New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-12-24

sented an elegant picture of jackson by
Boston artist.
Killed by the Explosion.
SIX persons are known to be killed by
yesterdays explosion. Fortunately the
draW-Drldge had been open come time, and
,,Vu or 4oe people on their way home from
WORK IN South Boston were det aimed this
side. Had the explosion occurred few
minutes later the loss of life would have
been fearful. 1t is supposed the pipe burst
during cold weather and gas had accumu.
lated under the ground.
Ihis evening the barbor police grappled
anG drew IRON the water body, said to be
that OF John Kells. They also found the
body OF George Elwell.
Earthquake at RIchmond.
RICHMOND, December 23.-A ten seconds
earthquake, Immediately followed by briefer
ones, was felt at eleven o'clock last night.
Ihere was much alarm. The oscillations
were south TO north. The shocks were felt
IL several parts of the State.
Tie shocks felt here last night were yeu-
taoie earthquake shocks and no mistake.
NO comparison can be made with any SINH
lar antecedent, event inasmuch as it was
the trst experienced hereabouts. The
statements OF persons residing in different
sections OF the city coincide in the main as
70 TIE vibrations, duration and force of the
shocks. A short time after the cessation of
the SHOCKS the streets were alive with
frightened and excited people. Many made
their way to the newspaper and telegraph
offices to learn the extent of the pheu-
onena, while others of more nervous tenn
permanent remained in the streets for hours
not daring to re-enter their houses for fear
OF repetition of the shocks, but the re-
nader OF the night passed off without fur
ther disturbance.
To-day this remarkable epoch in Rich
mond's history was the general topic of
-arso hi, \
phases, each one having their own experl-
ence to relate. kilograms from various
points IN Virginia report shocks similar to
those felt here. In some places greater
number of shocks are reported than others.
None OF the reports agree as to the direc-
ton OF the oscillation. As far as heard
from shocks were not felt south of Peters
burg west OF Lynchburg, north of Alex
andria, nor east of City Point or James
river. Along the Chesapeake and Ohio
railroad shocks were felt as far as Sraun-
ton, $50 miles northwest of Richmond and
the Danville railroad to the southern bor-
der of the State. The probability is that
the shocks in Richmond were as severe as
at any other point, and no damage worth
mentioning ia reported from any direction.
Atlantic. Nlississippi and Ohio Railroad,
NORFOLK, Va, December 23-The stock.
holders of the Atlantic, Mississippi and
Oaio Railroad met here to-day and re
elected General William Malone president
for five years and the old board of direc tors.
seven Cents an Hour.
MONTREAL, December 23.-Fiftsen hun
dred extra men are working on city i'm
provenents at seven cents an hour.
Railroad Accident.
LOUISVILLE, December 23.-A passenger
train on the Louisville, Nashville and Great
Southern Railroad ran into freight train
near the short line junction. Frank Moore,
engineer OF the passenger train, is seriously
I'M lred.
NIardi Gras at Louisville.
Arrangements are progressing to cele-
procession and bal masque.
Death Of an Ex.Consressman.
ROCHESTER, n. Xa December 23.-Ex-
Mayor Wilder, of this city, died in San
Francisco. He was an ex-Con gresham.
The IT. Lawrence Opened Again.
WATERFOWL, n. Y, December 23.-Boats
are running in the st. Lawrence river be-
tween Cape Vincent and Kingston. Teams
crossed Monday on the ice. The ferries
have resumed.
Preparing for the Tramps.
PoRT JERvrs December 23.-The board
of supervisors of Orange county, which fed
Is 900 tramps last year, has erected a tenn
porary workhouse in each town, and enact
ed law sentencing from five to sixty days
at hard labor every tramp applying for re-
lief,
nIurder and Suicide.
Joseph H. Dieker. in Liberty, Sullivan
county, shot his wife and cut his own
throat. Cause, financial difficulties,
Affairs on the Rio Grande.
GALVESTON, December 23.-Advices from
Brownsville state that meeting was called
by Mayor Parker, and a committee of
eleven appointed to draw up memorial to
Governor Coke, representing the condition
on the border. and to urge the continuance
of Captain McNally's command in the SER
vice; also asking that it be increased to 200
men. They nominated Colonel John L.
Haynes, Captain L. McNelly and Colonel
John 5. Ford, as delegates to Washington,
to represent frontier matters to the national
authorities,
Masonic Celebration.
Active preparations are being made by
the Masonic fraternity of this city to cele-
brate the festival of St. John the Eyange.
LIST, on the twenty seventh, by q public
procession and the installation of officers,
at Artillery Hall.
The Hudson Open.
NEwBURG, n. Y, December 23.-The
Hudson river is open hence to New York
city
stopping a Lottery.
ST. LOUIS, December 23.-Under in
slEuCslous lrOm uunX5 hulRnG OF the Clr-
cult Court, to-day, Chief of Police Nc
Donough notified the managers of the Mis-.
souri, State Lottery that no further selling
OF tickets or drawings would be permitted
after to-day.
The Charges Against tho Mayor Q
Memphis.
MEMPHIS, December 23.-The COMMITTEES
of the general council in the case of
the charges against Mayor Loauue.
by his late clerk, ex-Alderman Davis
made a lengthy. report to the coun,
Gil tonight, acquitting the mayor of
charges Of stealing Nicolson pavement
scrip and forging and mutilating books, but
guilty of charges of failing to report to the
council the embezzlement of ab0u &25OO in
that scrip, taken, as alleged, BY his son, who
was then his clerk, and in having knowI-
edge of the same, failing to have him pun
ished. In answer the mayor submitted Q
statement. setting forth that when the de-
falcation was first discovered he had called
the council together and laid the whole
matter before them, and left it with the
council and city attorney, whose business it
was to prosecute the matter.
Cincinnati's New Year.
CINCINNATI, December ga large meet.
ing. was held at the city buildings tonight,
and initiatory steps were taken for q grand
celebration of the inaugural of Centennial
year on New Years eve at midnight. 1t is
proposed to celebrate the event BY illumin-
ations, ringing all the bells in the city,