The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-04-06

account Of interest and So, 900 for bonds.
Customs receipts to-day S253, ,000
Fast Mail.
ALBANY, April 5,-Poscmaster General
Jewell IS here on a tour Of inspection OF
the fast mail system.
PHTLADELPHIA, April 5-Theo. Cuyler,
prominent member OF the bar OF this
city, is dead
crooked Preacher.
The Methodist Episcopal Conference
found the charges Of immortality against
the Rev. J. Fl. Breton were sustained,
and he was expelled.
Il steamer Ashore.
I DUCHESS JUNCTION, ". r., April 5.-The
steamer Drew is high ashore at Castle
ton.
Found Dead.
ST. LOUIS, April Barton Kendrick,
formerly secretary to Gov Warmoth, OF
Louisiana, was found dead in his room
last evening with an empty chloroform
bottle by his side.
Stockton died at Princeton to-day OF
pneumonia. He was the eldest son Of
the late Commodore Stockton, and a
grandson Of Richard Stockton, one Of
the signers Of the Declaration Of INDIE
pendence.
The Elections.
ST. LOUIS, April 5.-Of thirteen alder
men voted for yesterday the Democrats
elected six, the Republicans four, the
Independents three. The latter are
also Democrats.
ST. LOUIS, April 5.-The municipal
election resulted in the success of a ma
jority Of the Democratic and Independ-
ent candidates
ST. JOSEPH, Mo, April 5.--At the mu-
nicipal election yesterday the vote was
probably the largest ever polIed here.
/ The Democrats elected the Mayor and
most OF their city ticket, with three out
Of four CounciImen.
PROVIDENCE, April 5.--The State cleo
tions resulted in the choice Of a Repub-
lican candidate for Secretary Of State,
who was supported by the Prohibition
lists.
HARTFORD, Ct, April 5.-Total vote
%, ,4s5, against 100, 983 last year.
Result this year Robinson 43, In
7 gersoll 51,07I; Smith 1871 Atwater
1886.
Senate: IS Democrats, Republicans.
Democratic gain, /.
/ House 159 Dem 0crats, So Republicans,
independents Democratic gain, o.
Democratic majority on joint ballot,
81
j CHICAGO, April 5.-The Republicans
have carried South and West towns
/ North town very close.
/ TOPEKA, April 5.-At the election yes
terday the Republicans elected the
/ ticket.
/ The Irish Rifle Team
4 NEW YORK. April 5.-The National
/ Rifle Association received from the Sec
retary Of the Irish Rife Association q
/ letter acknowledging the receipt Of the
1 American Associations invitation to
# compete at the Centennial contests, in
which he stated he was instructed by
I the Irish Rifle Association to state that
/ they proposed sending team to com
! pete for the championship Of the world
/ upon the occasion Of the Centennial of
american independence.
specie shipped.
/ Three hundred thousand dollars in
/ specie were shipped to-day.
whisky Affairs.
| CHICAGO, April 5.-The property ofthe
South Branch Distillery Company,
owned by Haas. Powell & Co., was de-
cIared forfeited to the Government.
Simon Powell pleaded guilty Of conspi-
racy to defraud the Government, and
the indictment as to the other members
OI JL6 uEIi was GlSllI55cI.
Little Rock Railroad Company.
MEMPHIS, April 5.-The Little Rock
Railroad Company has chartered the
steamers Osceola and Ella to run to
Madison and connect with their road
until the food subsidies. The steamers
will leave Memphis Tuesdays, Thurs
days and Saturdays.
Base Ball.
Louisvillers IS, Memphis s.
severe storm and snsw.
Boston, April 5.-Reports from all
points north and east indicate the storm
Of yesterday was the severest OF this
season. Snow fell in parts OF Maine
and New Hampshire to a depth
Of twenty inches This morning there
was not telegraphic wire working
east All have been repaired to-day,
however IL sudden thaw follows, a
most disastrous freshet must ensqe.
The tides to-day are reported unusually
high.
WORCESTER, Mass, April 5.-The snow
is one foot In depth The storm is un-
equaled for twenty-five years.
Crooked whisky.
SAN Francisco, April 5.-The proprie-
tors Of Antioch distillery sued the Col
lector Of Internal Revenue for Injunction
restraining him from the collection OF
SI25, 900 claimed to be due on crooked
whisky. Complainant alleges that ID.
L. Phillips, Special Treasury Agent;
Hawley, Supervisor, and Clark, Special
Agent, subpGnaed false witnesses and
offered to withdraw proceedings for
$4,000, which complainant refused.
War Ended.
A dispatch from Tuscon, Arizona,
says. The war in Sonora is virtually
ended, the revolutionists and federal
forces having joined hands, while Pas
guerra, commanding the State troops,
has fed.
FOREIGN
LONDON.
LONDON, April 5. = The American
schooner Ralph NJ Hayward, from
Liverpool, for United States ports,
was sunk by collision. The crew was
saved
Sir Henry Halford has formally re-
signed the captaincy Of the British Ma
tiOnal Rife Team.
The Russian press severely criticises
Mr.. DisraeIi's remarks in the House Of
Commons, March %, during the debate
on the royal title bill.
That Russia's conquest Of Tartary IS
well known throughout India, and that
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