New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-07-25

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| third of August, an executive committee of
three-B. Armbruster, j. +. Bremen and
S. Droste-was appointed, with power to
| purchase all the necessaries for a process
sion. Mr. COrprew, as one of the delegates
of the club, addressed it upon the issues of
| the day. His remarks were received with
great applause.
The meeting then adjourned to Monday
evening.
THE INDEPENDENT GREELEY GUARDs.-
At a regular meeting held last evening at
the st. Louis Hotel, the Liberal principles
were unanimously Endorsed, and the follow
ing officers elected: H. p. Mcdonnell, pres
ident; Christopher C. Cain, first vice presi-
dent; C. J. Agan, second vice presiden';
Frank Otti, recording secretary; A. Muller,
corresponding secretary; John Simon, treas
urer; John Still, grand marshal One hun
dred and twenty-five members were en-
rolled
DARING HIGHWAY ROBBERY.-A man
named Joseph Chofat was knocked down
about half-past one o'clock yesterday after
noon at the corner of Toulouse and Ram
part streets by Mat Hogan and robbed of
Sis. Hogan was shortly afterward ar
rested by Officer Wallace and the money
stolen from Chotat was found ON his person.
SPRUNG A LEAK.-One of the barges of the
Mississippi Valley Transportation Com
pany sprung leak yesterday noon, lying
at the head of Lafayette street. Her cargo,
consisting of grain, was materially dam
aged. Two tugboats were Immediately put
to work to pump her out, and size will
probably be saved.
ST. ALPHoNsUs' 'SCHooL.-The exercises
at st. Mary's girls school, connected with
St. Alphonsus parish, were continued yes
terday, under the supervision of Father
Lutte, possessing increasing interest The
examination was Of the higher classes, and
was conducted in English, French and Ger
man. The German composition Of Miss L.
Theisman, the piano performances. of the
young Misses r. ElIick, ]. Kronenberger
and NJ. Vom Hofe, the examination of the
class in astronomy, with deineatiOns upon
the globe and orrery, and the valedictory
of Miss j. Delatte, were particularly worthy
of commentator.
RAILROAD Academia mule attached
to dray and driven by one Thomas Car
roll, was turnover by the afternoon Mobile
train yesterday, on the levee, at the head of
Jefferson street, all four legs Of the mule
were cut,cOmpletely OFF.
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Young MEMS DEMOCRATIC ASSOCIATION.
A meeting of this political body was called
last evening to meet at Democratic head
quarters, corner of st. Charles and Gravier
streets. 1t was promised that the meeting
would be addressed by some Of the returned
delegates from the Baltimore convention,
and by speakers recently returned from the
northern portion of the State. A few
stragglers gathered around the door, but up
to halfpast eight o'clock the hall was not
lighted up, and they gradually scattered.
DEMOCRATIC MEETING AT NATIONAL HALL.
There was a meeting at this hall out on
Poydras street last night. Some fifty per
sons were present, Two or three speakers
appeared, but could create no enthusiasm,
and at nine o'clock and five minutes the
meeting adjourned.
RE0RGAN1z1NG THE BLAIR GUARDs.-A
meeting OF this old Democratic campaign
club of 1868 was called last night over
Johnny Hawkins saloon, on Common street,
10 reorganize for the campaign. Some
three hundred people were in attendance.
Mr.. Harry Wilde was called to the chair
and MIR. j. L. Barringer appointed tempo
rary secretary. A motion was made and
carried by large majority to change the
name of the club to the GTatz Brown
Guards. Whereupon some thirty-two OF
the members present Withdrew to Riley's,
corner Of Common and Dryades streets,
where, after a not very harmonious confer
ence, they agreed to plunge into the "last
ditch" and then adjourned.
FTREs.-About FIVE o'clock yesterday
evening a fire broke out in a stable in the
rear Of No. 2O3 Julia street, near Rampant,
supDosed to have been caused by sparks
from a corn mill on Basin street. The fire
was extinguished by citizens and the police
without causing great damage.
Another fire occurred at halfpast three
the same day, in a one-story frame house on
Coliseum street, between Louisiana avenue
and Toledano street, owned by Mr. Van
Benthuysen, and occupied by Mr. G. D.
Hubbard. The fire department was prompt
w on hand, and the ire was eXtinguished
without any material damage being done.
The fire was caused by lighted furnace IN
in the washreom.
CARRoTERs AT WoRK.-AbOut nine
o'clock Tuesday night, Mr.. Henry Slaes,
willie passing at the corner Of Galvez and
st. Peter streets, was stepped and robbed
by two unknown men of fifteen dollars. He
was also severely cut with razor by ore OF
the party, who made their escape.
About half-past eight o'clock the same
evening, Mr. Rosells was standing at the
corner OF Franklin and Canal streets, when
William Taylor, alias Bazile, and James
Alexander accosted him; one Of them ask