New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-05-05

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ton to the holy father, and should fully
| perform them. q a5 g. .st4
| MIS- SCELLANE -
Elections In North Carolina.
=. RALEIGH. May AIN tho municipal cleo.
4 ton the Democrats elected eleven out of
| seventeen. aldermen The aldermen elect
mayor. This is the first time since the war
| that the city has gone Democratic. The
4 Democrats sweep Durham, Salisbury, Hills
boro, Chester, Henderson and Warrenton,
which are all the towns heard from.
! sale Of the Msbiis and Chasfaneosa Rail-
/ s.. read.
MOBILE, May 3-The Mobile and Chat
tanooga railroad was sold to day by the
master commissioners to the trustees for
| first m gage bondholders for 81 zoo, ,OO0,
! over and above the lien creating the re-
| ceivers certificate, court costs, etcs
/ Centennial In Charleston. n,e..
CHARLESTON, May 3-rhe centennial of
| the German Fusiliers, the only surviving
organized in Charleston, May 3. ITS. on
| receipt of news of the battle Of Lexington,
was celebrated by an imposing demonstra-
| tion. The day was observed as q general
/ holiday. The First Battery. United States
| Artillery, fred salute of 100 guns at SUM-
| rise. and,the church bells chimed at inter
| walls during the day. Grand military pa
| raste OF all the white companies in the city
escortlng the Fusilers.
The streets wore a gala appearance, being
crowded with spectators, and profusely
! decoratod with banners, mOttOee and Il igs.
As the procession approached the city hall,
| u battery OF the FIRST artillery, in full uni
form, fired q salute of thirteen guns, and
then limbered dup their pieces and presented
uVk Ia thta'N NOl An
at the Academy of Music, and a grand
banquet at night, concluded the celebra-
ton.
Trial of the Ex.Priess.
PHILADELPHIA. May 4-The trial of John
W. Gerdemann, ex priest Of st. Bonifacius
Church. for EN- bezz'ement of church funds,
commenced yesterday. The greater part
OF the day was taken up with arguments of
counsel. As the accnsed and wife left the
courthouse they were received with jeers
frOm some and cheers from others.
Killed His Mother and Himself.
HUDSON, N Y, May 4-Wesley Van Due =
can, a wealthy farmer of this county, killed
his aged mother and himself.
Opening Of the WellanA Ca1al. y
ST. OATHERlNEs, .Nayi4-The Welland
canal is open,
Ccmmissioner Of Intern Tsevenue.
LoGANsPoIsr, Ind, May '4.-Hon. ID. D.
Pratt. ex UBited States Seuator, has ,ac-
copied the pOsition of Comm iseioDer of
Internal Revenue, rendered him by Presi-
dent Grant yesterday ~
EIectisn in Msns9nmery.l
MONTGOMERY, May 4.-The city election
was unusually quiet, and large vote was
poled. The Democrats make . clean
sweep, electing the mayor, clerk and twelve
aldermen. This is the first time the Demo
crate have carried the city since the recon.
struc+ion. There is great rejoicing, firing
of cannon, etc. Majority-semi-official
Civil Rishts Bin Uscoastiensienal in Nsreh
~ g Carolina.
WILMINGTON. N, c., May 4. Judge
Brooke, OF The United States District Court,
il charging the grand jury to-day decided
the civil rights bill in-its criminal aspect,
which wss the only shaps in which it could
cp,ne before the grand jury, was uuconsti-
tntions.l and void.
Mrs. Tiltsn's Appeal and the Judges Re-
BRooKLYN, May THE following was
sent to Judge Nelson " sterday:
II ask the privilege from you for few
words in my own behalf. feel very deeply
the injustice of my position in the law and
before the court now sitting, and while
have understood aud expected from tho
b"ginning Mr.. Evsrts principle in the
~ a'rer, yet, since your last decision. Iha,o
been 70 sensible of the power of my epe-
mics. that my soul cries out befcre
yen and the gentlemen of the ju-y
that they beware how, by divided v,r.
dot, they consign to my children y
false and rrevocabe stain upon their
III ,ther. For five Years past I have br-n
the victim of circnmstances most cJunl and
unfortunate, struggling from time t., time
only tor place to 1.-Two hOnofsblv and
trnthfGlIy. Released for some mont I hs from
the will by whose power uno0n sciousiy
eliminated myself again and again de-
clare ~oie!anly before yon, without fear Of
man and by faith in God, that am innocent
o the crimes charged sgainst mc. wonld
like TO tell my whole sad story truthfully,
to acknowledge the frequent fa!sehoods
wrung from me by compulsion, though 1T
the same time unwilling TO reveal the secret
81 married life, which only the vi tal impor-
'ance of my position makes necessary.
ssur rue the entire responsibility n this re-
quest, unknown to friends or counsel of
either side, and await your bonora BILE deci-
sion. With great respecs,
ELIZABETH R. TlLTON.
The judges reply:
CHAMBERS o. rgs CIrY CouRT % BKooKLYS,(
Mrs. Tiltou:
am directed bv Chief Judge Nelson to
return your letter ~ it can not be read in
ii have right 10 refrain from calling par
iieIlar witnesses, however competent. and
thas ueirter the court nor the client can
interfere with lie exercise of that right
The Judge also instruc,s me t. gay that
the question whether you could he Il wit
4s-- -laD,is on qui'e another ground from
Il # Considered when your husband was
{ ,ird and sworp. He was competent
witneas TO testify 10 his own behalf against
!, third person q defendant, and while the
policy of the law was to some extent in
volved, there Wa. NO express statute in the
asy; hut the statnte Of May 10, 1867, ex-
pressly declares the wife to be incnmpetent
ts witness for or against the hus band.
You're resDecttnliv,
GEORGE w KNAEBEL.
Clerk Ci!, Court.
Mutiuy sa Board the King Philip.
BALTIMORE. May 4.-rhe ship King
Philip. which arrived in San Francisco
yesterdav from this port. cleared and sailed
hence Friday, May Is. 1874. with a cargo Of
coal. While proceeding IOwn Chesapeake
oay her crew mutinied, and q fire discov-
srd among hor cargo was said to have
Teen the work Ut m ineendiasy.
The mrtiny was n.Li'nf y. "asistAurN
Jo0axuunD o. gOU1xA IA0R