New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-10-19

The Lee Obsequies at Memphis-Firo "a
Poughkeepsie-Mas0n Grand Ledge
of Kentucky-Severo Storm On the
Lakes-vessels Wrecked and Grows
Perished-Ohio Election Refurns Cor.
nlitted for MMrder-Terrfnc Gale nt
Oswego-Nominatfon for Congress-
North Carolina State Fair-C Congress-
man Dead.
MEMPHIS October 16.-Business was en-
tirely suspended here to-day, in honor of
the funeral obsequies of General Lee, which
surpassed anything ever Witnessed kere.
1t is estimated that fully twenty thousand
people participated in the procession, which
marched through the principal streets, along
which every house, with one exception, was
draped in mourning. The procession halted
at Court Square, where, after the funeral
service at the Episcopal church, by Rev.
John T. Wheat, d. D., rector of st. Lazarus
church, an Grafton was delivered by Hon.
Landon c. Haynes, after which the crowd
dispersed. ~
Lewis T. Bond, an old and esteemed citi- /
zen of Brownsville, was shot and INSTANTLY
killed by a timer named Frye, last eve
ming. Frye has been arrested and lodged
IN jail
PouGHKEEpsIE, October 1S.-Parker's
Touring mills were destroyed by fire to-day.
Loss $1,000
LOUISVILLE, October 1S-The Masonic
Grand Lodge of the State of Kentucky is
in session here. Over three hundred subor-
dinate lodges are represented. Dedication
ceremonies of the Masonic Widows and
Orphans Home were performed by the
Grand Lodge to-day.
CLEvELASD. Ohio, October i8.-The storm
last night was the most severe one of the
season. The wind blew hurricane from
the northwest. Three small vessels went
ashore, and two or three went to pieces. and
their crews perished. At least six lives
are believed to have been lost.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, October lS.-Offcial re-
turns from the lateI election shows that
Perry, Republican, has 745 majority for
Congress in the First District; Stevenson,
Republican, has l549 majority in the Second
District Morgan, Democrat, has 2147 ma
jority in the Thirteenth District, and Sprague,
Republican, has ZIG majority in the Fit
teenth District.
LOUISVILLE, October lS.--William and
Henry Kline and Jesse Jones were COM
mitted without bail for the murder of A. I.
Avery, near Middletown, Kentucky.
HELENA, Montana, October lS.--Martin
Stephens, who fell into sixty feet shaft on
Saturday, was found yesterday, dead.
OswEGO, October 1S.--A terrific gale has
been raging since morning Several vessels
ashore. R<
RICHMOND. October lS.-The Conserya-%
tives of the Third District to-day nominated
Albert Conway for Congress.
RALEIGH, October 1S.--The State Fair is q !.
success The weather is beautiful.
Mr. Gillian, Congressman elect is dead.
LOUISVILLE, October is. - Yesterday
suit was commenced in the United States
Court to remove from Office, Nnder the third
section of the fourteenth amendment, the,
Honorable William Lindsay, who was re-
Gently elected Judge of the Court of Ap-
peals from the Fourth District by q large.
majority. 1t is charged that prior to the
war he was clerk of Hickman Circuit Court
took an oath to support the constitution OF
the United States, and that in 1862 he e6
gagged in rebellion against the Unitefl
States. The defendant objected to findinp~
on the motion to remove him from office
and also the information. This will be one.
of the most important cases brought in tha.
United States C0eFrt under the fONrteentlu
amendment.
BOsToN, October lS-Customhouse Off IS
GERS have discovered smuggling transae-
tions, amounting to over $2,500, 900, an in
distilled liquors surreptitiously conycye6
into Boston during the year 1862
AUGUSTA, Me-, October l6.--A severe r..lnr
is raging in this vicinity. prostratin9 fele
s (soxTcsJEp on nlG1sEH HAo1.