The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-07-21
MISCELLANEOUS.

ST. LOUIS, July 2O.-McDo Donald, late Super
visor, aud Joyce, Revenue Agent, have been
indicted, charged with receiving unlawful
fees and violating duties and powers. Bail
$4,000. The following revenue off cials were
also indicted: Rudolph A. Uric, for not
effacing stamps, bail $4,000; d. A West and
Vim. Hunicke, $4,000 each; Devils Hilleman,
$1,000; B. A. Engike and John L. Burnecker,
five thousand.
MEMPHIS, July 20.-At a negro dance on
Mulberry street last night, Ed. Merriwether,
a noted ward politician was shot and killed.
His brother Johnson has been arrested as the
murderer and Lizzie Patterson as accessory
and committed for trial All are colored.
LOUISVILLE July 20-Revenue officers have
concluded their ex animation of the affairs of
the collectors Office for this district, and make
the defalcation $82, 600. The cashier, jackson,
having recently died suddenly, the entire
steal is laid at his door.
NEW YORK. July 20.-The daughter of Robt.
Dale Owen, in letter to the Post, says the
cause of the calamity which has overtaken
her father is an overworked brain, he having
persisted in writing in spite of the physician d
warnings
She has watched her father through all his
changes with great care and anxiety, and she
sees no foundation for the assertion that the
''Katie King" affair is the cause of his in
sanity; that it was notifying and vexing to
him, is undoubtedly true, and for a week or
two it did throw a cloud over his buoyant and
hopeful temperament, but that was all.
OMAHA, July 20.-Thirteen miners and four
wagons were captured forty-hve miles north
of Fort Laramie en- route to the Black Hills,
and were brought into the fort on parole.
Seven hundred and sixty Mormons left
mere for Salt Lake City last evening.
CINCINNATI, July 20.-A petition will be
filed with the Probate Court tomorrow for
the impeachment of Mayor johnson. He is
charged with various acts of omis zion and
commission, the chief of which ia his effort to
control the labors of the police at the last
election contrary to the law then in force
when he was candidate for re election.
Two of the parties signing tho petition were
members of the police force at the time, but
have since been removed and it is asserted,
without cause.
Chief Engineer Megrue, Of the Fire De-
paYtment, who was so seriously injured at the
fire this morning, is reported tonight as rest
ing easy. No bones are broken as previously
reported, but he has severe scalp wound,
and suffered severe injuries ON the body and
RICH. hip. There is no indication of internal
injuries, but he suffers from nervous prostra-
ton.
The streets in the vicinity of his residence
have been covered with tan bark to deaden
sound and give him rest. The total number
injured, including Chief Megrue was ten, all
of whom are reported doing well tonight.
The following were the most severely injured:
James Mccormack, rib broken and face cut;
Daniel Cronin, arm broken and body bruised;
H. Handbook, arm broken and somewhat
bruised otherwise.
The others were bruised or cut by falling
bricks or timbers. 1t is reported that one
floor of the building was heavily overloaded
with photographic stones and presses, which
caused the wall to give way.
CINCINNATI, July 20.-This morning the
distillery of Fl. T. Jasper, in Coyington, KY,
burned, together with three or four hundred
barrels Of whisky and two thousand bushels
(ConTINuED ON LAST PAax.1