New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-15
NEW YORK.

Arrivals - President Grant at Long
Branch-Dr. HOward's Release De-
manded-What Grant Thinks of Gree.
ley's Chances-Tennie c. ClaGin a
Colonel - SunstrOkes - Strikers Suit
Against Jay Gould.
New YORK, June 14.-Arrived-Stea
ers MOrrO Castle and Georgia.
The Union Leagne Club has unanimously
indOrsed the nominees of the Philadelphia
convention.
A Herald correspondent reports an inter-
view with President Grant at Long Branch
The President said that the release of DR..
Howard had been demanded of the Spanish
government, and he presumed it would be
aOceded to. On being interrOgated on the
Presidential question, he said he thought
Greeley's chances for nomination at Balti-
more about even, and his chance lay with
that convention. He believed that Greeley
would withdraw if straight out Demo
cratic ticket was nominated. He hoped
that Greeley would be indOrsed at Balti-
more, as we would then know whom we are
fighting. The President remarked, at the
close of the interview, that the Cabinet had
not discussed what shall be done in case
Spain refuses to release Howard.
The Erie railway has commenced suit
against Jay Gould for S5000,000. This is
said to be the precursor of forty other heavy
suits.
Fifteen thousand iron and metal workers
struck yesterday for eight hours and twenty
per cent advance on piece work, the most
formidable strike yet made. They are thor
Oughly organized and have a fund. The
wheelrights and blacksmiths also struck.
There were six sunstrOkes yesterday.
Tennie G.. Clafin was last night elected
colonel of the Eighty-ffth colOred regiment.
First vote, 1913 for Miss Clahin: so scatter
ing. Great excitement followed the an
nouncement of the result, but the election
was finally, made unanimous.
The police hold several railroad machine
shops, the strikers having threatened to
pull them down.
Emil Andrea, who shot his wife, it ap-
pears, was thoroughly convinced that she
had been unfaithful. He handed q separa-
ton paper to her for her signature. both
her little children being present, but she
fed from him; he pursued and caught her
at the corner of First avenue and Fifteenth
street put pistol to her ear and shot her
dead. He then stood still until police ar
rested him. He does not regret the act. but
has requested his friends to send his chill
dren home to France.
At the inquest on the body it appeared
that two heavy slugs were lodged in the
skull of the deceased, and a piece of wad-
ding was fired into the skull also She was
pregnant of five months child when shot,
The verdict was death from a pistol shot at
the prisoners hands, and he was commit
tels.
Money easy at 466 per cent on call
loansi prime business paper 61h al. Sterling
93s 09@4. Gold 1874 0Il3B. Governments
dull and steady; new fves Il3: sixes
Of 1881, 100; fve-twenties of 1862. HAS;
1864, Has; 1865, lis; new issues 1863:
1872, Tl1Ia 1868, III ten,fOrties
ginias, old 43, new so: Louisiana skies, old
90, new 55; leyee skies So, eights 78; Ala
bama eights "a, fves 90: Georgia skies 73,
sevens 6S9a; North Carolinas old, 32A, new
2lA; South Carolinas. old 50. new 81 ~.
Two thousand machinists, iron molders