New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-03-14
Fire 1t MemDhie.

MEMPHIS, March l3.-At halfpast twelve
O'Clock this morning fire was discovered
in the Office of the surveyor of customs,
over the Bank of Commerce, on Madison
street. The police and bank watchman
found the doors locked, and after breaking
in found the clerk Of the surveyor. who
stated he had been working there until that
hour, when q lamp exploded and set the
papers on fire. The alarm was sounded and
the fire extiDg uished, not, however, until
the books and papers of the Office were
either burned or badly damaged. The re-
mark of the clerk, after the fire, that ''it
looked Belknapish," causes considerable
comment.
General Smith, surveyor of the port, left
for Grand Junction last evening.
The loss of Johnston & Nunn's fancy
store yesterday is not yet known, but it is
fully covered by insurance, amounting to
$4,000, divided between the Royal Queens,
Imperial, Of England, Niagara, Of New
York, and Merchants, of Memphis. The
damage to Tay lor, Joy & Co.'S dry goods
stock, next door, by smoke and water, is
$lO, 1000; covered in nine companies.
Heavy frost and thin ice last night. It is
feared It killed the fruit.
General w. j. Smith, surveyor of Gus.
toms, who returned this afternoon, says but
few papers OF value and NO money was lost
by the fire in the custom house this morn.
money to Washington last Friday.
Justifiable Homicide.
At Pacific Place, Arkansas. on the tenth,
Thomas Leon, formerly of Mississippi, was
shOt and killed by George F. Morris, aged
seventeen, to prevent Leon from numbering
Samuel F. Hardwick, an invalid. Morris
surrendered, and was tried and acquitted.
Aseiher Suit Against the New Orleans.
jackson and Great Nsrthers Railroad.
Suit he's been fled in the United States
Circuit Court, district of West Tennessee.
auxiliary to bill of the same tenor fled in
the Southern district of Mississippi by the
Illinois Central Railroad Company, John
Newell, Of Chicago, and Junius B. Alexan-
Ger, OF New York. surviving trustees. and
Edmund J. FOrstall, deceased. vs.. the Mis-.
eiesippi Central railroad, New Orleans, St. /
Louis and Chicago Railroad Company
Southern Railroad Association This suit il
brought to recover 81, 4l9 600, the value Of |
bonds Issued By the mississippi "I Central al
Railroad Company, secured by q lien
in the nature of mortgage made
by the Mississippi Central and Southern
Railroad Association 10 said Forstali. |
Newell e. Alexander, dated May I, 1879, GOV.
ering the railroad franchises and property.
real end personal, of said Mississippi Cen,
trail Railroad Company. Premises con.
recognized and established; that trustees be
let into possession of railroad property,
effects, franchises, privileges, facilities and
rights, and be empowered to exercise the |
same according to the terms and conditions
of the deed, and that trustees may be al
lowed the lowers of r. ceivers and have the
to account before q master of the
court for ell their acts and dOings, and to
administer the trusts under direction of the
,ourt.
Exhibitors from Quebec.
MONTREAL. Canada, March l3.-There
will be three hundred and fifty exhibitors
s the Philadelphia centennial from Quebec
Fire ut a Race Track.
PHILADELPHIA, March ia fire occurred
4 the Point Breeze Driving Park Satur-
lay night. 1t was confined to the stable
,G3ldip96, but NO horses were burned. |!
100 The Storm In Missouri.
sAUmcY, Ill, March l3.-The following 10 ]