New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-05-12
MISCEIIANEOUS

Jewell Declared Elected Governor OF
COnaecticut-Inaugur Next Tues-
day-CalffOrnia Crops DESTROYED by
GrnsshOppers-The Coburn and Mace
Fight Prevented-GlowinG Crop Re.
ports at nIemphis-Suicide at Little
Rock-Taxpayers Convention ut Co.
Iumbia-N1ace and Coburn Fighting
Ground-First Drove of Texas Cattle
Nashville Races - Mail and Express
Matter Lost-street Car Excitement at
Louisville-Star Cars sRepudiated-Con.'
victed of Murder-Pullman Car Shops
Burned.
HARTFORD, Conn.,, May ll.-Both Houses
passed resolution declaring Jewell elected
Governor. He will be inaugurated on
Tuesday next, to which day the Legislature
has adjourned.
SAN Francisco, May 1l.-Clouds of
| grasshoppers are destroying the crops in
| Los Angeles county.
The citizens of Arizona killed eighty-fve
| Indians and captured twenty-five children
| The Indians had been protected at Fort
Grant, but in return stole property and
murdered citizens.
PORT DOVER, C. W., May 1.-THE FIGHT
between Coburn and Mace was prevented
by Canadian authorities. The men. in
splendid condition, entered the ring shortly
| after noon, but during the first round and
before blow was struck the sheriff and
| county judge, backed by number of sol
diers from Simcoe, dispersed the crowd,
who fled in every direction. The ring was
pitched about four miles from Simcoe. The
! fight has been postponed indefinitely.
MEMPHIS, May 11.-The crop reports from
all sections of the surrounding country are
| gloomy, owing TO the cold weather, heavy
rains and hail.
| Hemer Wood well known citizen of
| Little Rock, committed suicide on Monday
| by taking strychnine Cause, financial en-
| barrassments
ABELrNE, Kansas, May 1.-THE first drove
| of sixteen hundred head of Texas cattle
| arrived here to-day, and go eastward by rail.
| TORONTO, May 1.-THE referee in the
| Mace -Coburn fight has decided that the
| men meet at ten o'clock tomorrow al Erie.
when he will name the fighting ground
CHARLESTON, May 1.-THE feature of
| to-day's doings at Columbia was the formal
| interview of a committee of eleven from
| the taxpayers' convention with Governor
Scott. The committee said they had come.
not as partlsans, but as citizens of the State,
to consult and cooperate with the Governor
IN bringing about q better condition of
affairs in South Carolina
The Governor received them most cor
daily, assuring them of the assistance and
cooperation not only of himself but of all
the State officials in satisfying the
public mind that the reports of
financial Irregularities were without
foundation. A long and full discussion
about taxation ensued, the Governor
| promising to extend the time for the collec-
ton of the next November tax until the fol-
lowing March in all cases where difficulty
was found in making earlier payment The
committee, on behalf of the convention.
pledged its influence to the maintenance OF
peace and good order, and the Governor
promised to appoint none but good men to
office. The interview lasted four hours, and
was of the most pleasant and satisfactory
| character ON both sides.
In the convention to-day the most i'm
portant business was the Introduction of
| resolutions that the convention is opposed
to any form of Reputation of the legal debts
OF the State; that the organization of the
convention be maintained, and that the
president and executive committee have
| power to convene the Same at any time;
that the executive committee be made per-
manent, and that it shall assist the Gov
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