Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-08-14
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FROM NEW ORLEANS.

A.
;sssaI@ ST NEwORLEANs, August T..
ioOn Friday the Governor nominated to
the Senate. and the, Senate confirmed,
the following named gentlemen to- con-
stitute the Supreme Court of this State
for eight years: For Chief Justice,
John T. Ludling, of Ouachita; i; for As.
sociate Justices, James g. -Taliaferro,
of Catahoula, Wm.. G.. Wylie, of Car
roll, and R. K. Howell and w. w.
Howe, Of Orleans, Judges Taliaferro
and Howell are members of the present
Supreme Court ALI the appointees
command the respect Of all political par
ties, The action of Governor War
mouth in nominating Judge Ialiaferro,
is commended by his political opponents
as graceful and magnanimous act, as
the Judge was an independent candidate
against the Governor at the late cleo
tion. .bnsm9a a'if DO sssgIs ~ t.921iil
The city having purchased the works
BY, which it is supplied by water. Mayor
Conway has appointed Gen. Braxton
Bragg Superintendent of the works, and
also appointed a Board Of Commission
ers of seven 80 - a.1 .l-s = - is,s-
The political world is in feverish
state. raOn the evening of the 1st inst.
there was great excitement caused by
the attempt Of many Of the political foes
of Willis Rollins, the Democratic col
ored orator, to do him harm. The crowd
was rapidly swelled to hundreds, and at
one time threatened to seriously disturb
the peace of the city, but the police
finally bore Rollins off. This affair has
Of course given rise to very bitter dis
cussion between the Republicans and
Democrats. .sand the excitement has been
intense > On Monday Rollins was again
beset by mob, but escaped uninjured.
To,add fuel to the fire, there was fatal
disaster at large Democratic gather,
ingiff IEafayette Square last evening,
and as it is a very natural thing in these
heated, political times, charges are
made that it was brought about through
the action Of political foes. The meet
ing was first addressed by Mr.. Scott
Jordan.7o.As he concluded his: speech,
the stand, onswhich were about 200 peo-
pie, fell with great crash, seriously in
turing six people, two of whom, it is
thought, are mortally y wounded. Willis
Rollins, the colcred orator, was to follow
Jordan with a speech, and it is therefore
asserted that this was an attempt upon
his life. The Picdyune declares that
gentlemen well known in the community
examined the fallen platform and found
thatthe upright posts had all been sawed,
soothat a shove would easily PROSTATE
the entire structure, and says: "lt now
appears that the whole affair was a base
design, upon. the life of Rollins, even
though that should involve the death of
every person upon the platform" !" 1t is
difficult for me, thus early, to ascertain
all the facts, connected with this sad af-
fair. But 1 would simply say, in view
of not only; this, but the many other ex-
citing political rumors which are hurried
out from fa this city, that, in these times,
with the political Thermometer at blood
heat. all statements calculated to have
an important political bearing, should be
carefully ighed before being fully ac-
cepted. As to the campaign thus far, it
has been vigorously pushed by both
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The thermometer at six o'clock yes
terday morning marked 76; at twelve
M. IS: at three P. M. 6l,e and at six p.
M. III. A fine breeze prevailed, aud the
da.yy,l az was written down as pleasant. For
days past the weather has been delight
fuII although the sun does now and then
demonstrate in an over affectionate way.
The city continues very healthy.
The people now hardly think of the pos
sibility of a visitation this year from
yellow fever or the cholera. =.
In trade there is the same dull round
70 note---the same stagnation which to
Greater or less extent has prevailed for
geeks. Business of nearly every de-
scription, is very, "slow," and the levee
in particular seems almost deserted.
1Tba cotton market is just now hardly
worth mentioning at all, for yesterday