New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-03-07
Cincinnati Southern Rail way.

| NiNClSNAII, MdiSu O.-1Do trustees OF
the Cincinnati Southern railroad to-day
completed the awards tor bridges, trestles,
etc. between the Ohio and Cumberland
| rivers, inclusive, with the exception of q
bridge over Kentucky river. for the con-
| struction of which bids are to be received
until the fifteenth instant.
The contracts awarded to-day were: To
the American Bridge Company, Of Chicago,
for Cumberland river bridge and other
bridges, trestles, etc, amounting to
500 029 81; to Louisville Bridge and Iron
| Company, two bridges and one trestle of
1900 feet, amounting to $lO7, ,36l 10, and to
heyetone Bridge Company, of Pittsburg,
two iron trestles, total length l4O0 feet, at
| $65,66l.
| Dishonest Legislator Expelled.
MONTGOMERY, March 6-The House of
PEELED negro member named Gastin,
for proposing to do certain things in his
legislative capacity for $500. The commit
tee examining the charges consisted of
| three Democrats and One white and one
colored Republican. They reported unan-
imously he was guilty.
Gsangers' Fair In Alabama.
| SELMA. ALA, March ct has been de-
cided by the State Grange to hold their first
| annual fair at Selma, commencing on the
twenty seventh and lasting five days.
Burned.
| ALBANY, March 6.-The telegraph build
| ing, corner State and Broadway. burned;
| the lOss, including museum, is $50, 900.
Going Afler tho Sioux.
| OMAHA, March 6-General Ord has in
structed Colonel Bradley, cOmmandant at
| Fort Laramie, to send out force to bring
| in the remainder of the Sioux City Black
| Hills party, who are reported to be in q suf-
fering condition, if the two men who
in ho will <ko
| command. Orders have been issued to
prevent any one else going into that coun-
try, and any one trying it will undoubtedly
| be followed and driven out by the military.
Fire.
GALVESTON, March GA Ne,cs special
from Hampstead, March 6, says: A fire this
morning destroyed Boxley 4 Coles bank,
the Messenger newspaper Office, Paul Ashers'
dry goods, o. F. Smiths bakery and cOnfec.
Estate and Building Association, Strick-
land, matchmaker and jeweler; Mrs. Muntz'
millinery and fancy goods, with the
dwelling attached Krumery, bootmaker;
the office of Messrs. Reese Il Cole,
attorneys at law; GoOdsOn's saloon
and Gadow's boot and shoe establishment.
NOoners Hotel narrowly escaped, but the
furniture, bar fixtures, billiard tables, ETC.,
were damaged by removal. The immense
safe of Baxley & Coles bank is secure and
the contents uninjured The losses are
estimated at $4,000 in buildings and goods,
with about $1,000 insurance. 1t is said one
OF the sufferers had $4,000 in currency
burned. The origin Of the fire is doubtful,
Snow in Arkansas.
LITTLE Rock, March GA heavy snow
storm prevailed here during the greater
portion of to-day, being the first snow of
consequence during tho winter.
lmDortaut Decisior
NASHVILLE March 6.-The s.. preme Court
OF the State OF Tennessee rendered q de.
cisiOn to day in the case of hol3 of notes
of the new issue of the Bank OF Tennessee.
deciding it q legal issue, and n preferred
claim against the assets of the bank. II ia
makes the State liable.
Struggling Around the Civil Rfshts Rflv.
RICHMOND, Va, March 6-Mr. Gilman. of
Richmond city, introduced a bill in the
House of Delegates to punish disturbances
in hotels, theatres and other places of
amusement. 1t provides that persons who
create disturbances in hotels by boisterous
demands for accommodations, after the nro
prietor or his agent has declined to entertain
them for want OF room, or other reasonable
specified causes, shall be punished bv fine
and imprisonment. In the case of theatres.
managers are to have the right to issue
reserved seat tickets stamped not transfer
rable, and when party not the original
owner demands adnittance the doorkeeper
can refuse him, but the price of the ticket
must be returned, and if he refuses to take
the money, and thereby creates a distmrb.
ance, he is liable to arrest and fine in both
cases. Half Of the fine goes to the hotel
Keeper or manager, as the case NAV be
There are similar provisions regarding
steamboats, and railways. The bill is re,
bill.
Those Bishops.
BURLINGTON, N. j., March 6-The stand
ing committee OF the diocese of New jersey
refuse to consent to Jagger's conservation.
The DE Rowan papers are not yet received.
An Internal Revenue Collector Goes to
the Peniteutiary.
BURLINGTON, VT, March Ga. 7
Crane, late collector of internal revenue.
third district was sentenced to eighteen
months imprisonment and $1,000 fine for
irregularities in office.
Bank Burned.
FONDA, N. Y. March 6.-Tbe banL;p,
house of Hays e. Wells, in Johnstown was
partly burned. The charred remains of
Edward Yost, who slept in the bauk. were
found. diamond pin, valuable watch and
large sum OF money are missing No
attempt was made to rob the bank. No
clue. o
whisky Row In Rhode Islaud
NEWPORT, March Ex-Governor Howard
presented the report Of Chief Constahla
Northup to the Senate yesterday afternoon,
Ielatlve 70 the ofnclal interference of United
Sta'es Marshal Coggeshall at the recent
SCI znre OF liquors which were under the nro.
lection OF the State. His speech mas, r. ia
saln, caused profound sensation tbrOppb
out the State. The following is the snb.
stance of the speech. ' '""
In the collision between the officers of
the State and the United States I wan
called on by member of the constsbu,arv
Iorce and informed of an existing difficulty.
ana asked to interfere in the matter Ii
seemed TO me, on an examination of the
facts, that although there was no doubt IN
my mind that / might direct q porfion of
.ns inilltary establishment of the State to
sustain the State officers Of the law, vet.
prudence required that the question might
better be decided by a court than by an in
terVention OF the military. Besides, | was
to bring the military to antagon-
ism with the police of the citv of
Providence. /, therefore, directed the
constabulary to make no surther
effort to seize the liquor then
he'd by the United States marshal and
;hief OF ponce. AS result, this has been
placarded as a victory on the nart of ~
United States marshal aud his don,.1 % II.
seems proper that l should. tberefors COZ
mat pusliianimity, If any, is mine ratbc,
nan that OF the State constahrlarv ond
'o.oquy, II any, is mine. l agree tnllv
"th tne universal opinion that these
,ttt chinents are collusive and a tb;nIv
ilsgolsed sham, and share a oen.
,ial sense OF modification at the indie.
my 10 which our common veal. Ii was ann.
;ou iouea s,s ! realize the gravity of the situar