New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-27
MISCELLANEOUS.
Peter Cartwright Observation-Disclosures
CouventfOn-NntiOnaI Board Organ
ized-Lunatic Asylum Burned-Ala-
bnnIn NominafiOns-CoIfax and the

Peter Cartwright DeRd-SteambOBtmen'
ConventiOn-NatiOnaI Board Organ.
ized-Lunatic Asylum Burned-Ala-
bnma Nominations-CoIfax and the
Credit MObilIer.
CHICAGO, September 26.-Rev. Peter Cart.
wright, pioneer Methodist preacher, is
dead, aged eighty-seven.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, September 26.-The
steamboatmens convention organized ma
o tiOnal board and adjourned to meet in
Philadelphia the third Wednesday in Sep
tember 1873.
The Northern Ohio Lunatic Asylum was
burned last night. The lunatlcs are said to
have been saved
Three Of the attendants were burEo1 1t
{s feared others are Ill the debris, Loss
S350O00.
MONTGOMERY, September 26-The Demo.
nnOcraLs and Liberals OF this district nOmi
mated Oates, Democrat, for Congress;
Eaber Republican, for eleCtor, and Miller,
Republican, for the board of education.
SOUTH BEND Ind, September 26.-Vice
President COltax introduced General Haw-
ley. at Republican meeting here yester-
day. Mr. Colfax used the occasion to dis
Rv0w any connection with the Credit Mo
bilier, stating that he never had dollar of
stock in his life that he did not pay for.
COllax added: | claim the right to pur-
chase stock in the Credit MObIlier or the
Credit Immobilier, if there is one. in the
Union Pacific or Central Pacific, or Lake
Shore, South Bend and Plymouth railroads;
in oil wells or gold mines promising i'm
mense dividends that sometimes fail.
BOSTON, September GA cricket match |
between the Eleven, of England, and he |
Twenty-Five, of Boston and vicinity, came |
off at the base ball grounds to-day, and al |
though the weather in the morning was |
showery, the afternoon was fine, and some |
splendid playing was witnessed. The crowd |
of spectators was large.
The twenty-five went first to bat and |
scored 81, when the Englishmen followed, |
and had just tied them, when the last
wicket fell, Mr.. Grace making 2b, the
highest single score.
In the second innings Of the Twenty
Two they made 43, and the Englishmen
went again to the wickets, and when the
stumps were drawn they had scored p,
with the lost six wickets, including Grace,
who was caught after making 5. No fur
ther play will take place in Boston. as the
Englshmen leave for Quebec tomorrow, en-
route for home.
ALBANY, September 26-Tn the Intorna-
tional Convention Of Machinsts and Black
smiths to-day, committee was appointed
60 investigate the claims of New York
strikers.
A resolution was adopted that each mem.
Der retain his insurance policy on retiring
from trades.
: BUFFALO, September 26-The old barge
iron City, with a cargo of OIL from Cleve-
7and for Buffalo, tOuudered and sunk last
night near Sturgeon Bay, eighteen miles
from here. 1t is thought her captain, R.
G Cumming, one woman and four men were
drowned. The cargo. and vessel were val
lel at $4,000, fully insured,
PHILADELPHIA September 26.-President |
Grant, accompanied by General Porter, ar
rived in this city at noon to-day, and was
waited upon by q large numher of friends
and politicians, among }e number Simon
Cameron, II. Buchcr, Swccpe and others.
lie gave a reception and took by the hand
Ill who were introduced.
In the evening the merchants, WHO had ;
leld mass meeting at Concert Hall, serc
laded the President, and, in reply to callsg c
le responded as follows: I
Gentlemen and merchants of PhiIadelo t
have heard much better speeches
han / could make if | were so inclined. / ,
m very glad to see you are all pleased and q
o hear that You have been to hear such fine
peeches, and how you have been engaged
onight. J.
Cameron, Butcher and Sweepe made adj :,
resses, and the serenade was brought to %
Jose. t.
Weather Report.