The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-01-15
GENERAL NEWS.


| Gross, OF Philadelphia, was the first witness
called by the defense in the Lands trial now
in progress in Cumberland Court before
Judge Reed. He occupied the stand all the
morning. and will resume this afternoon.
During the progress of the examination, con-
Quoted in chief by COL w. E. Potter, the
| burden of his evidence was such as to indicate q
clear case of malpractice, in his opinion, caused
by the frequent and deep probing of Oarruths
wound in the brain and by the neglect of the
attendent physicians to open the mouth of the
protruding abscess, which operation would
have moved the Inflammation from the brain.
DIR. Gross's evidence has created Q profound
i'm preston.
ATLANTA, Jan. IA. W. Renfroe was
elected Treasurer of the State by the Legis.
lature to-day, in joint session.
BOSTON, Jan. IA bill was introduced in
the House excusing school children from par
ticipation in any religions exercise upon re-
quest of the parent or guardian, but not ex-
cusing absence from school during such
exercise if the rules of the school require his
presence.
There are indications of general strike of
shoemakers at Lynn.
CHICAGO, Jan. 14-Nineteen carloads OF
material for Japanese buildings at the Gen.
tennial passed east to. night
CLEVELAND, Jan. 4.-The meeting an
nounced last week for the purpose Of adopt
ing q course of action to secure the repeal of
the resumption law, was held at BIainard's
Opera House last night. The audience OF 500
was called to order by Geo. W. Mygatt. Ad-
dresses favoring repeal of the law were made by
Hon. John Hutchins Judge Burke and Robert
Schilling. A resolution was adopted that in
the judgment Of this meeting 50 much Of the
resumption law as provides for specie pay
ment in 1879 should be repealed.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. l3.-The West St. Louis
Savings Bank, small institution, has closed.
The liabilities and assets are not stated.
Assurances are given that depositors will lose
nothing.
PoTTsvnLE. Jan. 13.-Four burglars en-
tered the house Of Mrs. Miller, near Shamo-
kin, robbing her of S21OO. Her son-in- law
fred as they were leaving the door, instantly
killing man named Hughes and severely
wounding another. The captured money
was recovered.
CINCINNATI, Jan. 1.-THE will of Timothy
Kirby. leaving an estate of over 81, 600 900,
was taken to the Probate Court yesterday,
but, owing to the strange requests, measures
were taken to prevent probate by Gen. Ban
ming and Dom Piatt. 1t appears Mary Fran
cis, notorious character Of Cummingsville,
q suburb of the city where Kirby resided,
claims to have been the wife of the deceased.
She is left by the will $4,000. Five bastards,
whom deceased mentions as his adopted chill
dren, are placed on equal footing with his
legitimate children.
The latter are made trustees, for period of
fifteen years, of the former. A Mrs. Fox has
also had handsome bequest. It seems that
the entire estate was frittered away in this
manner DR.. Thomas Wood testified that he
had known the deceased number Of years.
He said that deceased was q monomaniac;
that he was infatuated with women. The will
probably will be set aside. The affair causes
great sensation.
BRIDGEroN, N. J.. Jan, lin the lands
trial to-day. Drs. Newell, Ex-Governor of New
Jersey. Elmer and J. Duffy, medical and
surgical experts, testified that had the absces
ses in Corruth's wound been opened by surgi-
cal operations, he need not have died.
Further, that the bullet was located in . fav
orable position for his recovery.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. IA At the annual
meeting of the Philadelphia Press Club to-
day. Stephen NJ Winslow was elected Presi.
dent. Unusual interest was manifested be-
cause of the part the club intends to take in
the Centennial. The clubs new quarters will
be open to visiting journalists.