New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-06-04
MISCELLANEOUS.

Verdict Against Phenix Life Insurance
Comparatively on Life of an Editor
Harvard College Regatta-A Million
Dollars Realized a New York
Ciaim-Lucky Citizen of Indianapolis
Races at BaltimOre-PrOtestant Epis.
copaI Diocesan Convention-The Fair
at Observation-Disclosures and Accidental
Shooting-The California Wheat Crop
The Laura Fair Magnificent
Palace Car.
BosToN, June 3.-In the United States Cir
cult Court to-day the jury returned verdict
in favor of Elwell +. Hayes vs.. the Phoenix
Life Insurance Company, which had re-
sisted the payment OF a policy of $4,000 to
the mother of John E. Hayes, editor of the
Savannah Republican, who was assaulted
and imprisoned in that city in 1869, and
died of the injuries he received. The
amount included in the verdict was
466.
The annual Harvard College regatta took
place over two miles of the Charles river
course to-day. The first race was between
the crews of the junior sophomOres and
freshmen classes. The former having taken
the inside position the sophomores crossed
and fOuled the freshmen soon after starting,
and the juniors fOuled the sophomores in
turning the stake, breaking the second oar
of the latter The sophOmOres won, not
utes and fifty-fve seconds. The juniors
time was fifteen minutes and ten seconds,
and the freshmen fifteen minutes and
twenty seconds.
Owing to the mixed claims of foul, the
referee reserved his decision.
The first freshmen crew went over the
course for the beacon cup, their Junior com
petitOrs not appearing.
INDIANAPOLIS, June 3.-H. w. Caldwell,
of this city, great-grandsOn of John Ca
sinO, who leased eight acres of land in New
York, adjoining the Trinity Church prop
erty in 1913, for ninety-nine years. has re-
covered the original papers establishing his
claim, compromised with the occupants
and transferred his individual interests, for
81 00O, 900 cash.
BALTIMORE, June 3.-Herring Run Course
races-FOurth and last day-First race,
purse, $500, double teams, for horses that
never beat $50. Three started. Bird and
Dick won in two straight heats.
Summary-Bird and Dick-l-l; Dark
ness and st. Lawrence-2-2; Bob and
| Mate-3-3.
Second race-Purse $780, for all horses;
| $1,000 to the first, $500 to the second and
| 5000 TO the third: two starters. Mountain
| Boy-l-2-2-l-l. Myron Perry-2-l-1
| %.
LOUIsvnLB, June 3.-The Protestant
Episcopal Diocesan Convention of Ken
lucky to-day were occupied in hearing the
report of the committees of assessments
and missions, which were adopted and the
| convention adjourned to meet at St. PauPs
church. Newport, Kentucky, the .last
Wednesday, in May, 1872.
At meeting of the Board of Directors
of the Agricultural and Mechanical Assosi-
alton it was determined to make the com
ing exhibition more attractive than any
former one. They have invited Henry
Ward Beecher to deliver an address at the
| opening of the fair.
Nelson Crull (white) and Henry Peyton
| (colOred) were to-day committed on charge
of numbering Michael Carroll last Sunday
| One witness swore positively he saw Pey-
ton knock Carroll down and Crull shoot
| him.
To-day Rev. Mr.. Sutton, Methodist min
ister, leaving the house of a friend, Mr..
EllingswOrth, where he had been stopping.
handed his (Sutton's) coat to his daughter
when pistol fell out of the pocket on the
pavement was discharged, and the bullet
penetrated the abdomen of Mrs. Filings
worth, int1icting mortal wound.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 3.-The incoming
wheat crop is now estimated one-third
higher than the estimate of two weeks
ago. The leading operators to-day estimate
the surplus for expectation at $50 900 tons
Some think the crop will not fall much short
of last year.
The defense in Mrs. Fairs case introduce,
an affidavit to impeach another of th
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