New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-07-23
WHOLE NUMBER 1910.

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falsehood which has been published in this
| connection, is the fact that Governor Hoff-
man was in New York on Monday for a
| short time. L accompanied the Governor
from Newport, and reached New York by
the steamer Providence on Monday morn
| ing, tenth instant.
The Governor had engagements in ALBANY
which he wished to fulfill, and to this end
was desirous of taking the A. NJ. train on
the Hudson river road. He telegraphed
| from Newport for carriage to be in wait
| ing to convey him to the railroad station as
| soon as the boat arrived in New York, and
| took additional precautiOn to have his
| trunk in his stateroOm on the boat, so as to
avoid the ordinary delay of the baggage
room. The boat was about an hour late.
! Soon as she reached the dock he went
ashore, found carriage waiting and en-
| tered it, intending TO reach the eight o'clock
| train II possible, as it was questionable
| whether the train could be reached in time..
The Governor decided to breakfast in
New York and take the fast train at ten
| o'clock for Albany. We went to the Claren-
! don Hotel, when Governor Hoffman stopped
and was driven to the Gibley House, di-
recting the coachman to return to take the
| Governor to the railroad. did not see the
| Governor again until after his return from
| Albany the next night. While conversing
on our way to the Clarendon the proposed
| Orange procession was discussed. | be-
| lieve there were few who anticipated any
serious riot on the twelfth until Monday
morning, when the people learned that the
Archbishop of New York found sufficient
cause for alarm to induce him to warn his
| flock not TO mOlest the Orange procession.
Even then the public supposed his admoni-
ton, and those of his priests, would prove
etfectual in restraining violence, the people
generally forgetting that rioters and ruffians
are not habitual church-goers. l say this,
because | did not believe a few fanatics
would have influence enough with their
| countrymen to induce them TO modest the
procession, and that was confident there
would be no serious disturbance. The Gov
ernor requested me to learn what could
about the matter, and telegraph him at
Albany.
The same afternoon / went to the office
of Superintendent Kelso. He was closeted
with the commissioners and | waited for
him some time. He said a serious riot was
threatened from a collision with the Orange
procession. | asked him whether measures
had been taken TO suppress any disturb
ance, and he said police and military were
both prepared He said, however, he was
not at liberty to communicate any of the
particulars to me, that General Sholer had
charge of the military.
| then called upon General Sholer, who
said a proper military force had been pro-
vided to preserve the peace, but orders
would not be issued until noon of the next
day-Tuesday. / told him l wanted to
telegraph Governor Hoffman, and he asked
me to see Mayor Hall. About three o'clock
| went to the mayors office, which was
closed | made inquiries of several officials
in other offices in the vicinity, but none of
of them seemed to know where Mayor Hall
could be found.
left the building, intending to return to
my hotel and communicate to Governor
Hoffman what l had learned from Superin-
tendent Kelso and General Sholer, when
CHANGED to meet a gentleman of my ae-
quaintance, W. II. Davis, who, upon learn
ing / was desirous of seeing the Mayor, said
he was acquainted with one of his messen-
gers, who could probably tell me where l
could find him. / returned with Mr.. Davis,
and with the aid of one of the officials found
the Mayor, and cOnversed with him for a
short time about the procession. He sub
stantiated what had been said by Superin-
tendent Kelso and General Sholer, that
proper precaution had been taken to pre-
serve the peace, although he said the affair
threatened to be very serious.
left the Major about halfpast three or
four o'clock, and telegraphed Governor
Hoffman that | thought everything was
right but would write. / wrote to him,
giving in detail everything had learned
from the Mayor, Superintendent of Police
and General ShOler. The Tribune asks if
the Governor did not communicate with
Major Hall through me, and then go to AL
bany! The Governor went to Albany at
1890. | saw Major Hall at P. NJ. of the
same day. | have given here every particu
lar of my connection with this affair. L
think the question Of the Tribune is an
swered fully. | am ready to, answer any
other reasonable question It may put.
JAMES McQUADE.
PHILADELPHIA, July 22.-The property in
the Atlantic and Great Western railway
was sold to-day, and purchased by Senator
Thurman and General Mcclellan, in behalf
of the trustees. 1t was sold in. three sec
tons. The price aggregates S620,0O0, of
which $4,000 was cash.
SAVANNAH, July 22-Arrived: Steamship
Virgo; schOOners May Morn, Baltimore; Et-
awar, Norfolk George B. Somers, New
York; T. w. White, Kennellie.
Cleared: Steamship Magnolia, Tona-
wanda, Philadelphia; Catharine Whiting,
New York; steamboat Lizzie Barker, New
York
CHICAGO, July 22-The bridge of the
Southwestern Railroad Company at Leaven-
worth, on the Atchison branch, will soon
begin. The main line is now complete, eX-
cept about twenty miles in Davies county,
Missouri, which will be finished by Septem-
Der |, when the whole line from Chicago to
Levenworth via Rock Island will be opened.
ST. Louis. July 22.-The hearing in the
case of Mellier VS.. Bradstreet's commercial
igency continues. Mr.. Mellier introduced
further testimony as TO his solvency, and
stated the report published in the July num-
ber of the agency's report had injured his
standing. j. II. Eames testified he had
been sent for by Mr. Sheperd, superinten-
dent Of the agency, and told by him that he
(Eames) could have good rating if he
would pay for hunting up evidence of his
credit this would cost from $3.50 to $500.
Eames refused the offer.
Mr.. Shepard was then placed on the
stand and fatty cOntradicted the statement
of Eames, and said Eames offered him
money for favorable rating; that he, wit
ness, told him, he ought to be kicked out of
the office for making such an offer. He
never received presents. and money con-
siderations had no influence with him.
King, whose testimony was reported yes
terday, had been discharged for making in
correct reports, falsifying the index and.
general disobedience of orders. King had
threatened to injure the firm, and assaulted
witness with brass knuckles.
The rating of Mellier was based on in
formation received from men who are re-
garded well versed in trade and business,
and who stated that Meller's assets and La
bilities were so nearly equal, as to justify
the witness in rating him to be trusted with
caution.
The case excited much interest
CHICAGO, July 22.-Two new national
banks have been organized in this city, the
Nationol Bank of Illinois and Cook County
National Bank, making nineteen national
banks in Chicago.
Boston, July 22.-Arrived: Bark Com
modore Dupont, from Savannah for Mon
tevideo. She reports having had heavy
weather, sprung leak, and, the crew being