New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-05-25


Bridge Falling Wfth Fire Engine on Ia
Fifteen Persons Ininred-Mayor OF
Evansville Dead-Convicti0n Under the
Enforcement Acf-CentenniaI Commits
siOn-Opening and Close of Exposition
in 1SS6-At Fort Monroe in Distress
JacksOnian Democratic CIub-DemO-
cratic Nomination i'm North Carolina
Party of Labor Reform Out of the Field
Greeley Delegate by Massachusetts
Observation-Disclosures General AS
sembIy OF Northwest-LabOr Reform
Candidate for GOyernor-AnOther Rail-
road Accident.
ITHACA, n. Y, May 24.-The high bridge
over Fall creek gave way while an engine,
which was on it, was playing on fire. Fiji
teen persons were seriously injured
EVANSVILLE, Ind, May M.-MayOr VIII
liam Baker is dead.
NoRFoLK. Nav 24.-The Conservatives
carried the municipal elections in this city
and Portsmouth yesterday.
RICHMOND, MAY 24-The Presbyterian
General Assembly dissolved yesterday to
meet on third Thursday in May next, at
Little Rock, Arkansas.
BALTIMORE, May A.-George n. Muir
dock was convicted to-day Of the violation
of section two of the enforcement act, and
was fined $500 and 5000 costs. The case
was appealed to the Supreme Court.
PHILADELPHIA, May 24.-The Centennial
Commission has fixed the time for opening
the exposition on the nineteenth of April
and closing on the nineteenth of October,
1876. All articles for the exposition to ar
rive by the first OF January to secure proper
position and classification. The invitation
is to every nation to participate, and the
acceptance of invitations is requested by
March A, 1874, and the same date is liked
for application for space.
E0pTppee MONROE Nav 04-ATrivpd-
Bark D. NJ. Hume, from Rio Janeiro, for
orders. She spoke, April n, of Pernam-
bucO, North German brig Johanna Rudolph,
from PernamhucO for MontevideO, with
crew sick. First mate had died; supplied
her with a mate. She reports much sick
ness at Pernambuco.
ALBANY, N. T., Nav 24-The JacksOnian
Democratic Club has under consideration
proposition to visit Baltimore at the time of
the Democratic National Convention. acting
as escort to the New York delegation.
CHARLOTTE, N. c., May 24-W. NJ. Rob
bins of Rowan county, was yesterday nOmi-
mated for Congress by the seventh district
Democratic convention at WilkesborO.
Boston, May 24.-L 5. Cummings, leader
of the Labor Reform movement in Massa-
ehusetts, says in a communication: II
shall vote for the Labor Reform ticket, if
there is one in the field, on the Columbus
platform; but every intelligent Reformer
knows that the party Of Labor Reform is
party practically out of the field, even
though Judge Davis has not formally with
drawn. SO then, at present, we are all at
liberty TO vote any. national ticket we
please without having our party loyalty
suspected"
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, May 24-The dis
trict Democratic Convention to-day ratified
the Cincinnati platform, and a Greeley
member was elected to attend the Balt-
mora noy1vnufiOu
DETROIT, May 24-The Presbyterian
General Assembly of the Northwest con
venes at Baltimore next year.
PHILADELPHIA, May 24.-William P
Schell has accepted the nomination for Gov
ernor made by the Labor Reform Conven-
ton at WilliamspOrt.
CHICAGO. Nav 24.-Patrick Callaghan
was arrested here yesterday on a charge of
murder in Winona county, Minnesota, seven
years ago. 1t is claimed that at the time
the murder was committed he was neigh
Dor, and that his land adjOined that of
Warren YOuman, the murdered man, and
that some difficulty arose about 1T. You
man was found dead in his field, his life
having been taken with a scythe. Gala
CHAN disappeared, and suspicion fastened
upon him. He will be held here until the
Minnesota officers call for him.
PORT JERvIs, N Y, May A.-The Gin
cinnati express westward bound, was de-
layed yesterday by side at Hawkins, ana
did not arrive at Port Jervis until p. NJ.
When the train was near Otisville, going at
the rate of thirty miles per hour, it ran into
a freight train which had switched on its
track in order to let way train pass. The
two engines cOllided, shattering both badly,
and completely telescOping the baggage car.
The baggage Mr.. Bonner, of Pater-
son, had his leg broken in two places, and
was otherwise badly hurt. Charles Leon
ard, the engineer, and David Kent, the fire.
man, were also injured. No passengers
hurt.
TROY, N. Y, May 24.-The Haymakers
defeated the Forest CITY Club, Of Cleve-
land, to-day, by twelve to four. The field
ing Of the Haymakers was excellent.
BALTIMORE, May PA game of base
bali to-day resulted: Mansfield six: Balti-
mOres thirteen.
At dress parade Of midshipmen at the
Naval Academy at Annapolis last evening,
the following order referring to the conduct
of Midshipmen Mclean and Gait, who
jumped overheard and saved Midshinman
Carter, who fell from aloft on the Dale
fifty feet into the water, was read
UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY
May u, 1872. ;
Orders No. 81.
The accident this morning on board the
Dale, which was, under providence, without
fatal result, gave occasion for the display
of a noble act of herOism by Cadet Midship-