New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-08-04

Of the Congressional C0nyeutiO9 wnlcn
nominated Porter to-day for reelection TO
Congress- claiming that he was ,nonnated
by the prescription portion OF the hepuD,
ican party, who wish to keep ne noerai
men out Of it. -
Hon. Charles H. Porter was this morning
nominated BY the Republican Convention
for reelection to Congress.
The GOODYEAR Vulcanite Company to-day
commenced suit in the United States Court
against the Richmond dentists for an In.
fringement of their patent.
NORFOLK, Va, August 3.-At the Radical
Republican convention held to-day IN Ports
mouth, James H. Plat, Jr, the present
member Of Congress from the second dls-
trict, was nominated by nearly unanimous
vote for reelection.
RALEIGH, N. c., August 3.-SOme North
ern papers of Monday doubt the press tele-
gram from here, that Kinks men hung up
men to make them confess that they were
Ku klux. The statement was true, Bergen,
Kinks subordinate, acknowledges it, and
says there is no other way to make them
confess. Others wore trusted in the same
way. There were several arrests in Ala
nance county Yesterday, some of the parties
were released to-day.
Except the acts of the military, there. is
no disturbance in the State.
Both political parties profess to be conf
dent OF success in the election tomorrow.
There will be full vote pOlled, excepting
Alamance and Caswell counties.
In the decision of Chief Justice Pearson
yesterday, he said he had no power to en-
force the writ OF habeas corpus in Casweu
and Alamance, or any county declared in
insurrectiOn by the Executive, as though
the writ was suspended.
MEMPHIS, August 3.-Archie Craig, well
known Geographic operator, was found dead
in bed this morning. The cOrOner's inquest
returned a verdict of death caused by con-
gestiOn Of the brain.
ST. LOUIS, August 3-James Harrison, of
the firm of ChOuteau Harrison & Vale. is
dead.
Some two weeks ago document was
published here purporting to be the confess
sion of J. E. Lemoine, q convict in the
Western Pennsylvania penitentiary. stating
that Colonel David Murphy, of Franklin
county, Missouri, was engaged with him in
rObbing the safe of the Sheriff of Franklin
county, in March, 1866. To-day, Colonel
Murphy entered suit against John McFall,
Marshal of st. Louis county; Amos w.
Manphia, Amos +. Foster, and Julius Will
hemie, of Franklin county, for inducing
Lemoine to write said document, knowing
it to be false. He claims 1900 damages.
CHICAGO, August 3.-The Republican
SOuSIcSSlOUdl NOuVcutlOu Oi luC
Illinois District, succeeded this morning in
Colonel Jonathan Merriam, of
Tazewell county. On the one hundred and
eighty-sixth ballot the vote stood: Merriam.
"a; COllum, 18 and Parks, 4. Before the |
last ballot was taken McNuity was with
1rawn, and the nomination was made unan-
nous.
The Democratic Congressional Conven-
ion of the Tenth District, met at Carlin-
IIn 90 H.
lated +. Y. Rice, of Montgomery county, |
or Congress. This district is now repre- |
ented by Allen G. Burr.
PoUGHKERPsIE, N. T., August 3.-The COM |
nittee appointed by Congress to investigate
he charges against certain West Point |
adets, for treating cOlOred cadets in an
manner. ended their labOrs
md sentenced the offending cadets to be
eprimanded by the authorities.
River Intelligence.
SOUTHWEST Pass, August 3, 6 P. M
1850. Wind west southwest and I
ight.
No arrivals nor departures.
VICKsBURG, August 3-Passed down:
at 6 A. NJ. River falling.
Weather clear and warm.
MEMPHIS, August 3.-Passed up: Marble
lily. The Arthur is expected down to-
light River falling. Weather clear. Mer-
ury 800
PITTsBURG, August 3.-The MonOngahela
falling, with four feet five inches in the
hannel. Both rivers are falling above.
Weather clocdy.
LOUISVILLE, August 3.-The river hats
sen three inches in the last twelve hours.
our feet three inches in the chute, and
ght feet on Portland bar. Weather
Loudly and warm. Thermometer S9o at
. NJ
CINCINNATI, August 3.-There is eighteen
,et in the river and rising slowly. Weather
ear; thermometer $50 at noon Departed:
Vaunita, for Memphis.
ST. LOUIS, August 3.-Arrived Henry
mes, from New Orleans Departed: Bis
larck, for New Orleans: Grand Tower, for
[emphis. River falling. Heavy shower
lis evening