New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-06-20
MISCELLANEOUS.
Ince ndiarism at Houma-Trial of the Cul.
prft By a UnificaliOn Committee.

prft by a Unifcali0n Committee.
TERREBoNE, La, June l9.-The town O
Houma was partially destroyed, Sunday
night, by fire; loss between 100000 and
1000. j. S. Stevens, white, charged al
being the incendiary, was arrested, and
will be tried before q special committee Of
eeven white and seven cOlored men.
An Averted Duel.
MEMPHIS, June l9 The duel which has
been impending here for several days be-
tween ex. Congressman Schloss and Mr.
Moore, of Tuscumbia, Alabama, has been
settled smicably by mutual friends, and
the parties left for home tonight. The
difficulty grew out of structures in their 70.
spective papers.
A Merchant Kills Lawyer.
Luther Perkins, q young lawyer, was
ehot and killed at Austin, Mississippi, yes
terdsy by Willis Gibson, a merchant.
Raiding Chinese Cabin.
SAN FRANCISCO, June ia dispatch
from Truckee says number of white men
burned Chinese cabin, occupied by three
Cinnamon. One was killed and another
seriously wounded. Forty shots we're fred
The Governorship of Ohio.
CINCINNATI, June l9.-The indications
are that Governor Hayes will not resign the
GOvernorship until after the presidential
election.
The Fourth of July at Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA, June I9-To-day, at a
conference embracing the representatives
OF nearly all the military ana civil organ
izations intending to participate in the
fourth of July celebration, it was decided
10 have a grand torcbl'ght procession on
the evening of the third and proce ssion of
the civic and military on the mOrniLg of the
fourth.
Crops Destroyed.
KNOXVILLE. Tenn June l9.-Almost the
entire crop on French Broad river was de-
stroyed by the recent treshet There was
rise of twenty feet up to midnight last
night, but the river is falling rapidly this
morning. The fields and islands are en-
tirely submerged to depth OF fifty to 100
feet. The farmers will replant corn. Be-
low Knoxville the farmers will lose about
one-tourth of this crop Very slight damage
done ON the Holston river.
Fire ON tho Steamer John Taylor.
HUDSON, N. Y, June l9.-Last night fire
broke out in the engine room OF the pro-
peller John Taylor, lying at the dock OF the
Albany and Schenectady railroad opposite
this city. The flames extended to other
vessels at the dock, and to the depot build
ings which were almost totally destroyed
The John Taylor. the barge Hercules, load
ed with with sugar, the canal boat Stephen
Warren with q cargo of me rcbandise were
burned.
The Taylor belonged to the line of John
II. Starin. The depot, l6C0 feet long, built
at great expense by Daniei Drew. known as
the White Elephant, was nearly destroyed,
with the contents, including freights. One
hundred freight cars standing on the track,
loaded with -four, corn, oats and tobacco,
were totally con ,umed. The depot belonged
to the New York Central and Hudson River
Railroad Company. The loss is about
$4OO, 600.
Base Ball.
ST. LOUIS, June I9.-Philadelphias, 6;
Red Stockings, none.
COLUMBUS, Onio, June 10 -Buckeyes. 7;
BostOns, 5.
Probabilities.
Office Chief Signal Officer
Washington, June l9, l876-4:30 p. n. |
For the South Atlantic and Cult States, station.
STy OF falling barometer. southwest WINDS, and
warm, partly cloudy weather.
River and Marine News.
SOUTHWEST Pass, June 10, p. NJ Barometer
$3.50. Wind asi-nOrtheast, light. Weather clear.
A rive d-BIitish steam, hip Muriel at ESQ A. NJ |
Qhne. master, from Vera Cruz via rampco to A. |
h. Miller Il Goa American &C hOOner &c nealy. ]