New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-23

Suicide Of . Prisouer.
Boston, December 2o-The FORGE, James
| H. Coe. swallowed poison in Jail. He ID
dead. The death of his wife was the cause
of his suicide.
Death In a Ceal Mine.
PorTsvILLE, Pa, December 22.-Four
men entered the Centennial co!liery, nea!
| Ashland. yesterday and were found dead
this morning. They had three kegs of pow
der with them. which had exploded.
o. The Fire at Little Rsck.
| LITTLE Rock, December 22-The FIRE Wa
the work Of an incendiary. II started in
| the rear of Berry's paper warehouse Hayes
mill was saved. The loss will not exceed
| SO 900. This is the sixth Gre here within
| six days.
A vigilance committee was formed here
| to-day.
Two Intellectual attempts were made 10
| fire houses last night.
Destruction of the Exposition Hail Mt
Isdiasspslis. =
INDaANAPOLIs, December a2-This after
noon the floral hall of the Exposition
building was discovered on Ere. resulting
in the destruction of floral hall, aRricul-
tural hall, music hall, and the greenhouse
of Thomas Lewis, with his gardeners resi-
dence.
illegal legislative Expenses.
HARRISBURG, Pa, December 22.-Attor
ney General Lear has fled an opinion with
the State Treasurer with special reference
to the payment of expenses incurred BY .
special legislative committee appointed to
investigate the Reading Railroad Company,
in which he declared that all sppropria-
lions OF money to legislators beyond the
fixed salary of $1,000 for each session are
unconstitutional. According 10 this opin.
ION the extra pay given to members of the
LEGISLATURE, about go, 600, should have been
withheld. The State Treasurer will here
after refuse to pay members more than
$1,000 session.
The Ice Gorge.
ST.. LOUfB, December 22.-No change to
note in the condition of the river. The ice
gorge il still very solid, and extends for
many miles north and south Of here. Four
large pumps were put in operation ON the
Centennial this afternoon. and she is ex-
pected to be sfloat. free of water, tonight.
Aside from this, there is no change in the
condition Of the ice-locked boats. Snow
has been falling nearly all dsv, and the
temperature has been falling all this after
noon, and it 10 now quite cold.
Probabilities.
WAR DsPARrxRHr,)
Office Chief Signal Officer. }
Washington. december %, l876-43O NJ
For the Midtle States and lower lake region, |
rain or snow followed during Saturday by slightly
colder, norfhery 10 westerly Winds partly cloudy
W. ather and Iisng barometer.
erly to wefterly wisds, rising barometer station.
ary or slight fall in temperature and partly cloudy
weather, except light rails on the South Atlantic
For Tennessee and the Ohio valley, co'dfr north
,ry to westerly wi ds, rising barometer and &C
70 lowed by par; ly cloudy weather.
River and Marine News.
SOUTHWEST Pass. December %. P. M-Wind
south SC hwest. light Arrived ship Knick.
.rbocker, kemble, master, at 4:3O P. NJ, from New
master, sixty nine Gays frem Genoa. to master;
Norwegian bark Betty Guide B egafde, master,
% Ocean, z, rega Co. Sailed Steamship City of
BexcO.
PoRr EADs. December %, p M.-wind west
northwest Artived-B fish ship nglo- American,
% master; bark William NJ Read, 1rince, master,
lit seven day from CherbOu g, to MASTER British
,sIkeninr Morning Star Lucas master. forty dsIs
!alsey; British bark }. W. Oliver Lent. master. to
IaIl Vaughn.
Maximum thermometer $40. No q, rivals or depar-
uIes
CIsclNNA1I. Deco mter 22.-River unchanged.
Weather cloudy, growing lder.
light pres pect OF a break up should streams con.
fvASsv LIE, De cember 22-River four feet ten
sches and stationary No ice running Weather
Loudly growing colder
CAIRO. December 22.-No arrivals or departures. |
he gor. at Columbus gave way Last night, aud
he st. G, nevieve - out safe; the Colorado is To-
orted over the bar safely; the Bikmars 10 load
ng here for New Dreams. River ne foot four |
3cbes BY the gauge and falling. Weather clear.
PirrsBURs, December H. The river 10 still
osed.
C0tt0n.
NV York. De cember 22.-The following 10 tho
comparative statement Of cotton toe the week |