New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-22
MISCELLANEOUS.

UTICA, N. Y, August 2l.-The Republican
| State Convention met to-day. Lively can
| vassing is going on. The most prominent
candidates for the nomination for Governor
are Ex-Governor Morgan and State Senator
| Robertson. Many members of the New
York city delegation strongly oppose Nor
gan. General Dix sent a letter saying he
can not be a candidate, owing to business
| interests, but will do everything to beat
| Greeley. The nomination of LYMAN Tre-
| main for Congressman at large is conceded
The Tribune says: HOratiO Seymour and
SandfOrd e. Church have positively refused
! TO allow the use of their names before the
| Democratic and Liberal Republican con-
| veutiOns for Governor.
| The Republican convention nominated
! General John A. Dix for Governor by ao-
| ClamatiOn.
The Republican State Convention nom
| mated Simon b. Tremaine for Congressman
at large. General John +. Robinson, was
nominated for Lieutenant Governor.
| Reuben NJ. Stroud was nominated for
! canal commissioner and Ezra Graves for
| inspector of State prisons
The following three presidential electors
were nominated for the State at large
| Fred Douglass Emile Sauer, of New York,
and Stewart L. WOOdfOrd.
| DUBUQUE, August 2l.-The annual session
| of the American Association for the Ad-
! Vancement of Science was held in the Con-
| gregatiOnal church this morning. One hun
dred and fifty members were present. Pro-
fessOr Gray, Of Cambridge University,
called the meeting to order. After prayer
Professor j. Lawrence Smith, of Louisville,
| took the chair, and the congress then
proceeded to organize. Various committees
were appointed, and a number of new mem
bers admitted. Scientific subjects were as
signed to proper sections, and eighteen
papers were fled for future reading
puhlic rpcpntiOO was held This avapipor
and United States Senator w. B. Allison
delivered the welcoming address, which
was responded to by Professor GRAY. The
convention adjourned till tomorrow. This
session will be the largest and most inter
esting of any held.
SYRACUSE, August 2l.-Committees Of
conference, appointed by the various tenn
perance organizations of this State, met
here to-day and determined to call a State
temperance convention in this city for the
nineteenth of September. The movement
appears to be in the interest of indeDendeDt
nominations and to fOreshadOw full tenn
perance ticket for State officers.
DETROIT, August 2l.-PrOfessOr Winchell,
Of the State University, has accepted the
presidency of the Syracuse, New York, col
lege.
COLUMBUS, August 2l-The National
Labor Reform party, in convention to-day,
adopted resolutions declaring it inexpedient
to nominate a presidential ticket, leaving
its members to vote for the best representa-
tives of their interests.
CHICAGO, August 2l.-The Liberals in the
ninth Illinois district nominated n E..
Washington for Congress.
There are no new developments TO-DAY in
regard to the commercial crisis, except that
many firms yesterday reported as having
failed, are to day asserted abundantlY able
to meet all liabilities.
There is a marked inclination to purchase
wheat at the present range Of prices, which
is generally believed to be below the in
trinsic value of grain. There is better
feeling to-day, and the prospect is it will
continue to grow, and that many firms now
under the cloud will come out all right
j. Is. Lyon & Co., OriginatOrs and princi-
pal managers Of the wheat corner, hayo
failed.
The names Of some twenty other indiyi-
duals and firms are reported az unable to
meet their obligations, but many of thse
will be able to meet all liabilities as soon as
they get matters in shape. At least twelve
or fifteen firms have refused or been unable
to put up margins or to settle differences;
but matters are still in such confusion that
it will be difficult to ascertain positively
who the parties are.
PORTLAND, August 2l.-The revenue cut
ter MCCullOch, Captain Grant, ran ashore
on Sequin island yesterday, during a dense
fog, and was damaged so as to leak badly
She was pulled off at high tide, and toWed
to this city for repairs.
ST. LOUIS, August 2l.-A special from
Olney, Illinois, says: On Saturday last two
men, named Jefferson White and Henry
HOultz, had some words while working at
threshing machine near that place. White
went tO-his house, got a gun and returned,
and shot and killed Houltz. H0ultz' wife
was SO terribly shocked at the event that she
gave premature birth to dead twins Mon
day morning and died herself Monday
night. White gave himself up on Saturday
evening. Intense excitement prevailed IN
the neighbOrhoOd Sunday and Monday and
about one o'clock Tuesday morning large
crowd OF men broken open the Jail and took
White out and hung him to a tree in the
courthouse yard.
MEMPHIS, August 2l.-Charles Korlecht
aged ten, son of a Well-knOwu citizen, was
drowned at the foot Of Jefferson street. to-
day, by falling out Of a skin, His body has
not been recovered.
Corey Waters, who killed Spike MaTeu 4
few days ago, has been indicted for murder,
+. Y. Rocket, editor of the Eoening let
ger, died last night after a protracted
illness.
President Grant has ordered the disooH-
tinuance Of the work of tearing up tho
track of the Memphis and Little Rock rail
road, the customs dues having been salts
factOTily settled.
The weather is intensely hot, and the con-
tinued drouth is beginning to tell on the
cotton plant, which is shedding squares ana
bOllE
NEWPORT, r. l., August 2l.-The Tidal
Wave won the yacht race for the challenge
cup, beating Madgie twenty-eIght seconds,
The course was from Fort Adams to Block
island and return.
PHILADELPHIA, August 2l.-Many sport
ing men left here last night for PittzburE
to cross into Virginia, where the Mace
OBaldwin fight comes off.
- SARATOGA, August 21.-Races, fourth day
First Race-Hurdle race, handicap for all
ages, two miles over eight hurdles, $500 to
the winner, 800 to second horse. Won by
Blind Tom, Gao second. O'DOnnelPs cole
fell out; his rider slightly injured. Time
3:55A.
Second Race-Purse $500, for all ages,
two miles and three-quarters. Won by
Harry Bassett in the easiest manner BaB-
sett keeping company with Marquiso foG
two miles, when he left her and won by q
dozen lengths under pull. Time-5:06.
Third Raee-Purse $400, for all ages,
three-quarters of mile. Won by OrtOlaR
by a couple Of lengths, Mema second
ATLAETA, August 2l.-The platform
adopted yesterday by the convention of
straightout Democrats declares that the