New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-07-02

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LEXINGTON, Va, Jnly I.-GeASrsi 3. E.
Lee lett this morning, en- route North. He
is much improved in health, and 10 in fine
spirits. A great demonstration was made
s.udents. where he was joined BY Hon.
George II. Pendleton. 70 sslrfL G! ssinaAl
The train this evening vas crowded With
passengers tor the springs, ~. 49,. ;,t;.S -
RIcHMoND, July 1.-At meeting Of the
Conservative members Of the hLegislature,
held this evening, . acomdittee was sppointed
to report plan TO bef subnitss1i to the
sional Districts Of the State. Also; TO Com
slider the organization Of parties in the etAte.
Senator 6n0wden, q prominent Democrat,
presided. The committee is to report To-
morrow. 80
Lewis Kennedy tcolorsdl who nvished
and murdered Ars. Sts1aft, at New Kent
county, and John Baker, her farm Aanager.
Courthouse. When ths drop fell the noose
gave way, and kennedy fell to the ground.
his neck being badly injured by the fall.
He walked up on the platform the second
time, when the drop again fell, and after .
prolonged struggle, Kennedy died. He
made confession that he had committed
the two murders, but had only attempted to
prevented his succeeding. After the mur-
der Kennedy. fred the house, burning Mrs
CHICAGO, July Total loss on the dis
tillery burned at Lyons yesterday, $l75. 600.
Insurance, Sill, 900. q t-
There were i've cases Of sunstroke here
yesterday. three Of which were fatal.
DENVER, Colorado. July Ia terrible
storm, with wind and lightning. passed
Hailstones as large az walnuts fell for an.
hour. It Is reported by parties from Lstner
Padre that the corn is destroyed BY It. ~
FoRr ScorT, Kansas, July I.-Arrange-
ments have been peffpctsd between the City
Of Fort Scott and Missouri, Kansas and
Texas Railroad for the completion of the
road from Sedalia, Missouri, to the city in
oSoO
been secured for Fort Scott. One Thousand
men are now at work, and the force is CON:
stantly increasing.
PHILADELPHIA. July 1.-The New Or
leans firemen visited Independence Hall
to-day, where they were formally received
by Mayor Fox. The response was made BY
Henry Swan. captain OF Hope Hook and
They subsequently paid visit to the
Academy of Natural Sciences, the Mint and
Girard College. They visit Atlantic to-
morrow with The Hibernia engine company.
| - River Intelllgenee. -. ...
SOUTHWEST PASS, July barometer
! 20 50. Weather calm. Arrived: Steam.
ship Harlan at P. Ms Lewis master, from
Indianols via Galveston, to G. A. Whitney
& Co. No departures. 81
MEMPH1s, July Passed Down: Henry
Ames and Marble City. Up: City Of Alton
storm prevailed this afternoon. Mercury
fell ten degrees between last night and this
morning. Mercury "a. F.
V1oKsBuRa, July 1.-The J. NJ. Kellogg
| passed up at IL last night. Down: Hornet
I'm, Pauline Carroll 8 p. NJ. River station
ary. Weather clear and warm. ~
ST.. LOUIS. July 1.-Arrived: st. Joseph
Departed: Belle Memphis for Memphis.
River stationary. Weather alternately
clear and cloudy. Thermometer 90 at P. n.
LOUISVILLE, July !. Arrived = Jennis
Howell from Memphis; Armadillo from Gin
cinnsti. Departed-Jen1ie Howell for Gin.
ciupati; Armadillo for New Orleans. River
has faiDn four inches in the past twenty
four hours, with four feet six inches in the
canal, and two feet six inches in the chute
Thermometer ranging from ninety to One
hundred degrees. Heavy rain early tonight
now clear.
CINCINNATI, July THE river has falle1
six inches in the last twenty-four hours
| with eight leet three inches in the channel
Raining Ut intervals during the day. a-np-