New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-11-13
MTSCELLANEOUS.
The Steamship Australian.


GALVESTON, November l2-Ihe steam-
ship Australian, which was driven ashore
at the mouth of the San Bernard river, is
reported to be lying in fifteen feet of water
and it is expected that she will be soon
towed into deep water, and proceed to New
Orleans for repairs.
Arrival of the Flagship Worcester.
FORTRESS MONROE, November l2.-The
Worcester, flagship of the North Atlantic
squadron, has arrived. All we'll.
sudden Death.
NoRl ok, November 12.-Maior George
W. Grice, president of the Raleigh and
Castor road, died suddenly this morning at
his residence, at Portsmouth, OF apoplexy.
The Cincinnati Music Hall.
CINCINNATI, November I2-R. E. Springer
offers an additional $4,000 toward the
erection of the Music Hall, provided the
$4,000 still lacking to complete the neces
sary amount is subscribed within thirty
days. This makes $4,000.
National Health Association.
BALTIMORE, November l2-The executive
committee was instructed to urge Iegisla-
ton for the proper cooperation of the gen
eral and State governments for the regis-
tration of births. deaths and marriages A
resolution passed authorizing the president
to appoint two mem bers, who, with the
secretary, shall constitute committee to
examine papers with view of publication.
The association adjourned sine die.
Trouing Race ut Baltimore.
A trOtting race at Bishops Herring run
course, between Annie Collins, Bateman,
Ella Madden, and Tanner Boy, to-day, for q
purse of $3.50, was won by Annie Collins in
three straight heats. Time-2:i0, 230ls,
23OA. Bateman won the second money.
Railroad smasi,.up.
1t is reported this evening that serious
accident occurred on Wednesday night on
the main stem of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad, between Keyser station and Pied
mont, West Virginia. A passenger train
from the west ran into a number Of freight
cars standing on a siding the switch having
been carelessly left open. The passenger
cars were thrown down an embaukment
and badly wrecked. All the passengers
escaped with alight bruises. Conductor
Chew, George w. Hoover, baggage master,
and Jerry Hall, brakeman, were seriously
cut and bruised.
Joyce Is Wanted.
ST. LOUIS, November ia motion has
been made to bring john A. Joycs from
Jefferson City to st. Louis, where 1T is sup
posed Joyce is wanted as a witness in the
whisky cases.
End of the Miners Strike.
COLUMBUS, O., November l2-The strike
of the coal miners in the Hooking valley is
over, and the miners return to work to-mor-
row at their own terms-sixty cents per
ton. The break occurred at Shawnee. The
operators were shipping coal to this point.
The operators in the Hooking valley be-
came nervous over their prospective loss of
trade, and yielded to the demands Of their
men, and authorized them to 60 to work to-
morrow at an advance of ten cents per ton.
Killed by Failing House.
PHILADELPHIA, November IA house
fell, killing three children who were play
ing around it.
Capture Of a Steamship Thief.
To-day j. Sprungle, Swiss thie was
captured in this city on the charge of rob
'bing passengers on the steamer Illinois,
from Liverpool April Is last. He was sus-
pected at the time, but as nothing could be-
found on him he was discharged. He came
to this country from England by the steam
ship Ethiopia, arriving at New York last.
Wednesday,. In July last he was pas
senger on board the steamship Lguria.
from Liverpool to Lisbon, when MANY
passengers we're robbed. He was arrested,
and sixteen secret apartments found in
trunk in which were stolen property. He
escaped through some legal technicality. He
was thirty years old, well educated, pre-
possessing, aud can speak three or four
languages tluently. The arrest is considered
one of Importance.
The Episcopal Church Congress.
The Church Congress OF the Protestant
Episcopal Church concluded its sessions in
this city today. The morning session was
taken up in discussion of the subject of
mutual Limitations of Religious and Scien-
tifc Inquiry" The afternoon session closed
the meetings. A series of resolutions were
adopted rendering thanks to the bishop of
the Diocese of Pennsylvania; to the general
secretary; to the local committee of Phils-
delphia and others, for their interest and
cooperation in the work of the Congress.
A paper was then read on the "Best
Method of Promoting Spiritual Life," BY the
Rev. L. w. Bancroft, ID. d. Rev. Phillips
Binks alec treated of the same subject. and
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