New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-05-09

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timOre, July 9-American Tract so-
ciety = Anniversary Meeting ANIMAL
Conference of UniversaIists-HIeth
General COnference-FOur Millions Of
Bonds PWFchased-Sub- Treasury Bale
ance.
NEW YORK, May S.-The National DEM
ocratic Convention is called to meet at Bal
timOre on the ninth of July. The following
| is the call:
The National Democratic Committee, by
virtue of the authority conferred upon tt
| by the last National Democratic Ccnven-
tiOn, at a meeting held this day in New
York, voted to hold the next convention
for the purpose of nominating candidates
for President and Vice President of the
United States, on the ninth of July, 1872, in
the city of Baltimore.
The basis of representation, as fixed by
the last Democratic convention, is double
| the number of members of Senators and
Representatives in Congress from each
State, under the apportiOnment census Of
1870. Each State will send delegates ae-
cOrdingly, and we invite the cordial Co
operation of all conservative citizens who
desire the restoration of a constitutional
government and the perpetuation of re-
| publican institutions
John Forsyth, John NJ. Horre1,
| William NJ. Converse, James Ponder,
| Charles Z. Dyke, A. III. COlquitt,
Wilbur F. Story, William E. Niblack,
Isaac Z. Eaton, Thomas G.. McCrearys
Albert Voorhees,, Sylvanus r. Lyman,
Odir Bowie. William A. Moore,
Charles W. Nash, Charles E. Hooper,
Charles A. Mantz, g. L. Miller,
j. M. McCOnkle, Harry Bingham,
John McGregor, John G.. Thompson,
James B. Barr, Gideon Bradford,
Charles A. Simonton, William B. Bate,
John Hancock, H. B. Smith,
John GOide.
AUGUST BELMONT, Chairman.
FREDERICK o. PRINCE, Secretary.
New YORK, May S.-Arrived- Steamer
Hansa. Arrived Out-Hermann, HammOnia
and Italy.
The anniversary meeting of the American
Tract Society to-day was largely attended.
including Father Gavazzi. The annual re-
port shows receipts for the year from dOna-
tions and legacies of $I26, 1888; from sales,
$4l0,903; expenditures, S537 ,l94; balance in
the treasury, 1888.
A resolution was adopted providing for
the prosecution of publishers and vendors
of obscene books and pictures.
The National Democratic Executive Com
mittee is in session at Mr.. BelmOnt's house
in this city. Twenty-eight States are rep
resented.
At the annual conference of the New
York Association of Universalists, report
was read showing the fOurishing condition
of the church.
Judge Pierrepont declines to undertake
the defense of Stokes.
In the Methodist General Conference to-
day the bishops quadrennial message was
read. 1t directs special attention to the
subject of district conferences, and claims
that two sessions a year are insufficient.
The Church was congratulated on the in
creased usefulness of its theological insti-
tutions, and it recommended an appropriate
denOminatiOnal programme for celebrating
the centennial of American independence.
An address OF fraternal greeting was read
from the British Wesleyan conference,
which cOmmends its delegats, and expresses
fervent hope for the speedy and peaceable
settlement of the threatened misunderstand-
ing between the two countries.
The Rev. Luke A. Wiseman and the Rev.
Morley Pinshan, the delegates, delivered an
eloquent address, which was frequently aD-
plauded, and during which it was stated
that in the past four years, over million
dollars per annum had been raised in Great
Britain for Methodist church building and
extension, and one hundred thousand per-
sons had been admitted into the church Il
is also extending into Italy, and large
block of property has been purchased In
the heart of Rome for a church, schools, etc.
Specie shipments over $500,000.
The government to-day purchased $4,000
900 in bonds.
Sub-treasury balance $64, ,263, ,733 gold, and
$6,638, ,096 in currency.
Money easy at 607 on call loans.
Sterling a little easier. Gold 1l40 114ls.
Governments advanced Y a asc all around.
Skies of 1881 1885; fve-twenties of 1862
1I3; 1864, 1l3; 1865. 1874, new issue ll5A;
1867, 1855; 1868, 11594; tenforties 1lOlk-
State bonds closed steady; Tennessees, old
68ls new 6S1s; Virginias, old, 81; new 50i
LOuisianas, old, SO; new s.; leyee skies @;
Georgia skies 20: sevens SO; North CarOlinas,
Sc, new 2OA; South Carolinas, old, As, new