New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-29

~, The leo Choppers On q Strike. :,
ROUNDOuT, December 28-Four hundred
and fifty men employed at the Knicker
booker Ice House struck for wages. They
say this is the beginning of movement ali
| along the entire river About five thousand
shall be housed till the companies return to
old prices. 49,
Ont Of the Ruins.
MONTREAL, December 27.-Nine bodies
have been recovered from the ruins of St.
Elizabeth convent. go badly burnt thew
could not be identified. Four are still miss.
ing. The cause of the fire has not been as.
certained.
The Mobile Freiic.
MOBILE, December 28.-The mother of
the mystic societies celebrates on the night
of December 80, according to q custom of
long standing. COwbellions' fOrty.sixth,
Strikers thirty-third, and T. D. SIS thirty
second anniversary.
Judge Woods.
MONTGOMERY, Ala December % Judge
Woods is at his home in this State, and has
been holding court until a few days ago.
He is not going to Florida, his court not
calling him there now. He knows no rea-
son for going, and he has no present inten.
ton of doing SO.
A Burning Ship.
PoRT ROYAL, 5. C.. December 2S-The
ship Harvey Mills, lying at anchor in the
bay, loaded with cotton for Liverpool, vas
discovered on fire between decks this mern-
ing, at one O'Clock. All assistance was
promptly rendered from the fleet, the
steamship Huntsville, and water boats.
The fire was kept down, but not extin-
guished. In attempting to get her up to
the wharf she grounded, and all efforts of
the steamer Huntsville to get her Oft proved
vile left her and FAILED up to the wharf.
Two men were suffOcated while trying to
locate the fire, which is still burning under
deck. The value of the ship and cargo il
about $500, 000 She had 1884 bales Of cot
ton aboard, and was about to soil for Liver
pool.
Arms for tho Tanks.
New HAVEN. Ct, December 28-The
steamer King Arthur sailed to-day for
the Turkish government. Her car 20 is
valued at 81 $4,000.
Probabilities.
Ofice Chief Signal Officer,
Washington, December %, ls76-4:30 P. n.
For the Middle States. threa ening ". ather
and snow; VIII DIS ostly from north to east. fall
For the South Atlantic States, rain CONT ues
with north to east Winds and falling barome er
during the night, followed curing FRIDAY 0t<rnO n
evening by rising barometer. winds shifting to
southwest and northwest, partly cloudy and
slightly colder YEA her.
For the Gulf States, Tennessee and the Ohio
valley, SLOW and rain, northerly to we steIly
W nds, increasing in force is the southwest, fol
10 sed during Friday by rising barometer aid
colder weather
Cautonsry signals are ordered for Galveston
and IadianOla.
River and Marine News.
SOUTHWEST Pass December %, P. M-Wind
east sout beast Arrved-NOrwegian ship +, lgia,
Jensen, mas ter fifty six days fIOm irceloDa, to
master; bark Mamie T. Bell, Felts, master, from
Aspiawan, TO master. Sailed-Steamehip Kni, ker-
broker; ships A. ). Davis and McD ugsli; bark
Eide ct spe rama and schooner Natl a Brooks.
VICKsBURG, December 28.-Weather cold and
cloudy. River stationary. Rain to-day. Up
Katie, at A NJ Down-La Belle, at 10 P. NJ;
Yaz Valley, Al ! P. NJ
MEMPHIS, December 20 River fell one inch
Maximum thermometer 28o. showed all day. No
arrival or departures.
CINCINNATI, Dec. mber 28-River unchanged.
Weather cloudy d cold.
CAIRO, December 3D. No arrivals or departures
River one foot t~ inches and falling Heavy snow
fell since day light. Mercury 22o.
LOUHvILLB. Decemoo. 28.-Weatber cold, and
showing. River unchanged.
EVANSVILLE DE- cember 28.-River rising from he
gorge at Henderson. Weather c0ld light snow
has falls II.
PIrrsBuRa December % Weather moderated
considerable, but the ice 10 intact.