New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-11-27

heur l.6t night Governor Smith and Treas
uror Bingham obtained from tho Supreme
Court Judge Saftuld and Circuit court
Jndre Pelham, injunctions restraining the
nressi;nc officer Of the Senate from count
mo the votes for Governor or Treasurer,
Ant vnuld count for other officers. The re-
suM of the count was . majority of all the
vote ,east IN the State for i. II. M0ren,
lieutenant Governor 1877; j. j. Parker,
Necretary Of State, 4459; J. w. A. Sanford,
3lN. Ill Democrats.
TRe President announced these gentle
men elected to their respective offices and
ordered the returns to be seLt to the Secre-
fsry Of State to await Judicial proceedings.
HenNtOr Nabry then offered resolution
that Hon. 4. H. Noren be sworn in as Lieu
tenant Governor, and be invited to preside
over the joint convention as legal presiding
~. Rarr. presiding officer of the Senate,
nro tam. an1ounced the resolution out OF
order. and asked the Senate to retire to its
Chamber, which it did, and immediately adj
journed
~. Moren. in the meantime was sworn in
n Lieutenant Governor by Judge Saffold
md was escorted to the Speakers chair.
No did 60 and announced that he was ready
70 proceed to business as presiding officer Of
the convention.
m. Lowe offered resolution that the
Secretary of State, Mr.. Miller Mr.. Parker
not vet being sworn), be asked to return to
the Lieutenant Governor the returns Of the
vote cast at the late election.
Mr.. Phelan. the clerk Of the House, waited
on the Secretary Of State and obtained the
returns.
Mr.. Moren-a maj ority of the General As
ssmbly being present[tLea counted the
vote for Governor and Treasurer. 1t re-
suited in l425 majority for Lindsay, Demo-
-srat, and about $500 majority for Grant,
Dom0crat.
NJ. Lindsay took the oatk of Office as
GOyern0r, and the State, for time, will
probably have two Governors. The Senate
recognize Smith, and the House Lindsay.
Tho matter will be in the courts soon.
MOBILE, November Earthquakes from
di6orent points in Indiana have been made
concerning one J. Henry Murdoch, pretend
ing to be correspondent of the Mobile
Reois.er. He is q swindler, and exhibits a
vell-executed counterfeit letter purpOrting
% he from the proprietor of the Register.
MEMPHIS, November 26:CThere were
fnrty-three deaths this week. The fall
- m Of the United States Circuit Court,
Judge Emmons presiding, begins Monday.
with forty fourteenth amendment cases Of
ofice-holdcrs
CmCYyNArI, November 26.-The Emma
FlOyd, which sunk at French Island this
morning, was insured here in the Eureka,
Enterprise, and Commercial offices, each,
$500, Farmers $500, Crescent $1,000. The
boat was owned by Captain Wise and the
Nashville Packet Company, and was valued
e $1,000. Shs had an assorted cargo Of
go tons. mostly from this city; and insured
here. The underwriters leave for the wreck
this evening.
The aggregate value of the real estate of
this city, exclusive of the recently annexed
territory, lie $lT &C., g98; real property held
by churches is nearly $4,000, 0oQ; valuation
q parks and cemeteries, over S2,5OO, COZ.
ST. LOUIS, November 26.-The Secretary
Of the Merchants Exchange here has the
following statistics Of hog killing: St. Louis,
0,9l3; same time last season, 8O,O6l. Chi
cage, l2l ,337; last season, $4,000. Cincin-
VILE, 5000: last season, 81 900. Evans
vile, 100; last season, 3700. st. Joseph,
Missouri, 5000. Total, '368, $50. Total last
season, 46l .OlS.@
BUFFALO, N. Y, November 26 "A portion
Of the still house of briggs & Co. fell, ex-
ploding the still and firing the liquor. Of
seven persons within, two were terribly in
jured.
A search is progressing for others sup
posed to be in the ruins.
River InteiIigence..
SOUTHWEST Pass, November 26.-Barom
eter 30l5. Weather calm. Arrived: Steam
ship Alice, Ellis master, at five P. NJ, from
Liverpool to Ocean, Zerega & Co.; bark
Av6ndale, McEelhenny master, fifty-nine
days from Newport, Wales, with railroad
to master: steamship Austin, Trip master,
at seven p. NJ, from Indianola, via Calves
ton, to c. A. Whitney & Co. Sailed: Steam
chip Frankfurt.
VIcKfBuRG, November 26.-Passed up:
Mary Houston at ], w. II. Arthur at =, and
Indiana at 3 A. NJ. Down: Grand Era at
Al, and Mollie Able at p. NJ. River fall
ing. Weather clear and pleasant.
MEMPHIS, November 26.-Passed down:
Silver Bow, Marble City. River falling.
Weather clear. Mercury CO.,
CINCINNATI, November 26.-The river
has fallen two inches, with seven feet ten
inches in the channel. Weather clear.
LOUISVILLE, November 26. Departed:
Wannita for New Orleans; Pink Varble
Arkansas river. The Edinburg from New
Orleans is due tonight. The Emma Floyd
sunk to-day at French Island, on an old
sycamore log. The water is three feet on
her deck. The Morning Star took OFF her
passengers.
The river has risen ABOUT four inches,
win be stationary tomorrow, but will soon
he rising again, as the swell in the Ale
gheny, MonOngahela and Kanawha has not
reached this point. Weather clear and
pleasant.
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