New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-08-04

Textile Fabric Exp0sition-COngre
al n-ExecutiOn-Terrible Ac-
cislent At Fortress M0nroe-Serenade
to Jefferson Davis-His Speech fin
Response-Virsinia Politics-North Car
olina Press Agent Getting Excited.
Telegraph Operator Found Dead i'm
Bed-Death Of a st. Louis Merchant.
INDIANAPOLIS, August 3.-Owing to some
misunderstanding the formal opening of
the exposition Of textile fabrics, which
should have been held last evening, was post
poned, and took place at the rink this morn
ing. w. o. Harrington, President of the
Board Of Trade, made the opening address
of welcome. During his remarks he said:
To-day we enter the list as competitors of
the East in the great supremacy in manu-
features of the two great sections, East and
West" He spoke of the rapid growth of
the association, suggesting that sooner or
later the building Of a mammoth edifice for
holding expOsitiOns at some central point in
the West might become necessary. He was
followed by Mayor Macaulay, who extended
hearty welcome to the visitors on the part
Of the city.
George s. Bowen, President of the asso-
citation, responded to the Mayors welcome.
Governor Baker was then called on and
spoke briefly. He said he was pleased to
see SO great IN exhibition of manufacturers
SKILL that the people Of Indiana welcome
all manufacturers, and he was gratiied at
the interest he saw manifested by Southern
manufacturers; the industrial interests of
the South and West were one; he joined the
Mayor in extending hearty welcome to
the city and State.
DR.. Busy, of Columbus, Georgia. was
next introduced. He said he was delighted
to take the manufacturers by the hand and
bid them God speed in their work. The
manufacturers are the noblemen of the
West and South, and were fast making
every valley alive with the whir of the
spindle and the noise of the loom. The
West and the South have facilities out
stripping the world in the extent of its
manufacturers, and were succeeding beyond
the possibility of failure He knew his
section would appreciate the hearty welcome
they had received on the part of the as
ISOLATION and citizens of Indiana.
A considerable amount of goods and ma
chinery arrived to-day. There is every in
dicatiOn that the exposition will be a COM
plete success.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, August 3.-The Re-
publican Convention at MOurdeville to-day,
nominated Charles Foster, of Seneca
county, for Congress for the Ninth Congress
sional District
Bennett Scott was hung to-day at Nor
walk for the murder OF Goodman, ned
dler, in October.
FORTRESS MONROE, August 3.-The coast
survey steamer Bibb, Captain Platt, from
Norfolk, will sail in day or two to take
soundings off Hattaras.
A terrible accident occurred here at three
o'clock 2. NJ. to-day, resulting in the death
of four men and the dangerously wOunding
of a fifth. They were hauling some fixed
ammunition in the laboratory outside of
the fort, when shell exploded, firing the
building and killing John Tomiinson
(white), Joseph and William johnson and
Henry Allen (colored) outright, and wound
ing Frank Chesman (colored).
The fire communicated to five other small
buildings, containing shell, and DESTROYED
them.
The fire department was on the ground,
but could render little assistance ON ac-
count of the bursting of the shells, which
fell in every direction in and about the
fort.
GREENBRIER WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS,
Va, July 3.-Hon. Jefferson Davis, Cover
nor Gilbert e. Walker, aud ex-senator
James NJ. Mason, were serenaded late last
night. Mr.. Mason made no response, being
lndlsposed. Governor Walker responded
briefly, in which he regretted the dismem-
berment of Virginia. Mr.. Davis made a
brief and eloquent response, in which he
avoided political illusions in toto He said:
My friends, accept my thanks for
your kindness. Thrown like a wave |
npOn life's shore, | have always |
met with that kind treatment at the hands |
of Virginians which is an evidence more of |
your generosity than Of my own merit. |
Even in. the lowerSborders of Virginia. /
have met with the warmth of hearty wei
come. May God in his mercy bless YOU.
and keep you from every ill! May your
prosperity be as wide as your borders /! |
NAV your homes be peace is the earnest |
prayer of him who has no more to say to you |
on this occasion" [Cheers.l Mr.. Davis is
looking very well and IN fine spirits; though
ordeal OF shaking everybody by the hand
here.
RICHMOND, August 3.-The State Journal,
the Republican organ, repudiates the action