New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-09-01

Annexation of Panama to the URIted
states-severe Winter in Chtli-KIl-
patrick Returns to the UnIted States
Another Section OF Union Pacific Rall-
rOad-COIOred Man shot in North Caro-
Lna-Rebel Account of Ineendiarism.
NEW YoRK, August 3O.-0wen Murphy
was beaten to death with q hammer by
Cornelius Mccarthy in Williamsburg last
night,
A Panama letter says the natives openly
declare annexation to the United States as
the only salvation for the Isthmus.
The Peruvian Congress opened on the
2sth July. Mr.. Seward's offeriof mediation
with Spain is likely to be accepted.
Winter in Chilli is unusually severe, and
several snow slides have occurred. An ava
lanche buried twenty-fcur persons in mine,
killing all of them.
General Fitzpatrick was to leave on the
twenty-seventh of July for the United
States.
A telegram from Omaha announces the
completion of another section of the Union
Pacific Railroad. 1t is now running $50
miles west from Omaha. The construction
is being still pushed forward with great
energy. At the other end the road is com.
pleted nearly three hundred miles, and
graded one hundred miles more. The COM
pany has large amount of iron and other
material on the way. There is every rea-
son to believe that both sections of the
road will be completed at much earlier
date than previously announced.
WILMINGTON, (N. Co. August 3l.-A diff
Guilty occurred in Wilson county on Satur-
day, between Zeno H. Green, white, and
Dave Rutfin, cOlored, in which the latter was
shot and slightly wounded in the leg. Green
was arrested, and bound over to the Supe.
rior Court.
About eleven o'clock that night Green's
horn urnS digrnt-prad IN ho Op fro hf1f ha md
his family were afraid to venture out Of the
house for fear OF being murdered. Grimes,
colored man, was seen near the barn Just
before the fire. He was arrested, tried be-
fore a magistrate, and his guilt so clearly
established that in default of $500 bail he
was sent to jail. There is considerable ex-
citement in the community, but hopes are
entertained that no further disturbance will
occur.
BOSTON, August 3l.-A train of cars near
Lowell, yesterday, ran into q crowd OF
boys on bridge, killing two, aged and
10 years.
PHILADELPHIA, August 3l-The match
game OF Base Ball, between the Atlantic OF
| New York and the Athletes OF Philadelphia
was interrupted at the ninth inning by a
rain storm. The scores TODD, Athletes Is,
Atlantics 9. There was an immense crowd
in attendance.
| 0TTowA, August Silt is reported that
| Governor Monck will be retained as Gov
ernor General sometime longer
An importanti witness against Whelan
has disappeared.
Terrific fires are again breaking out in
the woods near Bellemont village, Sunny
dale, and thirty houses have been destroyed
Other villages are in cmminent danger.
RICHMOND, August 3l.-The United States
Marshal has levied on the rolling stock oI
the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad Com
pa1y, in an execution for debts due by the
Company on their coupons, amounting tC
$1,000. The running of the road is not in
terfered with.
CoLUMBIA, s. c., August 3l.-Motioni
were introduced into the Legislature to-day
looking to adjournment.
The Governor has issued circular in re-
lation TO armed organizations and the intro
duction OF arms into the State. He disap
proves of both, and calls on all persons Il
keep the peace, and says he will use hi
authority for that purpose.