New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-04-04
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dMIsCELLANEOU8.
.s.., A Fseal D1el.
RlcHxoxD, April 3.-Thaxter T. Robin
son and Jesse Mitchell, young men highly
ss sy n :. Mp PresdsSc. s9sa vcs
near kustburG in that county, to settle -
old feud with pistols. Robinson was shoe
in the abdomeo, and 4itchell received ono
shot in the hand, which, glancing, wen4
through his check snd lodged in the back
Of his neck, and another in tho breast.
The latest report states that Robin son =
dead, and Mitchell can not recover. Tho
difficulty 10 understood to have been about
Q woman.
Re6inson was formerly . ueutenant n
the United States army, and had been ab-
:sns :sversl years on on dasy on ss.1 the Ts..s
pointed United States gauger.
American Steamship Company.
PHnADEIPa1A, April 3.-Henry d.
Welsh, Of this city, was elected pres ident
Of the American Steamship Com pany.
The following named gentlemen wore
elected directors: Josiah Bacon. b. III.
Bartol, John Price Wetherill. D: B. Cum
Strickland Knease, William D. w indsor,
G. B. Roberts and George N. Allen.
Base BalI.
The professional association of bass bol1
PLAYERS met here this afternoon. Repre-
sentatives were present from the Atlantic
Active, of Reading; Star: Of New Hsvsa
Brooklyn. Red Socks, Of st. Louis; Ane-
| Philsdelphia and Centennial, of this city
and other clubs. T. Hmdel. Of Wilmln gtoa.
| Delaware, was elected president. A dfate
Of new code Of rules wss adopted.
Playing rules were amended 20 - -
allow clubs 70 change pitchers and catehsss
The number Of games to 30 played duriaG
the season is reduced from ten to seven.
After the appointment Of championship
| and judiciary committees the conventie0
adjourned to meet ut Reading, Pennsyiyo-
nia, March !, 1877.
aoW Rserenchment Works.
Bosron, April 3.-Ordes were received
light and water be cut of from pabhe
buildings, owing to the appropriations bein&
exhausted. In the postofiee the engi1eess
and employees in charge of the building
were discharged. The building will pEobo'
bly, be in total darkness tonight. The CO
tomhouse, federal courthouse and marine
hospital are in the same condition.
A Famous Country Seat Burned.
The summer residence of s. w. 0alloupe
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near Phillips Point, Swampscott, Wa,
burned to-dsy. Loss, $4,000.
An Bx.Congressuan Indicted.
| CHICAGO, April 3.-The United States
grand Jury indicted j. D. Wood, . member
Of the Forty-third Congress, and subee-
aueutly United States district attorney
here, for completely in the revenue fraade.
A District Attorsey ea Trial.
COLUMBUS, Miss, April 3.-The case 81
H. c. Whitfield, United States district At-
torney, charged with forgery, was tried 10
was required TO give bond Of $1,000 fo1
his appearance before the next circuit
court.
Crooked Cleraynan.
MOBILE, April 3.-An imposser calling
himself Rev. S. Annear, about fifty yeEo
of age, medium height, heavy built, IN .
: good state of preservation, having heavy
. beard and moustache tinged with gray. an1
wearing . heavy pair Of gold spectaele0s
came here With 1eSters of recommenda&ie0
purportiug to be from ministers of Cincin-
natl and Houston, Texas. He was to have
preached in one of our Baptist churches
: yesterday.
II Before doing 30, his true character b
came known from q notice published In tho
Galveston Nescs of March 25. signed b
: William Howard. pastor of the First Bop'
. tist Church, and E. =: Bunting, Of tho Pres
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he said he would retire to his closet a1d
, commune with himself. Instead of doing
! |. 90, he repaired to his laAdlsdy'e, gathered
his valise and loft by the first train without
paying board. He sometimes passes undse
tho name of Rev. Mr.. BOykin.
! Bank Falluro.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, April 3.-The First No
l tiooAl Bank Of Lacrosse hi3 Jailed.
mn - r A. n
: J. White report largo crevssse ct Dayi0
! ! Landing on Saturday night.
Yesterday morning the water wAs poQ1
J ing through and some three plantat3eaa
. were already submerged. DAVIS 10 Aalf Z
mile shove Napoleon, oA the MissioipP
side. and the water through the oreva.s1
vii run into Oid wa!. nvsr: me . water % n e
l the banks.
. The effects Of the food are he ginning =
. be felt on the Arkansas side M mberD 0l
families in Hopefeld, immediately opposite
this city, have been forced to leave theiR
houses: and pa:sengers who srTised BY y
! | water over the track near Edmondson. hat
the train went out to-day.
The water is now ten inches below the ex
I treme high water, and about one inch b
low high water in May, 1874, when great
I damage was done in the neighborhoOd 81
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| The crevasse reported this morning was q
Dennis, nearly opposite Laconis, Ark kansag ,
instead Of at Davis. - first reported, and
was caused by the bank caving. The W1
| ter through this will run into Sunfovs1
!. river through bayou Phaliah.
Incendiarv Fire.
Payne & Co.'S gin, on Poplar street, VA
burned by IN incendiary this morning. LoGD
$4,000, covered in the Globe Of Chicago,
, FARMLAND of Knoxville, and Plantefs' Of
jackson. Bill McNeal colored, wae A.
rested, charged with firing it.
The Case Of Kidknapping.
In the Circuit Court at Bartlett today
the Jury in the case of A. N. and j. j.
Smith and j. N. Shaw, indicted for an at.
tempt to kidnsp J. n. Tigbe for tho pux-
pose Of carrying him to Cinci nnaI, - 10
, ported st the time in these dispatches,
, brought in verdict Of guilty, fining esek
, $3.50 and imprisonment. Judge Ray has
not - yet imposed the term Of imprison-
mont. A. II. Smith failed to appear to
answer.
Il A Fearful Stern In Alabama.
MONTGOMERY. April 3-A storm pre-
vailed over nearly the entire State, coming
from the east, lasting nineteen hou rs with
out intermiss;on, accompanied by nusually
heavy thunder and continuous " ind aud
lightning. 1t was considered the heaviest
rain ever known, seven inches of water
! having fallen in the time. Great damage
l <ho rlo ;nto