New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-09-21
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dict in the Westerdelt case is guilty on
three counts of the Indictment
snow in Quebec.

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dict in the Westerdelt case is guilty on
three counts of the indictment.
snow in Quebec.
QUEBEC, September 2O.-Twelve inches
of snow. The fruit and ornamental trees
are damaged badly.
QUINCY, September CD. d. Merriam
A. Sons lumber yard and half block OF
buildings burned last night. Merriam, 5
loss is $40, 900; other losses. $780,
Odd Fellowship.
CISCINNATI September 20.-The Grand
Lodge OF DAD Fellows of the United States
convened to-day, Grand Sire Durham, OF
Kentucky, presiding.
Ihe grand sre's report furnishes informs-
lion of the order abroad, showing that
lodges are being instituted at ali important
points in Switzerland.
A grand lodge has been estal lished with
tive subordinate lodges under its Jurisdic-
ton in Peru and Chill. The order is rap.
idly increasing III the Sandwich Islands and
in Australia. The grand sire has appointed
K. Ii. Nor isou, of Michigan, special deputy
10 establish the order in the United King
dom of Great Britain.
Bank of California.
SAN FRANCISCO, September 2o.--the sub
scriptun to the guarantee iuId CT the Bank
OF California is u 800 900.
Irwin's Majority.
The full returns of the election give, for
Governor. Irwin, Democrat, 81 ,525 votee;
Phelps, Republican, 30,942: bidwell, lade-
pendent, %, 800.
An Embezzler's FATE,
In the Supreme Court, to-day, the case of
ax.Iartoc Commissioner John Marks. con
VIcttd of embeZzlement in tue municipal
SQUIRT, and sentenced to seven years i'm
in Thn NIT aTlt1 an
an appeal when the decision Of the lower
Gour6 was affirmed. Marks peculrtiOn
during eleven months of 1872 reached
about S66,O00 or forty three per cent OF the
entire objections.
The First Frost.
OMAHA, September 2O,-The trst frost of
the season appeared last night.
Base Bali.
CINCINNATI September @O,-II4rtfords, s:
stars, .; PhIiadelphias. b; Reds, D.
A Cleveland Horror.
CLEVELAND snacial SAWS the nnlice of
that city yesterday found the body of Mrs.
hcGiilias, wife OF Alexander McGlliaa,
buried in the rear of the premises of No. IS
Hope street, and the body 10 an advanced
state of decomposition. coroners inquest
elected the facts that McGill.as had muir
iered his wife, and compelled his two sons
10 dig grave in the back ' ard, into which
the almost nude remains Oh the murdered
woman were thrown aud buried. The
father and sons have been arrested.
OtScini Returns of the Election in Maine.
AUGUSTA, Me. September 20.-The official
returns from all towns and cities i'll the
State, except thirty,one, give Conner, for
Governor. JS1J2; Roberts, j3.O17; Corners
majority, i775. The places remaining to be
heard from. last year gave Dingley seventy
seven majority. The Senate VIII stand
nineteen Republicans, eleven Democrats.
and no choice of one member. Ia York
county the vacancy will be filed by the
Legislature, giving the Republicans "a ma
iority in the Senate of nine.
The House of Representatives is complete
with the exception of one district, Bridge
ton, where there is a tie vote, showing 81
Republicans, SO Democrats and , iadepen-
dents-a Republican majority OF 10. Last
year the House was composed Of 80 Repub-
iicans, So Democrats and independents,
Republicans will have this year IS majority
on joint ballot.
The Recent Fire 10 Boston.
Boston, September 20-The losses by the
recent fire in the wholesale dry goods de.
partment of Jordan. Marsh & Co. were to-
day adjusted at 100000 by the insurance
companies.
Failure of n Banking House.
MILWAUKEE, September 20.-The banking
house of .. NJ. Tyler, of Waukeshs, Wis
consin, closed it's doors to-day, and subse.
quently made an assignment. The imme
date cause was the absconding of one Il.
r. Hendris, who was largely indebted to
The bank.
Probabilities.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Office Chief Signal Officer, )
Washington, September 20, 1875, $50 7. NJ
For the Gut States, Tennessee and the
Ohio valley, generally cooler, clear or fair
weather, with northwest to northeast winds,
stationary or rising barometer, and north
east to southwest winds, with slight rise
of temperature in the Southwest.
River and Marine News.
SOUTHWEST Pass, September 20. 6 p. M
Barometer 29S5. Wind north, fresh. No
arrivals or departures. The brig EspeIanza
is inside, bound up.
PAss-A L'OUTRE, September 20, 6 p. M
Wind north, fresh. Weather clear and COOL
No arrivals. Sailed-Schooners Constance,
Excelsior and Texana.
VIcKsBURe, September 20.-Passed up
City of Vicksburg, at 2:30 A, M. Illinois,
at l p. NJ. Down-Pargoud. at 5 P. M
The hatcher arrived at ) P. NJ. The river
rose five inches during the last twenty four
hours. Weather clear and cool.
MEMPHIS, September 2O.-The river fell
two inches. Weather generally clear. Mer-
curry $50. Acknowledgements, from White
river. Departed-James Howard, for New
Orleans; Archie Green, for White river;
Helena, for Vicksburg, the latter last night.
CINCINNATI, September 20.-River four
feet seven inches and rising. Weather
cloudy and cool.
ST.. LOUIS, September 20,-Arrived-Be
and barges, from New Orleans. No depar.
lures. The river has fallen five inches.
Weather clear and cold, and the mercury
falling
CAIRO, September 20.-Arrived = John
b. Maud, from st. Louis at 10 A. M. De-
parted-John B. Maud, for New Orleans,
at eleven. River sixteen feet three nches
and falling. Weather clear. Mercury 60o.
EVANSVILLE, September 20.-River three
feet eight inches and falling slowly.
Weather cloudy and cold.
LOUISVILLE, September 20.-River rising;
iull three feet at the head of the canal, and
three feet large over Portland bar. Weather
cloudy and cool.
PITrsBURG, September 20-River three
feet eight inches and rising slowly. Weather
cloudy and cold.
MARKETS.