New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-04-05
MISCELLANEOUS.
To be HapGed.

ALBANY, N. Y, April 4.-The Court o
Appeals has affirmed the action of tn
courts below, and Dolap, who murderer
the merchant Noe, will be executed.
Broken China.
SAN FRANcIsco, April 4.-The Chimes,
company sent q dispatch to Wing Wal
Hospital, Hong Kong:
"The excitement increased. Chinese i'm
migration most stop.
''At . turbulent anti Chinese meeting q
speaker said &c, 600 men organized strongly
we're pledged in case the present attempt
to remedy the Chinese evils by legal meane
failed to take the law in their own hands
and root out the evil with fire and steel
Violent measures are deprecated by the
community at large.
1.-THE Legislature appropriated money for
the expenses of q committee to visit Wash
ington in regard to Burlingsme's treaty.
The six great Chinese companies, which
dominate the Chinese population of Cali
fornia, held q meeting Saturday night,
and addressed letter to the chief of
police Of this city, in which they complain
that the present agitation against Chi.
nese immigration has already provoked
assaults upon their countrymen, and that
unless come steps are taken to check acts
of hostility they fear a bloody riot may be
the result. They profess q willingness to
lend their aid in obtaining a modification of
the Bhrlingame treaty, but claim protec-
ton under the rights guaranteed by that
treaty.
Killed his Son.
COLUMBUS, O., Apri. 4.-Patrick Picker
ing, a laborer, made his son, aged seven
teen years, get on his knees and promise
not to play with an Objectionable boy.
While in this position Pickering killed bis
son with shotgun.
Murder and Suicide.
ST. LOUIS, April 4-Thomas Tracy, at
CardeDsville, Illinois, killed himself, wife,
and little daughter, eyed Elk years.
A Barge Wrecked and Lives Lost.
A barge crushed against the Boonville
bridge. Ten msn were on board, four of
whom were saved. They were negroes.
The barge had 10000 bushels of corn on
board.
Fewer Workmen and More Work.
PORT JERvIs, n. Y, April 4.-The rail
way sh0ps incIe ased time from thirty five
to forty hours, and discharged every fourth
man.
Hotel Burned.
Boston, April 4.-The Ocean View House.
at Nantucket beach, burned.
A Generous Offer.
The Gas Company have of.ertd to supply
the p0stCttce until the appropriation is
made.
Indicted.
CHICAGO, April 4.-Ex-Snpervisor Daniel
w. Mum and ex. Collector +. Budges, were
indicted.
The Prospective Overflow.
MEMPHIS, April 4.-The report Of the
citv engineer of New Orleans in reference
to oyel flow, is diecredited by all here who
have raid any attention to the subject in
Years past. Unfortunately, but little is
known in reference to the exact height or
other statistics of foods previous to estab-
lishment of signal service, but from the
fact that water at this point is within nine
inches this evening of the highest water
known, and one inch above the HOOD OF
1874 and ten inches above that OF last
August, coupled with the state OF the
weather and lakes and bayous and lagoons,
as well as all tributaries below being Dank
full, all old river men concede that We
will have food equal to any
previous one, as the river at Cairo Is now
thirteen inches higher than last August, |
and several feet higher at St. Louis, ana
none Of the volume coming down will be
expended in filing up. St. Francis, White,
Arkansas and other rivers; and, besides,
records show that no decline IL ever felt
here until six or seven days after the river
has csmmeneed falling ut Cairo. The bot