New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-16

Constitutional C0nvenfion-Wife MUIR
der and Suicide-First Bale NewsCaro-
lima C0tton-0fficers Southern Pacific
Re-elected-New Specie C0inagc-Re-
mains of a Corean victim-Serenade TO
Speaker Blaine-Murder of n Cattle
Driver.
GREENBRIAR, WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS,
w. Va, August 15-The drought in this
section is beginning to get oppressive, and
The Springs still continue crowded.
Among the arrivals tonight was General
Besuregard, of Louisiana.
The election to decide whether conven-
ton will be held for framing a new consti-
tuition will be held in this State next Thurs
day, twenty-ffth instant. 1t is generally
conceded that the vote will be largely in
favor of o convention.
OTTAWA, August 10.-It is positively as
serted the Marquis Of Lorne and Princess
Louise will reside in Canada for a length
ened period.
Considerable reduction of the militia
forces is expected in consequence of the
Washington treaty.
OLLE6N, N, Y, August 15.-Langdon,
whose wife refused to ALLEVIATE her property,
beat her brains out, and then hung .him-
self.
PHILADELPHIA. August I5.--The journey
men tailors of the International Trades
Union commenced its session this morning.
and is composed of delegates from subordi-
| nate unions in the United States and Can
ada. The object of the organization is pro-
lection in prices of customers. Tailors only
are connected with the unions.
CHARLESTON, August 15.-The first bale
of new Carolina cotton was received here
to-day from Barnwell county. 1t classed
as middling, and sold at twenty-five cents
per pound. sa
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Of the Southern Pacific railroad elected the
old officers.
The Japanese government announces q
new system of National coinage of gold and
silver TO correspond with the American
| system, the VOW or dollar being the unit.
| The remains of the late Lieutenant HI.
| w. Mckee, killed in the attack by the
| United States troops on the Corean forts,
| arrived in the steamer from Japan, and
| will be forwarded tomorrow to Lexington,
Kentucky.
SARATOGA, August IA serenade will
| be given Speaker Blaine tomorrow night
at the Grand Union Hotel.
| SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, August 15.-A drover,
named j. Thompson, was found dead yester-
| day, nine miles west of Sprinfeld, Missouri.
| He came TO Baxter Springs recently from
| Texas, with O. drove of cattle, and shipped
| them to his brother at Chicago, received
| the money and started back to Texas in the
| company of one of his employees, named
| Webster He was shot three times. All
| the money, supposed to amount to between
| $4,000 and $4,000 and valuables, were gone.
1t is supposed that Webster comnsfted the
| deed.
BosroN August I5.-Ole Bull is reported
| seriously i'll. He recently fell in fit at his
residence, in West Lebanon, Maine, and is
| nowsin critical condition.
| The friends of Hon. Alexander III. Rice
| places, fer the purpose of presenting his
| name to the Republican convention as can
| didate for Governor.
| INDIANAPOLIS, August 15.-The details Of
! what is asserted to be tremendous land
robbery has just come to light. At the last
session of the Legislature bill was passed
! providing for the drainage of wet lands
| along the Kankakee river, and authorizing
| a company to be formed with authority to
assess the lands for the cost of drainage.
The company was formed and was COM
posed of Wall street, New York, capital
| lists, who matured plans for forcing the
owners of the land into the payment of as
| sessments, amounting in many instances to
more than the value of the land. An
aggregate of over S4,0O0,0O0; six hundred
thousand acres of land in Lake Newton,
| Jasper, Laporte, Starke, Porter and st. Jo-
| seph counties are affected by this scheme,
and intense excitement exist in these coun-
| ties.
Land owners have but five days to make
| legal resistance and will make immediate
| application to the United States courts for
| an Injunction to restrain the proceedings
under the scheme.
/ AspINwALL, August z, via Kingston
| The filibustering steamer Minerva is still
| here.
Weather Report.
WAR DEPARTMENT.,
4 Cf1oe Chiaf SIGNAL Hli1car y
Washington August l5 1871, 7:30 P. M.
SYNOPSIS OF THE PAST TwENTY-FoUR HOURS.
| The barometer has risen slightly since
| Monday afternoon on the Gulf coast, and
| northward TO Tennessee. Rain has fallen
| very generally this afternoon from Texas
| to Florida, but is now clearing away.
/ Easterly winds have continued on the south
Atlantic coast, with a slight rise in the
temperature.
TIE barometer has fallen somewhat ON
| the middle Atlantic coast, and more decid-
| edly in Pennsylvania and New York: South
! erly winds; and fair weather are generally
reported from Virginia to Maine, but light
local rain in Rhode Island. Threatening
| weather is reported from northwestern Ohio
| with southerly winds in Michigan, and an
area of low barometer probably exists north
| of Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. Smoke and
haze was reported this morning from CEN
trail Pennsylvania to Lake Huron. The area
of highest temperature this evening extends
from Tennessee to Lake Erie and Iowa.
PROBABILITIES.
The barometer will probably rise north 9
Missouri, with partially clear and pleasar