New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-06-29

master of Mobile Acquitted of Bribery.
AUGUSTA, Me-, June 2S.-A train DELAYED
to accommodate the Democratic delegates
of the convention collided with another pas
senger train, resulting in a terrible shock
Two employees were killed and several pas
sengers seriously hurt.
CONCORD, n. H., June 2S.-At a meeting
of the leaders of the Democratic party this,
afternoon, it was informally decided to bring
charges of bribery, and undue influences,
against Senator Smith, before the Senate
which charges will suspend him until action
is taken, and in the meantime to push party
measures.
BosroN, June 2S.-At the Harvard Col
lege commencement to-day, among the hon
orary degrees, that OF LII. d. was conferred
upon Hamilton and Marquis, of Ripon
George Woodruff the oldest trainer and
driver of trotting horses, was killed by a
passing train today. His remains will be
taken to Philadelphia. The deceased was
the father of Hiram Woodruff
PHILADELPHIA. June 2S-The Democrats
have nominated James s. Riddle for MayOr-
MEMPHIS, June 9S-The decision de-
claring county warrants void creates much
excitement. They amount to 81 $50, 900,
whereof 100000 was issued to the Missis-
sippi Central railroad, now held by Nc
Comb & Co.
A large number of citizens of Mississippi
are on trial at Oxford, charged with being
ku-Klux.
ST. LOUIS, June 2S.-A construction train
on the Atlantic and Pacific railroad ran
into hand car. Fifteen men were thrown
twenty feet on the rocks, two were killed
and all were hurt.
CINCINNATI. June 2S.-A German la
borer, east of Hamilton. dangerously shot
himself to-day with a pistol, while endea-
yorirg to show bystander how Mr.. Val
landigham killed himself.
MOBILE, June 2S.-George l.. Putnam,
the newly appointed postmaster, was tried
to-day in the city court upon the charge of
bribery. The jury returned verdict ac-
quitting him, without leaving their seats.
MEMPHIS, June 2S,-The Aralanche Ok
ford, Mississippi special says the first trial
of Importance under the Ku-Klux bill be-
gan there to-day before Judge Hill United
States District Court, against twenty eight
persons, charged with ku-kluxing a colored
man named Alexander Page, in Monroe
county, last March The prisoners rely
chiefly on abb and previous good character.
They are guarded by detachment of the
Sixteenth infantry.
The trial excites great interest, and will
probably last several days.
The Little Rock tArkansas) Gazette, in its
crop report, has cheering news from the
counties of Pulaski, Hempstead, Woodruff.
Sebastian, Cross, Ouachita and Conway. as
to cotton and corn, and estimate acreage
at but third less than last year.
Weather Report.
WAR DEPARTMENT. }
Office Chief Signal Officer !
Washington, June 49, 1S1l, 7:3O P. M
SYNOPSIS OF THE PAST TwENTY-FoUR HoURs
The barometer has fallen decidedly ON
the Pacific coast, with increasing tempera-
ture. 1t has also fallen at the Rocky noun
tam stations and in the lower Mississippi
valley. The area of the low pressure which
existed Tuesday evening in Upper Canada
has extended eastward TO the BAY of Fundy.
The pressure has fallen southward to Kew
West. The temperature has fallen from the
ONO valley northwestward, and is rising in
the Southern States. The brisk winds an
tclpated for the lower lakes have not ex-
tended further than Lake st. Clair Fresh
winds from the southeast and southwest
with threatening weather, have prevailed
on the east Atlantic during the day. Fresk
northwesterly winds are now reported from
Lake Ontario to Lake Michigan Light
storms have been experienced in PennsyL
wanna, Missouri and Arkansas.
PROBABILITIES.
Fresh northwesterly winds are prcbaI
north and east of Ohio for TONIGHT. "
clearing up weather on Thursday.
tally cloudy and clear weather is BRO
for Thursday on the upper lakes and to.
Southern States. Light local raEte
probable for tonight in Northern Sec.
sippi and Tennessee. "a ne ne
River Iurel,ixepce treets,
SOUTHWEST Pass, June 2S. 6 sook =.
rometer 1890 Wind southwe y pub e
arrivals or departures. thirty
LOUISVILLE, June 28-Les 'fcI n
inches In the chute and : enaspA
in the canal Weather ,ens3 3mez
Alaska from New Orleans fEe,
the Leonidas is being