New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-12-23
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lCOFTLSuED FROM FfSST fAGE
eember :. IL ate q desptra assault this
AFTER Don upon Charles Mellon. who oecu-
pied the same cell with him. Deering had
armed himself with a piece OF iron,
wrenched from lis bed. with which be IN
tended TO kill the turnkey and escape.
Mellon warned the officer, when Deering
turned upon him, striking him across the
head and face savsgsly, nti!cting danger
Gus wounds. The officer WIS compelled TO
choke and club Deering before ne would
release his hold Un Melons throat. he
was finally secured and placed II the dhL-
Geop.
Explosion ai Il ,iHs Aiain-Severbi Lives
Lost.
An explosion occurred IN South Boston
by which a large nuuher Of persons were
injured and several killed, The large gas
main, running under Federal streer bridge
TO South Boston along the waters edge
under the pavement or Federal street. ex
ploded with loud report, tearing the pave
ulent d distance OF 10 feet.
The street was lhronged with people at
the time, and many are buried under the
.lehr!s. Crosby grain warehouse was
badly shattered, and will have re be taken
down The foreman was instantly killed.
1t is supposed several persons were blown
into the water. Several dead bodies have
already been taken out. The widest ru-
mors prevail.
How to Protect the sabbath.
HARRISBURG, Pa. December 24-Ihe rep
resentatiyes OF seven synods OF different
reisieGa denominations of Pennsylvania
Sis i'll session here to consider the best
neans OF preventing the dissertation of the
sabbath and preserving the Lords Day as
appointed for rest.
Ccnsecrhted.
ST. PAUL, December 224.-Rev. John Ire
land was consecrated coadjutor bisnop OF the
Roman Catholic Church Tor the diocese of
st Paul. with great ceremony.
University OF Chicago.
CHICAGO, December .2.-lIon. Alonzo
bberueihy was elected president Of the
University OF Chicago.
For supreme Judge.
Judge Diekeys, for judge OF the Supreme
Court Of the State, received 1000 majority
in this city.
The Commercial Loan Company.
The statement OF the directors of the
Commercial Loan Company was inaccurate.
The assets which will be available sooner
or later are about 100000 There is
100000 due the company which can not be
collected. They will probably pay eighty.
tive cents on the dollar The company did
a large deposit business, and the suspension
falls heavily on the poor.
Railway Accident.
ALBANY, December 22.-An accident &C.
CURED at Canastota at seven o'clock. LAST
evening, The fast train, which left New
York, yesterday morning, and Albany at
Z. NJ, was thrown from the track at the
above named point, in consequence of q
misplaced switch. Tie engine turned up
aide down, but the engineer, Mr.. Sigsbee,
and fireman, escaped upiDjured.
The drawingroom cars and enc passen-
ger coach were thrown from the track, but
fortunately the passengers escaped injury.
Illicit Distiliers.
PITTsBURG, December 22-John L. Hoff-
man, Conrad Hoffman and William Bowers
composing the irm of Hoffman & Co, dis.
tillers, were arrested and brought here
charged with Illicit distilling. Alexander
Harvey and David King are also under ar
rest, the former charged with fraud in con-
nection with the distillery, and the latter
with frauduientiy Issuing warehousing
bonds,
Burned,
DETROIT, December 22.-The Convent
buildings ard the grist and single mills at
Gross Village, with contents, were burned
to-day.
Probabilities.
Office Chief Signal officer )
Washington, December 22 1875 $50 P. M.}
For the South Atlantic and Gulf States, sta
iionary or falling barometer, southwest winde
oudy or partly cloudx and warmer weather,
For tennessee and e ohio V a isf Using
barometsr southwest to northwest winds cool
and patty cloudy weather.
River and Marine News.
SOUTHWEST Pass, December %, P. M-Barometer
5e:3O. W nd southeast very light Weather thick
and foggy. Arrived-Eorwegan ship Resus
Thomas, master, sixty days from London; Amer
lean schooner Anna Z. Ksntz, Brown master
fifty hCuIs from Key West; ship Raphael Sherman
master twepty'ssven days from Camden; British
ship Royal Charter Robertson, master seventy
days nom Gloucester; American ship Tabor Tay.
Tor, master, hfty.nine days from Havre British
from LiveTEoo British steamship Mississippi at
halfpabt IhIee O'Clock this afternoon, Lindsll
master, from Liverpool, to Sas Weeks 4 Co.:
Bremen Lark Johanne Marie, Gustavus master
htty-hye days from Rotterdam. No departures
Tho ships Lizzie Burrill and Coronet and bark
FiIsen &C las Nievesi are at anchor outside bound
ont.
viCKsBURG, December 22.-D0wn-Susie Silver at
Y NJ. tp-Loulsvlhs at II last night; Belle of
Shreveport at A. NJ; Katie at IL NJ; Oakland and
tow at . P. N. River four inches.
MEMPHIS, December 22.-The river tell eleven
riches. Weather clear and sp1ingike. Departed |
Thompson Dean and James Howard for New Or
ieans; John Chambers for vicksburg, and Cons
Millar for Cincinnati
CINCINNATI. December 22.-River eleven feet two
inches and falling. Weather cloudy and mild Ar
rived-Sherock and Church from New Orleans
Departed-Cherokee and Ashland for New Orleans
PITTsBuRG, December 22.-River six feet two
inches and rising. Weathet cloudy and mild.
LOUISVILLE December 22.--River falling SLOWLY
with seven feet three inches in the canal. Weather
warm; light rain.
CAIRO, December 22.-No arrivals or deuartures
River fourteen feet eight inches and falling
Weather cloudy and damp; mercury 53u.