New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-05-07
MISCELLANEOuS.
Changing the City Charter of NTemnhis

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| MEMPHIS, May 6.-At q meeting OF the
council last evening, Mayor Loague sent in
four vetoes of measures passed at the last
meeting, looking to the adoption of new
| charter. Among them was an ordinance cre-
ating board of five tire and police commits.
sioners. All the measures were passed over
h's vetoes by overwhelming msjOrities, and
James Heath, A. Vacaro, }. +. Frank, A. II.
Moore and NJ. M0geveny ST., were elected
| as commissioners. all of whom were promi-
nent citizens and not politicians. As the
| ordinances passed Ousted nearly all the
| Mayors appointees, it is reported that sew
eral of them will apply for injunctions re-
| training the council from dsplacing them.
The five police and fire commissioners
| elected under the new charter were sworn
| into office by Esquire Spellman tonight
| before the general council. the nlayor not
being present to administer the oath. II ia
thought several of the officers DISPLACED bv
| this action will attempt to inioin the action
OF the council.
Decoration Day.
meeting of ex federal soldiers was held
this evening to consider an invitation from
a committee of ex-Contederate soldiers to
participate IN the approaching commemora-
ton services in decking with flowers the
graves of both federal and Confederata
soldiers in Elm Cemetery. The meeting
was largely attended, and addresses vera
made by Colonels James O. Swain, i W
Jefferson and II. l.. Pierce and others. ad.
vocatlng the acceptance of the invitation.
ana a resolution to that effect was unanim
Ously adopted.
Baltimore and Bunker Hill,
BALTIMoRE, May 6.-The council giyes
$4,000 for the expenses of the Fifth Narv.
land Regiment to the Bunker Hill centen.
nial.
GettInH Worse in bo En,l u;...
PoTrsvILLE, May 6.-Adyices from the
upper coal regions are worse. Coffin no.
tices are served on thoae WHO resumed
WORK. Two half inch ropes used on the
inclined plane were cut in five places The
intention, doubtless, was to kill the police
men. The tamper was discovered. There
are logs placed across the tracks, but the
Trains are run with caution.
Bridge Burned.
HORNELLsvILLE, N. Y, Nav G-ThA
bridge thirty miles north of here, on the
Hornellsville and Athica branch Of the Erie
railroad, said to be the largest structure of
the kind in the world, was burned to day.
A New Newspaper.
COLUMBUS, O., May Ga new Democratic
daily newspaper, entitled the C,Jumhns
Her0td appeared this morning. T. ! Ew;no
editor and proprietor.
Sudden Death Of n Priest.
PHILADELPHIA, May 6-This morning
during the celebration of first mass st Ia
Sale College, an educational institutjon
under the charge of Brothers of the HoIv
Cross, Brother Agelbert was taken with
1aintlng spell and died in a short time. De-
ceased was professor in the irst academic
class; lie camesto this country in 1866 and
mad been connected with La Sale College
as professor of English literature for seven
years. He had two sisters in Baltimore.
Doth members of religious communities.
New Steamer Christened.
Inc iron screw steamship belonging to
tne Pacific Mail Steamship COMPANY and
launched from Roach'a Delaware river iron
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