New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-05-28

n. r. willis-Noraheast Storm Mt Bal.
timOre-Democrotlc Success In Tennes-
see-Steel and Iron Rail Company Mt
st. Louis is-Protsstans Episcopal Conn
ell Mt Observation-Disclosures and
Suiclde-RepubiicanT Triumph In Rich
mond and Petersburg. and Rejoicing
In u Rain Storm-shCoting q Man for
One Ceat-Six Thousand Dollars for
Admission to "A AssOclated Press In PHI
ladeIphin-TerribIe Fire Raging In
Canada.
BOSTON, May 27.-Captain Mathew Hunt,
the Oldest pilot of Boston, is dead, aged
seventy nine.
PHILADELPHIA, MAY 27.-The Presbyterian
assembly received delegates from reformed
church. The speeches limited strong
toward union at some future day, but
deemed impossible now.
Nathaniel Willis, the founder Of the Port
land Argus. and for long time editor of
| the Boston Recorder. is dead, age ninety.
BALTIMORE, May PA violent northeast
storm prevailed since last night.
| MEMPHIS, May 27.-The entire Democratic
| judicial ticket was elected yesterday by ma
jorities ranging from 200 to 400.
| ST. LOUIS, May 27-A company, composed
| city, called the Etna Rail and Iron Works,
has been organized here, for the manufac-
ture of steel and iron rails and pig iron, with
q capital of SIS, 900, 900. The works will cost
nearly ST 900 600, and will be built on the
Kingsland Iron Companys ground, South
| st. Louis.
WHEELING, May q, The Protestant Epic.
copal Council of Virginia aud West Virginia
assembled in this city yesterday. Bishop
| Whittle is presiding. The Council will pro-
baby continue in session during the week.
| A young man, named Joseph Smith, Of
New Martinsville, West Virginia. commit
ted suicide few days since by shooting
1 li ola in hn Inf nn ia
to have been the cause of the act.
CHICAGO, May 27.-On the twenty.fifth
instant, in the town of Maceeline, Adams
county, Frank Anderson, young man OF
highly respectable family, shot and in
stantly killed negro named Thomas Arm
stead. the trouble arose about wager Of
one cent, which was lost by Anderson. He
paid it, but imme dately went to his house,
got revolver and returned to where Arm
stead was, and demanded the return of tie
money, which Armstead refused, whereupon
Anderson drew his revolver and fired at
Armstead with the result as above stated.
Anderson is confined in Jail.
RICHMOND, Va, May 27.-Republican ma.
jority for the city ticket in this city will
be about three hundred.
Despite the driving rain, which has been
falling all day, Republicans held meeting
to-day in front Of the Customhouse: This
afternoon many speeches were made, and
much enthusiasm prevailed.
This morning, as the ballot-box in the JEFF
ferson ward was being taken to the City
Hall, the bearer was assailed in the street,
the box broken open and the ballots scat
tered. Ballots had been counted, and will
make no difference in the vote.
PETERSBURG, Va, May 27.-Republicans
elected their Mayor by five hundred major
ity, but the Conservatives have large ms
jority in the council The Republicans carry
Farmville, and the Conservatives carry
Charlottesville, Danville and Staunton.
PHILADELPHIA, May 27.-The Public
Record paid six thousand dollars for admis-
sion to the Associated Press. George W.
Childs, of the Public Ledger, has contributes
his share of this bonus twelve hundred dol
lars, to the Philadelphia Typographical
Society.
QUEBEC, May 27-A fire is raging at Sau-
ganey five miles wide and thirty miles long.
Five hundred families are homeless. Six
adults and two children perished. The
| wharf at Huhu Bay and several chu rches,
burnt. The fire originated in the woods.
HALIFAX, N. S., May 27.-Two British war
vessels have been ordered to the fishing
grounds.
provement and enlargement of the Louis.
| vile and Portland Canal were opened in
| this city to-day at the Office OF General
Weitzel. The awards will be made when
| notification Of the Congressional appropria-
| ton has been made.
In g eneral assembly the Judicial Com
mittee made majority and minority report
on an venture from the Montgomery, Ala
bama, Presbytery, which read as follows:
May member of the church in con-
/ sistency with constitutional rule, be sus-
pended or communicated from church,
| without trial for charges brought against
him, andhwithout being brought before the
| court for which he is amenablc, but simply
/ hn Of tho cnpopnitfao nf tho
court that he had confessed that he was
guilty of the crimes, worthy in their nature
of suspension and execution.
After considerable discussion, the ma
jority report was adopted. The majority re-
| port decides that the session may excommu-
| nicate such party without literally or rigldly
going through with all the formalities.
Report of the committee on relief fund for
ministers, was received and adopted.
Nearly the entire day was taken up in
the discussion of the msjority and minority
reports Of the committee on foreign cor
| respondence. To this committee was referred
8 communication from the United Assembly
Of the Northern Presbyterian Church, now
in session at Philadelphia. The majority re-
port favors the appointment of q COM
mlttee of conference, with instructions
that the difficulties which lie in
the way of cordial correspondence
between the two bodies must be distinctly
met and removed. One of the resolutions OF
the majority report says they must purge
themselves of error in regard to political
utterances deliberately pronounced year
after year, and which, in our opinion, was
sad betrayal Of the cause and kingdom of
our common land and head; nor can we by
official correspondence consent to blunt the
edge of this our testimony concerning the
nature and mission of the church as purel
spiritual body among men.
EysvAr WOtelpar~uo>
SOUTHWEST PASS, May AZ, Ia NJ
Barometer 1880. Wind west aud light.
Arrived: Steamship George Marvin, at l0:40
A. NJ, Mckay master, from Indianola and
Galveston. to e. Enderle; ship Charles Day
enport, and bark Frank Marion.
PAss-ALOuTRE, May AZ, u P. M.-Wind