New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-07
MISCELLANEOUS.

The AshrabuIa Bridge TO be Investigated.
COLUMBUS, o., January 6-The House
appointed a committee to investigate the
Ashtabuls bridge disaster.
The Little Boy thnt Died.
RAILWAY, N j., January 6.-Lsst evening
Walter Lewis, aged twelve years, was admin
istered ether by DR.. Westlake in order to
have tooth extracted, and IL fifteen min
utes was dead. 1t Is believed death re-
suited from irregulatiOn of the heart, as
the ether administered was not enough to
render him entirely unconscious. Westlake
lie prominent in his profession in Railway.
He was not arrested.
A Finished strike.
MONTREAL, January 5-The strike of the
engine drivers on the Grand Trunk road is
A South Carolina Town in Danger.
CHARLESTON, January 5.-The town of
Darlington was fired simultaneously In
three places at one o'clock this morning
The office of the Darlington SOutherner and
another building were destroyed, but the
sxartiOns of ihs people saved the town.
This makes the fourth attempt to burn Oar
1ingtOn since the November election.
Pigeon Assassination.
SAN FRANoIsco, January 5-A pigeon
match between Bogardus and DIR. W. +.
Carver was shot ye lterday; 80 birds, Eng
Ash rules, 80 yards. The match resulted IN
Bogardus killing % and Carver 25. A match
at 20 birds, Prairie CLUB rules, q yards, re-
sulted; Bogardus 10, Carver 10. Five pair
were shot at dnder Prairie Club rules, Is
yards, and resulted: BOgsrdus 8, Carver T.
A Kentucky Clerk that Steals.
CIRcINNATI, January CIV. j. Sanford,
city clerk of CovingtOn, Kentucky, is
charged with forgery by Mr.. Shinkle,
president OF the City Council. Mr.. Shinkle
charges that several city orders have been
raised By Sandf0rd. and the latter's books
made to agree with the amounts taken. A
warrant was sworn out to-day for Sand
ford's arrest, bat he could not be found
The amount Of fOrgeries is not known. The
COvington City Council tonight suspended
him from office.
vaBderbsse Rsgrettsd.
NASHVILLE, January 5--A large meeting
Of cisizens was held to-day, Colonel John
C. Barch, editor of the ADterieass presiding,
At which resolutions Of respect for the
memory aud regrets ct the death Of Com
Gaad0re Vanderbilt were adopted.
Governor Porter sent Q special message
% the Legislature on the same subject, and
q committee of that body was appointed to
draft appropriate resolutions.
An invitation from the faculty Of the
Vanderbilt University, to participate in the
memorial services at that institution on
Sunday next, was accepted.
The Fire In the Mines.
HARRISBURG. January 5-A dispatch
&rom Ly kens to night says: Determined
efforts are being made to extinguish the
fire which has been doing such immense
damage in the Short Mountain and LYkens
Valley minea, and the miners are Of opinion
shat this varions streams Of water which are
conducted IN tllpes are having good eff
4eok The waters from Bear Greek and an
old tunnel have been turned on the fire at
several points, aud IN the Lykens Valley
slope the water 10 pumped BY means Of q
ateam engine and conducted TO points
where the IRE is raging most fuFioasly.
Several men have been drawn fK0m the
lmlopes almost exhausted, the smoke having
pEoatSated them. 1t is impossible TO esti-
mate the damage already done, but Il viii
probNblg reach over $500 900. II Is doubt.
fnl wbether. even Ia case the fire Be extin.
Guiahed, work can be resumed before next
Gummer. Nearly 5000 men are employed
"A the soversI collieries in the Lykens val
ley, 1000 Of whom worked In the burning
nincs.
1ha vermont Dsmoeruss wfn Consult
Toaeeher.
Mo4IfaLrEH, January 6.--The Demo.
GRATIS stars cemmitlee have issued an IN
4it4iiaa e leading Democrats 10 meet f0I
DoaAult4lign January il Washington.
Endleadons.
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