New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-07-07


tiOnal Police ConventiOn-Hung by Cit
izens-The Oxford Ku-Klux Trial.
LONG BRANCH, July 6.-Idaho won the
first race by half neck. Time, 2:l6A.
Salina won the second by half a length
Time, 2:431e.
Helmbold won the third by two lengths.
Time, 3:4lA.
HARTFoRp, July 6.-The house passed
the general railroad law by vote OF one
hundred and Twenty-Five to tifty-seven.
LOUISVILLE, July 6.-The board OF di-
rectors of the Elizabethtown and Paducah
railroad have under consideration a prOpo-
sition from l.. H. Meyer, of New York city,
who represents the foreign iron firms, and
offers to furnish all the iron needed to COM
plete the unfinished portion of the road
from Greenville to Paducah-ninety-two
Undertaking the bonds of the company at
,eighty-seven and half cents, and interest,
in payment. Eight hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars will make the above portion of
the road ready for iron. All of it is under
contract, to be finished by April. 1872. The
entire road is one hundred and ninety-tve
miles long.
John Morton, son of prominent and
wealthy citizen, was sentenced to-day to
two years in the penitentiary for killing
Dan Powers in a bawdy house in this city
last May.
PHILADELPHIA, July 6.-Horace p. Rob
inson, the son OF Third street broker, was
shot last night and probably fatally wound
ed by William Barstol, the son of wealthy
sugar refner. The youths had been talking
of burglars before retiring for the night,
and it is supposed the act was committed
while BarstOl was asleep.
CINCINNATI, July GA saloon keeper of
Frankfort, Ross county, Ohio, fractured
the skull of son of DIR. William Latta.
George w. Gray, of New Richmond,
Ohio, while drunk insulted some ladies,
and was killed by bystanders.
ST. LOUIS, July 6.-Chief of Police
McDonough has gone to Washington in
connection with the national police conven-
ton here next fall. After consulting Secre-
tary Fish with a view to opening of
correspondence with foreign police, Mr..
McDonough will visit the towns and prin-
cipal cities in this country to gather infor-
nation regarding the police, detective and
reformatory systems.
CHICAGO, July 6.-The citizens of Wa
taska, Illinois, took Martin Mera, who is
charged with the murder of son. aged ten
years, and hung him. At least one thou
sand men, women and children participated
in the act.
OXFORD, July 6.-There is an argument
progressing here regarding the release of
ten prisoners on bail.
LONG BRANCH, n. j., July 6.-The first
race, which was selling race, was won in the
following order: Idaho first, winning by
half a neck; Nellie James second, Belle
Meade third, and Leland, Gerald, John
Heenan, Clio Talaria, Astronomer, Bah
cocks CHI. C. and John Dennisons and
Crawford's entry bringing up the rear.
Second race-Monmouth Oaks won as fol-
lows: Salina first, winning by half d length;
Mary Clark second, Mary Louise third,
followed by Saucebox, Eastern Star, Annie
al oil n
This was very exciting and closely con-
tested race.
Third race. for Long Branch stakes; dis
tance, two miles; fourteen entries were
made, but only three started; Helmbold
won the race, which surprised everybody
interested, beating Judge Curtis two full
lengths next and last came John Brough-
hams black gelding bad" third.
ST. LOUIS, July General Shepherd,
the chairman of the Republican executive
committee of the State, will publish a card
in reply to paragraph which appeared in
the Washington Chronicle, in the issue of
July g. in which he fatty denies ever hav-
ing taken any action whatever against
General Smith, the Postmaster of this city,
or against Supervisor Mcdonald, or having
asked President Grant directly or indirectly
to remove either. He further states that
his recent visit to Washington was in no
way whatever connected with St. Louis
officials.
CHICAGO, July ga gang of counterfeit
ers has been discovered in Wisconsin, with
headquarters at Monroe. The detectives ar
rested two yesterday. About dozen have
been arrested thus tar, and the detectives
are still at work
During a storm in Nebraska last night a
train on the Fremont and Blair road was
lifted from the track and blown twenty
feet from the track. An infant was killed,
the mail agant fatally wounded and fifteen
other personsmOre or less hurt
WHEELING, w. Va, July GA terrible
storm passed over Moundsville this after
noon. The stockade around the West Vir-
ginia penitentiary was blown down, and one
prisoner escaped. Houses were unroOfed,
fences demolished, and great quantities of
grain destroyed.
Weather Report.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Office Chief Signal officer, ,
Washington July &, 1871, 7:30 P. M.
SYNOPSIS OF THE PAST TwENTY-FoUR HOURS
The area of low pressure which was
"Wednesday evening in Iowa has moved
over Lake Michigan and now covers Lake
Huron. Threatening weather with light
rains have accompanied its advance and
now prevail in New York and Penns ylvania.
The barometer has varied somewhat on the
south Atlantic and gulf coasts and con-
tinues highest from North Carolina to Key
West, with fresh winds from the south.
Rain is reported this afternoon from Geor-
gia and Alabama, clearing up weather from
Kentucky to Lake Superior and westward.
The barometer has fallen quite rapidly on
the Middle and Eastern States since this
morning, with increasing southeasterly
winds.
PROBABILITIES.
Southwesterly winds will probably con-
tinue in the Southern and Gulf States, with
northwesterly winds in the interior Friday
afternoon. The barometer will probably
continue to fall tonight in New York, with
brisk southeasterly winds on the east At
lantic coast for a short time, with threaten
ing and rainy weather, clearing away on
Friday. Partially cloudy and clear weather
is probable for Friday west of Michigan
and Tennessee. Brisk southwesterly winds
are probable for tonight on lakes Ontario
and Erie.
River Intelligence.
SOUTHWEST PASS, July 6, P M.-Ba-
rometer 30 Wind east and fresh. No ar
rivals or departures.
VICKsBURG, July 6.-Passed up: Mary
Miller, at 10 A. NJ, and Colorado, at p
NJ. River falling. Weather warm and
clear
MEMPHIS, July 6-Passed up: Bismarck
City OF Chester and c. b. Church. Passed
down: Julia and Commonwealth. River
falling slowly. Weather clear and warm.
LOUISVILLE, July 6.-River declining with
one foot ten inches in the chute and three
feet ten inches in the canal. Weather clear
and very warm. Mercury 800. No business
doing.
Exchange and barges from New Orleans
to Pittsburg, passed up. The last of the
cargo of the LeOnidas was removed to-day.
The Camelia has laid up until a more
fauara b1a caaoon Naoplv oil a. -.