New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-31

/ the members of the committee viii have 10
| effect against the movement
| SAN FRANCISCO, August ga party Of
| twenty picked men. sworn 10 secrecy and
| well armed. have been fitted out by Har-
| pending, Roberts & Co. 10 start Tor the
/ diamond fields in Arizona, by way OF Los
Angeles. next Monday.
Three new diamond expeditions are being
fitted ont. Captain Buckley, who was sent
out 20 the mines recently, has returned
with about a quart Of rubies, garnets and
| supposed diamonds. The managers OF the
san Francisco and New York Diamond
| Company deny ever having purchased dia-
| mOnds in London, and say they Will soon
show that their discoveries are genuine.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill, August 30 In tie
stIaight-Out Democratic convention siXTy
delegates are present. A State Central
! Committee and delegates 20 Louisville have
been appointed.
OHAHA, August 30-The Democratic and
Liberal conventions reassemOled yesterday
and cOalesced. Sect (DemOcrat) was NOM
mated for Governor and Warner LIBERAL
for Congress. The balance Of the ticket is
divided between Democrats and Liberals.
ROCKLAND, Me, August 30-Dr. JeweJt,
Of NUrthayCn, literally educated, but
very eccentric old man, on Friday last
went to his office, emptied a can of kerO-
sine oil about the room, severed the temOral
artery in bOsh his thighs, and then set fire
to the place. The neighbOrs, seeing the
flames, ran to the scene, and found the old
man with single garment on in the midst
Of the fire and welteTing in his blood. They
dragged him ont, but he was past speech,
and died Immediately. He had no family
and lived alone.
BOsToN. August 30-Amos B. Merrill,
wellknOwn lawyer of this city, died to-day.
The United States steamer Worcester
VIII be placed on the dry dock as soon rs
she can be got ready.
A train on the ROckpOrt branch OF the
Eastern railroad was badly wrecked this
morning by coming in contact with a large
boulder which had been Ioosened from the
embaukment by RAIN. The engineer ,ani
fireman were slightly injured.
The schooner Boston, Rich master, from
Calais for Fall River, lumber laden, was
driven ashore during violent storm at Rey
Beach this morning, and can not be got OF.
The crew were saved.
BALTIMORE, August 3L-Eckfords, l.
BaltimOres, IL.
CIycISNATI, August 3O.-An accident oc-
CURED to the passenger train which left
here at eleven o'clock last night on the
Louisville short line railroad, caused by
misplaced rail, near EerOne. Kentucky.
The locomotive, tender and three cars
rolled down an embankmentt torty-tve feet,
turning over several times. The fireman
was instantly killed and the baggage mas
ter badly hurt. 1t is reported that the rail-
was misPl aced maiciOusly, and that a -uI-
lar attempt was made Tuesday night at the
same place.
Weather Report.
war DEPAKTTENT.}
Oace Chief Signal OticeT
"a~hlngt- n August 90 1917, 80 +. NJ.
PROBABILITIES.
Clear weather and fresh and brisl. north
l,
OF Saturday over the Middle and New Eng
land States; northerIv winds and generally
clear weather for the south Atlantic States;
winds veeIiUg to easterIv and southeriv,
with. generally, clear weather. from Ken
tuc<y 70 the gulf and noCthward to lower
Michigan; diminishing pressure. eaSteriy to
sOutheTly winds and increasing cioUdness
from Missouri and Kansas 10 Lake Superior
and Michigan.
River intelligence.
SOUTHWEST Pass August 30. P. II
Barometer $3.50. Wind we>t-Eouchwcst,
light. Arriyed-SceaMship st. Louis ~
2:i0 z. NJ, Smith, master, from Liverpool,
to Meekcr, Knox & Co. No departures.
PASS A-L'OUTRT, August 30, e p. NJ
Wind uorth-noTthwest, light. No arrivals
OF departures.
Mercury So at noon. River stationary.
Belio and Pauline Carroll, for St. Louis;
Belle Vernon and City of Alton, for New
Orleans. To.day-Julia, for St Louis.
CAIRO, August 30.-Arrived-H. 5. THT-
ner, from Cincinnati, . A. NJ; Belle st.
Louis, from Vicksburg, A. NJ: Mary NIL
Ter, 10 A. NJ; City Of VicF~bUrg, from st.
Louis, , p N. DeparteG-BelIe st. Louis,
Louisville, II 4. NJ; II. $. Turner, for New
Orleans e p NJ The river has fallen two