New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-02-05
NUMBER 2I5.
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Documents covering three columns Of
correspondence between the president.
Grant, and others will be published in tbs
morning. II is too long to telegraph, and
as the matter iRvolves the homer and
vesacity of high officials synopsis is un-
Ersa fs1ehmcna.
A. A%lOaMoSD, febraary 4.-Ths section Of
;n ;ne cGnstlultlou on adopted yesterday reqair-
ohlteo states twenty years aud Of Vifpfsf.n
tWo yesss was reconsidered ana reoolsn,st-
at $4,000. = -
There was another scene in the CON-
tlcn to-day. Two members having quarfe
ed In debate started out to have fght, 5us
the sergeant-at-arms put a step to i III
closing the doors. F*
A company to run steamers betp "a
Norfolk, New Orleans, a1d Venezuelr,a ~
capital stock of ten millions Of dol ~.
has beer chartered here. Il
The supreme court of Virginia to-dsy a
tne case OF man seatenced to be h ~.
reversed the decision Of the lower esr, Cd
me ground that the prisonev had a1 Jsem
indicted by grand jury. I'll
From Georgia iH
ATLANTA, February 4.-GenefJ s+sAss
sent communication TO the e6 eL.l6s
this morning saying he would q ~"
by the tenth of March, but tIes her
advances would be made, nor /. .,.ru he
approve or undertake any financial scheme
for pay involving the credit of the state or
anticipating future revenues.
The convention adopted resolution to
tQlrfl "a uOto N fhu 81 I,fl a.
Adjourned.
Another convention delegate was badly
beaten to day in pothouse row.
SAVANNAH, February 4.-There was y
large negro meeting at the African churek
to-day to advocate G. Fl. Hopkins for the
oitiee OF mayor in place Of MAJ or Andrews,
now before the military commission. A
disturbance commenced outside with disor-
derry negroes resisting the police, who at
tempted to arrest them. The negroes drew
pistols and the row became general. Rein
fOrcements of the police drove of the rioters
aRd captured the ringleaders. Lieut.. Bell
OF the police was shot In the head and leg
Lient. Howard was Knocked of his horse
with brick, and several policemen and
four or five negroes were slightly wounded,
none killed. The rioters are now dispersed.
but much excitement prevails among them.
The military commission is still in session
examining witnesses, etc.
The crew of the ship Admiral, which
cleared on Saturday, refused to go to sea
in her on account Of her leaking. She
laid in Tybee Roads Monday night and
dragged anchor and went ashore on the
beach, and now lies high and dry at low
water.
Pilots report that the steamer G. w.
Lord. for this port, which lost her rudder
and two fanges Of her propeller, is trying
to make the pert Of Charleston.
AUGUSTA, February A difficulty &C.
Cured between white boy and freed
man this afternoon, during which the
former mortally wounded the latter The
negro was the aggressor.
From Alabama.
MOBILE, January 4.-ColoneI Hudson,
commander in this city. having received in
formation that registrars had refused the
| right and privilege Of challenging votes,
has requested the chief of police to notify
registrars and judges Of elections that this
right must be respected or the election will
be invalid. Colonel Hudson also notified
registrars and judges OF elections that two
clerks, appointed by the Democratic party,
be admitted within each polling place.
The election is passing of quietly.
FrOm Southwest Pass.
SOUTHWEST Pass, February 4. s P. NJ
Barometer 30.40. Wind northwest, fresh.
Weather foggy.
Arrived, steamship Janiata, Hoxie, from
Philadelphia via Havana, to Creevy, Nick
ersen & Co.; schooner Lizzie Evans, Evans,
| in ballast tn InkpF h Kelley