New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-10
MISCELLANEOUS.
Delaware and Hudson Canal Opens.

PORT JERvIs, April 9.-The Della ware
and Hudson canal opt ns April H.
Fire mt Greenvtiie, Mississippi.
VICKsBURG, April 9--1he steamer Belle
YazoO reports that q fire occurred at Green
Vile, Mississippi Wednesday night, de-
stroying JOhnsOn's saw and plaD'Dg mills,
KetchmAn's bank, and many dwellings, and
business houses. A dwelling had to be
torn down, or the entire business portion
believed to have been the work of an incen-
diary. No information as to insurance.
The Gibson County Kn.Klux.
MEMPHIS. April Give of the alleged
Gibson cou"ty ku Klux have been dis
charged, the witnesses failing to identify
them. The case Of the others will be given
to the jury in the morning, the argument of
counsel having been concluded.
Westward HO:
OMAHA, April 9.-The number of emf
grants westward bound at the present
season is unprecedented. Ninety three
hundred have left here since March l..
Over 1000 were delayed here yesterday for
want of cars, but were sent out on special
trains to-day.
Hanged.
ST. LOUIS, April 9.-Patrick O'Shea, who
stabbed his wife on the night of March 1S,
1874, from the effects of which she died Eve
days later, was hanged in the Jail yard
between one and two o'clock to- day. He
made speech on the gallOws in which,
while admitting he cut his wife, he insistCd
his act was not willful, and that he
did not commit murder. He charged
two witnesses with swearing falsely
against him, and said that the prosecuting
attorney and .he judge did not give him a
fair trial. He was then led to the trap, the
black cap and moose adjusted, at aud pre-.
cisely fifty minutes past one O'Clock the
drop fell. His neck was broken his strug-
giles few, and five minutes past two O'clock
the body was cut down, taken to the cOrO-
ner's office and post mOrteR examination
made. The cuprits manner, both before
going to and while on the gallows, was re-
markably cool and composed not the
slightest indication Of agitation or fear
being apparent.
New BRUNSWICK. N. j., April 9 9-Michael
Sullivan was hanged to- day for the murder
of Daniel Talmage.
storm In Arkansas.
LITTLE Rock. April 9.-The storm of last
directions. A number OF houses were blown
down. Five persons were killed and sew
eral injured. About the same hour the
storm struck Texarkana, unroOfing the
public school building and fatally wound
ing a0d slightly iDjuring several children.
The water fell in torrents, flooding the
streets throughout the city.
Funding the South Carolina Debt.
CHARLESTON, April 9.-Advices from
Columbla report that the funding of the
State debt in the new consolidated bonds,
which had been temporarily checked during
the recent effort to re move State Treasurer
Cardoza, has been resumed with great
activity. The greater part of the entire |
bonded debt will soon be exchanged for the |
new bonds.
Tho Connecticut Election. |
HARTFORD, April 9.-The total vote for |
Governor on Monday wAa: Democrat SO, 1856, |
Republican 44,3Ol. Prohibition 2SO9, scatter.
ing l4-leaviDg q Democratic majority Of |
666l.
Total vote for CoDgresemen in the State |
is as follows: Democrat 81 ,093, Republican |
1917, Prohibition 1908; Democratic major
lty 1867
The Prohibition vote is almost wholly |
drawn from the Republicans.
The total vote for Governor is larger by |
1884, and that for Congressman by 9S6.
Fatal street Car Accident.
BALTIMORE, Apri! 9 "A collision occurred |
Today between a city passenger car and q |
reight train of the BiltimOre and Ohio |
at the Light street crossing, by |
which Edward K Handy, driver of the |
street car, received Injuries from which he |
lied tonight.
Probabilities.
WAR DEPARTMENT, } |
Office Chief signal Officer
Washington, April 8, 1875, 435 p H. !
For the Gulf States, Tennessee and the Ohm
valley. partly cloudy aud warne er weather wi1h
,asterly TO sOutherly winds.
The central Mississippi and lower Missouri
ivers will risnDlowls.
River snd Marine News.
SOUTHWEST Pass. April 9.-BaTome,.,, 1895 Wind |
out theast, light. Weather thick and fopgy. Ar. |
lved and On the way up-Scho0ner O. Ii. Robin
oD, Craig. master. five dsy from Ruatan, to !.
)teri, and schooner Matte W. Atwood, kewcomb,
master, from New York. Sailed-Ship Ironsides,
or Galveston, a. ll:&5 A. NJ bark Pegase, and |
cbooners Lady Woo bury aAd 8. 4. Taoens. At
Inch0r Outside-Shio Algoma bound to Galveston,
md bark Truce for orders.
PASS AL OUTaK, April 6 p M.-Wind southeast, |
ight Arrived brig Charlotte Buck Hunter mas.
er three days from AataDz4s, with a cargo of
DOlasses, to A. Thomson. SAed-BArk POOlscar,
It A. H.. The steam ship Hay tian is still aground
N the middle ground. blocking the channel. The
hip Waterloo is upS ard bound, for repairs. The
hip Wyoming 10 outward bound.
VicKsBURs. April 9-Psssed up Keystone. eleven |
ast night; Grand Lake No. 2. II A. n. to-day. |
)own-kobert Lee. P. II. Weather warm aud |
4EAPHIs, April liver r0se IN inch. caused |
y local rains. Weather clear and pleasant Az