New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-05-08
MISCELLANEOUE.

An Old Citizen Murdered Near Memphis
Greeley Club at Observation-Disclosures
Among Milwaukee SteambOamen-
Boats stopped by Supervising InsDec-
tOrs-GeneraI Conference of African
Methodist Church-AIIantic and Pacific
RatIrOad-San Francisco Chamber of
COmmerCe-IiOmicidei in PrisOn-MOre
Indian Observation-Disclosures the Missis-
sippi at South 1T. LOuis-Death of an
Evangelical ecTetary-Six-Oared Gig
Race.
MEMPHIS May w. J. Abel, an old
and highly esteemed citizen of this county.
was found murdered this morning near
Bartlett's station, on the Memphis and
Louisville railroad. Before leaving the
station last evening he tried to borrow q.
gun, saying his lite had been threatened
1t is believed the murderers will be arrested
tonight.
JACKSON, May Colonel c. f. Hooker
a member of the Democratic National Ex-
ecutive Committee, has telegraphed the
committee, suggesting that it postpone ac-
tiOn until after the meeting OF the Phila-
delphia convention. He says that it is the
wish OF the Democracy of Mississippi that
such a course be pursued.
An enthusiastic Greeley club has been or
ganiZed here.
MILWAUKEE, May 7.-Great excitement
prevails among steamboatmen here TODAY
Boats Of nearly all the lines have been
stopped by the United States supervising
inspectors, thus making a complete block
ade in the freight business and doing meal
culable injury to the lines
NASHVILLE, May THE fifteenth Gen
eral Conference Of the African Methodist
Church of the United States is now in ses-
sion here. There are delegates in attend
ance from New England, New York, Penn
sylvania, Indiana, California, Alabama,
Georgia, Arkansas, Maryland, Florida,
Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North
Carolina Kentucky, Texas and Virginia.
Bishops Quinn, of Indiana; Payne and
Shorten, OF Ohio: Wayman, of Baltimore;
CamDbell. of Philadelphia; Ward, of Cali
fornia, and Brown, OF the District OF Co.
lumbia, were present.
SAN Francisco, May "A public meet
mo of the Chamber Of Commerce, the com
1niftee of one hundred leading citizens and
the ST. Louis delegation now here, in the
interest of the Atlantic and Pacific railroad
enterprise was held this afternoon, and
was very enthusiastic. The meeting re-
solved unanimously to accept the pr0DOsI-
ton OF st. LOuis-San Francisco to sub
scribe for at least SI0,0OO000 of stock of
the thirty-titth parallel railroad: to furnish
terminal facilities, and be represented by
three or four directors in the board of thir-
teen. st. Louis Is TO do as much for the
ENTERPRISE
PHILADELPHIA, May William Webb.
alias Buck, killed, in the Eastern Peniten-
tlary this morning, his room mate Michael
Trimbers, by striking him on the head with
an iron plate. The deed was acknowledged
by Webb who said he had killed him in a
quarrel. Both men were undergoing sen
tences of fifteen years for a rape com
mitted a few years since, on Broad street.
The prison is Overcrowded and solitary
confinement can not be enforced in all cases.
ST. LOUIS, May Tile st. Clair and
Carondelet Bridge Company has con
tracted for the construction Of a bridge
across the Mississippi at South st. Louis,
to be completed in two years, at a cost of
about S4,OOO,OOO. 1t is to be a dOuble-tracll
railroad and carriage-way bridge.
SAN FRANCISCO, May THE Indians are
swarmIng around Prescott The Minor
newspaper has two columns of accounts of
fresh atrocities. Mr.. j. White has been
murdered in Williamson Valley. Fbe
troops remain idle, awaiting the result of
General HOward's peace mission.
The Indians attacked FriO station and
killed G. w. Smith and Joseph Alderman.
lCoNTNUED ON EIGBFH PAeEI