New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-06-11
MISCELLANEOUS.

Exciting Session OF q Republican Con-
ventIOn In North Carolina crops Dam
aged by Hains-WhaIesale Liquor
Dealers s conded-Iute ernalionai Ty-
pograp phtcni Union-sulcide by Taking
Paris Green-EncOurag cling Crop Re
the Cauadlans-A Chicago Merchane
Found DfOwned-Knight TempiarH
OF Kentucky.
WILMINGTON. N. c., June 10.-The Repub-
lican convention, to nominate candidate
for Congress from the third district, closed
at Lumberton yesterday. after the stormiest
and most exciting session ever known in the
political annals of North Carolina. After
the withdrawal of a number of delegates o.
H. Dockney, the present incumbent, was
nominated on the first ballot. He refused
to indorse the administration of Governor
Holden.
The anti Dockney faction are extremely
bitter and avOw their intention of running
an independent candidate or voting for tbs
Conservative candidate, Mr.. Galloway.
A colored Senator and one of the dele
gates pledged the new county of Hanover
against the nominee before they withdrew
is thought, will he the Independent ReDub-
lican candidate. Prominent Republicans
declare that the disgraceful scenes enacted
in the convention surpass anything of the
kind ever witnessed.
RALEIGH, N. c., June 1O.-Papers from the
different sections Of the State represent ths
growing crop as badly damaged by the re-
cent heavy rains.
ST. LOUIS, June 10.-The KANSAS CITY
Journal says: George H. Smith and his
pretended partner in the wholesale liquor
business absconded on Tuesday night. III
is said Smith recently bought largely of
Eastern houses On credit, and sold to cOxz-
try dealers for cash. 1t is supposed he took
SIS, GOO beside leaving number of his Kan
sas creditors in the lurch."
CINCINNATI June l0.-The International
Typographical Union, in the session to-day,
adopted a resolution against indiscriminass
whitewashing, and asking subordinate
unions to exercise more care in admitting
members.
ExPresident George denied that, during
the strike, he had notified printers not 10
set up any dispatches sent over the WestelA
Union Telegraph wires.
The Union expressed an opinion fayorahlE
to a typographical insurance company, bEt
referred the subject to the subordinsts
Unions for consideration.
Delegates and large number of invited
guests went on the Brilliant steamboat eg-
CursiOn O-nlght.
At the Anti.Secret Society convention TO-
day the secretary's report and encouraging
letters were read from various sources; sls0
q communication from the associate synod
recently held at Xenia, Ohio, declaring
against Free Masonry and similar societies
Henry Lindeman died this morning froEa
taking paris green: it was a case OF suicide
CHICAGO. June 10.-Encouraging reports
of the condition OF the crops continue TO be-
received from ali parts OF the West. Tha
wheat is an exception at some points.
The st. Pasi's Press Pembius correspon-
dent of the thirtieth ultimo says the Indians
are concentrating in the vicinity of thS
Lake of the Woods for the purpose of Civ
ing fight to the Canadians when they pene-
trate the swsmps. Riels picket line extends
tain.
The body of Charles 81. Hunt, an
old, well known and highly respected
citizen OF Chicago, was found at an early
hour this morning, floating in the slip be-
tween two Illinois Central railroad elevators.
at the foot of South Water street. Mr..
Hunt was member of the firm of Hunt h
Good win, agents of the 4atna Insurancs
Company. He leaves wife and txo
children and handsome estate.
LoUIsvILLs, June l0-The annual COR
clsve meeting of the Knight Templsrss
State Of Kentucky, was held in this City
yesterday aud to day. Officers were elected
for the ensuing gear, and installed. The
Masonic Hall was crowded to witness tho
installation ceremonies.
An imposing demonstration was made
to-day. The Knights, magni6cently uni-
formed, paraded the princie eel streets.
The meeting was sicsed wss banquet
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