New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-04
MISCELLANEOUS.
A Railroad Conquered by Strikers.


A Railroad Conquered by Strikers.
MONTREAL, January 3.-The strike on the
Grand Trunk railroad is ended, the road
having yielded.
A Newark Parsons Crime.
NEWARK, January 3.-The presbytery of
Newark to day, by a vote Of sixteen to
twelve, found Rev Mr.. See guilty of VIC
lating the Scriptures by allowing women to
preach.
A Crazy wife Widows Herself.
CINcLNNATI, January 3.-The Gazette's
special says Henry Kreeghton, q resident
murdered by his crazy wife yesterday af
ternOOn. She shot him twice and cut his
head off with an ak. The parties had been
married four years.
Fire in Coal Mine.
PoTTsvILLE, Pa, January 3-The gang
way Of mine No. 6 took fire to-day, which
extended rapidly. 1t is supposed that all
ings. Eighty-six mules were sutfocated by
the smoke and gas.
Later,
The smoke is increasing heavily, and in
some places the mine is caving in.
Rescued from the Sen.
KEY WEST, January 3-The boat has re-
turned from the search for the missing pas
sengers of the steamer Emile. Two of the
crew were found wading in the water; one
was insane from suffering. DIR. Hernene-
pilaO Rodriguez De Alvsrenza, Brazilian
commissioner to the late centennial, was
saved this morning. He was taken from.
the skylight, on which he had drifted since
the Emile went down, in an exhausted con-
ditiOn. He is now recovering.
Baltimore Corn and Flour Exchange.
BALTIMORE, January Sat meeting of
the newly elected BOARD of directors of the
Corn and Flour Exchange, the following
officers were elected for the ensuing year:
President, W. b. McAtee; vice PRESIDENT.
J. j. Middleton and James Knox; treasurer,
=. M. Wylie; secretary, William F. Wheat
ley; executive committee, james Lake,
William Fullerton and r. W~GWathmeny.
Tho Ice Caters Strike.
HUDSON, N. Y, January 3.-The strike
.emOng the ice harvesters assumes large
proportions. Violence Is feared. The
strikers formed in line, with banners and
music, and proceeded to the ice COM
Pany's houses, where they embarrassed
the horses used in scraping foe. No arrests
were made.
A dispatch from Catskill this evening
says the excitement is intense. The
strikers are psrading the streets, and
special policemen have been sworn in.
The leading ice companies had q meeting
vance the scale of prices.
The AshtabuIa Accident.
AsHTABULA, January 3.-It Is probable
that tomorrow viii finish clearing away the
wreck and the search for the missing. The
list now stands as follows: Number of pas
aengers on tbs train, l28; employees ON the
train, 10; fDtal, I47; rescued passengers, SO;
employees 3; total, Y; missing, 5; bodies re-
cOvered,70.
WAR DEPARTMENT
once CHIEF signal officer, )
Washington, January g. IsT7-4:5O p M.
For the South Atlantic States, rising followed by
aud slightly warmer, clear or partly cloudy
weather will prevail
lowed by fall ng barometer, westerly to sOuthery
winds, generally warmer and clear weather.
k0r8he Ohio valley and Tennessee, rising fol owed
~ falling barometer. westerly Winds shining TO
warmer aoutheily, and tonight oee&l ional light
For The Middle States. rising barometer, north
west to aoutlwest winds and continued cold,
clear or partly cloudy weather followed in the
ture and slowly ia ling barometer.
River and nIarIse News.
soUTHwEsF Pass, January 3-wind north and
light Arriyod-Italian bark Amalia. Muitlvino.
saiied3steamships Abdiel and Memphis. ships
AaRnar and Genera Il ShepeY, bArkg Rev England,
NatVig and Carlstia. seh6oners Jefferson Borden
siouay reported below waiting has sailed for Gal
session.
VsCKspURa. January 3.-Up-Fnnnis Tatum ct
aoon. ArrtYed-Fannie Moore and Haz0O Valley;
The former 10 undecided where to 80 on aecount OF
the Ice. The Valley returns 70 Haw Orleans to
morrow. Tho Coal Hill with tow, and the Color
ado, Of She Anchor line, are laid Up hera on 80.
count o. the ice. The Grand Republic turned
back a Helena and 10 now dne here An ice Rorae
q reported beluesp Heena and Memphis. The
river fell ak inohes Tbs snow Is melting fat
weather cleaf ana cold.
MHKPnls January s-The river fen ons inch by
l1o mark EaLlmum thaImoma6er $40. No arrivals
81 dtparlurea. The report o. . gorge between
EeHe and beie1a is untrue. The steamer Ruth
has juat arrived afam = hlie river
GlHcINaAEl, janunrV 3.--Tk1re Il ne change in
fhe ordiiion Of tho Ohio river between Pittsburg
and Cairo.