New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-05-25
MISCELLANEOUS.

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Confederate Dead - The Lexington
Races-Deiaware Misunderstanding Conn
paBy's Building Burned-Rsoeted Cat
tie for President Grants Farm-West-
ern Baptist Educational Convention
Pennsylvania Democratic Nominations
-ku-Klux. II cid to BaiI-Raflnead Sub
scription.
CINCINNATI, May 24.-Bishop Clark is
dead.
ROCHESTER, N Y. Nav 24.-Dansel Mont
gomery was convicted to-day of killing his
wife. The verdict ,Gas guilty in the first
degree. He pleaded insanity Intellectually.
MONTGOMERY, May Ply. j., Chappell, a
member of Congress from the Colnal bia,
South Carolina, district from the wears
!ol2 TO 1919, died yesterday on his planta-
ton, near this city, after a lingering illRess
RICHMOND, May 2i-4hfty three represen-
tauwes OF the press of tie interior towns of
New York and Pennsylvania arrived here
to-day They will be entertained at the
Hhig office this evening, and, after visiting
all the scenes of interest around the CITY.
will leave for White Sulphur Springs.
The corner stone of the saonument for the
confederate dead, at Oa2wood cemetery,
was laid this afternoon. About ten thou
sand persons were present
LEXINGTON, KY, May 24.-Associatian
course, thTd day. There was but one good
race to-day, but large attendance was
again present. The weather continues fine,
and the track was never better.
The first race, for a club purse of $500,
two mile heats, was a walk-0Uer by John
Harper's br.e LOngfellow, four gears old, by
imp. bennington, dam Mantura.
Second race, .elub purse for SEQ, mile and
half, nine entries, resulted as follows:
John Harper's oh. C. Exchange. five years
old, by EndOrsel, dam Mantura-l
John w. FOrd's br c. Black Walnut. four
years old, by Donerail, dam by Bassen-
ger-2
George Cadwallader's oh. c. Fadladsen. |
four years old, by War Dance, dam Nora,
by Mahomet-3.
p. McGrath's b. f. Crescent. four wears |
old, by imp. Australian, dam Clio, by
OLIVER.
j. w. Carriers b. c. Steve Atchison four
years old, by Norton, dAan by Wagner.
Springfield and Stanhope's ch c. Catena,
four years old, by imp. Australian, dam
Ada Cheatham, by LexingtOn-6
Leroy Paul's z. r. Meta jackson. four
years old, by Lightning, the dam of Jessa-
mine Porter.
Hunt and Reynolds c. Planchette. five
years old, by Melbourne, dam by Second
Lightning, by Mahomet-w withdrawn
Time-2:3S.
CINCINNATI, May 24-The Delaware
Manufacturing Company's main building
was burned; loss, $4,000. Also, the Ex-
change Hotel, at Alliance.
L
tie imported from Germany by President
Grant arrived here to-day, and were sent to
his farm below the city.
CHICAGO, May 24.-The Western BAPTIST
Educational Convention met this morning |
Kew. T. Tresher of Ohio, was elected presi-
dent; Hon. Caleb Van Dusen and j. NJ.
Gregory, vice presidents; Rev. Dr. Mitchell. |
secretary.
Il ne ann OF the convention is to promote ,
ana MAINTAIN revival and active interest I
IN education for the ministry, and of the
youth OF the Baptist congregation. .
In discussion on the question of schools f
and academies, Rev. Mr. Stone. of Marietta i
Ohio, said the Baptists of Ohio had tried
IN VAIN to obtain control over the common :
schools, so as to prepare the pupils for | :
hlgher education, in the interests of that I
denomination
HARRISBURG, Pa, May 24-The Demo !,
cratlc convention met this morning at ten q
o'clock, and after the appointment of com h
mlttees adjourned till two o'clock this even h
ing. when the following nominations were n
made; Auditor General, General McCan- a
dllss, OF Philadelphia; Surveyor General | h
captain A. Cooper, of Lawrence county. W
". A. Wallace waa elAetsd chairman OF the in
state central committee.
ST. LOUIS, May A.-The contract iOr til
transporting six thousand tons of supplies OF
for the Indians upon the upper Missouri pi
has been awarded TO Durfee 81 Peck. Lea hi
yenworth, Kansas. The steamer E. H. | de
Durfee will commence loading tomorrow. Gu
LOUISVILLE, May 24.-The Commercials hr
Lexington special says: Judge Graves To- NJ
lay held Levi Hart in $4,000 bail on the 70
,harge Of ku-kluxing a colored man re- Ike
emily.
J Ne same correspondent states that the st;
Chesapeake and Ohio railroad subscribed fiji
3, 600, 900 to the Lexington and Big Sandy
abroad, which makes the amount sub
crlbed sufficient to complete the road, Its ~,
friends confidently predict that trains will u
pc running in less than year. I'll
River Intelligence.
SOUTHWEST Pass, May 2i.-Barometer mn
O:23 Wind southeast. Arrived: Bark pa
Triumph, Cheney, master, fourteen DAYS an
rom Matanzas with sugar, to Chatfraix & til,
Agar; brig Rocky Glen, DOrr, master, thirty at
wo days from New York, with general sid
argo, to G. A. Fosdick & Co. sw
Sailed: Bark Anna, schooners Royal Arch pu
nd Village Bride. Wis
LOUISVILLE, May 24.-River crawling pa
ewn less, with four feet in the chute, and On
x feet in the canal. Weather very warm
nd clear to-day, clOuding up this evening no
lercury $50 at p. NJ. Business never tho
nown to be duller than the present week los
rived: Altoona from Cincinnati. Champion
ON st. Louis, P. w. Strader from New
rieans. Departed: Altoona for St. Louis,
n.'mPioh 1oI NlnclnnaUl, OlencOe Tor New ~ :
rleans. the
The Glasgow and Pink Varble Law I'D at MAJ ma
ortland tomorrow. chi
The Peytona and barges have been de- 1ro
yed. They will leave for New Orleans to- ron ron
orrow. WI
At a meeting of the Louisville and the
rkansas River Packet Company to-day, ma,
rong committee was appointed to solicit a az,
ough additional subscriptions to put the tne
mpany on a sure footing. tlm
VICKsBURG, May 24.-Passed down:
,eanus, at A. NJ; City of Alton, noon;
p. NJ. Passed up: Al. to
aker, p NJ. Weather clear and warm, Pre-
ver rising slowly doe
MEMPHIS, May 24.-Weather clear and and
arm River rising. Passed up: John rad
yle and Minneola Passed down: H. S. The
urner and Mary Houston. SER
ST. LOUIS, May 24.-Arrived: Emperor, the
ON Cincinnati; City of Cairo, from Vicks- Tho
lrg; ii. NJ. Shreye from Red river; and can
etrel, from Tennessee river. Departed clai
and Jaeger, for New Orleans: abb
ate Robinson, for Cincinnati: Grand
over, for Memphis; and Hawkeve No. 9. L
T Plttsburg The river is still falling, r
Gather cloudy and sultry, with the ap- OrI
earance of rain. bei1
CINCINNATI, May 23-River eleven feet brio
has fallen eighteen inches in the past and
Venty-tour hours. Weather clear and dec
arm. ears
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