New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-23

sueh committee, and the following deiega-
ton was named as its members:
n. w. Speillessy, John F. Gardner,
John P. Grew, New York; John Heckley
Thomas H. Harvey, Thomas Mulligan,
Pennsylvania; Peter McDermOtt New JcI-
sey; Thomas Goe, Maine; - Jasper, New
Hampshire; A. NJ. Williams, William Al
bert, Massachusetts,; d. w. c. M0mus
Charles Freeman, II. r. Bemus, Indiana
Matthew Riley. Illinois; K. NJ Temple,
Iowa. F. p. Dunbar, Wisconsin; D. X. rel
lows. William DAVIS, J. I. Attera1lg !I
Michigan, George w. Cole, Charles Up Glg-
! son, California; Charles Graf. George hal-
| ladav. Kentucky: Peter johnson, Charles
| Murray, Louisiana; Eugene N. Case =. D
| Kane. Louis NJ. Leub, Missouri:
! On motion, the chairman and secretaries
| of the convention were made part OF the
! delegation to Louisville
! Mr. d. A. Speillessy, OF New YORK Sshed
| for the privilege Of the floor for hIteen mln
utes, which was granted. ...--- =.
nress the nomination Of Mr. Charles
! O'ConOr. of New York, and Senator Sauls-
! hurry. Of Delaware as being the most CON
| sissent men that the people of the United
| States could support; that they were men
who were well known to the people OF the
United States as wise, honest and
efficient gentlemen to whom we could
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and under whose guidance the interests Of
labor would meet with prop attention;
that Charles OCOnOr's record was such as
to need no COMMENT that the entire
strength of oil classes would be centred on
O'Conor and Salisbury; that men who love
their country, and who are opposed to party
corruption, would support this ticket.
Mr. Speillessy then made a motion that
the committee appointed by this convention
ba atpt1afal IA urUa the uDIuipa tiou Of
Charles O'COnOr for President and Senator
Salisbury for Vice President of the United
States.
The motion was carried with great en-
thusiasm, which continued for some time.
On motion of Mr.. Pierce, of Rhode
Island, the chair was authorized to appoint
a committee Of ten to prepare an address
setting forth the principles of the cOnven-
ton, to be presented to the Louisville con
ventiOl by our committee.
The chair appointed the following: James
Flood, of New York; Thomas r. Scott, of
New Jersey; Joseph Costello, Of Pennsylva-
MIA; John HarderbrOOk, of Delaware; Ed
ward Jordan, of Maine; Charles Flanders,
of New Hampshire; Jacob Rupert, Of Yer
mont: ID. q. Waterman, of Massachusetts,;
August O'Hara, of Connecticut; j. NJ.
Moody, Of Texas. Adjourned.
Weather Report.
WAR DEPARTMEyT, }
Office Chief Signal Officer, ;
Washington, August %, 1872 4:35 P. NJ.
PROBABILITIES.
Northerly and westerly winds and clear
aud clearing weather for the New England
and Middle States on Friday. Partly clear
weather and areas Of rain for the South
Atlantic coast. Telegraphic reports have
not yet been received from the stations
from Northern New England, Canada
along Lakes Michigan and Superior and
Minnesota.
River Intelligence.
SOUTHWEST Pass, August 81. P. Ma
rOmpter 1890. Wind northeast light. Ar
rlved-Steamer w. G. Hewes, at 6:45 P. NJ,
Lockwood master, from IndianOla via Gal
weston, to c. A. Whitney & Co. No de-
MEMPHIS. August 22.-Weather clear,
thermometer 932 River swelling. De
parted-JOhn Kyle for New Orleans, tow
boats J. II. Bigley and Falls Pilot for the
Ohio river, Glencoe and City Of Chester for
VIcKsBURG, August 22.-Weather warm
and clear. River falling. Passed down
Henry Ames aud Bee and barges at P. NJ.
Passed up-Crescent City and barges at /
A. NJ, City of Nicksburg at P. Nj.
CINCnNATI, August 22.-River twelve
feet six inches and falling. Departed
Belle Vernon, for New Orleans. There was
a slight rain this afternoon.
EVANSVILLE, August 22-WeatheT clear
and hot The river has fallen four inches in
the past twenty-fOur hours.
ST LOUIS August 22.-Weather clear ana
hot. Arrlved-City of Helena, from Vicks-
burg. Departed - Julia, for Vicksburg.
River falling.
LOUISVILLE, August 22-Very warm.
River stationary; six feet in canal four
feet in chute. Arrived-CIarlie Mcdonald,
from New Orleans.
PTrsBURG, August 22-Heavy rain this
afternoon. River statiOnary-thrce feet
three inches.
CAIRO, August 22.-Arrived-John +.
Tolle, from New Orleans, at p. NJ. De
parted-J0hn +. Tolle, for St. Louis. at 3 P.
N. River has risen two inches. Weather
clear and warm