New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-11-05
MISCELLANEOUS
A Speech by Governor Chamberlain,

Chamberlain made speech to .day in which
he declared he holds his office as public
trust, and said: "The two great demands Of
OF the people are reduction of taxation.
ana honest expenditure of the public money,
ana the people OF South Carolina ought To
be, and can be relieved of one third Of the
taxes tai, they have paid for the last six years"
Inc speech was entirely of non.partisau
character, and was loudly applauded by the
large audience before whom delivered.
The St Louis Whisky Gases,
ST. LOUIS, November 4.-There are two
new indictments against two prominent cit
lzens in connection with the whisky ring.
The Globe Democrat, referring to the in
dlctments for whisky frauds, recently found,
mentions William Mckee, principal p1opri.
etor OF that paper, and Constantine Ma
gure, late collector of internal revenue for
this district. The Globe says Mckee ia
ready. for trial and the public may rely
upon his complete vindicatiop,
William Mckee and Colonel Maguire
were before the United States District
Court to-day and gave bonds, the former in
$4,000, the latter in $4,000, to answer the
indictments found against them for con-
spiracy to detraud the government in con-
nection with crooked whisky. Indictments
against several other persons were returned
to the court to-day, bat their names have
not yet officially transpired.
MurderOus Freak of an Insane Man.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, November The
kokoma Tribune has the following: David
Robinson came to town yesterday and
bought new suit of clothes and revolver,
after which he went home, showed his pur-
chases to his family and ate his supper.
Robinson was in good humor, and ap-
peared perfectly sane. He remarked 10
his wife that it would have been well
If little Dan, his son. had died
two weeks ago, and said he had ATTEMPTED
to kill the child. He then drew his re-
volver, fired at his second son, lying in bed.
and also shot at his wife. Mrs Robinson
ran out of the house, and their eldest boy
eight years of age, started to follow, when
the father ehot him in the face, but the
ball glanced off without hurting him badly.
The father then struck him on the back of
the head with chair. The son succeeded in
getting out with his mother. Robinson then
took razor, approached the bed in
which lay his only daughter and cut her
throat. He followed this murder BY taking
the life of the SOP, whom he had first shot
in bed, in the same manner; after which
Robinson jumped on his horse and fed.
His dead body was found one mile north of
jackson station, on the Indianapolis, Peoria
and Chicago railroad. 1t is supposed he
committed suicide.
Liquor House Burned.
CINCINNATI, November 4.-rhe LIQUOR
house of Duckworth, Spence g. Co., burned.
Loss $65,000.
Respited.
ROCHESTER. n. Y, November 4-John
Clark, sentenced to be hanged tomorrow,
has been respited.
Death of Ex-ConEressman Jenckes.
PROVIDENCE, R. l., November 4.-Thomas
K. Jenckes is dead.
Activity at the Mines.
SAN FRANCISCO, November A special
from Virginia City says the mining situation
is encouraging. The water is falling and
building is progressing rapidly.
A Sheriff Shot by Desperate.
LONDON, Kan, November 4.-Sheriff Neil,
in trying to suppress an election fight. was
shot dead by desperate named j. H.
Turner, who badly wounded two othets.
Bankrupts in Chicago.
CHICAGO, November A. Richard M.
Hooley, proprietor OF Hooley's Theatre,
made an assignment.
Ira Home, formerly president of the de
funct Manufacturers National Bank, went
into voluntary bankruptcy. His secured
liabilities are $36l 200; unsecured, SIZE, 900.
Memphis News Items.
MEMPHIS, November 4.-Some excitement
was caused here last night by Ed Shaw,
the cOlored wharfmaster, going to Church's
saloon and threatening to cut the throat OF
Mr.. Younger, colored speaker from St.
Louis, for stumping Mississippi during the
late canvass for the Conservatives. Younger
appealed to the chief of police for protection,
and that officer sent some men to protect
him, but Younger, fearing Shaw would in
cite other negroes to murder him, changed
his lodgings.
About nine o'clock last night Fayette
Goodbar, of the firm of Goodbar g. Gill
land, wholesale boot and shoe dealers, was
shot at the corner of Vance and Lauderdale
streets, by. James A. Omberg, teller of the
Union and Planters Bank, who, seeing
Goodbar advancing on him fourlshing q
stick, thought he was garr0ter, and fired,
wounding Goodbar severely in the face.
The parties were good friends, and no one
regrets the occurrence more than Omberg,
who Immediately surrendered to the au.
thorities, but was subsequently released at
the request of Goodbar.
A terrific rain and thunder storm pre-
vailed last night.
Probabilities.
War DRPARrnRNf
once Chief Signal Oficer,
Washington, November I. ISIS. $50 P. II. }
For the South Atlantic and Eastern Gulf
States, higher barometer, northerly to east
erly winds, colder, cloudy or partly cloudy
weather, and rain areas will prevail.
In tu6 We6UoIu 0ulI SL8t00, r1Gl0Q
barometer, north to east winds, colder, part
ly cloudy weather, and coast rains, except
in northern Texas, where the temperature
will be higher.
For Tennessee and the Ohio valley, rising
or stationary barometer, northeast to south
east winds, slightly warmer and partly
cloudy weather.
River and Marine News.
SOUTHWEST Pass, November 4, 6 PM
Barometer 1890. Wind south, fresh. Weather
cloudy and hazy. Arrived-British ship
Bohemia. Delano, master, sixteen days from
Bath; German bark Onkel, Lasohe, master,
fifty eight days from Bremen; British ship
Coronet, CrOwell, master, ffty-six days
from Liverpool. American chip Zephyr.
Sweetzer, master, forty-seven days from
Liverpool; Norwegian bark Drowning
Louise. Larsen, master, forty seven days
from Belfast; Austrian bark Neria, forty
five days from Amsterdam; Norwegian bark
Anna, Gunnesseu, master, forty-eight DAYS
from Rotterdam; French bark Danube,
Tgebuchet, master, sixty-four DAYS from
Marseillee; British steamship Durham, 1t
5 P. NJ, Brown, master, from Grimsby, to
Slkenstadt g. Co. Sailed-Schooner Jennie
Wood, and the lighthouse steamer Dande-
lion. with light ship for Galveston; steamer
Charles w. Lord and ships Mary e. Riggs,
Transit and Kate Davenport. The steam
ship Diego and ship Screamer are inside,
bound cut - =
ViCKsBuRG, November 4.-Paased up-
Aary Bell. st 3 p. H.. and r. e. Lee. at