The New Orleans bulletin., 1875-10-26
GENERAL NEWS.

HALIFAX, Oct. 25.-The Neponset, from
Wilmington, N. c., with naval stores, wa
towed into 81. George, Bermuda. Sne en-
countered q gale on the 10th, and was STRAINED
and leaking badly; threw overheard 5oO par
rels. -,
| MACON. Mo-, Oct. 25.-The mixture which
killed DR.. Sherman and Sam. Parker wa
prussic acid and whisky which was taken Dy
mistake.
BURLrsaroN, Oct 25-Hon. David 2. Noyes
is dead, aged sc.
| GETrYsBUgs. Pa, Oct 25-The Conowago
Paper Mills six miles north of here, burned
| Saturday night. Loss about $35, 600. lnsur-
ance SIG. 500. Fire was the work OF an lncen-
diary.
New YORK. Oct 25-Wm. Moller u Sons,
sugar refiners, made an assignment on oatur,
day. The same day attachment was granted
against their property at the suit OF Jules
Sszexac for s15,57 76.
Sr. LOUIS. Oct 25.-Steven Lewis, while
taking load of people across the Mississippi
in skiff by accident capsized the boat, ana
all but two were drowned. Lewis, in attempt
ing to save two women, was drowned nimseH.
New YORK, Oc:: 25--In the suit OF the peo-
pie against Peter B. Sxeeny, to recover over
Sc, 600, 600, Sxeeny enters general DENIAL
and asserts that there is defect OF parties
bringing the suit Sweeny's attorney signs
and swears to the answer, defendant pelng
in France.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 25. - In the United
States District Court the case of the Adams
Express Company VS.. the Philadelphia and
Reading Railroad Company, IN proceeding
in equity to restrain the defendants from
carving on the express business, the court
sustained the demurrer to the bill upon the
ground that it did not aver the express COM
pany or the stockholders who compose it to
be citizens of State other than Pennsylvania,
an averment necessary to give this court
jurisdiction of the cause.
NEW YORK, Oct. 25.-The report OF ex-
Judge Spencer, referee in the Erie r tlway
matter, approving Receiver Jewett's report,
was submitted to Judge Lawrence in Supreme
Court Chambers to-day. The Court refused
to confirm it and sent it back to the referee
to have one or two matters in it argued be-
fore the referee.
New York, Oct. 25.-An informal recep-
ton was rendered tonight to the Hon. Carl
Schurz, at the residence of Mr.. Royal Phelps
Among those present were Ex-Govs. Dix and
Morgan and other well-known persons. No
address delivered.
MONTREAL, Can, Oct. 25-W. Markland
Nelson. OF the Moisie Iron Works Company,
has failed. The liabilities are estimated ut
6Z0O, UUO.
MILFORD, Pa, Oct. 25.-A disease similar
10 the epizootic is killing off cattle in several
counties bordering on the Pennsylvania side
If the Delaware River.
ST. THOMAS, Oct 16.-Aff.irs in Hayti are |
n q satisfactory condition. The coffee crop
las begun to come in and is selling readily at |
5@154.
MEMPHIS, Oct 25.-J. NJ. Tighe, lately |
,rocer and commission merchant on Howard |
Row, who was recently adjudged bankrupt, |
vas arrested last evening while returning |
rom church on requisition from the Governor
# Ohio approved by the Governor Of Tennes-
ee on the charge of obtaining goods under
aise pretenses.
Tighe states he was taken to a room in the
bird story of business block, and when he
to call friend on the street, was
threatened with instant death if he he repeat
d the attempt. His friends, hearing OF his
rrest, procured writ Of habeas corpus and
lad him taken from the train at Bartlett to-
lay and brought back. He will have hear
no Tomorrow morning.