New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-24
MISCELLANEOUS.
Hansing Played Out. In Maine.

Hanging Played Out. In N1aine'
AUGUSTA, Me, Februar, 23-The Govern
or has signed the h,li abolshing capital pan
| ishment.
| A Boy Hangs Himself.
| PHILADELPHIA, February 23-Franh
Thomas, fifteen years old hanged himself
No cause known.
CoIliery Explosion.
| LEwMLYN. Pa, February % An explo
sion in King & Co.'S colliery killed one mau
and fatally hurt another.
Fire in Tarrytown.
| TARRYTOwN, n Y. February 23.-The
block ON which the Revere House stands
| burned The Fl % originated from tramp's
pipe. Loss $54 600.
Orphan Asylum Burned.
| BUFFALO. February 23-The Sulphur
Springs Lutheran Orphans House, three
miles from here. burned. Loss unknown.
| The Beecher. Nj oulton Case.
BROOKLYN, February 23.-A committee
| Of three has been appointed to report what
| action shall be taken on MOultOn's letter.
| The correspondence between Moultnn and
| General Butler is published, ia which it is
| claimed that in consultations to save
Beecher between Butler, Tracy and Muu.-
| ton, Beecher's guilt was expressed and con-
coded in the facts upon which they pro-
ceeded.
Tho Great Race mt San Francisco.
SAN FRAN. lsCo, February 23,-Ruther-
ford was the teyOiite IN the pools. Tie
starters were Rutherford. Foster, Hook
hooking, Chance, Katie Pease, Revenue
and Golden Gaze. Both heats were won
by Forte Rutherford second; the rest dis
tdnced. TiiDe-7:3Sl2, 1853
The dec aration that Hockhocking was
distanccd in the first heat, when it is
claimed he was fair third, excited much
uptavorable comment.
Twenty tie sand persons we're present.
Fire mt Davenport.
DAVENPORT, Iowa. February % A fire
broke out This morning in Hills block, com
pletely destroying thu whole block, with
The stock. Loss $50, coo ON the building and
$i5 900 ON thu 8 Ock.
Fire in Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI. February ga building
owned ana occupied by j. II. Sauning e.
Co as p'anipg mil, and by w. 5 Dunn e.
Co. and Fred ThursingeI, manufacturers Of
furniture. burned last night with all it's
MACHINERY S.unirg & Co s loss is SEC, 1000;
Dunn & Co.., $4,000; Thursngers, $l2,600
Burning of Sleeping Car.
MEMPHIS. February .3-Aoon, three
O'Clock this morning the sleeping car Ten
sas, of the train from LOu- vile. was dis
covered on fire. just before reaching Gal
loway's, and by the time rh- train could be
stopped, the flames gained such head way
that the passengers were bare ly enabled 20
escape, leaving their clothes and light bsg g
gage behind, which. with the car, Wei.
entlrely consumed. Many of the passen
gers including some ladies, arrived here en-
dis habille.
The Wadiy Thompson Case.
In it..N n n y,,.1O
BrOUn rendered decision in the Waddy
Thorn son babeas corpus case, holding
that the writ Of replevin under which he OBJ
tanned h. goods was fraudulent and void.
and his case should he laid before the next
grand jury of this district, and the district
attorney was Greeted To see that this was
done, provided that no action be taken on
any indictment, until Thompson shall have
been discharged by the 5 are court. Tne
prisoner was remanded to the custod of
the sheriff of this county, but lie prayed for
an appeal to the United Cifcnit Court,
which was granted upon his giving an ap-
peal bond in the SUM Of $S0OO " hich he is
trying 10 do.
The Nlississippi House and the Ames I'm.
parchment.
The Ardlanche Jackson, Mississippi, epe
cial says the House WIS again engaged to-
day i'll seer. session, bearing testimony in
the AMes impeachment case.
another Bank victimized.
ST LOUIS February ga deficiency Of
$50, 900 has been discovered in the account
Of Cashier Dryer, of the Farmers and
TRADERS Bank. Dryer has fled.
Failure.
Boston, February 23-The failure of
Elijah Shaw, Of Wales, Mas sachusetts, is
r. ported. He owns five mills. employing
275 hands. Liabilities 100000. The Car
roll Paper c. mpany, OF Mill River, is IN
Ell. barIa-sed circumstances.
Wanted-An lncendtary.
The under " RI offer $1,000 reward for
the ..etecrion OF thu parties who burned
residence
MIR. Parton Asks for special Lesisls ton.
The Huuse CuH uitt"F ou j idiciar, heard
the petition o. .mee PsItnn for sp.ci,i
L. gisiatlnn, to !tga ize Iii marriage Mr.
Parton was heard IN his own behalf AMI
the hearing closed
Proba biIities.
WAR DEPARTMENT.
Once Chief Signal Officer
Washington, February %, 1916. $40 P. NJ.
For the Souh Atlantic s'5 Eastern Gulf Sta+s,
rising and high barometer, fr-~l ad hr SIX north
u.st to nor beast winds, colder and generally
clear eat ct Will prevail succeeded i'll tAe latter
b, rising tempe aturt.
For Tie nsst,ID Cuff 'tates, Tennessee and
the OHIO valley rising I'll owed ~ ia ling larom.
tI.r winds inl I, eAsferly a al .Oiths "
slowly rs ng t.mpei AZURE, ana generally ctar
VT athtr.
River and Marine News.
SOUTHWEST PASS. Febrparv % P. M.-Barometer |
30 so. Wind norL-nori Invest, light. Weather clear
= d COO. Arrived American bark Wet erhorn. |
Wynan master. forty seven DAYS from Huh. Eng
and Sa,l,d-S,-emers George ". Eiaer and |
Wimbt don, ships Rcya; h rt+r Lv,ngston-. |
BAL ks DO and Augn.ie. The ark Genrg- Pea |
boo, before report. d rs arrived for orders, has
sal 20 to. p nsacOla
MEMPHIS Fehrusly % - River stationary; wealth
Or cl nr ard cool sniv.d- >hinkl-, from Tin
,innsti. Depart d. Chati's Morgan, Nary Bell |
nd Joseph v itns, ~ New orleans; scudder. |
1rSt Louis he latter lasi ight
CINCINNATI. ttbruar, 23.-ki,-s twenty ive feet
md fan g fast. Wea hoI clear ard d De
,aT,ed Thomas SHEER oc. f., New orleans
PITTsBUkG. f-bruarv 70 River Xix tett and fall
ny Westier clear and cola
LOUISVILLE, February 23-RNeI ia Ing with
ne feet the falls AID eleven the canal
eafi er co d and Gle al
EVANSVILLE February 23.-kiver thirty three feet
TX ino hes and IA ing fat Heavy VIVID during the
nght and cary thin morning. Weather ear and
old
CAIRO, February 23.- srrived-C. B. Church.
rom New Orleans a A. M Commonwealth, |
!"r9 NV "rieans. al r. ~. Dep r rd-City OF
'ickshrr9 toi 81. LOUIS, II, II p. NJ. Church, for |
."uls a, p. N. River forty teet niue inches and
ling Weather clesr. Mercur; 800.
IT, LOUIS, February z3-A,rived-Colora'o:
ON Wick bu &. u. parted-f tur- City and
rncoe fol n " OIl5aus. can't i ii Y, for Vicks.
mrg. River fallen Two inches. Weather clear
M cold.
MARKETS.
Domestic Markets.