New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-12-23
MISCELLANEOUS.
Judge Nlentz, of ST. Mary, Requested ia
Resigu-He Declines

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of the parish of St. Mary, acting under a
sense OF duty which we owe TO ourselves as
members OF your court, and as the repre-
sentatives of those who are interested in a
pure administration of law, both civil and
criminal. feel the necessity of calling upon
you IN this formal manner to resign your
once OF parish judge of the parish OF St.
Mary.
10 US your ineompetency is manifest.
The interested motives which in most cases
influence your decisions are palpable and in
all cases which come before you the wide
departure from all that should give dignity
and weight to and confidence in the rulings
OF court Of justice is beyond all question,
In the interest therefore of our profession
and OF pure administration of law,
and the good order and peace of this com-
munlty, We request of you to tender your
resignation of the office which you hold.
Fred Gates, D. Gallery, NJ. J. Foster, A. C.
Alien, u. B; Shepherd, A. G. Dumartrail,
Tor SELL and Tor b. +. Winchester and S.
Lanaux.'
To which the judge replied;
~ have tried to perform my duty faith.
fully and lmpartially, and inasmuch as the
signers OF this paper did not vote for me at
the last election / shall continue to admin
ister the functions OF my office until my con-
stltuents call upon me to resign"
Thus the matter stands. 1t is the intan
ton of the members of the bar to appeal to
the next Legislature in order to secure his
impeachment by that body.
Heavy Rains and High Water ia Texas.
GALVESTON, December 22-very heavy
rains have prevailed throughout Southern
and Western Texas during the last two
days The rivers and bayoCs are higher
than for years. No trains left for the north
to-day on account OF the unsafe condition
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are reported broken and trains blocked.
Steamers could not leave Houston to-day
on account OF the flood in the bayou. 1t Ia
feared much damage is done to different
roads and bridges.
A Railroad in the Hands of Outlaws,
PoTTsvILLE, Pa, December o.. The
special police of the Reading Railroad Com.
pany are guarding the tracks and trains in
the vicinity Of Mount Carmel to-day, being
called there suddenly to protect the COM
pany property IN consequence OF gang of
desperadoes who boarded passenger train
last night and fired on the conductor and
brakeman, hitting the latter in the leg.
They then commenced beating the conduc-
tor, when several passengers came to the
rescue, and succeeded in driving them from
the car. The excitement is intense, and
although great efforts have been m ade no
arrest has been effected.
Broken Bank.
WEsTCHEsTER, Pa, December 22-The
Bank of Brandywine, of this city, closed its
doors to-day. The directors are in session.
No particulars. n
The Bank of Br4 4dywine made an as-
signment for the benefit of its creditors, II
is thought the depositors will be paid in
full.
Yale Challenges Harvard.
New HAVEN, December 22.-Yale has
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four miles straightway race, with a COY
swain: The time and place to be mutually
agreed upon.
Church Burned.
PATERSON, n. j., December 90 The
Catholic Church at Passaic burned The
fire was the work of an incendiary Loss
$4,000.
A Warm Winter Day.
MILFORD, Pa, December 22-To.day at
noon the thermometer indicated 6So in the
shade, and exposed to the sun s30 Such
day at this season of the year is beyond the
recollection of the oldest inhabitant.
A Wife Murdered.
PHILA oELPHIA, December 22,-Catherine
Seingly was shot through the head by her
husband and is dead.
The Result of a Bad Name,
Owing to the severe structures of the Via
toria press on the less of the steamship Pa
cifc, Messrs. Goodall, Nelson & Perkins
announce their intention of withdrawino
the ships from that line.
fl Assemblyman from San Francisco has
INT 'odueed a re3olution asking the appoint
ment OF legislative committee to devisa
means to prevent in future similar disasters
as that OF the Pacific He supported the
resolution in speech, referring to the loss
on the coast in the past few years of fen
steamers and 1900 lives.
Bank of California.
To-day $500 shares of the Bank of Cali
fornia stock sold at auction at 800 per
share, and 200 at SlS.
Governor Chamberlain Congratulated.
CHARLESTON, S. c., December 22-Tba
presidents of all the national and State
banks in Charleston, together with the prin-
clpal mercantile firms, Joined in sending the
following dispatch to Governor Chamber
lain tonight:
irrespective of parties desiring peaca
and protection for persons and property,
and believing that blow has been strnck
in the late judicial election threatening
ruin to the people of the State, we tender
you for this community and the State, our
thanks Tor your action in refusing to sign
the commissions. We thank you, and viii
do all we can to sustain you in what Won
have done.
Mayor Leagues Case.
MEMPHIS December 22.-The committee
IN the case OF Mayor League are inyesti-
eating the charges made against him by az
Alderman Davis, but reporters are ex-
cluded, and the committees report will not
be ready, in all probability, until after the
holidays.
BALTIMORE, December 22.-Elizabeth r.
Eitman, little child, and John and Henry
LaEten back, aged seven and nine wears.
died this morning from eating a pound.
cake bought OF confectionery shop in this
city.
An Old Doctor Dead,
DIR. Samuel B. Martin, aged ninetv.one
years, the Oldest practitioner of medicine
in baltimore, died this afternoon of disease
OF the bladder. He was q surgeon ia the
war of 1872, and health officer Of this cirv
from 1880 to 1885. 0'
All Quiet.
SAN FRANCISCO, December 22.-San hi.
ego adyices report all quiet along the line,
An Iusolvent Bank.
BOSTON, December %. - An Injunction
mas beer issued against the lancaster
Savings Bank, at Lancaster, in this State, it
having been found insolvent by the bank
commissioner upon Investigation, The
trouble arises from bad investments, not
from any dishonesty on the part of it's Off.
clals;; The loss to depositors will be small,
The bank has q surplus of $500 which
Will be applied to paying its losses.
A Rural Nickel Maker,
CTNcnNATI, December ga dispatch
from Evansville says Peter Kirsch, . farmer.
was arrested to-day for manufacturing coun.
terfeit nickels. A large amount of spurious