New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-29
MISCELLANEOUS.


The louisville CanaI-Water TO be Let i:
Tomorrow Night-Mississippi state
Ratr-P0litfcHI Canvass in MISSISSIPPI
pf-BOth Parties Confident of Success
freight Train Run into n River-The
Hostile Indians Memphis Savings
Bank Ticket Agent GarrOted and
Robbed.
LOUISVILLE, October 28.-Water viii be
let in the canal at midnight on Wednesday
and by noon on Thursday boats can pass
through the old locks. The new locks viii
be opened in about two weeks.
JACKSON. Miss, October 28-The Missis-
sippi State Fair opens here on the eleventh
of November, and continues Six days. The
indications are that the attendance, both OF
exhibitors and visitors, viii be very large
Machinery is already arriving on the
grounds. Good purses are offered for rae
ing-both running and trOtting horses. TIE
owners of several stables have notified the
secretary that they will attend.
The political canvass has about closed in
shis State. Both parties are confident OF
enccess.
EVANSVILLE, October 28.-The steamer
Umpire sunk at Cincinnati bar, below
Shawpeetown yesterday afternoon. 1t is
believed the steamer will be total Joss.
She had a full cargo The boat was owned
jn Nashville, and was valued at S60UO. III
surance unknown. No lives lost.
CINCINNATI, October 28.-A freight train
On tho Pittsburg, Cincinnati and St. Louis
railroad ran into Saltwater river, killing
John Thompson, brakesmano and hurting
she engineer and fireman.
CHICAGO, October 28:-The Sunday Liquor
QSw was disregarded yesterday.
SAN FRANCISCO, October 28.-The 0cci-
dent and Lucy trOt occurs on the thirtieth
instant
General Howard indorses Crooks policy
OF vigorous war against the hostile In
diane.
Great sickness prevails among the troops
and more soldiers were required. They
found the most desperate and dreaded Chief,
Cochise, occupying a stronghold IN a fast,
ness of the territory, accessible only by
series Of narrow passages seventy mlles
long.
Approach by the soldiers was impossible,
as the place was a natural ratification,
which could DO held by 200 against 5000.
This and similar tortresses are in Dragon
mountains. Gochise has twelve captains
and 500 men under his control.
MEMPHIS, October 28.-The liabilities of
tho Memphis Savings Bank will exceed
$3.50 900, but individual deposits amount
only TO $50 600. Its assets are unknown.
The supervision causes no excitement in
financial circles
James Speed, ticket agent of the Mem
phs and Louisville railroad, YVES garroted
and robbed of valuable watch and chain
ON Madison street, at seven O'clock last eve
ming, in the centre of the city.
CAMDEN, N. j., October 28.-The straight
outs to-day nominated a full electoral and
State ticket.
PHILADELPHIA, October 28.-The tourna.
Rnent game between the Athletics and Bal
tmOres resulted in favor OF the Baltimores
by fifteen 10 seven.
MEMPHIS, October 28.-Major Wicks gives |
bis entire fortune to the creditors Of the |
Savings Bank, which reduces the liabilities
seventy per cent.
BALTIMoRE, October 28.-The Pimlico
races were resumed to-day. Mary
won the first race. Time-4:l4 Defender
was the favOrite.
Nevada won the second race Time-2
Sue Ryder was the favorite at the rate of
Two to one over Nevada. She came in
second.
Brennis won the third race. Time-1:56l3..
Tubman won the fourth race, beating
preakness, who came in second. Time
S:22, S:3b. Preakness was the favOrite
PITTsBURG, October 28.-The r. r. Hud-
ION collided with the B u Lodge this morn
Dg, and was SO badly damaged that she
Junk Immediately in fourteen feet water.
a number Of coal barges started for lower
ports to-day.
ST.. Louis, October 28.-8 meeting of
IteambOat captains and owners was held
his afternoon, at which it was resolved to
'eeognize the Steamboat Captains Benevo-
ent Association, and a committee was APP
,ointed to revise the constitution and re-
IOTt at subsequent meeting 1t was also
esolved to send delegates to the Steam
Convention, to be held at Cairo,
November II, at which the general interests
# owners and captains will be discussed |
md especially will an effort be made to har-
nOnize the interests of railroad and steam
'Oat lines running on parallel routes. and
gree upon a rate of freight which will be
to both.
PHILADELPHIA, October 2S-Get rye II.
tuart, chairman of the executive com
littee of the board of Indian commission
rs, on seeing in the papers the report that {
resident Grant contemplated change in {
if Indian policy, addressed him a note to
'hich the following reply was received:
EXECUTIVE MANsION, |
Washington D. c. october 26, 1872. ) I
Gorge H. Stuart, Esq: s
MY DEAR SIR-Your favor of the twen- {
r-fourth instant, saying that change in |
le Indian policy of the administration is s
ported to be contemplated, is just re- i
lived Such thing has not been thought t
: If the present policy toward the 7
ldans can be improved in any way, will '
ways be ready to receive suggestions on b
Re subject, but if any change is made it t
ust be on the side of civilization and r
of.the Indians. / do not be, n
,ve our Creator ever placed different races d
men on earth with view of having the I
longer exert all his energies in extermi- b
ling the weaker. Ii any change takes b
ace in the Indian policy of the govern
ent while hold my present office, it will
5he humanitarian side of the question
Very truly yours,
U. S. GRANT. II
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