New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-03-28
MISCELLANEOUS,
The Season Breaking.

WILKEsBARRE, Pa, March 27.-The rain
ceased last night, and to-day has been mild.
The sun is melting the snow rapidly, but
the rivers show no rise here. Accounts
from above report no perceptible rise, and
the gorges are still immovable.
A Newspaper Banned.
MONTREAL, Ca, March H.-Reading, by
the Catholics, of the Witness, which is pub
fishing Father Chiniquy's lectures, was for
hidden yesterday from the pulpit of Notre
Dame Cathedral, on pain of refusal of the
holy sacrament.
Compulsory Education Beaten in Ohio.
COLUMBUS, o., March 27.-The Senate
defeated the bill for compulsory education
by six votes.
The New Erie Bridge.
PORT JERvIs, March 2.-Through pas
senger train No. 5, going west was the
first to pass over the new Erie railway
noon. Twenty-sx freight trains, comprising
over 500 cars, will be sent east tonight.
Outrages on the Border.
GALVESTON, March IA Ncus' special
from Corpus Christi, March q, says:
The band Of Mex:cans came within seven
miles of town, robbed several stores and
houses, and took large number of Ameri-
cans prisoners, among them Judge Gilpin.
formerly member Of the Legislature, and
tives to walk in front of them until they
were exhausted, then mounted some of them
on bareback horses, and hurried them off,
They robbed and burned the pOstOffice at
Nueces, and robbed and took prisoner ono
mail rider. The Texans have gone in
pursuit.
A fight is reported near Banquette-one
Mexican and two Americans killed. All
except four prisoners escaped. Nothing
has been heard Of them. Business is
mostly suspended, and citizens are under
arms guarding the town. Information re-
ceived from Los Dimes, Nueces county :,
Gays that throughout the entire region, be-
tween here and the Rio Grande, lawless
bands from Mexico are continually raiding
through the country, rObbing, numbering
and driving stock across the river. They
have become SO daring of late that nearly
all travel on the highway has ceased. Even
stock men are deferred from hunting their
cattle and horses through fear Of falling
into the hands of these rnffians. They en-
tertain an especial enmity to Americans,
and woe to the luckless white man that falls
into their clutches. At present there seems
to De concerted movement on the part of
these villains to clean up all the white men
within striking distance Of the Rio Grande
fifty to seventy-fve miles-and even
further where ingress and egress can be
safely effected. To this end they have
been crossing the river in small detach-
ments for the past week, and it is esti-
mated that there are now on Texas soil at
least 300 armed bandits.
RumOr hath it that several Americans
near the river have been murdered by
them.
The rumor comes in that the Mexicans
have cleaned out a company or two of negro
soldiers at San Luis, on the Rio Grande,
about forty miles below Rio Grande CITY.
n a man l.
ering near this place. Agreat many Mexi.
cans reside here, but they can not be de-
pended upon for assistance in q contest in
which their countrymen are engaged.
Nearly the entire Rio Grande frontier
Texas, embracing belt of from fifty to
!OO miles in width. is inhabited mostly
by Mexicans,. many of whom, though
thieves, yet sympathise with and give
them secret aid and comfort.
IL 10 well known that widespread feeling
OF animOsity and deadly hatred exists in
the minds Of the frontier Mexicans against
TEXANS and it is cropping out SO alarmingly
that unless thorough measures are adopted
by the national government or State gov
living and doing business in this region viii
De murdered or forced to leave the country.
Steamboat Snagged and Sunk.
ChhEVEPORT, MaEcn 2.-ln0 steamer
Lizzie Kea, which left here last night with a
heavy load for above the raft, struck a snag
near Buffers landing at daylight. and, fiji
ing rapidly, sunk in bad position. The
second engineer was drowned. No other
lives lost. Boat and cargo are total loss.
Suspended.
BosTOs, March 1.-Simms Brothers &.
Co.. furnishing goods house, have suspended
Democratic Candidate for Governor a
Rhode Island.
PROVIDENCE, March H.-The Democrats
nominated Charles K. Cutler for Governor
The convention was the largest tbo na..
ocrats have held for years.
Delaware Legislature.
DOVER, DEL, March N.-The Lepislature
mas adjourned. The bill passed seyera !
days ago to meet tho civil rights bill II .
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