New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-05-28
WASHINGTON.
Death of Revenue Marine Lieutenant Por-
ter.
WASHINGTON. May y 27.-Lieutenant Henry
Porter, of the revenue marine, is dead.
NEW YORK.


Too Much RevOIver-Eight Hour League
Mass lEeeting-Q Quakers Cotton Conn
mission House Suspension Foreign
Criminals. Coming TO New Orleans -
Railroad Accident Six Persons In"
jured-RestriciiOns over a Bishop Re-
mOved-COlOr In the Methodist Confer
ence-Tug Boat Expl0sfOn--Six ersOns
KfIled-CO-OperatiOn of Strikers-Fisk
VS.. Union Pacific Railroad Atnlanta
Boat Club.
New YORK, May 27.-Paul Lowe, son of
Ex-Governor Lowe, of Maryland, was arrest
ed last night for being engaged in a shoot
ing scrape. He admits using his revolver
in defense of q friend, whereby three per-
sons were wounded.
A mass meeting of the Eight Hour League,
composed of cabinet-makers and others,
was held last evening at Harmony rooms,
and another meeting of the trades in gem
eral at the Assembly rooms, at which con-
gratulatory speeches were made and reso-
lutions adopted over the success of the re-
cent strikes.
An immense meeting OF Quakers was held
here yesterday morning. Samuel NJ. Jan
ney preached against the doctrine Of atone
ment, and Lueretia Mott delivered an elO-
duent address on. the peace Ofnations.
1t is said that the cotton commission
house whose suspension was announced Sat
urday, was Dibble, Worth & Co.
1t is reported that nine criminals of the
worst class, recently. released from prison
on condition that they wOnld emigrate to
the United States, are now on their way to
New Orleans, via Falmouth, England, in
the Italian bark AgamemnOn. The gang
includes the Marathon murderers.
Arrived-Steamers Italy and Nevada
Arrived out-Republic, Idaho, HamoniO
and Hansa.
The 9 A. NJ. train from New York. on the
New Jersey Central railroad, was run into
by the 7;I0 A. NJ. trainfrom Philadelphia, on
the Pennsylvania Central road, at Elizabeth.
New Jersey, this morning. The Central
road train was standing at the station, its
rear car extending over the Pennsylvania
road. This car was struck by the loco
motive of the other train turned over and
almost demolished.
Six persons were injured, some severely.
The engineer of the Pennsylvania says his
patent air brakes would not work, and ne
could not stop the train.
In the Methodist Episcopal conference
to-day, motion was made that the Iestllo-
tions placed upon Bishop Roberts, VINO pre-
sided over the Liberia Conference IN AlrlSa, "a
be removed, and that be be eieyaOe9 70 .ili Sle
full dignity Of a bishop ana aalniVleo W eniS
conference.
A eolored delegate addressed the con-
ference on the question OF the secretary OF
the FreedneD's Aid Society, and said that
he was sorry 70 see in this conference g dis
nesitiop to keep the colored men off the
eeeTa,nittee, He then moved that the secre-
tsrv be a col5red man. An election was
tban taken. and resulted in the election OF
the Rev. DR.. j., S. Rust.
In fine Methodist Conference R. L. Dash
| field. Z. NJ, Eddy, and j. M. Reed, were
Elected missionary secretaries. DR.. Kynett
was elected.secretary of the church society.
Arrived-Steamers Tiger and Selesia.
NEW YORK, May 27.-Money active at
p cent on call loans. Sterling firm, 957s.
Gold 1885 II334. Governments advanced
h0as; new fves 1929 skies Of 1881,
1885 fve-twenties Of 1862, ll3% 1854,
1I334; 1865, ll47s, new issues ll6@; 1857,
1l7A; 1868, 1l7A; ten-fortiea ll4A. State