New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-07-14
N1xsCELLANEOUs.
Shot While Bathing-San Francisco and
Colorado Railroad Company = POli'
ticians as Long Branch

Shot While Bathing-Snn francisco and
Colorado Railroad Company P0li-
ticians as Long Branch.
MEMPHIS, July I3.-JOhnny Murphy, aged
sixteen, while in the river at the foot Of
Beale street last night, was shot and in
stantly killed by private watchman
named Sturgeon, employed on fiatboat,
who, after the shooting jumped into skih
and made his escape. A woman, who lived
with Sturgeon, was arrested az an Access
sorry and lodged in Jail The cor0ner's jury
to day rendered verdict of willful murder.
SAN FRANcIsco, July l3.-Ex-Governor
Stanley. of North Carolina, died in this city
to-day.
The San Francisco and Colorado Railroad
Company, which is TO connect with the
Texas Pacific Railroad Company, has been
organized.
foNG BRANCH, July l3.--Senators Morton
and Wilson are here with General Granite
The President goes to Washington to-mor-
row. Senator Wilson goes to North Caro-
lima tonight to stump the State.
ST. LOUIS, July l3.-Three persons were
killed by boiler explosion in st. Clair
county to-day.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, July 13.-Much Of the
wheat crop just harvested has been injured
by continued and untimely rains. Some In
jury has also been done to growing cotton
in Middle and West Tennessee and North
Alabama, the rains causing the shedding OF
the b0lls. Planters entertain serious APP
prehensions of the effects of heavy rains to-
day.
PHILADELPHIA, July 13.--Two women
were struck by lightning in this city to-day.
CHAPPAQUA, N. y, July 13.-The assem-.
blage of the Democratic committee on the
farm Of Horace Greeley to-day was merely
a social gathering or picnic. Greeley con
Quoted various delegates over his farm in
the morning and described all the peculiar
tiles. A beautiful dinner was served at ono
o'clock, after which Mr. Greeley addressed
a meeting of about 500 people. He said it
was social gathering, having no other
| purpose; congregation for pleasure. ahere
were friends from home, from far and from
near, and he wished they would frequently
visit him at his farm.
The speaker then described his sej0urn
| at Chappaqua for the last twenty years,
| and said that in spite of what the public
| might think Of his farming capabilities, he
| cO1ld inform them that he had lost nothing.
| 1t was true he had spent some money. So
| had he lent some money, and the latter
| had gone where the w0Odbine twineth."
/ Whereas money he had spent on his farm
| was to some good. At all events he knew
where it was. His present property was
| bought at the request of his wife, and he
meant to live and die on it,
| Ex-senator Gwinn and Reagan, Of Texas,
| and other gentlemen, also made speeches,
! prophesying the election Of Mr.. Greeley.
| NATCHEz, Miss, July ia grand Gree
/ lev and Brown ratification meeting and
| tOrchlight procession took place tonight.
/ Thirty seven guns we're fired.
/ CHICAGO, July l3.-Reports from Iowa
! state that the present season promises to
| be the most abundant for grain ever known
/ in that State. The grain Of all kinds is
rapidly rpepiug, and the crops we're never
better.
A dispatch from Fort Sul1y, Dacotah, to-
| day says it is reported there that about
| 1900 Indians have collected at point on
| the route of the Northern Pacific railroad,
| and they are reported as being determined
/ to stop the construction Of the road.
| PROVIDENCE, July I3.-The residence Of
! Mr.. Hayward, cashier OF the Blackstone
/ National Bank at Uxbridge, Massachusetts,,
was entered this morning, between one aud
| two O'Clock, by five disguised men, who,
after finding and gagging Dir. Hayward
and family, numbering four persons, en-
tered the room of Charles Wesser, the
teller Of the bank, compelled him to ac-
company them to the bank and unlock the
safes. They obtained between $4,000 and
| $4,000, mostly in bills.
The robbers then locked the safe and
bank and took the teller back to his room,
ungagged the whole family and gave them
water to drink. regaggsd them and vent
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