie wa
| fifty zone years of age.
Ciqcinnati's Music Hail.
An ordinance was introduced into tn
board of councilmen to day, and favorabl,
| received, creating the board of Music Hal
commissioners, and donating to them il
| trust the site of the present exposition
buildings for the purpose of carrying GU
| the provisions contained in the recent mu
nifcent offer of Reuben X. Springer, Esq
The proposed building will be constructed
| to accommodate the annual industrial expo
sition as well as the musical festivals.
The Fate Of Grey Beard.
LAKE CITY, Fla. May 21.-Grey Beard
| the most troublesome Of the Indian prison
ers, en- route to st. Augustine, jumped from
the train. He was shot by the guard, ant
died in two hours.
CoHoEs, N. Y, May 2l.-The saw mill
handling shop, polishing room, finishing o. nc
packing department connected with WeaG
& Brecker's ak manufacturing work.
burned this morning. Loss $4,000.
OsCEOLA. Pa, May 2l.-A fire broke out
public buildings except the Catholic aud
Methodist churches burned. About 2O(
houses were also destroyed Twelve hun
dred people are houselees. Escape was cut
off by the woods taking fire. No lives lost
Loss over S2,O00,0C0.
Hundreds of people arc homeless A
large nulnber of cars and trestle OF the
railroad is burned. The shipment of coal
will be suspended ten days.
NORwALK, Conn, May 2l.-The Fairfield
Company fire insurance building is burned.
Loss, $l50,o00.
PoTTsvILLE, May 2l.-The wind having
subsided to-day, the fires on the mountains
have not spread so rapidly and the sestruc.
tiOn of property was not so great as yes-er-
day.
"A fire in the vicinity of Ellangowan col
liery destroyed twelve miners houses this
morning The men are out working against
the fire, and the balance of the houses have
been saved. They report the heat intense
and the smoke very dense.
TYRONE, Pa, May 2l.-The fires are still
raging furiously through the woods in the
neighborhood of Osceola Mills, Pennsyl-
vania. About $50 houses were consumed in
Osceola, and 400 families rendered home
less. Great praise is due to Mr.. ID. D.
Wood, train master of Tyrone, who
through his heroic conduct and pres-
ence Of mind saved great many
lives. He got lot of box cars, and
after loading them with men, women and
children sent them. through the burning
AOiOSG at al CAtICIucly tdSt bpccu, W IUli'
lipsburg. Four such trips we're made, and
aDout 1000 people taken to a place of
safety. Great excitement and consequent
confusion prevailed among the people.
HautZdale, a town of about 900 inhabi-
itants, six miles from Osceola. is reported
as entirely burned. The fire is spreading
rapidly through the woods beyond Hautz-
dale, and at latest accounts has reached
Parsonville, small town SIX miles distant
from Hautzdale.
The ties on the Pennsylvania railroad
track from OsceOla to Hautzdae are burned
so that no coal can be shipped for some
time. Provisions have been sent in response
to call from L. G.. Lingle Burgess, of Os-
ceOla, from here, Bellefont, Huntington
and other places for the sufferers, and
are held to raise funds for their
relief
The heaviest losses by the Osceola fire
are as follows: Pennsylvania railroad
$4,000, Liveright, Lingle & Co. $4,000, T.
s. Helms a. Co. $4,000, John X. White
Brothers $4,000. DR.. D. D. r. Goods; Good SIS 600. ,A G.
NJ. Brisbin $4,000, l.. Y. C. Lirgle $4,000,
James II. Upton Sill ,OOO LA Crist $4,000,
John Elliott 4 Co. s2l2, 900, j, c. Henderson
$4,000, Emmett Sayers $4,000, Presby yterian
Church $4,000, and a host of smaller
ranging from $1,000 upward,
The insurance on the Osceola mills
reaches probably S250,0O0, outside of the
Mashannon Land and Lumber Company's
mill, of which the Lycoming Insurance
Company have $4,000. Etna $4,000.
Home New York; $25, 600, North British
$4,000, Royal SIS, 900. Atlas $4,000, Germania
10000. The balance is divided in American,
Farmers, Allemania. Ian
,ashire. Ph9nix and German American
The Mashannon mill is insured
$500, 1000.
Later reports say that woman by the
lame of StOnberger was burned.
WINsLow, N. j., May 2l.-A fire is burn
n the woods here, and at one time to day
t was feared the whole town would be
destroyed, and the church hall, and esyeral
lOuses were in great danger of being con-
umed, but owing to the strenuous efforts
# those fighting the flames and change Of |
Wind, the calamity is averted. 1t had |
llready burned over 5000 cords of wood be
onging to Harris & Co., besides burning |
he heavy timber.
Memphis Celebrates NIeckIenberg.
MEMPHIS, May 2l.-Notwithstanding the |
ain last night the celebration of tho Neck |
enburg centennial at the theatre was quite |
success. The building was comfortably !
lied and the stage handsomely. decorated |
With evergreens, national flags, and the in |
criptions ecklenburg-l875" Ex
Governor Harris presided. Captain j.
1arvey Mather, editor of the Ledger, was
hosen secretary.
After prayer by the Rev DR.. CASTOR, and
he "Star Spangled Banner by the band
7. D. Menkin read the Mecklenberg declar-
tion, which was followed by addresses by
:. b. Edgington, j. d. Adams and o. W.
'rown. after which the band played
Dixie" and Yankee Doodle and the
leeting adjourned.
Pete McCnrtney's Latest Escape.
GALVESTON, May 2l.-Peter Mccartney,
noted counterfeiter, escaped from the
yards, near Willis station, yesterday
lorning, while being conveyed bv four
zen, two of whom it is said were United
tates deputy marshals. Two strangers
,ere noticed on the train who supplied
lcCartney with cigars. The guards smoked,
ell asleep, and it is supposed, with the aid
f his confederates, Mccartney sawed off his
eavy irons and jumped from the train
7hie in full motion.
While approaching Nieleft's negro at
endant on the train discovered that he was
Kissing, shook the guards and awoke them
, find the prisoner had escaped several
,iles in the rear. 1t is supposed the cigars
'ere drugged. This is his second escape in
similar manner.
Presbyterian Assembly.
ST. LOUIS, May 2l.-The general assem-
ly of the Presbyterian Church of the
outh met again this morning, Moderator
[oge in the chair. The usual standing
ommittees were appointed. The commit
e of susteS1,nce made q report. Rev.
William Brown. d. D., chairman of the
ommittee on friendly relations between
le Northern and Southern churches, made
lengthy report which was laid over for
lrther consideration.
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