New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-24
GENERAL NEWS.

Captain Willard Glazier rode on horse
back from Boston to San Francisco. The
entire time occupied by the journey was
200 days, the captain reaching the Golden
Gate on the twenty. fourth day of Noyem-
ber. The actual number of days in the sad
die was l44, which gives an average of
twenty-eight miles and a seventeenth per
day.
Thomas Gagliardi, San Francisco sculp-
tor, has just completed d semi-colossal
bronze stauEe of the late President JuareZ,
of Mexico. This statue, when completed,
will be the first casting of its kind ever
made in San Francisco. 1t was ordered by
General Don Franeieco Arce, Governor of
SiDalOa, as the representative of number
of Mexican gentlemen who desire to erect a
monument TO Juarez in the plaza at Mazat-
Ian.
The British bark Robert Morrison, Cap
tain Fritzinger, from Paseagoula for Con
way, Wales, put in Bermuda January 13,
in distress, leaking badly, cargo shifted,
sails blown away, and vessel badly strained.
She will have to discharge and retit. Cap
tain Fritzlnger writes that be thought he
should have to abandon the vessel, and
provisiOned the boats to be ready, there
being five feet of water in the hold most OF
the time from the first TO the third of Jam
uAry.
A telegram from Tongue river canton.
ment says that on December IL five promi-
nent Sioux chiefs approached tine post about
noon with flag of truce. When within a
few hundred yards of the post, and before
their approach was known to q single officer
or soldier OF the garrison, they were POunced
upon and killed by Crow scouts who be-
lOnged to the post General Miles was in
dignant beyond measure at the bloody
tragedy, both on account of its atrOcity and
by reason of the possible Importance OF
their mission.
Suit has been commenced on a eaplas in
the United States District Court against ex.
Governor S. j. Tilden, of New York, to re-
cover $l50,000, alleged balance due of in
come tax. On Monday the cRpias was is
sued and served on Mr.. Tilden, returnable
on the sixth of February next.
United States District Attorney Bliss saws
he was directed some time ago by COmmis-
siOner of Internal Revenue Raum to COM
mence suits against all parties who had
failed to pay income tax, but that he tBlissl
delayed bringing this suit on account of the
position Of Mr.. Iildeu before the public.
The Washington Daily Chronicle has sus-
pended publication.
The House Committee on Appropriations
have heard Captain Eads in advocacy OF
the action of Congress TO procure the pay
ment of the first installment of $500000 on
his jetty contract, A subcommittee was
appointed to confer with tho Secretary OF
War as to the respect in which he fails to
provide proper authority for payment.
1t is reported at Fort Randall that train
of fifteen wagons and twenty mon, coming
from the Black Hills, we're captured by
Crazy Horses band. None escaped; all
being soalped.
The Spanish engineers, consisting of sew
eral non. commissioned officers and a de-
tachment of tweniy.fOur privRtes of the
Spanish army, who were on duty at the CEN
tennial under the command of Colonel
NORM, sailed for home on Monday.
The allowance to Galveston Harbor of
$52, 900 of the sum included in the river and
harbor appropriation bill passed by Con
gress early last summer, having given cut,
and an application to secure another install.
ment having failed, Lieutenant Davis has
been compelled to reduce his force to a
mere watch guard for the Bolivar gabiOn
yards.