The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-09-01
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MONROE La, Aug. 29.-An immense and en-
fbusiastic gathering of the white and coored De-
mocracy Of Ouachta and the adjoining parishes
was held here to-day. Two thousand persons
were present.
Gen. Gray and Judge Egsn, of Claiborne, made
able and eloquent speeches. Smith, (colored,) OF
New Orleans and Stallion, (colored made elect
i've appeals to the cOlored people. grand torch
III ht procession took place tonight. Immense
enthusiasm prevailed, the houses were illuminated,
end the crowd cheering for Seymour and Blair.
Harvey Brigham. of MoFehouse, and Eagle, leol.
ored) OF Shreveport, we're the speakers. Gres,
: enthusiasm exists among the colored people, and
large numbers boiling from the Radicals and
Joining the Democrats.
Col. Eugene Tisdsle, collector iof internal re-
venue, was among the foremost In getting up this
grand demonstration.
! McCranie of the Telegraph, offered resolutions
Hdenouneing the Radical Legislature Of the state
and calling upon the people 10 use peaceaDie
steps TO defeat its measures. They were received
with much enthusiasm.
Everything passed OF quietly, there Deing no
disturbance during the day.
NAV YORK, Aug 3O.-lOwen Murphy was beaten
Ito death with a hammer by Cornelius Mscarthy IN
Williamsburg last nightl
A Panama letter says the natives openly declare
annexation TO the Un.ed States as the only saliva
fion for the lsthmus.
The Peruvian Congress opened onthe 18th July.
Dir. Stewards offer OF, mediation with Spain Is
likely TO be accepted.
Winter 10 Chilli is unusually severe, and several
NOW slides have occurred. An avalanche buried
~ nty .faur panama in nina. killing al OF mem
Gen Fitzpatrick was to leave on the 27th of July
Tor the United States
The week closed On an easier money market
fban for a long time pkst. Offerings OF capital
we're very large and considerably Ia excess OF the
6emand. Government bankers had more money
offered them at 8 O'Clock than they could use.
aEome loans were made at per cent Loans ON
stocks and miscel aneoIss colaterals are to per
cent. Prime business paper passes at 81 TO per
cent.
pletion of smother section Of the Union Pacific
Railroad. IL is now Tunning $50 miles west from
Omaha. The construction is being still pushed
forward with great energy. At the other end the
road lie completed nearly three hundred miles, The
company has large amount Of iron and other
material on the way There is every reason to
believe that both sections of the road will be COM
peied at much earlier date than previously an
Dounced.
The bank statement Is not so unfavorable as
was generally expected, and had but little effect
on the street. Decline in loans represents con
tinued contraction on the part OF the banks, as
5 well as a falling of Ia the demand for money
from this point and the West The decrease 10
pece deposits and legal tenders Is due chiefly
treasury mOvement-the balance in the sub
teasuTy here having increased 81 100000 IN cur
lncy and So 900 900 10 gold during the week.
Notwithstanding sherman, Monterey and
a Geo. Cromwell.
resigned his position as chief executive, but the
convention refused to accept it. A report was
made showing that proposition had been made
that Gen. 0'Nel and the Fenian Senate cooperate
with the convention in efecting reconciliation OF
the brotherhood. and that O'Neil's absence from
the city prevented any definite action.
A resolution was adopted that the committee
communicate directly with O'Nell by telegraph
and state that at noon to- day the committee would
look for his presence final ans yer az TO hi'
willingness TO confer on the subject OF Unlon The
military convention held session, but the dellb
eratioDs were not made public.
young girl named Mary Ann Russell, who wai
killed on Thursday night by being run over by the
Hudson river cars at Peekskll, proved to have
been violated by two men and left on the track II
an inseDsible state. The villains are still at large
Thirty removals will be made at the Custom
House on the first of September. The posts are
10 be e led by new appointments.
WASHINGTON, August 30.-COl. Caldwell, minis
ter TO Bolivia, leaves New York next week, via
Aspinwal.
The debt statement will be promulgated o.
Friday. The treasury gives no intimaton OF iu
OTTAWA, August 3O.-Hon. John Rose is goinI
30 Washington to negotiate new reeprocit
treaty.
QuTBEC Aug 3O-Parlament has been turtle
prorogued TO October I'd.