New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-07-21
NrIsCELLANEOUs.


Border Depreciation Commissioners at
BrOwnsville-The Lone Stars In Sc.
LOuis-Game Interrupted by Storm
Damage by Floods in AlabamR-The
North CarOlinn COMPLIMENTARY
Gang-DrOWned While BRthing-W Water
for Cotton Mills Wanted.
ROCHESTER, July 2O.-An appeal, signed
Susan B. Anthony, president, and Matilda
Joselyn Gage, secretary Of the executive
committee OF WOman's Suffrage AssOcia-
tiOn, takes strong ground for the Phila-
delphia platform.
BROWNSVILLE, July 20.-The commission
ers, Colonel Thomas p. RObb, Fabius, T.
Mead and X. II. Savage, appointed under q
recent act of Congress to investigate depre-
datiOns on this frontier, reached here to-
day, and were welcomed by our citizens
this evening and serenaded by the garrison
band of music.
To mOrrOW's paper will contain their an
nOuncement of readiness to proceed to bu-
siness Immediately after the expiration Of
the necessary ten days notice.
The presence of the commissioners has
inspired the people with confidence that
they will obtain their rights, and is regard
ed as a harbinger Of good omen for this
frontier
PHILADELPHIA, July 2O-A boat CON
tanning four persons was capsized in the
Delaware river, and Henry Bowman, q
journalist, was drowned.
ST. LOUIS July 20.-The game of base
ball to-day between the Lone Stars, of New
Orleans, and the Varieties Club, of this
city, was brought to a close on the third
inning by a heavy rain storm, the score
being even, both clubs having scored eleven
up to that time. The Stars batted heavy
but felded poorly. Lauer pitched. The
Stars will play the Empires tomorrow.
Leonard will pitch.
BANGOR, Me, July 2O.-Hon. Samuel
| Thatcher is dead, aged ninety-six years.
| He was elected to Congress in 1872, and
was the Oldest Mason in the United States.
BUFFALO, N. T., July 90.-Evans g. Co.'s
| planning mill and several adjoining lumber
/ yards burned. Loss 100000.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, July 20.-The dam
| age by the late floods in this State will
reach $5,0O0,00O. The waters in Central
| Alabama are higher than ever before
| known. Houses along the streams were
swept away by scores. Cotton and corn on
| the highlands were badly damaged by
! heavy rains. The cotton crop Of the State
| is cut 10000 bales short by floods, rains and
| other causes.
| SAN FRANCISCO, July 2O.-Detectives
| Ansbro and Smith were committed for trial
| to-day, the former for libel and the latter
| for perjury in the case of Edith O'Gorman,
| the escaped nun
Mr. MullendOre, reporter of the Moy7l-
ring fsat who was shot by McCauslin ten
| days Since, died to-day.
PoUGHKEEPsIE, July 20.-J. B, Shefield's
| paper mills, at Saugerties, a large concern,
| burned to-day. Loss 100000 Insured for
| $l05 900. No lives lost. The mill employed
| $50 hands.
INDIANAPOLIS, July 2O.-John j. Ward
has been arrested here, charged with $1,000
| defalcatiOn
Boston. July 2O-John DOnahoe was
| sentenced to fifteen years in the State
! prison forsrape
A mulattO was arrested yesterday, charged
! with committing rape at Taunton, Massa-
i chusett5
RALEIGH, July 20.-The United States
j commissioner gave decision in the case OF
the United States against Shadrach Jones,
| colored for an attempt to intimidate Simon
! Craven, cOlOred Greeley Republican, in
the exercise Of his political franchise, find
4 ing the defendent guilty, and binding him
j over TO the United States Circuit Court.
Mack Jones, colOred, one Of the band OF
/ cOnspiratOrs that assaulted 5. g, Cross, col
| ored, marshal OF the Greeley and Brown
ratification meeting, was also tried to-day
| and convicted, Commissioner Best giving hil
decision at length. Jones was bound Ovel
in the sum of $1,000.
The evidence in the other cases, which
will be tried on Monday, is said to be still
stronger.
WILMGNGroN, July 2O-A report has Jus
reached here that Tom Lowry, one of tn
Robinson county outlaws, and brother
p [OQNTRUED on EIGRTH PAsBI