New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-12
MISCELLANEOUS.


meth at Sparta-Heuvy Frost at Mem
phis-Memphis Exposition Bnilding-A
Conservative Newspaper Establish
zncnt Blown TO AfOms-A ReDrehcnsi-
Die Decd-Chicago BriclzIsyers' Union
Eight Hour Strike-Fearful Railroad
AeCident-Car Down an Embankment
Forty Feet.
VIENNA, La, October 11.-C0l0nel Mem
-sl,y, Governor Warmoth, General Sheridan
and Colonel McCranie addressed an audi
ence Of 700 persons at Sparta yesterday, 300
of whom were cOlOred.
Hessrs. McEnery, Warmoth and Sheridan
also addressed large audience, one third
5Ol0red, at Arcadia to day.
Messrs. Penn, Ogden and McCranie adj
dressed meeting of between 500 and 600
AZ Vernon to-day, enc half colored.
Preparations are being made for a grand
1zIass meeting here to morrow.
MEMPHIS, October l1.-There was heavy
Gr0st here last night, with prospects of more
tonight
j. M. Provine, one of the pioneers of this
city, died this morning, aged sixty.
The Exposition building was thrown open
30 the public to night. Speeches were made
by Colonel Duncan McRae and others. The
exhibition begins on the fifteenth instant.
RALEIGH, n. c., October ia terrible
explosion last night, which shook every
building in the city, was followed by an
alarm of fire.
The Sentinel office was blown to atoms by
powder placed under the building and
presses. A small job press in the compost
tion room, which escaped destruction, was
examined and paper of powder found I'M
der it, with slow match which had been
lighted but had gone out.
Ii is said that about ten minutes before
the explosion a colored boy, who lives near
she office, saw two individuals running of
from the spot in the direction of the depot,
with hats in hand. The Sentinel was con-
sentative paper, edited by lion. Josiah
Turner, Jr., prominent politician.
CIuCAGO, October 1.-THE eight hour
strike of the Bricklayers' Union continues.
Potter Palmer yesterday conceded the de-
rsaands Of the workmen on his new hotel,
which the contractors had refused.
About fifty firms of contractors have
united in an agreement not to accedc to the
demands of the strikers under any circum-
stances.
CAIRO, October 1.-THE ladies' car Of the \
express train on the Paducah and Eliza
hethtOwn railroad jumped the track last
nj gbt eight miles from Paducah, and went
down an embankment forty feet, landing
bottom upwards and demOlshing the car
(Which contained about twenty passengers,
nearly all Of whom were more or less in
gured Two were killed outright-a little
girl named Georgia Jordan, Of GAINESVILLE, |
Tennessee, and Neal DeFassi, tobacco agent
anf the Italian government DGFassi was |
Fugyud standing on his feet leaning against |
tSlc car, dead.
The wounded are: S. Harrington Henry |
Burnett Mrs. ThoTnbeTry, Mrs. J. Il. Cobb, |
VI. Twington, Miss Matte Ross, j. Levy |
mad Colonel Baker, all of Paducah; Mrs.
Cameron Thompson, Of Cincinnati; Mrs.
Seymour Perkins, of Elkton, Kentucky;
Mrs. N III. Cobb, of New Albany. indiana.
seriously; Mrs Cook, of Clarksville; Mrs.
John II. Baker, of Louisville, and Mr.
Dudley, cashier of Christian county, Ken
tusky The Wife of James Beverly mad her
hair caught in the car wheel, so that it was
necessary to cut it off close to her head be-
fore she could be released. Her child, in
her arms all the time, was unhurt. Mrs.
Cobb, of Paducah, had her leg so badly
fractured as to necessitate amputati0n; her
condition il critical. The officers OF the
soaad and the citizens OF Paducah. were
on the spot with surgical aid and
did everything possible to alleviate the suf-
seTing of the wounded.
SAVANNAH, October ia terrible shoot
ing affair occurred here to-day. A young
man named Alex. Dillon shot his father,
David r. Dillon, three times, iRtiicting
lnIy flesh wounds, and then killed himself
SAN Francisco, October ll.-Mrs. Fairs
naother attempted suicide by poison last
sight.
PHILADELPHIA, October l1.-Suit has
been brought in the Supreme Court by HoH.
S. S. Randall against w. K. Leeds, John L.
Hill, Peter A. B. Windner, Charles Hollis
aud James N. Kearns, for libel growing out
Sf the report made to a Hartranft club, con-
.aining a letter alleged to have been wri :
ZEN bv Mr. Randall TO Colonel Mcclure, in
connection with an allegation of con
,pIracy between these two gentlemen and
Alderman Mcmillan to issue fraudulent
papers. At the same time
writ was issued against Messrs. Peacock,
Featherston aud Wells, proprietors OF the
Union Bulletin for the publication OF the
eport mentioned above, and for their edl-
orial articles asserting the truth OF the
acts alleged therein against Mr. Randall:
LITTLE Rock, October 1.-THE new LID
raj State ticket has been formally with
sIawn.
NASHVILLE, October 1.-THE Democratic
convention which met at Gallatin yester-
ay, to nominate a candidate for Congress
Or the Nashville district, remained in SEES
ION all night, but failed to make nomina- ,,
ion. Adjourned sine die.
, Ii failed also to select presidential elee- !
Or. Great confusion prevailed. Golliday,
resent member, and three others are can !
idates.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, October 1.-THE q
sraight-out Democracy had small meeting !
l-day, and resolved to call a convention
" October %, to nominate O'COnnor
eetors.
SCHENECTADY, N. Y, October 1.-THE {
zhibition of Lays submarine torpedo boat 8
day was a perfect success. The trial b
as witnessed by Acting Secretary Of the !
ANY, Chief of the Bureau or Ordinance, +