New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-03-22
Piper. the Murderer.

Boston, March al.-The Supreme Court
Overruled exceptions in the case of Thomas
Piper, convicted os the murder of Mabel
Young, in Warren Avenue Church Piper
will be sentenced soon.
Impeachment in South Carolina.
COLUMBIA, S. c., March 2l-In the State
Senate to-day Montgomery Moses, judge Of
the Seventh Circuit Court, was found guilty
of high crimes and misdemeanors, and war
formally dismissed.
The majority report of the committee of
three appointed to investigate the Chargea
against G. W. Bultz, judge OF the Charleston
circuit, accuses him OF high crimes and mis-.
demearors, and recommends his impeaeh-
ment. The House meets night to take
action on the report, but it is thought
Bultz' friends are too strong to permit its
adoption.
Memphis Murder.
MEMPHIS, March 2l-At nine o'clock last
evening Ben BlOomstine, a Jew peddler, re-
siding at No. 144 Beal street, was stabbed
and killed by negro boot black named
Bob Wheeler. Bloomstine was standing in
front of Goldmans store, near his resi-.
dence. and had Wheeler blacking his boots.
Goldman told Wheeler in jast that he would
never get paid for blacking BlOomstine'S
boots, and the latter, after Wheeler had
! finished, thinking to carry out the jest.
| postponed payment with laugh. Wheeler
drew q knife and stabbed him in the neck.
severiDg an artery, and then fed. Bloom
stine pursued Wheeler q few steps and sank
| down, and soon died. He leaves wife and
| police as thief, is not yet arrested.
Last night was the coldest of the season,
Cardoza Proposes to Resign.
MEMPHIS, March 2l.-The AraloncAe's
jackson, Mississippi, special says to-day the
Cvno k0R nT thn ln%<
from the Superintendent of Education, Car
doza, Offering to resign if the impeachment
proceedings were withdrawn. The Ques-
tion is to be debated tomorrow. In the
Senate the Ames impeachment managers
ask for leave to amend replication This
will also be argued to morrow.
The 0loblle Road.
MOBILE, March 2l.-The New Orleans
and Mobile railway is all right. Trains are.
subsided and the bridges being safe.
Tho Grew Of the City Of Galveston.
SAVANNAH, March 2l.-The steamer Leo.
from Nassau, brought the crew of the
steamer City of Galveston, who will sail foR
New York Tomorrow on the Cleopatra.
Now Jersey Leg islature.
TRENTON, N. j., March 2l.-Iu the Senate
to day the following bills were passed To
make valid sales where advertisements ares
defective, supplemental to the lien Law,
which provides that the property of q mars
ried woman shall not be held liable undep
the lien.
Pr0babilitles.
WAR D.PARTA1sf 4
Once Chief Signal Oflcor
Warrington, March 2l, 1876. 40 r NJ
For the Gulf States rising temperature and
clear or partly clonoy weather. with winds SHIFT
ing to easterly and sOutherly, rising followed tv
falling barometer asst of the Mississipyi and fLY.
ing barometer in the Southwest.
River and Marine News.
SOUTHWEST Pass. March 81 p A-Wind no.+L
northwest, light. Weather clear ard cool No
arrivals. sailtd-S;t anships Marxar. t. NJ aria and
Fire Queen, ship Lake Ontario bark, Ecun jor
k.llist0, Sirius, India aud Puri sub
SHRHvEPokT, March 2I.-A hard free ? a last ,i,h+
Gle n and cold teday. Th- river has risen On,
foot In the past twenty 70 IT hours ArrivsdN
Brisrly fr IN Old river. with the Cl II rd's cotton
Departed-Clitford ard Brariy, f,r new CrI. ans
Dawn. for upper river. '''
vICK.RCkG. March 2'.-Passed down-p.roora
at A. NJ; ytona at P. N Estchez Vt p ~
Passed up-Aouston. at A. n. The Colorado lain
port. 10 ia
msnPHIs; March 2l-The river rose four inchas
weather clear: Mercury $40. Arrived-BelIs OF
IT siUn A1kanses ~ river. Departea-Last night
2: = aoo9e. ior louisville; Helena. for Wick eb1rS
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