New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-12

Philadelphia Branch Mint Accounts En-
vestigated = Terrible Murder - Four
Dared Saratoga Race Won-savHnnah
ArrivaIs-One Fever Death In Charles
fon-DamaEe by Storms-BoiIer Ex-
plosion-The Election in Maine-Acci-
dent on the Mississippi Central Rail-
road.
PHILADELPHIA, September lit is stated
that the accounts of the treasurer of the
United States Mint are undergoing investi-
CATION The accounts are said to be much
mystited.
LEXINGTON, September ia terrible
murder was committed last night at the
residence of John Harper, owner of the race
horse Lengfellow, near Midway, Kentucky.
Jake and Betsy Harper, brother and sister
of John Harper, had their throats cut by
some unknown person. The object of the
murder is supposed to have been robbery.
Some negroes living within a few feet of
Harper's residence knew nothing of the oc-
currence until this morning. No clue has
been obtained to the perpetrators of the
bloody deed.
Late,.-Three of the negroes living on
John Harper's place have been arrested as
the murderers of Jake and Betsy Harper.
Blood was found on their shirts, and the
evidence against them is very strong. Other
negroes employed on the place are missing,
and it is believed they are implicated in the
horrid affair. A party of citizens are in
search of the missing negroes.
SARATOGA, September 1.-THE Ward
crew won the four-oared race to-day, in
twenty-four minutes and twenty-four sec
onds. They came in two lengths ahead.
The Tyne crew were second, leading the
Biglin and Taylor-Winship by half dozen
lengths. 4
The Taylor winship crew claim foul at
the stake-boat; and it is not yet decided
who has the third innings
The enthusiasm over the triumphs Of the
Ward brothers was tremendous, and as
they came up to the shore opposite the
grand stand, cheer after cheer rent the air.
Later.-The third place is given the Big
lin crew, whose stern passed the stake boat
few feet ahead of the Taylor Winship.
Poughkeepsie crew fifth, and Mckee crew
sixth.
Six boats started in the four mile single
scull race this afternoon, as follows:
Sadler Ellis Ward, Bignall, Kelly, Big
lin, and Bright. Gilbert Ward was sick and
could not start. He was not well IN the
tour.oared race. At the start Sadler and
Ward led, at the end of the first mile up
Sadler and Ward ran first and second
Ward and Sadler turned the stake to-
gether, Bignall third, Kelly fourth and
Biglin fifth. On the down course, at the
end of the third mile, Sadler led, Bignall
second, Kelly third Biglin fourth and
Ward fifth. Sadler came in at the finish
six lengths ahead, Kelly second, tenlengths
ahead of Biglin, who was third, and Ward
close behind, numbering fourth; Bignall
fifth and Bright sixth.
In the four-oared race compromise was
effected in regard to the third place by Mr..
Morrissey, who paid the Biglin and Taylor
Winship crews each $3.50, the full amount
OF the third money, SO that the dead heat
was not rowed off.
NASHVILLE, September IL. = John Rob-
erts, one of the proprietors of the Nash
vile Banner, died this evening after brief
illness.
In Livingstone county, Alabama, on Sun
day, an old and respected citizen, l.. l..
Weir, was taken from his home by five
masked men and supposed to have been
murdered. A number of citizens hearing
of his seizure have started in pursuit, but
have not been heard from.
SAN FRANCISCO, September 1.-THE Re-
publicans have elected all three congress-
men.
A recount has been demanded by several
candidates for city offices ON both sides,
and has been ordered by the supervisors of
elections.
j. Walter Walsh, formerly of New Or
leans. and many years the publisher of
newspaper in San Francisco, died Saturday
night.
SAVANNAEi, oepbeHOer ll.--AE1LFtu' AH6
schooner Ida S. Burgess New York; brig
Martha, hence for New Haven, put back
leaking and mainsail split. She will repair
and proceed.
CHARLESTON, September 1.--Arrived:
Schooner May Morn, from Jacksonville,
bound north, put in for harbor. The
schooner Palma, at this port, from George
town, South Carolina, for New York, is re-
ported to have sprung leak and suffered
other damages.
One death by fever has occurred in the
last twenty-four hours.
NEwBURYPoRT, Mass, September H.
The boiler of the Curtis hat factory ex-
ploded, killing six persons. There are also
several wounded and missing
MEMPHIS, September ll.--A train on the
Mississippi Central railroad ran off the
track below Grenada yesterday, upsetting
the engine, killing the engineer and wound
ing the fireman.
LEXINGTON, Kentucky, September IL
The races were well attended. and the sport
[cezTuuED ON sIesTH PAskl