New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-08-07
MISCELLANEOUS.

NishtIy-Omcers for the Dictator at
Key West-Local News Of Chicago and
Cincinnati Mining Reports
Shocking Accident Near Louisville
A New Orleans Lady Killed, and Her
Children Badly Injured.
MEMPHIS, August 6-The election returns
from West Tennessee show a decided vie
tory for the Democrats, and large gains for
that party.
A policeman named Benton Crisp was
brutally murdered by desperate named
Jones Graham on the day of the election.
The Little Rock Gazette gives very favOra-
BILE reports of the crops in that State.
SALT LAKE CITY, August 6.-The election
passed off quietly. Partial returns indicate
that 1000 votes were cast for General Max
well, the opposing candidate. The Mormon
women generally voted. The entire vote OF
this city is above 1000. -
The Mormon family with whom Maxwell
boarded for year, turned him of under
positive orders from the church, because of
his part in the election.
DENVER, Cal, August 5.-Yesterday five
and a quarter miles of track was laid on the
Kansas Pacific Railroad. The gap to fill to
complete the road to Denver, is only thirty
eight miles. 1t is expected the last rail will
be laid next week.
The city is Overrun with desperate char
aeters, and garroting is almost OF nightly
occurrence. Business of all kinds is very
good.
up to August /, foot up 1920 acres, at an
average price of four dollars per acre.
Reports from Park Lake, Summit, Boulder
and other mining companies are quite ia
Vorable.
The Germans in the city meet tonight to
organize society for the relief OF the
widows and orphans OF their fellow
cOuntrymcn.
LOUISVILLE, August Ga frightful acct
dent occurred OH the Budd road, two miles
below New Albany, Indiana. Mrs. Marqnet,
of New Orleans, her two children and
Young man named Keys started for Louis
vile in spring wagon, with Keys driving.
In descending steep hill the horse ran
away, throwing the party out and tearing
the wagon to pieces. Mrs. Marquet was
thrown against tree with such VIC
lence that her left arm was broken and
breast and body cut and torn in horrible
manner She died in an hour after the ac-
cident. Both girls were cut and bruised
about the head and body. The youngest is
thought to be fatally injured. Keys escaped
with few injuries.
KEY WEST, August 6.-The officers for
the Dictator, per steamer Virgil mia, arrived
here. All we'll.
CINCINNATI August 6.-The funeral OF
Judge Headington took place from Saint
PauTs Methodist Episcopal Church this at
morning. A number of ministers partici-
pated in the ceremonies. which was wit
messed by many leading members OF the
bar and other prominent citizens.
Albertina Devato, a girl twelve years old,
while attempting to extinguish a coal Oil
lamp, produced an explosion, which danger
Ously burned her.
John Brent, aged sixteen, was killed this
morning by brick, which was thrown by
a deaf and dumb boy named Gilbert.
CHICAGO, August Civilian IL. Hanna,
one of the most prominent members OF the
Bloomington bar, was instantly killed last
night bv a stroke of lightning, while in bed
His wife, who was lying by his side, was
seriously stunned by the same stroke but
soon after recovered, to find her husband
dead by her side.
&C. Harrington and wife, Young mar
ried couple, who were stopping at Usage,
Iowa, have been arrested for numbering
their own child, an infant of few weeks
old. They took carriage and went into
the country some distance, smothered the
child to death, then rolled a large log,
placed the child where the log had been
and then rolled it back. Itwas found dead,
naked and crushed in a horrible manner.
Mrs. Harrington is the daughter OF Rev. A.
Gould, of Delaware county. in that State.
William Murray, a prominent citizen OF
Bellevilie, Illinois, committed suicide tins
afternoon by shooting himself. He was suf-
fering from throat disease which had been
pronounced incurable.
A Norwegian, name unknown, was run
over by the train this morning on North
Western Railroad, and instantly killed.
River Intelligence.
SOUTHWEST Pass, August 6, 6 P. M
Barometer 29.40. Wind southwest; light.
Arrived: Brig John H. Hunt, Hunt mas
ter, twenty-seven days from Portland,
Maine, with cargo of granite to Thorn
dyke, Norton & Co. S.. ~.
No departures,
PAss-A-L'OUTRE, August 6, 6 p. NJ
Weather calm. No arrivals. Sailed at three
p NJ. steamer TappahannOck.
QUARANTINE, August 6, P. M.-The
steamer TappahannOck received her cargo
and went down at noon to-day. Quaran-
tine is clear of vessels.
MEMPHIS, August 6.-River falling.
Weather shOwery. Mercury S50.
VICKsBURG, August 6.-Passed up: Vir-
ginia, at II last night; Grand Era, at P.
nor Allen, at II A. NJ. River falling.
Weather clear and warm.
LOUISVILLE, August 6.-Departed: Belle
Vernon to New Orleans. The Tom Reese
and barges did not depart to-day, as an
nounced, but will depart tomorrow. The
river has fallen two inches in the past
twenty-fOur hours, with four feet ten inches
in the chute and ten feet on Portland bar.
Weather clear. Thermometer 900 at three
PM
CINCINNATI, August 6.-The river has
fallen eighteen inches in the past twenty
four hours, with fifteen feet in the chute.