New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-10-21

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Nattssal Pelice Conversion - Episcepal
| Cauvsntioa-~R PEI" " Halstaad's MuY-
asEer Foand CH.Iy-Fever at Charles
s0o-The B0Reon's Captain Receives q
! Purse Of One Theasaud Dollass-Re-
eepIen ef The President, In Portland
| Fair 1t DIsmpAis - Tse Presidenf
| Through Rssses.
| ST. Louis, October 2O.-The national
police convention organized to-day, with
James Brown, Mayor Of st. Louis, president.
| Ninety delegates were present.
BALTIMORE, October 2N-In the Protest
ant Episcopal convention to-day, the report
Of the committee on the state Of the church
vas generally cheerful. but says it can not,
however, close it3 eyes to the fact that in
the Southern and Southwestern diooe ses
| there IS still great weakness and depression,
and the recovery OF the Church in those
Older jurisdictions from their great calami-
ties end ep poverty has not been as rapid
as was hOpfd and most earnestly dcsired.
An elaborate discussion is progressing
| over the joint report ON the ritual.
NEWARK, n. j., October 2O.-The jury
renderG verdict of guilty against Bolts
for the murder Of "Pet'' Halstead.
CHARLESTON, October 2O.-Two fever
deaths occurred in the last twenty -four
| hours.
GLOUCESTER, October 2O.-A purse of
$1,000 has been given Captain KnowltOn,
who rescued the schooner Horton from a
Canadian port
Portland, Maine, October 20.-President
Grant had a snowy reception here. In re-
spending to q serenade, he said: II have o
vivid recollection of visiting your city six
years ago. This is the second time have
been in your city, and am much pleased
With the reception here, as we'll as at other
places have visited in your State. If do
not come o.tener than have heretofore, 1
shall not make many more visits here be-
fore shall be quite an old man."
TORONTO, October 2O-The engineer in
charge of division II, Canada Pacific rail-
road survey, reports that two whites be-
longing to his staff and five Indians were
burned to death by fire in the woods.
MEMPHIS, October 2O.-There was an im-
mense attendance at the fair to-day. The
cotton premium was awarded E. +. McGhee,
Of Mississippi.
BosroS, october 2O.-Judge Pittman has
accepted the prohibition nomination for
Governor.
The President and suite arrived at six
o'clock this evening from Portland, and
took supper, and left at half-past eight via
the Boston and Albany railroad for New
York.
MILWAUKEE, October 2O-The Door
county AdrOr0ie contains full account Of
the loss Of lite and property by the great
fires in that county. Up to the night Of the
eighth the fires had been raging through
Forrestville, Clay Banks, Neseraupee, Stur-
geon Bay and SebastOpol, burning fences
and timber, but leaving houses untouched.
At nine o'clock Sunday night a tornado
swept the towns from the southwest, be-
ginning at Belgian, and sweeping through
the towns of Union and Gardner, the west
ern part of Sebastopol, and the east shore of
the bay, consuming every building in it's
path.
At. Wi|liamson's Mill everything was
burned, and most awful destruction of hu-
man life ensued. Out Of eighty persons at
the mill, fity-seven we're burned to death,
The few survivors tell horrible tales of the
scene after the fire. Forty five bodies were
fOrud in a potato patch. Others were found
scattered in various place. Many were dis
figured in a terrible manner, and in some
cases beyond recognition.
This great destruction was the work of
but fifteen minutes, and was effected by the
tornado that bul ned PeshtigO. and 1900 hu-
man beings and number OF other losses of
lie are reported in other places. Twenty
two persons were burned at Brussels There
is scarcely house or barn standing in the
line of the fire.
NhACA"o, OcloOcr >V.-At inc apprOdcH
OF the flames, fifty of the worst characters
for removal to West Madison police station.
Pending the transfer thirty-six Of the pris-
Oners escaped. Five murderers are still in
custody.
The aggregate value of the churches de-
stroyed is $3,0OO,O00.
The report that tho steamer Carina was
wrecked and forty-fivs lives lost is untrue.
ho al ia of ho vvI rf he
The Tribune Company to-day ordered
their architect to commence rebuilding.
The front wall will be taken down and re-
built with Milwaukee blick. The other
walls and all the floors are firm and secure.
Contributions for relief from New York
amount to s., 200, 900, 1000 of which was
in supplies and the remainder in money.
DENVER, Col, October 2O.-The Southern
overland mail coach that left Trinidad at
ten o'clock last night for Kit Carson was
attacked by robbers, about two miles from
town. The driver was Knocked off his seat,
receiving a severe cut in the head. He
escaped in the darkness, and got back to
own, where posse was Immediately
aised, and started in pursuit Of the rob-
,ers. They found the coach unharmed at
Burns Rancho, fifteen miles north of Trini-
lad, but saw no trace of the robbers.
Weather Report.
WAR DxPARrnRxs.1
Once Chief Signal Oficer
Washington. October 20, 1871. 7:3O p ny
YSOPsIs OF THE PAST TwENTY-FOUR HOURS.
The area of low barometer, which was
thursday afternoon north of Lake Ontario,
as moved east beyond our stations, with
Ugh southwest winds, veering to the north
rest. and now quite abated in the Middle
nd Eastern States. The pressure is now
lsln1g, with falling temperature. The high
st barometer continues in the Southern and
iulf States, with clear weather during
thursday night, but small area Of still
igher pressure has advanced from Lake
superior into Pennsylvania. Winds have
eered to the east ON the gulf coast, with
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