New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-20

Needed Rain in North Cnroiina-B Brig
Ashore-Saratoga Ruces-OhiO Demo.
cratic State Convention-The Piftsfon
Mine Disaster-Haif a Million Railroad
Stock Sold for $S5,080-Noted Gam
bier shot at Menphis-Criminal Matters
There-vote i'm Favor of Subscription
| TO Mississippi River RaiIroad-An I'm
popular Speech at San Francisoo-Cap-
ture of Escaped Sing-Sing COnyicts-
severe Drought Among the Indians
Repairing the Duxbury Cable-Blunder
DevelOped-Yacht Fleet at Newport
Convict Shot in Prison-Wife Murderer.
WILMINGTON, N. c., August ia fine
rain has been falling almost constantly for
the past twenty four hours. 1t is thought
to be general, and will prove of vast benefit
to the crops. 1t is too late to save the crops
in some sections, where the yield will be
cut short nearly one-half by the long
drought.
A Navy gale off the coast this evening.
Brig Alice Lee, Foster, master, New York
to Savannah, ran ashore yesterday on Fry
ing Pan Shoals and was towed TO this city
leaking badly. The vessel will be repaired.
SARATOGA, August l9.-Vesuvius won the
hurdle race-time 3:5S. Second race. Long
fellow gaIloped over the track. Barney
Williams won third-time 2:38.
CINCINNATI, August 19.--The Democratic
convention to nominate State officers con-
venes September H.
P1TTsToN, August l9.-The coroners jury
censures Alva Tomplins' failure to comply
with the plain provisions for the protection
OF human life.
ST.. LOUIS, August 19.-It is stated that
$500, 900 of stock of the North Missouri road,
owned by the city has been sold for $65, 600,
to the present owners of the road
MEMPHIS, August l9.-Had Morse, noted
gambler, was shot and probably fatally
hurt last night, by Wynn Cannon. The diff
Guilty was about woman. Cannon was
arrested. After a preliminary examination
he was released on $4,000 bail.
Padden, who murdered Ed Burr yester-
day morning, had hearing before magis-
trate to-day and was remanded to jail with
out bail.
Thomas Teal, charged with the murder of
John A. GRATIS, in Heard county, Georgia,
in November last, has been arrested in Ar
kansas.
The vote to-day for subscription of $780,
600 to the Mississippi River railroad re-
suited in favor of the subscription.
SAN FRANCISCO, August l9.-The Repub
licans are indignant at the speech of George
Gorham, Secretary of the United States
Senate, wherein he repudiated the anti
Chinese and antisubsidy planks of the Re
publican platform,
PoUGHKEEPsIE, August l9.-The capture
of the escaped convicts continues. Cramer,
who made a desperate resistance, was badly
wounded.
ST. LOUIS, August 19.-Accounts from
Fort Sill, Indian Territory, represent that
severe drought prevails in the Southern
portion of the territory, and in the northern
counties of Texas, vegetation burning and
cattle dying in many places for want of
water. All the Indians are reported peacea-
BILE on the reservation.
AI1O ar CT haPt
Lowe is engaged in repairing the French
cable between Island St. Pierre and Dux-
bury.
The fact has been developed that the loss
of both English cables last year, and sub
sequent expense and inconvenience, re-
suited from a severe blunder. When the
cable of 1866 gave out the fault was 10
Gated by the usual tests, whittier the repair
steamer was dispatched TO take up and re-
unite the ends.
In graphing for these the cable of 1865
was picked up and accidentally severely IN
iured, and the efforts to find the break in
that of 1866 were fruitless. This left the
public dependent entirely upon the French
cable until last spring, when it was discov-
cred that the fault in the cable of 1866, in
stead of being in midoeean, was in close
proximity to the Newfoundland coast,
where it might have been repaired in few
hours, except by the original mistake,
which resulted in break of one Of the
cables in efforts to find the other.
The facts have an important bearing in
promoting the laying of new and competing
cables, confirming as they do the theory
that ocean cables once properly laid in deep
water are little liable TO be severed.
NEWPORT, r. l., August ia feet Of
over thirty steam and sailing yachts has
collected in the harbor. Everything bids
fair for the races, which begin Monday.
NASHVILLE, August 19.-Frank Heidel-
berger, who had been convicted in Giles
county court of stabblng man, and sen
fenced to the State prison, was shot aud
killed by one of the prison guard to-day be-
fore he had entered the prison. An alterca-
ton between the prisoner and warden of
the prison was the cause of the homicide.
A petition for the pardon of Heidelberger,
signed by the judge and jury by whom he
was convicted, and also by the person
whom he stabbed, had been received here,
and he would have probably been pardOned
Immediately, as he had been wrsngfully
convicted.
SARATOGA, August l9. - The attendance
at the races to-day was immense.
In the hurdle race seven started; the
favorite, Vesuvius, was the winner; AS
tronorner was several lengths ahead at the
middle of the last mile, but his rider was
thrown; the horse went on and came in
second.
In the race of two and three quarters
miles Longfellow gallopped over the course
with no contestants.
The third race of one mile and half was
won by Barney Williams in close strug-
gle, with Climax second, and Midday third.
LOUISVILLE, August 19.-The examina-
ton of Dr. Carl Gooesser, charged with
having caused the death of his wife by cruel
treatment, terminated here to-day in his
commitment to Jail without bail, to answer
in the criminal court.
The negro who outraged and murdered q
little girl near Fulton station, in Hickman
county, Kentucky, few days ago, was
taken from Jail on the night of his arrest
and shot through the body seven times. He
was left for dead, but next morning he was
found sitting up, and taken to Jail, where
his wounds were dressed. Subsequently a
party of citizens took him out and hanged
him. He confessed his crime.
Weather Report.
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