New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-05-19
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men will be in the main well used, ana ala
in fitting them for that system OF co.opera.
ton which is the best basis for far and
fnal arrangement OF Inc Iela.lons oet"een
capital and labor. .
STEPHEN A. Foster spoke in opposition.
He said he was workingman,.an wanted
the privilege of laboring as many hours as
he pleased and of hiring for as many hours
as he wished.
Mrs. J. Ward Howe favored the object of
Rev. W. Il. Charming spoke at length
upon cooperation, and described the favor
able working of cooperation in Great
Britain.
Brief addresses were made by several
workingmen, setting forth the necessity OF
the reduction of days labor to eight hours,
and considering this as their immediate
object, cooperation being pronounced In
practicable until this first be attained.
WHEEL1Na, West Virginia, May 1S.-An
old man named Edmond West, sort OF
recluse, residing near Weaton, in this state,
was horribly murdered few days ago aud
his body left in field, where hogs had dis
covered aud eat it. The old gentleman cu!-
tivated small farm and had acquired con-
siderable means, all of which the murderer
secured.
Democratic State convention assemblies in
Charleston, West Virginia. the capital of the
CHicaGo, May 1s.-The Touring mill of A.
8. Howe & Co., planning mill Of WEIGH,
Jenkins g. Co., and the lumber yard of
Knapp, Fowler & Co., at Oshkosh, W,scon-
sin, was burned yesterday P. NJ. Loss on
planning mill $4,000; insured for $4,000.
Lumber yard, $4,000; no insurance.
At Fort Bent. last evening, Elizabeth
Hatch called on Miss j. Bush and requested
to see her privately. They entered an ad-
Joining room, when Mrs. Hatch turned the
key in the door. drew pistol and shot Miss
Bush through the lungs, infiicting wound
from which she Can not recover. Mrs.
Hatch Immediately ran, saying, send
She gave herself up. Both women were OF
impure character, and were jealous OF each
other.
The Illinois Central Railroad depot and
freight house, and the principal part OF the
town. and q grain elevator, at Wlnona,
Illinois, burned last night; loss not stated.
A dispatch received at headquarters to-
day from Lieutenant General Sheridan says
he viii leave for Fort Shaw tomorrow.
Advces from the counties of WOodford,
Stark, Fulton, Farwell, Knox, Peoria,
Henry, Lasalle and Grundy, Illinois, say
that the prospects for the crops were never
better. Everything is fully three weeks
ahead. large breadth of corn has been
planted, and most of it already up, and
eOmS nearly Itduy lOI luo CultlNabol'
LOUISVILLE. May 18.-Lexington races
Third day.-Race to-day, two mile heats,
free for all ages; club spurse $500. ENTREES:
J. K. Viley's CHI. IN. Coquette, A. Buford's
oh. h, Marion Hunt, Gllson's b. h. Paris,
d. Swigers's b. c. Pilgrim. Pools sold pre-
vious to first heat: Coquette 10, Marion
A. Paris SO. First heat: Marion /, Coquette
2, Pilgrim 8, Paris distanced-time: 3:404.
In second heat Marion became the favorlte.
Second hea.: Marion /, Coquette 2, and
Pilgrim distanced-time: 3:403. Race to-
morrow. mile heats, Aneroid and Amber
entered, Aneroid being the favorite.
ST.. LOUIS, May 1S.-The Grand Jury pre-
scented four indictments against Adolphe
Kroeger, alleged to be implicated in the &C.
falcation of Susisky, treasurer. Two of the
indictments are for grand larceny, forgery
and false pretenses.
The Euening Tribune announces, on the
authority Of private dispatch from Wash
ington, that the President has decided to
remove Governor Pile, of New Mexico.
Wilson Lyle, one of the wound by the
collision on the Pacific railroad, on thurs
day last, has sued for SO, 600 damages.
BosroN, May lS-Eliak i'm Littell, founder
terday at his redidence in Brooklyn, aged
seventy.eight years.
Kiver Intelligence.
SOUTHWEST Pass, May Is. Barometer
1855. Wind north and light. Arrived:
Bark Rosario, Freya, master, forty nine
days from RIO de Janeiro, in ballast, to
Avepdano Bros; Steamship Harlan, at 6:l0
P. NJ, Lewis, master. from Indianola via
Galveston, to C. A. Whitney & Co.
Sailed: Steamship Frankfort and bark
Olympia.
vIcKsBURG, May l8.-Passed down: Her
cules, at nine last night. River falling.
Weather clear and pleAcant.
MEMPHIs, May 18.-Weather clear. Mer.
curry s. River falling. Passed up: Bis
marck; Great Republic; Bosz and barges,
and the Julia.
LOUISVILLE, May 1s-Arrived: Alice
Dean and Waunita. from New Orleans; Sill
yer Moon, from Memphis. Departed: Alice
Dean and Silver Moon. for Cincinnati; Wau-
nits, for Pittsburg; Virginia tor New Or
leans. River falling; two inches within the
last twenty hours; seven feet four
inches in the canal; five feet four inches
in the chute; the Ohio and tributaries above
here are all declining; prospect of low
stage of water. Weather hot, clear and
dry. Mercury 49,
ST. LOUIS, May 1s.-Arrived: Belle Mem
phs, from Memphis; Rubicop, from Vicks-
burg; Utah, from Little Rock. Departed:
Henry Ames, Mohawk, Grand Tower, and
Wicks, for Memphis. River falling. Weather
clear and warm.
CINCINNATI, May ls-Departed: Sam J.
River falling one foot and one inch in last
twenty -four hour; eighteen feet FIX inches
in the channel. Weather clear. Thermome.
ter SO.