New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-01
MISCELLANEOUS

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RObbinE "A BaBh-White Lead. Works
| Burned-Liberal Presidential Electors
ia OhiO-TOm Ewing on the List-BOII
| and Army WOrms-SUmner's Letter
Among COlOred Men-Grant at Uticu-
Savannah Quiet-Arrest for Political
| DistIrbance-COlOred JurOrs-Savan-
nah Surveyor Declares for Greeley
Memphis City Bank Suspended-Raiu in
Memphis - Senator Wilson - Express
Clerk Arrested for EmbezzIememt.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, July 3I.-While o
circus company YVES passing along the
street. a thief entered the Prairie City Bank
and stole money and checks.
ST. LOUIS, July 3l.-The white lead and
color works of Boucher & Walkewitz were
totally destroyed to-day by fire.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 3t.-In the Liberal
Republican convention, the committee to
select presidential electors have chosen
General Thomas Ewing on behalf of the
Democrats, and August T. Helm on behalf
of the Liberal Republicans.
MONTGOMERY, July 3l.-Boll and army
worms are running crops in this section
One plantation, which it was estimated
three days ago would make 100 bales, is
now estimated at fifty bales. There is
great depression among the planters, who
consider themselves ruined. Two and a
half millions of bales is now the outside
estimate IOf Lne growing crop.
summers letter fell like q bombshell
among the cOlOred people, They say they
would not be surprised if General Grant
next declares for Greeley.
UTICA, N. Y, July 3l.-The President,
with Mrs. Grant and Lieutenant Grant, ar
rived here today. The President was re-
ceived with official and military honOrs He
is the guest of Senator COnking.
Ex-Governor Seymour dined with the
President at Senator Conkling's this even
ing.
President Grant Will reply to the invita-
ton to visit Chattanooga in a few days.
SAVANNAH, July 3l.-1he street car trou-
bles have entirely ceased, and the city is as
quiet as usual.
The first two new bales of cotton were re-
ceived here to-day, one from Florida, by
Saunders, Goodwin & Miller, and one from
cambridge Georgia, by W. Fl. Woods &
Co.
George Washington Wilson, white leader.
of the Ogeechee wing of Republicans, was
arrested by the United States authorities
today for disturbing the Republican meet
ing Monday night. The commissioners con
tinued the case until tomorrow.
ATLANTA, July 3l.-The Senate to-day
passed an act allowing colOred men who
were excluded from jury lists to appeal to
judges of the superior courts
The Senate is largely Democratic.
John Bowls, surveyor of the port at
Savannah has rendered his resignation and
will support Greeley and Brown.
MEMPHIS, July 3I.-The City Bank sus-
pended payment to-day. Liabilities $j5 900.
Assets unknown.
Election for county officers takes place
tomorrow. The canvass has been exceed
ingly bitter and trouble is anticipated. A
special police force will be placed on duty
and all saloons will be closed.
A glorious rain fell this afternoon. sus-
pending the heated term of ten days dura-
ton, which has been the longest and hot
test ever known here.
BosToY, July Ex-senator Wilson has
gone to Indiana.
BELFAST, Me, July 3l.-The Liberal and
Democratic conventions unanimously nomi-
mated +. A. Pike for Congress from the
Fifth District.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, July 3l.-A storm pros
trated the German Methodist church; four
dwellings were damaged and several per-
sons hurt
CINCINYATI, July 31.-H. X. Whittlesy,
money receiving clerk Of the Adams Ex-
press Company in this city, was arrested
this morning, charged with the embe zzle-
ment Of $4,000 $4,000 of which have been
recovered. ~
SAN Francisco, July Silt is reported
that. an agent was dispatched from San
Francisco to a county bordering on Arizona
and New Mexico in search of deposits of
diamonds and rubies which were reported
years ago. The party has found the de-
pOsits, and brought back with them $780,
900 worth. Steps will be taken to secure q
government patent to the lands, an d com
pany will be formed with large capital to
work them. 1t is TumOred that General
George Il. Mcclellan will be pres ident Of
the company.
Professor D. c. Gulman, of Yale College,
has been elected president Of tho University
of California.
Aspnwau dates state that an agent of
Costa Rica has left for the United States to
purchase man-Ot-war, to be stationed at
PUnta AYeuas.
Frigates SaTanac and California were at
Panama. FHgate Wyoming was at Aspin-
wall On the twenty-tirst, in charge Of tho
steamer Edgar Stewart.
Captain PennelI has been again arrested
by the authorities at Aspin wall, but was
soon released.
Consul Deal has received Instructions
from the American State Department APP
proving his attention in maintaining the
Stewart but cOndemDing the action of Cap
tain Pencil, Of the latter, for not obey
ing the orders Of the attorney of the own
egs, and Consul Deal is authorized to grant
clearance to the Stewart direct to New
York, where her owner resides, when said
owner sends new captain to command
her
The International Exposition had been
opened at Lima.
The small pox is prevailing in the small
towns of Chill and Peru.
LITTLE Rock, July 3l.-The Governor has
issued a proclamation, threatening to de-
clare martial law In Pope county. He re-
ters to the appearance in court there of
prisoners and their friends, fully armed, in
terfering with the proper trial Of prisoners,
and to the reports that the citizens of Pope
county were now in arms, determined to re-
SYST the authority Of the law and its officers.
He SAYS be does not desire to place that
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