New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-07-29

Fitting 1Or service nj naTleStOWn Navy
Yard-Capture Of Fort Carroll by In
dians-Commander Mcdonald Killed
Disastrous Fires-National Grange
Patrons of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS M.
Clay in COlOradO-Ute Indians in C0un-
Gil with Governor McCoOk-Successfu
Mining i'm New MexicO-SOuth Carolina
Republican Convention-JefIerson Da-
Wis at RichmOnd-Fire in Cincinnati
SUN stroke in st. L0uis-COnfessiOn of
Colonel Buell's Murderer.
Boston, July 2S-The following vessels
are being fitted up for service at CharlestOwn
Navy Yard: MiantonOmah, Niagara, Ore
gon, Pennsylvania, Shawnee" Sabine, Shen-
andOah, Ticonderoga, Virginia, Wabash
and Worcester.
CHICAGO. july 2S.-Pembina dates to the
sixteenth SAYS reliable information has been
received that the BlackfOot Indians have
taken Fort Carroll, a Hudson Bay post, in
South Saskatchewan. Commander Nc
Donald is among the killed Fort Edmon-
ton was also attacked.
About two hundred HanOverians held a
meeting last night to take action in regard
to the news received by the French cable
that three hundred Hanoverians had en-
tered the Franch service. After discussion,
the following dispatch was sent by cable to
the President Of the North German Parlla
ment, Berlin: "A report reaches us from
Paris that three hundred Hanoverians had
entered the French service. The HOnOvel:
ians of Chicago, in mass meeting assembled.
trust that to be an internal falsehOOd of
Napoleon. Our deepest sympathy is with
all Germany. May our army enter Paris"
William Relger, running ferrybOat
across the river at the Van Buren, street
bridge, became alarmed at the near ap-
proacl of tug, jumped overheard and was
drowned.
The Democratic Congressional Conven-
tion of the first Iowa district met at Fair
field. and nominated Hon. Edmund Meager,
OF Keokuk, for Congress.
A disastrous fire occurred in Peoria yese
terday, destroying paper mills, Farrers dis
tillery and Spear Il Co.'S three warehouses.
malt houses, etc, and some two thousand
barrels of whisky; total loss from S400,0OG
to $50O.0OO, with insurance of $780, 200.
The general and special dispatches of the
National Grange patrons of husbandry in
the States of Iowa, Illinois. Tennessee,
Missouri. Kansas. Nebraska and California
will be convened at st. Louis on the twen-
tieth of August. The State Grange of Mis-
souri, to be organized at that time, and it is.
anticipated that steps will be taken at this
meeting to fully perfect the organization Of
the order in the Western States
Advices from Minnesota say that the
harvest is well under way. Almost daily
showers prevent the drying and stacking OF
grain.
DENVER, Colorado, July :S-The Demo-
cratic convention nominated George w"
Miller, of Denver, Il delegate to Congress.
ON the ninth ballot.
General Cassius VI. Clay will speak at all
prominent places in the country, in behalf
of the Republican party.
A large band of Ute Indians. from Middle
and North Park, are in the city TO have a.
talk with Governor McCook. They deny
being the perpetrators of recent murders in
North Park charging it upon the Cheyennes
and ArapahOes.
Governor McCook has just returned
from the scene of these depredations apd
believes the Utes to be innocent.
Weather cool and pleasant, with frequent
showers. Crop prospects continue good.
The Elizabethtown New Mexicol Press
reports extraordinary success at Mareno
Gulch mines during the past two weeks.
One claim on the Last Chance mines,
working three men, cleared up three
pounds of gold in twenty-four hours. One
claim in the Grouse Gulch in seven days
cleared fifty four ounces and eighteen pen
nyweights. The mines in all the gulches
are doing finely Water IS abundant. The
gold shipments are larger than ever before.
Rain and lightning almost every day.
CHARLESTON, July 2S-The Republican
convention renOminated Scott, the present
Governor of the State, and Ransler, cOlored.
Lieutenant Governor. A large majority OF
the delegates were cOlOred. There was q
bitter contest between two Charleston dele
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