New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-09-05
MISCELLANEOUS.
A Town in Flames.

AClNIHE, Hu0U0C, O0pI0uD0r
A fire commenced in the west end of the
city ut l:3O P. NJ. to-day, and, famed by q
high wind, soon swept the lower part of the
city out Of existence. The flames ran down
both sides of Main street, taking in their
course the St. Hyacinthe and Quebec Ma
tional Banks, postofice, market house,
courthouse, factories and over eighty whole
sale and retail stores.
At 3 P. N. the fire had spread by means
of burning cinders to the three parallel
streets and burned everything up. The
people bad not time to save anything. At
p. NJ. 600 houses had burned. Steam fire
engines arrived from Montreal by special
train at $50 p. NJ, too late to be of much
service. Hundreds of families are homeless
with nothing to eat. The loss is roughly
estimated at 81, 100000.
MONTREAL, September 4.-Three children
were drowned in the river at St. Hyacinthe
yesterday during the progress of the fire;
their bodies were recoved to-day. The suf-
ferers BY the fire are being supplied with
bread, provisions and other necessaries
from this city.
Fire In Pennsylvania Town.
P1TTsBURG, September IA fire in Mans
field, Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, de-
stroyed fifteen houses including the Ameri-
can Hotel and Burgards Bank. Loss
$4,000 to $4,000.
Yellow Fever in Savannah.
SAVANNAH, Ga, September Total in.
terments to-day, seventeen; yellow fever,
ten.
Fire ut Selma.
SELMA, September 4.-Bergs planning
mill and variety works, and several frame
buildings, burned. Loss, $4,000. No in
surance.
Discharge of Whisky Prisoners.
CHICAGO, September 4.-Fifteen distillers
end rectiiers and others, known az the first
batch, indicted year ago last May, and
who gave their evidence to the govern
ment, were brought up in the United States
Court this morning and, after brief pre-
sentation of the facts by counsel in their
behalf, were discharged.
International Medical College.
PHILADELPHIA, September 4.-The first
session of the International Medical College
occurred to day. Professor Samuel D. Gross
delivered the address of welcome. DR..
Gross was elected president of the Con-
Convention Of Fire Engineers.
At the afternoon session of the Fire Engi-
neer's Convention, committee on selec- |
ton of topics reported the following sub |
jects for the consideration of the conven- |
ton, with resolutions accompanying, for |
presentation to the city councils of the va. |
liOus cities that were represented
First-The Importance of city authorities |
spreading OF fires.
Second-The Importance of railroad COM
panies adopting rules preventing the stor-
age of coal oil, benzine, etc., in their depots
with other goods.
Third-The Importance of insurance COM
panies discriminating in favor of lower rates
of insurance in all cities large or small,
having paid fire departments.
Fonrth-The best plan of organizing paid
fire departments.
Fifth-The importance of the adoption of
a uniform coupling.
Sixth-The Importance of all fire depart
ments being Invested Of politics.
Seventh-The expediency of fire depart
ments having public parades.
Eighth-rhe Importance of city councils
adopting suitable laws and enforcing them
for the prevention of pyrotechnic displays
on festival days.
The convention then adjourned until to-
morrow.
Tonight the delegates are listening to
the explanations by inventors of new signal
alarms, new hose and new fire appliances.
The PusIlist Murder Case.
This evening there was an unusual throug
at the central station to witness the pro-
oeedings of the preliminary hearing before
Alderman Carpenter in the case of Weeden
and others, concerned in the prize fight last
Thursday in Salem county, New Jersey,
which resulted in the death Of Roster, alias
Walker.
Weeden showed few signs of his recent
contest, but appeared considerably worried,
as did also Sam COllyer. Among the wit
nesses was the sheriff of Salem county, who
had been assaulted by some of the gang.
Several of the prisoners were identified BY
him and other witnesses who testified at the
request of the district attorney of Salem
county. The accused were held for further
hearing on Wednesday, in order that GER
tain important witnesses might be present.
Immediately after the hearing the coroner
held an inquest. The same witnesses were
examined and also others, and it was
shown that all except one, Henry Freeman,
had been present at the fight. They were
ali. except Freeman, committed for trial. |
Weeden, Collyer and Fiddler Neary, as the
in the case, and the others as &C.
,ess0ries.
Suspended.
NEW YORK, September 4.-Rsndolph,
Buckley e. Co., brokers, of New York and
have suspended. w. b.
Clark, . broker, also failed to-day.
A Little Private Arrangement.
ST. LOUIS, September Ain the District
Court at Jefferson City, the case of Charles
3, Wilkinson, ex-United States revenue
ollector at St. Joseph, Missouri, was dis !
,osed of by IN. agreement between !
he counsel. that if Wilkenson would
lead guilty to the count in the Indictment,
harging him with embezzlement and psy :
he government the amount alleged to have
een embezzled, the other two counts
harging him with approving fraudulent