New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-16
MISCELLANEOUS.

cured during the riot. The Caravan WI
6eta;oei in order to ship q fresh crew.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Otoes Killed by Sioux.
ST. LOUIS, January 15-It is reporte
That fifty Otoe Indians. on their way to IT,
ssufalo hunting grounds, were killed by
PHILADELPHIA, January 1.-THE bulleti
of the American Iron and Steel Association
shows that the consumption of pig iron il
the United States. in 1875, was less than il
any year since 1871, and 10000 tons les
than the previous year.
The Labor Troubles.
PROVIDENCE, January l4.-The operative
IT Blackstone struck to-day. The mills ar,
ased. No. mill at Lonsdale did not rur
O. lay. The other mills in the village hai
mall force. If the strike continues al
Ene mills will shut down.
Revenue Omcers Indicted.
MILWAUKEE, January 1.-THE grand jury
a1dicted six additional parties accused OF
a1efrsuding the revenue. Wirth, a distller,
Is charged with bribing the officers, and ex-
supervisor Mum, ex.Special Agent Conk.
ling, ex-Deputy Collector Eisserl and ex-
Gaugers Reddington and Termey are
charged with receiving bribes
Items of the Crooked.
CHICAGO, January 4.-Ex- Revenue Su-
pervisor Mum having been indicted by the
Milwaukee grand jury, will be arrested to-
day, and taken to Mil waukee for bail.
A number of distillers under Indictment
Tor revenue frauds, To-day entered plea of
guilty on the first count Of their several in
dlctments, which charges them with con.
splracy to defraud the government. They
own or represent nearly all the principal
distilleries in the city.
RaIston's Financiering.
SAN FRANCISCO, January 1.-THE Err
sz,ui,,e,. publishes an extract from San
EpranciecO letter, dated December "a, to q
New York city journal, reporting Burling
brothers, prominent stock brokers here,
mad commenced suit against the trustees of
tho Bank of California, charging miseon-
duct and negligence III the management of
the affairs OF the bank, and alleging over
issues and reissues Of over 5000 shares Of
the bank stock by the late President Rails
ton; also that he appropriated 81, 100000 to
his own purposes, and allowed drafts and
unsecured loans to the amount of several
million dollars additional, and that when the
trustees saw the complaint they settled with
Burling Brothers on their terms. The true
history of this transaction. given by reliable
authority, is that Burling Brothers borrowed
for Ralston's account several hundred thou
esnd dollars, giving their own notes for the
same, and receiving and using, as collateral,
stock of the Bank of California which was
comparatively worthless. The bank trus
tees showed no disposition to help the Bur-
4ings out Of their difficulty, and proceed
Sngs were then commenced, as above men.
toned; whereupOn, Senator Sharon, to
whom Ralstons estate had been turned |
over, Compounded the matter by paying |
seventy-ive cents on the dollar, aud the |
affair was hushed up. 1t is reported that |
other eeedings of a similar nature are |
now on 100. of which like disposition ia |
expected to be made.
Raid ON a Cock Pit.
BosTox. January ia cock pit was |
raided and resulted in the capture of sixty !
one people and sixty-one fowls. The cap |
tured M Ii were held in 500 bail each.
Another Railroad Sued.
LEBANON. Pa, January l5-Eiiza Ben
sen VS.. the Philadelphia and PENNSYLVANIA |
railroad Tie plaintiff was carried beyond |
her de- ina,on and became permanently |
DISABLED from consequent exposure to the |
weather The verdict was tor the plaintiff |
FOR $3.50 The road moved for new trial. |
Boiler Accident.
CINCINNATI, January 1.-the head of the |
boiler of tito ValksblaH newsper blew out,
fatally irjuring one and hurting several.
Resumed Work.
louisville, Pa, January ia large |
number Of collielies, worked by the Read |
ing Railroad Ct mpany and private parties, |
have resumed work, giving employment to |
q large humber of men and boys.
The Celebration Of Lees Birthday.
RICHMOND, January ia meeting of ex- |
eConfederates was held here this evening to |
make Arrangements to celebrate the birth |
dsy Of General r. E. Lee, on the nineteenth |
instant, by public meeting. Governor
Kenper Will preside. Arrangements were
also made to canvass the city for subscrip.
lions to the Lee Monument fund.
Convicted.
INDIANAPOLIS, January l5.-McGriff, con-
nected with crooked whisky, has been con-
Victed on nine counts.
Tho Brandywfue Bank.
WINCHESTER, Pa, January l5.-The as
sets of tie Brandy wine Bank, recently sus-
pended, aie 100000, $4,000 of which are
doubtful.
MONTICELLO, N. Y, January l5.--S. H.
White, TIE county clerk OF Delaware
county, and heavy real estate operator, has
made an assignment.
Probabilities.
WAR DEPARTMENT.
once Chief Signal Officer, }
yUaeh pUfnp lauu l.30 p III.