New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-05
NEW YORK.
A Political Lecture by Governor r

| o'"'cdI Aectur0 Dy Governor Dix
| New YORK, January 5.-Governor Di,
delivered a political lecture, characterizine
the currency as scandalous. He favored
one presidential term of six wears and on
posed an elective judiciary.
| Failed.
| Benedict Brothers, jewellers, No. 67s
Broadway, whose place was robbed under
mysterious circumstances last Thursday
night, made an ass gnment yesterday. The
assets and liabilities are not stated,
The Oarsmen.
The convention of delegates to the Boat
ing Association of American colleges was
held to-day. Representatives were present
from Cornell, Princeton, Columbia Union.
Hamilton. Harvard, Dartmouth Wesleyan n,
Bowdoin, Amherst, Williams, Trinity and
Brown. The question as to where the next
regatta should be held was debated. Some
Iavorlng New London. but Saratoga was
selected by vote to 4.
The Loader Perjury Case.
A nolie prosequi has been entered in the
case OF Loader, indicted for perjury in the
Beecher case.
The Mutual Council.
The forthcoming mutual council of Con-
segatlOnal churches to take into cOns1dera.
% ~. the differences existing between Ply
lnouo2 Church and Mrs. Moulton. is to CON
en.s e,s. =, i've delegates at large, and the pas
~, ouis ai ahu two delegates from ten churches
hl " oaIn sHe. The names of these pastors.
Ununoad Unurcnes al lay delegates will not be an
tioipate in the council snd haue nn;Gs 20 Par
their willingness>o do 40. 'en'n0u
Rn., Did II.
Gharies smith. wlle intoxicated, beat
and kicked his wife fa@uy. ''"'
Rubeustein, the surd.-.r
A. Ru9enstein, the alleged murderer of the
raiRned. and pleaded not hoiitt "Hs to thc d
charge of murder in the first H.y !" che
trial ls set tor next Monday. AAe
The Bowen Libel Suit Set,..
The Bowen libel suit against t. r
and Mr. McDermott, has been set,,11 1"yle
agreement of counsel. Wy
The Inspectors Report of the Burnfn.
the City of Waco.
Supervising Steamboat Inspector Addiso>
Low, of this district, has sent his report onl
the burning of the City of Waco, off Gal
weston, on the night of November last, by
which forty mine lives were lost to Wash
ington. After reviewing the testimony. he
says that the conclusion of the local board
OF Galveston, to the effect that the fire
originated in the ships cargo from some ma |
OoAA"i IAoo WOulu lSuIGo ny ITlCI1O0 or from
spontaneous combustion, and that coming
in contact with some substance it caused |
an explosion, killing or stunning the
passengers, so that if any escaped there |
was no chance of saving their lives in such |
= sea Is was then running, was justified in |
some respects by the testimony. He saws
he burning off Of the foremast under |
The deck, and length of time it would
AXE to do this, is conclusive evidence that
he fire originated under the deck.
md burned for some time before being dis
covered: He thinks it would have been
.ood Judgment on the part of the captain to
ave kept the ship under way, steaming off
md on until he could have crossed the bar
q safety. He concludes that Messrs. Nal
Dry Il Co., agents of the line, are liable to
he penalties of law for carrying petroleum.
nd calls the attention of the department. to
he unsatisfactory and indefinite provisions
t law in relation to transportation of that
rticle.
Assault at Sea,
While the British brig Neptune's Car. of
uxton, England, was on her way to this
ort from Rio Janeiro, Thomas Stewart.
1lored, steward, made an assault on the
ate, Richard Buckingham. cutting him in
most horrible manner with a large cary-
& knife. On the arrival of the brig here
'ewart was arrested and is held to await
10 action of the British cOnsul