New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-05-09
MIsCELLANEOUs.

Arrest for ShOOting-Arrestsf for Assassina-
CiOn-CrOps Suffering from Drought
New Hampshire Republican COnven-
tiOn-GFant and Wilson EndOrsed-Fire
in SeIma-COIOred Convention in New
YOrk-Opera House and FIGURING
Mills Bufned-A Canada Town De-
strOyed by Fire-AfTray in Richmond
An EditOrship Resigned-GeOrgia state
Press Association.
MEMPHIS, May Scamp Ferguson, who
shot Frank Streiber on Beale street last
night, was arrested to-day and sent to jail
without bail to await the result Of Streibers
wounds.
Two negroes have been arrested as the
supposed assassins of Esquire John Bell,
who was found murdered on Monday night
near Bartlett station.
Allen HobsOn, colored aged eighteen
years, was arrested to-day charged with
having killed his father by poisoning a well
in order to obtain his fathers property.
Crops throughout this section are suffer
ing from drouth.
CONCORD, N. H., May 8.-The Republican
State Convention to-day adopted resolutions
favoring Grant and Wilson.
SELMA, Ala, May ga fire occurred here
at two o'clock this morning. destroying
four stores. Loss SIS, 1000; partial insurance.
TROY n. Y, May S.-The COlOred Repub-
lican State Convention, which met here to-
day, unanimously pledged the colOred
voters of the State to the nominee Of the
Philadelphia convention.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, MAY 8.-Squire's
Opera House building and Squirrels stone
Touring mills were destroyed by fire last
night
INGERsoI. Canada, Nav S.-A fire de-
strOyed nearly all the business part of the
town. Loss 100000.
RICHMOND, Va, May SIN an affray in
Lunerburg county between farmer named
Davis and a cOlored man named Hite, the
latter was shot dead Davis resisted
party of white citizens who went to arrest
him, and was shot severely before he was
secured.
Colonel w. E. Cameron. editor of the
Petersburg Progress and a member of the
State conservative executive committee,
has resigned his editOrship in consequence
of a disagreement with the proprietOrs of
the Progress, who disaPprOved of his ad-
VOcacy of Mr.. Greeley.
The Rev. A. M. POindexter. prominent
Baptist minister, died yesterday in Orange
ATLANTA. May S.-The Georgia State
Press Association convened to-day and
elected the following officers for the ensuing
year: j. III. Estill president; G. w. Styles
and w. A. Hemphill, vice presidents; w.
g. WILDLY, secretary and treasurer, and
u y.
There is a full attendance Of the association,
which will remain IN session tomorrow.
PHILADELPHIA, May Sat tO-daY's ses-
sion of the American Medical Association,
a report was read by DR.. Weatherly, from
the committee on medical education, sug-
gesting that no more charters be granted
for medical colleges which do not adopt a
plan for education Endorsed by this associa-
ton, and the Legislatures of the various
bn knH 70 olyn oil aharfpFE
colleges not adopting the plan Of this asso-
citation, and that no delegates be admitted
from institutions refusing to adopt such
plan.
The report alluded to the rivalry between
colleges, inducing some to lower their
charges, and give degrees to men totally
unfit for the duties of physicians.
DIR. Findlay offered resolution, that
physicians attending families by contract
or by the year, or who bid for practice at
less rates than regular graduates, were to
be classed among irregular practitioners.
san FRANCISCO, May 8-The st. Louis
railroad delegation left for home this morn
ing.
change of venue for her second trial.
The Olympia and Cheppalis railroad, to
extend from the terminus of the Northern
Pacific to Greys Harbor, on the Pacific, was
Incorporated yesterday.
ST. LOUIS. May S-The Westtiche VOlLS-
blatt the German organ Of Northwest Mis-
souri,. comes out to-day strongly in oppOsi-
ton to Greeley.
River InteIIiGences
SOUTHWEST PASS, May 8, p. M
Barometer 30:I0. Wind east-sOutheast,
light Arrived-American schooner George
Peabody, White, master, seventy days from
Cardiff, Wales, with railroad iron to order.
No departures.
PASCAL oUTRE, May 8. P. M-Wind