New Orleans Republican., 1871-10-07

Memphis Races-Drouth In the Wesf-
Episcopal Cenventien-Prairie Fire IN
Nlinneanta.

Memphis RaceseDrOuth In the Went
Episcopal Convention-Prairie Fire 4,
Minnesota.
MEMPHIS, October 6-Chickasaw jockey
Club races-Fourth day-DeSoto stake. for
three.year-olds, two mile heats. A sweep
stakes OF 9ioo each, half forfeit. or only rs
If declared, $1,000 added. Twenty-seven
subscribers, five declared. Won by Holiv-
wood, beating Mills bay flly, by Lexing.
ton, and ArizOna-same order. Time: 3:46E.
3:45.
Second race-Jockey Club purse $500.
mile and repeat, for all ages. Commerce,
?, ?; Belle Aiken, 4, distanced; Yarissee, 3.
distanced; Tom Corbett, 5. 4; Foster, I, i;
Donovan, 6, 8. Time: l:4saa. 1:4Sl4.
In the first race Mills entry was the
favOrite. In the second race Foster was
two to one against the field. Attendance
large. The track was a little heavy.
CHICAGO, October 6.-The drouth now
prevailing in the West has not been
equaled within the past twenty-five years.
All through Central and Southern Illinois
the wells and small streams are completely
dried up, and the inhabitants find great
difficulty in obtaining sufficient water for
that plowing is rendered impossible.
BALTIMORE, October 6.-The Episcopal
convention consents to the conservation of
the Rev. Mr.. Howe, as assistant bisbon Of
the diocese of North Carolina.
The proposed amendment to the canons.
to give the English clergy the same rights
in the church parishes Of this country AZ
our own clergy, was rejected.
ST. PAUL, October GA great prairie fire
prevails in this State. Its course is south
east, toward the Iowa border and the Min
nesOta river. Losses confined principally
to houses, barns, fences, wheat and live
stock. Only two lives known to be lost.
Many small farms have been completely
destroyed.
SAN Francisco, October Cit is supposed
that two more escaped Nevada convicts
have been arrested at Los Angeles and an
other has been captured at Rock, above
and Black, of the gang who murdered the
express rider Po0re, were lynched by ranch
men, and that Jones, another of the gang,
was murdered by his companions,
LOUISVILLE, October 6.-Captain j. C.
Reilly, of Vienna, Indiana; retired steam
boatman, formerly Of Cincinnati, was
stabbed and killed by Captain Parker, Of
Charlestown, Indiana, today. Parker
claims that he did the stabbing in selfde.-
fense. The deceased was sixty-tive years
Of age.
PHILADELPHIA, October CT. j. Hemp
hill, treasurer of the Walnut Street The
atre, was robbed of $4,000 in q street car
last evening.
CINCINNATI, October 6.-The bronze
Tyler Davidson fountain was inaugurated
to-day. The city Is immensely crowded.
During the spectacle five tiers Of seats, not
properly secured against accident, fell, car
rying with them the occupants to the
ground. Three persons were seriously in
jured, and quite number slightly.
San FRANCISCO, October GA match for
@2O, 900, between an unnamed and Cali
fornia horse, is to come off over the Sacra.
mento course within ninety days.
A number of brilliant meteOrs, passing
from southeast to northwest, have been OBJ
served in all parts of the State within the
past week.
SALT LAKE C1rr, October 6-Judge Me-
Kean, in discharging the grand jury until
November, thanked him for the work they
had done.
Weather Report.
WAR DRPARrnpN1
Once Chief Signal Odlcer.
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