New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-04-23


From the Lafourche Union, April %:
We are panied to learn of the death of I
r. Sherbnrne, parish Judge of Terrebonn
parish, which occurred in New Orleans o.
last Sunday, his body being brought &
Houms on Monday and buried that even
ing. It will be remembered that tho iuda
shot and killed the former parish judge Q
that parish, ]. L. Beldsn, in personal on
counter in Houma last year, but was %
ne leaves : wife and four children, +
whom We extend our heartfelt sympathie
in their bereavement.
rAvnypAuoA
From tina Anita CiTv eDsn,ocrnt Anr;l @
AccorSir. - rrsv;cre "mrnnrcemsnt !.
meet;~r S.If ~ xr,,ta C;tv an Sstr.
dsv tSs fts.n n, ;n.t.nt IL s~: { On cons;Ss,
the erection Of = cotton fSetorv. The mead
Inc M ANAL r. ordar and ~ w III Wah
hae :siects% chs,. w". s snS r. " Ccr". Tv
seoretarv. The ohiect ~ t1a rs.s;n . hairvo
exnlained nv -" chs;. ~ " p Hsr.-d
~ calIed nr"n ~ .id.a.. 80 ,,,s.t;ns
mon fhe snhssct wh;.S ~ a ;J0 ~ ~
1eIi timed rcmsrk: avhsh M u .n ,a
| of threads observation-disclosures hv the Ih;teAaId
imnrovement and Ciems NY s"o e+ ~ .t'
The meatin~ vas .lso .1J.s.. eS' h~ Ina".
eonn".aS IF tha foIIow;r- 1s rcr = JT na"H"
was rnnc;ntaI 70 soIc;t .nh. "~I -
;c;nt pt""I "omnsnv. nr PH'5 ZOE
Uar. n GniIett Roha.t I1 -."s' WV nv
| AJd;.or r " McM;"hsai $500 w
1"hn Roh.-t. Tsnt;er na,;oi Ha .sLo'
t rv,I M r No~.or Awo. Kent .nJ n 90 ~
f.av Lev, Tho meet;nc then ad;onrnsd :;, ~.
die. Tho committee viii meet on the first
Mondav in NAV
G.ss+ Mondsy .v.r;r. u.r,roo,d 3, hi.
parish. Vsa The Acme 81 a trac;c and Ia
mentable affair, and the prenteet excite
ment prevailed. In. Lafavetfe Walls shot
and inetantlv Killed M Franc;s M Rar1.
we'll. the facts of which Ara ahont anhatan.
tlallv q follows: Bnrdvell. f n alleood
made insulting overtures 70 Mra. Weils'
who duly informed her husband. Deter.
mined to maintain his wife's honor, and In
fuenced by revengeful impulses, Wells
preDared to punish the inanlt. St.ndino
On the street. he observed RardveII ~.
proschine. diving . wagon losded 18th
vood. When ahout onnosita him he dre~
his pistol. and With . word or two becsn
firing At the first shot-which Vas
an elective one-Bardwell spran1 of his
wagon ma ran. but oniy = few stens vere
taken before two other ahots vere fired.
died with hardly gasp. As he fell 2 fourth
shot was fired, which whistled harmleeslv
over his head. Either of the first three
shots were pronounced fatal bv the testify.
ing physician. The verdict Of the iurv Of
INQUEST, presided over BY Coroner BItman,
was that the deceased Twas cruelty and
brutally murdered" and the defendant
placed in the hands of Deputy Sheriff Will
lis for confinement in our parish jail Both
parties are said to be respectfully connected,
and the matter is very much regretted BY
the entire community.
cAnDo.
From the Shrevanort 7rm.s. Anril On.
We learn that the Tara and Rac;f;" rail.
road haa entared into a contract With tha
Texss Express COMPANY and oiven the lat.
ter the exclusive privilege Of trsnsportine
all fruits and vegetables from Shreveport
to St. Louis. Chicaes. Memphie. Cairo.
Louisv,lle. Cincinnati and IndisnanoI;s'
The express COMPANY immediatelv Alter
closing this contract edvanced ita rstes ner
hundred pounds "A follows: St. Louis. Ho75.
Little Rock, 81 so; Hot Spripes. Is SO:
Cairo, e. so: Chicago. s. rs: Louisvilie. a:
Cincinnati, "a so; Memphis, q so. The
above exorbitant rates will prevent the
shipment of fruit or vepetahles from this
The coat of handIin0' incIndinc l.hor
boxing. csrtsee. freiahf and comm;as;on.
would exceed the market valna and hr;n~
the producer in debt. MANY of the nlantars
and market pardenera have nlantad IaroeIv
in such yegetables as vonld hear shinmenf
and have recentlv Maid mnch attanf;or IT,
the culture of earlv fruit. depend;n~ mon
the Teas and Pacific that avsrv foc; ir1 ~
the wav Of chean freiohts wcnld ha fn -
nished them tn the marfs1s of tha Wat and
the East. Under the arranoamant If tho
railroad With Messrs Stonar & Taws1i ,ase
season $3.50 ner car Load r. :, Tou;s, -
was proven that the cnltnre If earlv f,r;t
and vegetables for eh,pment to the markefs
Df the West wonld v;aid a handso~,a .at,,rn
In the a0r;cnltnr;st and l. was h"ra5
hat the ,x;lroads w"r; AZ $500, :. ~"s II;ope1
snd encouraping nolicv tnwsr5 this No.
branch of industrv, "a Il wonld add :"
their nrosneritv hv fnrn;.h;nr naH;r~
Freioht at 4 season when Il IS. eos.oss
rhis hone. hovevar has haan a To;~ on
Tor the railroads. instead for .or,e ra. s
If encourauin0 and foster;ns III. ;aS,,st
It large. have given the matter into the
nands that the nrodnoe n.w ;h. WHICH ~ t Ie
ate of nearly $3.50 per car load for the
anne trasportation that the railroads fur
.I. SEASON ~" ~ w ~ RTonts
parties most directly. interestad in the mae.
or are at loss to account for the action of
anrGaG management IN TINS matter, and
'aG anni;ed r. rena~ ths;r o "ont JeTel
eason with the Texas and Pacific road. The
.bove is written from the standpoint of
hippers. On the other hand, We think it
uite likely that, under the contract usu.
lily existing between railroads and express
the former are required to turn
yer this character of freight to the latter.
We do not know this to be 60, but, as we
aid above. think it quite probable, because,
therwise, it seems to us that it would be