New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-06-25
MISCELLANEOUS.

Observation-Disclosures by Indians
MagdaIena Bay CeIonists Return
fng-RaiirOad Observation-Disclosures
Meeting mt Nashviile-glasOnic MOnu-
ment Notwithstanding of Sfeam-
bOat-Terrifc Thunderstorm mt Chi
cago-Disease Among Swine-Storrn mt
Long Branch-Yacht Race Postponed.
Hostiliries i'm the Fejee Islands.
MEMPHIS, June 24.-George Mack, of the
firm of Hitzfeld s. Co., died of sunstroke
to-day.
A contract for completing the Cairo and
Fulton railroad from the Missouri line to
the Texas line, by the first of July, 1872,
has been completed.
The Masonic fraternity celebrated st.
Johns Day by procession and picnic to
Jones' Park.
SAN FRANCIsco, June 24.-Mayor Selby, a
prominent Republican candidate for the
gubernatorial nomination. in response to a
serenade, pledged himself against railroad
subsidies
The Democrats nominated Judge Archer,
| vice Axtell, for Congress.
The miners strike in Anador county will
probably be amicably settled. Troops had
| been called out.
| Lieutenant Morton, with twenty soldiers
just returned to Camp Mcdowell, reports
that they killed ffty-six Apaches, and re-
captured a large amount of stock.
| Captain Mills, with large party, is still
| on the trail.
The Hon. Rees Smith was murdered by
Indians near Rhodes ranch, Arizona.
| All the colonists who were taken to Mag
dalena bay, Lower California have lett, ex-
cept about dozen. Many have arrived
destitute at La Paz, where they were fur
nished with rations by the MEXICAN author
| tiles to save them from starvation.
CHICAGO. June 24.-An engine and bag
gage car went through culvert ON the
New Albany and Chicago railroad. The
fireman was killed. engineer and baggage
man seriously, and several passengers
slightly hurt.
NASHVILLE, June "a. "A meeting of
prominent citizens of Nashville and
vicinity irrespective of party, was held
to-day, the object being for the expression
OF sentiment respecting Mr.. Vallandlgham
| Brief speeches were made, eulogizing Val
| landigham's charaeter as a statesman and
honest man.
Appropriate resolutions were adopted, ex-
| pressive of the loss the country has sus-
| tanned in his death, and sympathizing with
the bereaved family.
/ PHILADELPHIA, June 24.-The monument
erected to the memory of w B. Schneider,
Grand TYLER of the Grand Lodge of Masons,
was unveiled to-day. Forty-three lodges
| participated.
Sioux CRY, Iowa, June 24.-The Ida
| Ruse No. 9 sunk near White river to-day.
| Ile DOaU, Ndlucu dI C%U,UVU anu ~ az
| 5000 900, is a total loss. There were fifty
five passengers aboard, all OF whom were
saved.
CHICAGO, June pa terrific thunder
storm prevailed here to-day. The rain fell
| in torrents for an hour; Easements were
flooded and walls and trees Frustrated. No
! marine disasters have yet been reported.
| The tunnel under the river at Washington
street is inundated and the water is pour
ing in at both ends.
4 disease resembling congestive chill has
attacked the hogs i'll Fulton county, Illinois.
The percentage of death is large.
LOSG BRANCH, June obtaining hard;
heavy wind from the eastward prevails
The yachts are not in sight.
Loter-The rain continues. The yacht
race has been postponed.
ST. LOUIS, June PA letter states that
N. ]. Long, John Mullen and two others
were killed by Indians, near Fort Griffin,
Texas. A man named Elliott was burned
alive.
The first race to-day was for a consolation
purse for beaten horses; purse, one hundred
dollars, five per cent entrance added. Belle
Aiken won the race, beating Vidocq, Knight
of ST. Louis. and Joe Aiken. Time-l:46s4, !,
1:4934.
Second race, mile heats, best three in five,
purse $500, five per cent entrance added;
Alta Vela won the race, beating Don AVIAN
and Emma NJ Time-l:46la, 1:46a4, l:49ls,
1.4SA.
CINCINNATI, June 2i-The papal anni-
versary jubilee will be celebrated here to-
morrow on grand scale. Holy communion
will be given in all the churches at eight
o'clock, and a grand procession will take
place in the afternoon.
Arches over the streets have been erected.
and many buildings are decorated with
flags and evergreens.
The Backeye Club at last have agreed
n,,+h ba Aor; ;orl+ fu fT, ha
terms of sale of their grounds, whereby the
club retains the privilege to use the grounds
for racing two weeks in the spring and two
5 weeks in the autumn perpetually.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 4.-Hostilities
D have broken out among rival clans in the
: Fejee Islands, and cannibalism is indulged
g in to an unlimited extent by the Leroni
faction, who recently professed Christianity.
: King Thakamaha is getting his forces
ready to attack the revolving cannibals.
) ATLANTA, Ga, June 24.-1n the Atlanta
papers of to-day Foster Blodgett, the former
s superintendent of the Western and Atlantic
railroad, and his private secretary, v. A.
s Gaskell publish cards in reference to the
alleged embezzlement of the Western and
> Atlantic railroad funds, for which they were
t indicted by the grand jury of Fulton county.
3 Mr. Blodgett denies ever having received
any. of the money, and asks an Immediate
G trial.
Colonel Gasken acknowledges having re-
ceived some $4,000 on claim against the
road of $4,000, in pursuance of an alleged
agreement between the claimant and him
self, he claiming to act in the discharge of
professional duties and asserting that the
claimant agreed to give him all he could get
over $1,000.
Weather Report.
WAR DEPARTMENT }
Office Chief Signal Officer
washington June "a, 1871 7:30 p. M. y
SYNOPSIS OF THE PAST TwENTY-FoUR HOURS.
> The weather remains without material
change at the Rocky mountain and Pacific
stations. The, barometer has varied on the
gulf and South Atlantic. The low pressure
which existed on Friday evening in Illinois
has moved northeastward and extended its
: influence to Virginia. A narrow belt of yery
heavy rains has passed from Iowa over
: southern Michigan and Lake Ontario. Local
J thunder storms have been experienced in
the Ohio valley and middle States. Threat
ening weather now prevails from Virginia
to Maine. Fresh winds from the northeast
and southeast have been generally reporteJ
on the lakes and light northerly winds on
the east Atlantic.
PROBABILITIES.
1t is probable that the barometer will
! rise In the northwest, with clearing and
clear weather on the lakes on Snndav
{ Cloudy weather will probably continne
during the night in the middle and Eastarr
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