New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-05-12
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NOR, IT desired, in securing the services 0
good citizens to fill offices. thus furnishing
guarantee for q wise administration.
These resolutions, which we're SEVERAL,
referred, were favorably received and will
doubtless, be adopted.
The convention is in session TO night.
NASHVILLE. May 1l.-,BloodHorse Asso
citation races; third day.
First raee-Maxwell horse stake .fol
three-year Odds; purse, $500; entrance, $25
play or pay; $50 TO the second horse
Nine entered; four started.
Sentinel. !
Gaberunzie. ....-...-....-'..-...--..-. q
Hollywood. ...................,....... dis
Graham McFairy observation-disclosures. dis
Time-i:50, l:5lh, 1:52A.
Second race-AssOciation purse, $500
mile and quarter; won by Tom Corbett
beating Kathleen and Harvey Villain in the
order named. Time-2:2la4.
Third race - Association purse. 500
mile;. won by Hampton beating Humphrey
Evans and Susie McClurg in the order
named. TiRe- lisa.
Hollywood was the favorite in the first
Harvey Villain in the second, and Susie
McClurg in the third race. The track was
heavy. Attendance large.
The Tennessee Exposition continues 90 be
a point OF attraction. Contributions are
being added. There were five thousand
persons present to-day.
Sarah johnson. CT Williamson, while at
tempting some days ago to separate two
cocks that were fighting, was wounded IN
the arm by spur talsns, and she died. Her
husband, Claiborne johnson, a consump-
tive. was so affected by her death that he
commenced sinking rapidly, and also died.
Both were buried at the same time.
HELENA, Montana, May ll.-Yesterday
morning, whiB the mail and express matter
were being ferried across White Tail Deer
creek, the boat capsized Everything was
saved, except two sacks OF mail matter and
the treasure box.
Owing to the late rainy weather all
streams in this quarter are very high.
LOUISVILLE, May 1l.-Considerable ex-
element was created to-day by two at
tempts by negroes to ride in street cars.
The white-ladies left the cars on each occa-
sion. In one case the car ran off the track,
aud was left standing. Inthe other the ne
groes, after considerable trouble and delay,
took a separate car.
CINCINNATI, May 1l.-At Brookville, In
diana, to-day, Mcdonald Cheek was con-
victed of the murder of Thomas Harrison.
near Lawrenceburg, Indiana, last year, and
sentenced to be hung.
DETROIT, May 1.-THE Pullman car shops
were destroyed by fire this morning. Loss
SIS. coo. Insured for $4,000.
hIVef 1nteti1Rence.
SOUTHWEST Pass, May IL, 6 P. Mia
rometer 29:l5. Wind northwest, strong.
Arrived: Schooner Lady Woodbury.,
Woodbury., master, five days from Utilla,
with fruit to j. Macheea; steamship Frank
furt at p. NJ, Barre, master, from Bremen
via Havana, to K. +. Stockmeyer & Co.
Sailed: Ship Cordillera and steamship
Darien. Inside, bound out: Brig j. Crosby.
MEMPHIS, May 1l.-Weather cloudy and
quite cool. The river rose foot during the
last twenty-four hours. Passed up: Groes-
beck, Edinburg Indiana, Cowan and barges.
Passed down: Belle of St. Louis.
VIcKsBURG, May l1.-Passed up: Com
monwealth at ten last night. Boats to day:
Robert Mitchell at 6 p. NJ; Julia at p. NJ.
Thermometer at z A. NJ stood at 500. at
p. NJ. coo. Weather cool and clear. River
stationary.
PITTsBURG, May 1l.-Monongahela nine
feet and rising. Departed: Kate Putnam,
for Nashville. Weather clear and pleasant
CINCINNATI, May ll.-River thirty-seven
feet, with sixty-fye feet under the bridge.
Departed: r. G. Gray, for Arkansas river.
ST. LOUIS. May I.-Arrived: Belle Lee,
from New Orleans. Departed: City of |
Vicksburg, for yicksburg, and Mountaineer,
for the Arkansas river.
The river is rising fast. Weather clear |
and pleasant. The upper Mississippi has |
come to stand at st. Paul, Minnesota A |
dispatch from Fort Benton says there is |
more water there than for years past.