New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-03-21
A Fight on the Chluese Fropt,or.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Destructive Tornado In (,eor.,o


AUGUSTA. Ca, March 20. "A fearfully de-
structive tornado passed over here thia
afternoon. This city being situated in q
basin, was protected by the surrounding
hills from the fury of the storm. A rainfall
! accompanied by hail was unprecedentedlv
heavy. Several towns in the interior suf-
fered severely in loss of life and property.
At Cammack, on the Georgia railroad, sew.
erA houses were blown down, Thomas
Geesling was killed and several persons
were wounded.
Near Thomson, forty miles from Augusta,
large amount of property was DESTROYED
and several persons killed. At Appling. i'm
Columbia county, the destruction of prop
erty is reported to be great. Several per-
sons are reported killed and many wound
ed. At Aiken, South Carolina, the Catholic
Church was completely demolished, All
telegraph lines North are down but one.
and reports from the country are confused
and unsatisfactory a. to the extf MT ef the
damage and number Of lives lost, but there
seems to be no doubt that the storm was
fearfully destructive, surprising in extent
and violence anything of the kind in this
section for years.
vasquez Hanged.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 20.-Ths bandit
Vasquez was executed at San jose yester-
day. There was no attempt a. u reacue,
although one was feared. He asserted his
innocence of murder, but ackr .,,edged
the justice Of his fate, having b.. "a ths
leader OF murderOus gang.
Mayor Of Bangor.
BANGOR. Me-, March 2O.-The :, lection
for mayor yesterday resulted in T. N.
Haughton, Democrat, being elected by
eighty-nine majority. The Republicans
have four majority in joint council.
Steamboat Wrecked.
MERH1s, March 20.-A dispatch from
Jacksonport, Arkansas. says the steamer
Ella, from that port for Memphis, struck
log IN black river causing her to run into
the timber, almost completely wrecking
her.
Later reports from wrecking of steamer
Ella in Black river, state she is only psr.
TALLY wrecked; her upper works are torn
away and the hall pierced in several places.
She will be repaired at Jacksonport
The Ella was valued at $4,000 and owned
by Captain Cummins and others Of Cincin-
natl and insured there for $4,000.
An Editor Killed.
Captain r. n. Brown, editor of the Water
Valley. Mississippi, Central, was found dead
near Water Valley Thursday morninu % ~ -
is believed that he was thrown from his
mule while returning from his antation.
Clerks Omce Raidec.
VlcKsBURo, March 20.-On op. ming tho
chancery clerks Office this morning Il wa
found that the Office had been burc arizad.
Inc DOCKS and papers and official bonds
have been tampered with, and the books of
warrants on the special and noorhousa
funde. containing the stubs of warrants
last issued and the blanks now beinc used.
were found to be missing.
Failed.
ELIZABETH, N. j., March 2O-The Eouit-
able Life Insurance Company has failed.
sIeee Anterferes with tho TELEGRAPH.
PHILADELPHIA, March 2O.-The sleet
rom Washington to New York and to
fittsourg is interfering with Che telegraph
Tho Bridge.
COLUMBIA, Pa, March 2O-The bridge
must be repaired before the trains can
safely pass over.
More Bad Indians Surrendered.
CINCINNATI, March S0.-A telegram has
been received at Lieutenant General Sheri-
oan,s headquarters reporting the surrender,
at Fort Sill. OF portion Of the QuohaGa
band of Indians. This tribe was perfectly
wild, and one Of the most troublesome in
the Southwest. The indications are the
whole tribe will come in.
Probabilities.
Once Chief signal Onacsr
Washington, March 20, 1875 N;a3 p. M{
For the South Atlantic and Eastern Gulf State.
partly cloudy weather. "~"''A "n'A
ror the we western Gulf States, slight chan ges in
with partly cloudy and clear weather.
River and Marine News.
90. C1cT1wnf % Pass: March 20. P. M.-Barometsr
2s:So. Wind vest. strong. Arriyed-Steamsh,n
nauan. at Z. ~ three days from Vera Cruz TO
I'm, Ha1. rorwcGd Co. Sailed-Steamship Gussie for
:. PASS A,LOuTax, March 20. 6 p. M-wind west
nGh.. weather clear. Arrived-Schooner Ma-y
hvSiyn. Mcnarren master, three days from Ruatan
With irmt; Italian bark Teresina, Gravone master.
MY Mi1tyelknt days nom Palermo in ballast, and
ninety nine pAssengers to Joseph 0yande, Nailed-
Steamfhip Cousett. ships Astronom an6 zracsn.
and bark 4ootebello. The 30 edish bevk An
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