New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-17
MISCELLANEOUS.

Escape of RhInocerOs-T'yO Men Killed
and Other Damage DOHe-SHratOgR
Races POstponed-CireeIey at Ports.
mouth and Rye BeaCh-JOe Jefferson
The MerrimaC Rising-StralghE DeIn-
Ocrats-Gambler shot Dend-AInbHmH
Republican COnvcntiOn-Wendeil Phil
lips for Grant.
CHICAGO, August l6-A rhinOCeros be-
|, longing to circus escaped at Monroe, Hi
| nOis killing two men, knocking down tent
| poles and seats, and causing the dislOcatiOu
of the arms OF several spectators. lie was
| captured after capsizing a cage of animals
! and doing $1,000 worth of damage.
SARATOGA, August l6,-The commence
ment Of the racing season has been post
poned until tomorrow, in consequence Of
| rain
LOUISVILLE, August l6.-Rev. G. H. Rob
ertsOn was received in this city to-day by
the members of his church. Efforts are
being made to Teinstate him
The Democrats of the third district Of
this State nominated O. w. Millican for
| Congress.
ATGusTA, BE, August e. Greeley is al
Portsmouth. He leaves this afternoon fOl
Rye Beach.
BALTmoRE, August 16.-Joe Jefferson is
here. His Sights entirely restored.
LOWELL, Mass, August l6.-The Merrf-
| mac river has risen about eighteen feet,
meadow lands ia Tewksbury.
DETROIT, August l6.-A few straight
Democrats of this county held a conven-
ton here to-day, and nominated Lester II.
Brown for Congress, and selected delegates
to the Louisville convention.
SAN FRANCISCO, August I6.-Joseph Ne
Elroy, gambler, and lately a resident OF
New Orleans, was shot dead by Paul Keen,
of Los Angeles last. evening, IN a quarrel
about politics,
The articles Of Incorporation of the At
lantic and Pacific railroad were agreed upon
to-day.
Portsmouth, N. H., August lG-Horace
Greeley left Portland this morning, accom-
! panied by a committee from Portsmouth
| consisting of Frank Jones, X. A. Upham,
| Thomas II. O'Brien and j. A. Sandborn.
Enthusiastic demonstrations were made
at BiddefOrd, Saco and other places on the
| route.
At HAS A. NJ the train arrived at Ports
mouth The committee received Greeley
and conducted him through the densely
crowded streets, preceded by the United
States marine band, and amid the widest
enthusiasm to the ROcklngham- House,
where after O short interval: he appeared
upon the steps of the hotel, and was intro
duced to the immense crowd in the street
bv Hon. j. s. II. Frink
Sir Greeley responded with speech de-
voted to personal recOllecti0ns and histOri-
cal traulJlOu5 OF MS uhLlF6 state. lie
made no allusiOn whatever to politics.
Mr.. Greeley went to Rye Beach this eve
ming to attend clam bake.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, August 16.-The ind
cations reported yesterday were verified y
the results of the Radical convention.
G. G. Sheets, the American consul at Elsi-
more, and Alexander White, member Of
Congress for twenty years, were nominated
for COngTessmeu at large
Lewis K. Parsons, w. J. Gilmore, J. l..
Pennington aud L. C0relsOn, were nOmi-
mated for electors.
The platform eOnsists of four resolutions,
the first indorsing the Philadelphia plat
form and nominations, the second favoring
internal improvements on as liberal a scale
"a is consistent with prudence and econ
omy, the third calling upon Congress to en-
force the rights Of the fourteenth and ff-
teenth amendments by permanent iegisla-
ton; the fourth relies upon the education
Of the rising generation as a means by
which liberty aud free government are to
be preserved, and opposes disfranehisement
exception crime after due conviction.
The executive committee was appointed
and the convention adjourned
The Liberal and Democratic State eEeeu-
tive committees after full and free confer
ence at Talladega to-day, coalesced and NO
minated the following mixed ticket TOR cleo
tors at large. e.. G. LaugdOn, of Mobile, K.
d Riekett, of Lauderdalt, Democrats; and
w. b. Figueres, of Madison, w, 4. Hatehett,
of Montgomery, Liberals, Aiternates-J.
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