New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-22

and Little Rock Delegates TO Bait
more Instructed 70 Vote for Greeley
Greeley Feeling Dominant in Her
tucizy-Fire in Wheeling.
COLUMBUS, O., June 21.-The boiler 1
the extensive shops OF the Ohio brush an
wire works within the Ohio Penitentiar
exploded to-day, just after the convicts ha
gone to work, with terrible noise and effect
The flying boiler tore out a large three
story building in which it was placed
making it a mass of ruins, and tore out tn
side walls and blew the roofs off HOOf
cooper shop and George GilPs stove foun
dry, not far of. Pieces of the boiler Wert
thrown a great distance.
At the time of the accident eighty-fve
men we're in the brush shop, and were JUS
going to work. The shock was terrific, anC
yet no person was killed outright. Severa
men were blown ont of the windows anC
fell with the debris from the fourth story Of
the building One man, who, was in the
lower story Of the boiler house, remained
for thirty minutes between the heavy tim.
bers.
The fireman and engineer in charge of the
boiler were both buried under a pile OF
brick and timbers, but were dug out alive,
considerably burned and bruised Seine es-
capes were miraculous. AS soon as was
possible, large force got to work, and the
| buried men were dug out, and, with the
| other wounded were taken to the prison
| hospital, where good nurses are on hand
! They are now all well cared for, and it is
! thought that all but half dozen will re-
cover. The engineer in charge of the boiler
says he can not account for the accident, as
a second before the explosion occurred he
bad on but eighty-fve pounds of steam.
One end of this same boiler exploded about
a year ago, and it is said that it has leaked
ever since.
SAN FRAScIsco, June 21.-The Demo
cratic candidates from California to Balti-
more, include William NJ. Given, Ex-Gov-
ernOr Downey, Judge j. II. Hardy and
Senator Eugene Casserly, all of whom but
Mr.. Casserly ;are known to be IN favor of
the Cincinnati ticket.
LINCOLN, Neb., June 2I.-In the Demo
era State Convention resolutions we're
unanimously adopted indOrsing the Gin
cinnati platform, and the delegates to
Baltimore were instructed to vote as q unit
for Greeley and Brown. Entire harmony
prevailed and the convention adjourned
amid great enthusiasm
LITTLE Rock, June 21-The Democratic
State Convention adjourned at ten o'clock
this morning. The resolutions adopted in
struct the delegates to the Baltimore con-
ventiOn TO support Greeley and Brown, in
durse the Cincinnati platform, and declare
against the nomination of a Democratic
State ticket, but favor coalition with the
Liberal Republicans.
The Liberal Republican State Conven-
ton adjourned last night, after adopting
resolutions referring to the State Executive
Committee the work of putting an electoral
ticket in the field.
FRANKFORT, June 2I.-The Democratic
State Convention reaffirms the principles of
the recent State convention, urges the
union OF all elements against Grant, and
instructs its delegates to vote as unit
The Greeley feeling is evidently dominant
MEMPHIS, June 2l.-The Democratic
county convention nominated w. j. p.
Doyle for sheriff, and Samuel p Walker for
chancellor
WHEELING, w. Va, June 2l.-About half |
past nine tonight a destructive fire broke |
out on the Island, destroying the Island |
Slate Works. Total loss about S35, 900. of |
which $4,000 was in valuable patterns. |
The fire originated by sparks from the
cupola.
PORT JERvls, June 2l.-Some emissaries
Of the eight hour men in New York at
tempted to get up a strike in the Susaue-
hama shops, where about 1000 men are en- /
Dloyed, last night A few journeymen fav-
bred the effort, but the whole affair was
dropped by the men, and the agents left
lisgusted with their success.
ALBANY, N. Y, June 2I.-About 100 of
work under the ten hour system: about |
900 men are still out. A large force of
yOrkmen has been brought down from
and it is said all the force ne
essary are at work at West Albany.
Thermometer $50 to-day. One case of
un-strOke is reported.
MONTGOMERY, June 2l.-The Alabama
Democratic State Convention has ad-
burned. 1t declined to elect electors, leav- I
- -, Is,4, ~
convention. The following resO-
ltions we're adopted by large majority:
ReSOlUed, That in the opinion of this con
entiOn, under existing circumstances, the
National Democratic Convention ought not
make nominations in opposition to the
ominatiOns recently made at Cincinnati,
ut this resolution is not intended to in
truet delegates to be sent to Baltimore.
Delegates we're elected to Baltimore, and
nd Alpheus Baker and j. A. Jolly were
0mmated Tor Congressman at large.
Weather Report.
war DEPAHTKRE4,
once Chief Signal Oh1cer,
washington, June 81 1877, 435 P. II.
PROBABILITIES,
Light to fresh winds and clear and par-
ally cloudy weather for Saturday from
to Lake Erie and the upper
kes. Cloudy weather and areas of rain
T the South Atlantic and Gulf States east
the Mississippi. Clear and partially /
oudy weather and northerly to westerly q
inds for the New England and Middle
.ates. a
River inteliiGencs. a
SOUTHWEST Pass, June 2l.-Barometer
Ego. Weather calm. No arrivals or de-
lrtures.
MEMPHIS, June 2l.-Weather warm and S
Oudy. Up-H. NJ. Shreve, Julia, Kate |
inney. Down Colorado.
NICKsBURG, June 2l.-DOwn-Nick Long t
Orth, , A NJ; Atlantic and barges, A. U
=. Glencoe, A. M. John Kilgour, 3 p. NJ;
uachita, 6 p. NJ. Weather warm and I
ear. River rising
PITTsBURC, June 2I.-Weather intensely
arm aud cloudy. MOnOngahela three feet /
70 inches in the channel and stationary. i
ST.. Louis, june 2I.-Arrived-Belle st. o
Duis, from Vioksburg; Mary Alice, from b
sw Orleans. Departed-Crescent City, a
r New Orleans. River falling slowly. c
Gather cooler. q
LOUISVILLE, June 2l.-River falling, with q