The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-12-23
GENERAL NEWS.

| NEW YORK, Dec. 2l.-An atteLnPt WAS lnau
| this forenoon by an unknown lncendlary, u
| burn the dwelling house OF +. Thomas, II
Morrisania. A pile of shavings on the secone
| floor were set on fire, but were extinguishet
| before serious damage was done This is thu
| third attempt made to burn the house.
C1ScINNAT1, Dec. PA dispatch from
Evansville saws Peter Kirsch, q farmer, was
| arrested to-day for manufacturing counterfeit
nickels A large amount OF spurious money
was found in his possession.
ByLT1MoRE, Dec. 22.-Dr. Saml B. Martin,
aged 81, the oldest practitioner of medicine IN
Baltimore, died this afternoon OF disease Of
the bladder. He was a surgeon IN the war OF
1912, and health officer OF this city from 1851
to 1888.
BosroN, Dec. 22-An injunction has been
issued against the L lncaster Savings Bank at
Lancaster, this State, it having been found
in solvent by the Bank Commissioner upon
Investigation.
The trouble arises from bad Investments,
not from any dishonesty on the part of its
officials. The loss to depositors will be small.
The bank has surplus of $49, 900, which will
be applied to paying its losses.
New YORK, Dec. 25.-The Grand Trunk
road declining to advance rates from Boston
to Chicago, the Erie reduces rates to com pete
from New York.
Chicago, Dec. 22-Hon. Alopzo Abernethy
was elected President of the University OF
Chicago.
Judge Dickeys, for Judge of the Supreme
Court of this State, received 1000 majority in
this city.
ST. PAUL. Dec 22.-Rev Jno. Ireland was
consecrated coadjuter Bishop of the Roman
Catholic Church for the diocese Of ST. Paul,
with great ceremony.
T n-o % Tho G.fnn1ia
church at Passaic burned. The fire was the
work of an incendiary. Loss SIS, 600.
MILFORD, Pa, Dec. 22.-To-day, at noon.
the thermometer indicated GS degrees in the
shade and exposed to the sun, SO degrees.
Such day at this season of the year is beyond
the recollection of the oil dest inhabitant
BALTIMORE, Dec. Elizabeth r. Eltman,
q little child and John and Henry Lanten-
book, aged seven and nine years, died this
from eating pound of cake bought
At confectionery shop in this city.
WEsTCHEsTER Pa, Dec. 22-Tne Bank of
Of this city, closed its doors to-
lay. The directors are in session. No par
,culars.
New HAVEN c., Dec. 22.-Yale has chal-
eDged Harvard for an eight-oared four mile
race, with coXswain, the time
md place to be agreed upon.
SAN Francisco, Dec. 22.-San Diego ad-
7ices report all quiet along the line.
MANCHESTER, n. H, Dec. %. - Thomas
)eering, the New York rough who shot
Policeman Shea on the night of December
:, made a desperate assault this afternoon
Ipon Charles Mellon, who occupied the same
ell with him.
Deering had armed himself with piece of
ron wrenched from his bed, with which he
Intended to kill the turnkey and escape |
Iellon warned the officer, when Deering
urned upon him, striking him across the head |
nd face savagely inficting dangerous
Wounds. The officer was compelled to choke |
nd club Deering before he would release his |
old on Melons throat. He was finally Sc
ured and placed in the dungeon.
HARRIsBURG, Pa, Dec. 22.-The represen-
atives of seven synods of different religious
examinations of Pennsylvania are in session
ere to consider the best means of preventing
he desc Grafton of the Sabbath aud preserv-
az the Losd's Day, as appointed, for rest.
WESTMINSTER, Dec. 22.-The Bank of Bran
ywine made an assignment for the benefit Of
$ creditors. 1t is thought the depositors
ill be paid in full
SAN Francisco, Dec 22.-To-day $500
Mares of the Bank of California stock sold at
lotion at $40 per share and 200 shares at
Is.
PROVIDENCE, r. l., Dec. 22.-The schooner
eguia from Richmond, Va, for Boston, with
'a!, sunk mile west of Mystic Park.