New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-21
MISCELLANEOUS.

vote.
MISCELLANEOUS.
RemOrse of Conscience
CLEVELAND, January 20.-Cbarles Col
Inns, chief engineer of the Lake Shore and
Michigan Southern road, suicided; act at
tributed to anxiety about the Ashtabula ae-
OrphaB Asylum Burned.
ST. LoU1s, January 2O.--The German
Protestant Orphan Asylum, ten miles from
this city, burned last night. hhe oeiloEen
were safely taken from the building except
Eugene Lang, six years old, who perished
n the flames.
BIDDEFoRD, Me-, January GOV. A.
Woods, manager of the Truckmen's Ex-
press, and treasurer of Sheridan Post,
Grand Army of the Republic, has absconded
with the funds of both organizations. Hs
has been traced to Philadelphia.
Duel with Results.
WILMINGTON, N. c., January 20-Two
South Carolina negroes fought duel at
Fair Bluff, in this State, yesterday. Gee
was q Democrat and the other was Re-
publican. They fought about politics.
Four shots we're exchanged. One was
wounded three times dangerously, the other
was wounded in the right arm. The affair
created great excitement, which was IN
tensifed BY the prominence in the public
mind OF the recent Bennett-May affair.
Those Memphis Snakes.
MEMPE8s, January 20.-The shower of
snakes that fell here on the sixteenth in
slant was not a matter of fiction on the
part of the Associated Press agent. 1t
came to him "a well attested as any
fact not personally known to any agent.
Some of the citizens of the city exhibited
the reptiles to the editors of the Ledger,
and that journal gave the phenomenon pub
LEFTY. In confirmation of this strange oo-
ourrence the Ledger of to-day says speci-
mems of the small snakes, which fell in
South Memphis during the recent storm,
have been forwarded TO Professor Henry,
of the Smithsonian Institute, at his request
for examination.
A Railroad 1F0m San Diego 70 Yuma.
SAN FRANCISCO, January 20.-A San Diego
dispatch says there is company being
formed there to build railroad to Yuma,
ON the direct line of the Texas Pacific. The
government will be asked 10 grant the same
aid given other roads. A meeting will be
held tonight to consider the question.
Fugitive Governor
Another San Diego dispatch says the
deposed Governor Vlllagrana, of Lower
California, has arrived at La Pase from
San Francisco, en- route to Mazatlan, to OBJ
tain troops and war vessel from the gen.
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In Jail.
H. G. Bennett, defaulting pension agent,
is sentenced to a fine OF $4,000, or two years
in jail.
The storm still continues. Showing heav-
lily in Sierra Nevada. Snow plOws are
breaking the track. A Central Pacific over
land train, With double mail and delayed
passengers from the Union Pacific, was de-
tained east of Verdi yesterday by the pillow
leaving the track.
Pigeon Shooting in San Francisco.
A pigeon shooting match came off at Oak
land Yesterday between Bogardus and Rob.
insOn. The terms we're for sixty single
birds. twenty-one yards rise, eighty yards
boundary, and twenty pairs. eighteen yards
rise, 100 yards boundary. BogaFdus killed
fifty-twO siDgle birds, and Robinson killed
4ifty-One. The match was stopped on the
third pair, Robinson refusing to continue
on the ground of unfair ruling.
war DEPAnrMHEr,
once Chief signal Ofacer,
Washington, January 20, ls7T-4;SO P. NJ
In the South Atlantic and Bast Gulf states
higher baTometer, southwesteriy winds veertng 70
and occasional rains VIII prevail, succeeded by
IA tse West Gulf states. higher barometer,
colder north winds and possibly occasional rains
tonight, succsedsd during sunday by generally
ahiftipg to warmer sOuthOrly.
In Tennessee and the Ohio valley. rising FOL.
4owed by falling barometer colder north winds,
Raching to warmer sopthWe soulherly, and
generally clearer weather.
In the Middle States, rising barometer, diUin.
1shiug norsherly to westerly winds. colder and
clear or clearing weather and suceeeded IN The two
Gs1tioaary signals coaInle on the Texas coast
Aad fFom North Carolina 70 Maine.
River and Marine News
gourEwHsr PAHs, January 20, P. n The
s"iIed@stssmsnlps Rabsns and FAppshannocK,
aud banks Fresca aud Gullrpgn
calm. Notwithstanding Margaret, Baker, mas.
Ger, this morning, from Havana via Florida ports,
PonT EARS. January 20. P. M-wiud south
vest light Arrived-rehOoner John Atwood, seven
days from Ruatan. to J. ? Aacheea, ST.
Lee, for New Orleans; clifford, for 9 liner Sandy,
SSr OOushatta. Arrived Florenc', from the lower
warm and cloudy, with lghS raina ct intervals all
vicussune January so--Up-ciarksvilie, at
A. H. The Katie, Grand Republic and Mollie
Moore have not arrived. Wea her cool, cloudy
and rainy. River rose nfteeu iuchfs.
MnIPHIu, January 20. River rose ave feet ons
inch Maximum Thermometer SO. ArriVod-st.
sF chsres 0 aOrsan YasTs sSs sns
haEkes, Attain te an 2 rges, James Howard for
Aew Oslea1si oitT o. IN ~, ~ y n Ooio
janice Parker, H. o. Donnaly for Cincinnati
CNcIEHATI, January 20-The river Il nifty three
feet eight inches aad stationary. Departed
Golden City, for New orleaas. Weather. clear
and cool.
1ySEsvnLE, January 2o-Weather clear and
cool 7he river is rising. UP-cherokae, at !
n NJ
AoulsymLH. January 2o.-Ths weather e cold
and clear. TWenty-i Inc feet in tho canal. De-
part d--eold Dust. FIR New Orleans.
FiTFaHuRa. January 20-fhe river ie eleven feet
and rising Weather cloudy and mild.
Came, january 1o.--The Quo is nee rom Zoe
haFA The liver Il twenty-nino ieet four inehea