New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-12-12

MISCELLANEOUS.
The Virginia senatorslIip.


four Intellectual ballots to-day, Goode lead
ing each trial. There will be another ses-
sion tonight.
The fourteenth ballot resulted: G. oode Il.
Johnston -, J. r. Tucker 30. The ballot
ing will continue Monday morning. This
tllbustering will probably go OF Until Tues.
day, when direct vote for United States
Senator will be taken in Joint session OF the
General Assembly, as required by law. The
name of State Senator John W. Daniel was
presented to the caucus to-day, but was inI-
medlately Withdrawn. 1t Is evidently the
intention OF his friends 10 keep him back
tor the closing contest He is very strong,
and will make a good run.
Virginia and the Centennial.
The State board of centennial commits
sioners had conference to-day with lead
ing members OF the Legislature with refer
enee 10 appropriations. They ask for
$4,000. The Governor ;uGorses the scheme.
Monitors at Norfolk.
NORFOLK, Va, December 1.-The mou.-
tors PassaIc, Nantucket and Wy ardotte az
rived to-day, in tow OF the United States
steamers Tallapoosa, Dispatch, Alert and
Huron.
Murdered and Robbed.
NV BRUNSWICK, \. j., DecelGher H.
DR.. Charles Durham, a prominent phys;-
and his body thrown into the canal.
The Indignant TeIegrapners.
MEMPHIS, December ll.-There is consid.
cradle excitement among the telegraphers
here over the proDosed reduction OF salaries
by the Western Union Telegraph Company.
A meeting will be held tomorrow On the
subject.
Navigation Closed.
MILFORD. Pa, December Navigation
on the Delaware and .4ahiga canal closed
to-day.
BabcocIs-s Bail.
CHICAGO. December u.-Babcock rave
$1,000 bail for his appearance il St. Louis.
Aground.
BALTIMORE. December 1.-THE steam
ship King Richard, OF the King line, hence
yesterday for Rio, is aground twelve miles
below the city. The head of her condenser
is blown Oft, She will be towed back for
repairs
A Large Mail.
The mail on the King Richard was a large
one, consisting OF twenty-five bags from
New York and five from Baltimore and
Philadelphia. Messrs. C. Morton, Stuart &
Co.. agents of the line, state the steamer
will most probably be repaired and ready
to sail by Wednesday noon.
Railroad Accident.
WATERvILLE Me-, December ia nav
train ran into hand car on the Maine Cen
tral road. killing two men.
A Baaled Attempt at Biackmall.
BosroS December IA remarkable at
tempt 10 blackmail +. Geldowsky. one of
the largest furniture dealers here, has
eliminated in the exposure of the plot and
the arrest of Ezra T. Goodwin, a private
detective, and chief conspiratOr. Goodwin
induced a former emplove of Gedowsky to
swear that the latter hired him to set fire to
HE Geldowsky'sl factory in 1871 il order
to defraud the insurance companies Good
win claimed to represent the companies,
and armed with the false affidavit made
demand of $42, 900 of Geldowsky, or ex-
posture and arrest would follow a refusal
Geldowsky secured the services of detec-
tives, and ostensiblv agreeing to pay a Dor.
ton of the blackmail, entrapped Goodwin
in room at hotel, where he was arrested
He is now in Jail in default of $4,000
William Fogg, who made the false affidavit,
was also arrested. He came from Florida
to carry out the scheme.
Disappeared,
SARATOGA, December Il.-Ex.Treas1rer
Mann has suddenly disappeared from Balls
ton, and it is thought that he has fed.
Probabilities.
WAR DEPARTMENT J
Office Chief Signal Oticer
Washington December IL, 1875, $50 P. NJ.
For the South Atlantic States southwest winds
warmer and cloudy weather, with light rain.
For the Gulf States, northwest winds stat iOnarv
rising barometer, warmer Clear or partly cloudy
weather.
For Tennessee, tie Ohio valley and the upper
lake re gon, rising barometer cooler moth vest
winds and snow, followed by clearing weather.
River and Marine News.
SOUTHWEST PASS December IL, 6 P. M.-Ba-ometer
30. Wind northwest, strong Weather cool Ar.
rived-Steamer New Orleans, at ll:35 this morn.
ing, Dearborn, master, for New York to A. Moul.