New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-12-28
MISCELLANEOUS.
4 Fight for n Chair.


NASHVILLE, December 26-At A social
party near Gallatin, Joel Barnes shot and
Killed JACK Sudlette, The quarrel was oyer
the possession of chair
A Bloody Burglar.
BOSTON, December 81 Moses A. Wood
OF Cam bridge, encountered two burglars in
MS mouse early this morning. He Crashed
one OF them, who stabbed him three times
aId ava me other shot him in the abdomen.
They then made their escape, MI, Wood ia
fatally injured.
Abraham Jackson's Trial.
The trial of Abraham jackson. the vvs,,
knoSh stock broker for forgery, com.
menced to-day.
The Methodists on the Third Term.
AT the Methodist preachers meeting 20.
Gay an effort was made to have placed he.
lore the pubic paper setting forth ths
views OF the meeting with reference to the
failed. '1'
a nSy hiiis HIS stepfather. Agreeably to
Instructions.
HARRISBURG, Pa, December 27-Hamn-
ton Miller, aged nineteen. shot his sen.
1ather, Thomas Morgan. Morgan had been
10 lodge meeting. He was shot in the
back while packing books. The murder
was premeditated. Four weeks ago he rs.
celved letter warning him to be careful.
- u a certain society mad been
deputed TO kill him if he came in his way.
The writer expressed his willingness TO do
II, and said for Goods sake keep out OF
my'way, for | must do it if there is arv
show 1t is believed Morgan's wife was
cognizant OF the plot to kill her husband.
Crushing out the Lottery.
ST LOUIS, December 26.-The police are
ordered 10 arrest everybody engaged in
setiLing staig Missouri State or other lottery
Stables Burned.
JACKSONVILLE, H., December 27-Tbs
stock yards and sale stables of Howard
thompson, together with large quantity
OF nay, corn and oats and Mrs. Fay,s dwell
ing, burned Saturday night. Total loss
S-v;ouy. Inc latter was insured for $500
10 1n the franklln company of Philadelphia.
incendiary.
CINCINNATI, December GA severe
storm of wind, rain and lightning visited
the country north and northwest of this
city, this, evening. Near Rushvil!e, In.
diana, freight train was detached by an
O oVerturned tree on the track At Hamilton,
ohio, the Miami river swelled rapidly,
and Hooded cellars. On the west side Of
the river, at Carthage, Ohio, the Hamilton
county indrmsry was partly unroofed.
Hog Mortuary.
Hogs slaughtered TO date, 3os950. tbe
same time last year, 32S, 265.
A Murder in the Mines.
A special from Charleston, West Vir.
ginia, says: coal miner named Lee was
set upon by two miners named Dawson
and Eastport, four miles from that CITY. last
Saturday evening, and stabbed thirty.three
times. The murderers are in Jail.
Reduction of Wages,
LAWRENCE, Mass, December o7-Tba
Pacific Mills, employing 5000 operatives.
gave notlce OF reduction of wages of from
M ten 10 nfteen per cent, the first Of January.
Inc corporation announces it is Obliged 70
make the reduction or stop work.
sugar Refinery Burned.
HASTINGS, N. Y, December 27,-The
Hndson River Sugar Refinery burned: loss.
$ooOoo0; insurance, less than $500 900. One
hundred and fifty persons are thrown ont
OF employment. Two men ipjured.
LOWELL, Mass, December 27.-The thir.
q ninth annual statistical report issued
this week, shows that in the Lowell mills
there are 100000 spindles and 1880 looms.
u ,500 female and 1000 male operatives.
], iO0,l0 yards of goods are produced ner
week, $1,000 yards of wOOlens, 40, 900 varda
Of carpeting, $500 shawls and 20, 600 dozen
Of hosiery. There are consumed veekIv
93U, 200 pounds of cotton and l52. 600 nonni.
Ut wool. The number of yards dve6 arI
prlnted rer annum is SO $50 600. Nearly I'll
looHTuuHD On FOURTH PAoll