Daily Republican., 1884-08-16


with six deputies, entered the Court.
ho1se In New Orleans and found II
deserted and all the principa, records OF
the SherifFs and clerks offices missing.
Judge Gates issued an order for the
arrest Of OK Sheriff Victor. Accompa
niss by detachment OF ten men from
the Louisiana Field Artillery, Sheriff
Veazy executed the order. The ox-
Sherih and deputy clerk surrendered,
but refused u turn over the record, dc.
nying Sheriff veazy's authority.
Coroner Robinson, Of Long Island
City, says he Is willing to order tho
body Of Private Charles b. Henry, mem
ber Of the Greely expedition, TO be tax.
On up, and hss arranged with physi-
clans to be In readiness To make an ex-
animation II an application to that
effect is made by the authorities or the
relatives Of the deceased. The Coroner
has written to Heury's sister in Lin
coin, Nebraska, asking II 1t 10 her de-
sire to have the body examined.
A charter WAS granted yesterday by
the State Department mt Harrisburg to
the Eastern and Western Air Line
Railroad, which will run through the
counties of Lawrence, Butler, Arm
strong, Indiana and Jefferson, dis
tance Of 112 miles. The capital is 50, ,000,,
900, principally owned by Waldorf H.
Phillips, OF New York. The main office
will be at Pittsburg
Tho relations of William Whistler, q
member OF the Greely party, who il
buried In a cemetery In Carroll county,
Indiana, are preparing to exhume the
body to learn the truth of the reports oi
can uibalism.
1t has been finally decided by the rel.
atives Of Sergeant Cross not to open the
casket containing his remains.
At the annual banquet Of the Society
Of the Army of the Tennessee, at St.
Paul, Minnesota, on Thursday night
four hundred persons were present
among them Monsignor Capel, who
responded to q toast The toasts were
not reached until after midnight.
At Chautauqua, New York, yesterday
about three thousand people attended
the devotional exercises. Rev. DIR. AN
Fairbairn, President of Airsdale Col
lege, England, lectured on Herber'
Spencer to large audience Id the Hal
Of Philosophy.
The delegates to the Irish Nationa
League Of America to the number O
nearly 600 left Boston yesterday morn
ing for an excursion down the harbor
oa the steamer Empire State. The OK
cursion was given by the Boston CITY
Government.
Fourteen coal cars went through q
bridge on the extension of the Phila
delphia and Reading Railroad neal
Williamsport, Pa, on Friday, and wer,
completely wrecked. Conductor Reich
elderfer and brakeman Jas. McCarty
were injured.
On Thursday night an express train
on the Louisville and Cincinnati Shor
Line Railroad was derailed between
Zion and Verona. EngineerJ. w. GAR
and fireman John Hufnagel were ia
tally injured. No passengers were hurt
The Irish National Societies of Chica
90 held their annual demonstration yes
terday. About 1900 persons wer
present. Resolutions were passed reas
serting the determ ination to continu
laboring for the freedom of Ireland.
The Indian Bureau will send spe
cial agent to thejIndian Territory, t
learn the opinions Of majority of tn
Kiowa, Wichita and Comanche Indians
| relative to leasing their lands in tn
Territory to cattle men.
| Captain Thomas Swinden, OF tn
British steamer Helena, at Baltimore
was yesterday fined $500 by Collecto
Webster for not producing q prope
manifest.