New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-25
MISCELLANEOUS.

Georgia Press Association - Malicious
Railroad Track distractions - Sun
Strokes In st. LOuis-Arrest for Bur-
gIaIy and Aggravated AssnuIt-SOuIIa
Carolina COnVenIiOn-The BOItinR Re-
pubIcans West Virginia Election
Jacobs, Republican, Ahend-New Com
stitntiOn Defeated-SaniOrd Z. Church
Declines.
SAVANNAH, Ga, August 24.-The Georgia,
Press Association will assemble at Atlanta,
Georgia, Thursday, September5.
CHICAGO, August 2l.-A mixed freight
| and passenger train on the Chicago and Du-
buque road was thrown from the track by
| a maliciOusly placed obstruction Two were
| killed and four probably fatally hurt.
ST. LOUIS, August 2l.-Over twenty sun
strokes have occurred here in the last three
days, mostly fatal. The mercury for the
past week has ranged from 959 to 1902.
Two men brought here from Carter
county, charged with whipping, were,dis-
charged by the United States commissioner,
the affair being non-pOlitcal, and, there.
fore, the Ku-Klux act is Imperative
PROVIDENCE, August 2.-Henry Thigh
man, Henry Johnson and Henry Thomas,
negroes, were arrested yesterday, charged
with committing burglary at the house of
Job +. Angel, in North Providence On
Monday night, when Mrs. Angel was shot
and her daughter severely beaten, and were
arraigned this morning. They all pleaded
guilty, and have been committed to Jail to
await the action of the grand jury.
COLUMBIA, S. G., August 24.-Tho regular.
Republican convention completed their
State ticket by nominating Francis l.. Car
dOZO, native mulattO, for Treasurer Solo
mon L. HOge, white, from Ohio, for Con
trOlleT; General II. w. Purvis, mulattO.
from Pennsylvania, for Adiutant General:
i vyb o.oIt,
for superintendent of Education.
The Republicans of the second congress
siOnal district nominated AlOnzO j. Ransier
native mulattO) for Congress.
The boilers completed their organization
and nominated a State ticket headed bV
Reuben TOmlinsOn white, of Pennsylva-
nia), for Governor, and Judge John T.
Green native white) for Attorney General
WHEELING, w. VA, August 24-The re-
turns from twenty-One counties give
Jacobs $500 majority, and 23JO majority
against the constitution. 1t will be several
days before the official vote can be given,
BUFFALO, n. Y, August 2t.-Judpe
Sanford E. Church, in a letter to the Hon.
William Williams, positively declines tie
candidacy for Governor.
MITCHELL, Ont, August 22.-The priu-
cIpal part of the business portion Of this
town was burned this morning. Loss $IOO.-
OOO insurance $l5 600.
CLEVELAND, O., August 2f.-The Liberals
and Democrats of the twentieth Ohio dis
trich in convention this morning, nominat-
ed Selah Chamberlain, Of this city, for
Congress.
HELENA, Montana, August pa fire
here last night destroyed the North Pacific
Hotel Gazette printing establishment, and
every building on the block bounded bv
jackson and Grand streets and Broadway
and Courthouse square, besides other build
lngs on adjacent blocks Loss about $7O,-
900. Small insurance.
Weather Report.
WAR DEPARTMENT
Ofice Chief Signal officer.
washington, August "a, 1872, 4:3J F. bL
PROBABILITIES.
Fresh to brisk southeast to south westerly
winds and areas of cloud and rain for Sun
day from Kentucky to the lower lake re-
gion and the upper lakes. SoutheasterIv
and southerly winds, with increasing
cloUdiness from New. England. to Virginia,
Southeasterly to sOuthwesrerly winds and
areas of cloud and rain for the south Allan
tic States. Partly cloudy weather from
Tennessee to the Gulf with possibly areas
OF rain along the coast An area of low
barometer is apparently advancing eaat-
ward, toward Iowa and Minnesota.
River Intelligence.
SOUTHWEST PASS, August "a. 6P.M-Ba-
rometer 1870 Wind sOuth-southeast light
Arriyed-At $50 ?. NJ, steamer MARYLAND.
Lewis, master, from. IndianoIa. via CALVES
ton, to G. A. Whitney g. Co. Sailed
George Washington
MEMPHIS, August 24.-Weather clear
Thermometer 93o. River rising slowly.
ArTived-City Of Augusta, from White river
Departed-COlOrado last night and Grand
Tower this evening" for St. Louis: Julia,
tor Eieksburg; Walt, for White river; Mary
Boyd, for Little Rock.
NICKsBURG, August 24-Down-John
Kyle, A. M. Up-George c. Wolf, IOA-
NJ; Colossal, twelve last night; Mary Low
~, A. NJ; Ouachita Belle, 6 p. NJ. Weather
warm and clear. River falling.
ST. Louis, August 24.-Arrived-Toua
Jasper, from New Orleans. DepaFted-O-
H. johnson, City of Alton and Mary Alice
for New Orleans: Lady Lee, for Shreveport:
CooNTNUED 0S EIGRyH PAaB.l