New Orleans Republican., 1873-07-17


M1SCELLANEOU9.
1ire 10 JsRsrsop. Texns-Conditiss ,
Vice President Wilson - The Oaks
Ameo Estate - Death Of COmmodOr
e;lendy - y Strecker Wrecked-Fou
0Ires in louisviIle In One Highs-E1
sursi0D to Fort Monroe - .NIinnesot
RepubIicaD State Convention - CbsI
era-N0e Weather in st. lOuiss
ST. PAUL, Mimi, July i6.-Tho Republ
Can State Convention met here today
Three hundred and eight delegates wer
present The contest was mainly Oh th'
X0vernOrship. The principal Candidate
we're Horace Austin, TIE present incumbent
W. D. Washburne, Cushman X. Davis ant
Thomas Armstrong. The contest was very
the Armstrong forces concentrated on Da
Sis, defeating Washburne. The vote or
She fourth and final ballot stood Davis 49,
Washburne l50e
The utmost good feeling prevailed. and
ON motion Of one Of Washburne's friends
Davis nomination was made unanimous.
Resolutions were adopted tav0ring cheap
roads the right Of reasonable remuneration.
but opposing unjust discrimination and all
arbitrary and improper use Of the growing
power of railroads and other corporations.
The fourth resolution says no rights
should be vested in railroad corporations
beyond tho control Of future legislation.
The fifth resolution heartily applauds the
active measures Of Congress in ferreting
out and exposing cOrruptiOns, and demands
pure official conduct and punishment OF un.
faithful public men. Tho sixth condemns
without reserve the salary and back pay
grab. and demands the prompt yepeal;of
the law authorizing it.
Inn nd ynfV 80
from Mount Vernon, in the southwest cor.
neT Of this State, says the cholera is raging
5earfully there. Since Thursday las: there
has been about thirty deaths. Business is
almost suspended.
ST. Louis, July l6.-The weather has
been excessively warm the past few days.
mercury ranging in the middle of the day
from 95s to 1909. Numerous cases of sun.
stroke occurred, several of them fatal.
COLUMBUS, o., July l6.-COntrary to the
opinion Of physicians last night, six new
cases OF cholera appeared in the Peniten.
siary to-day. Two conyicts died after q few
hours illness.
Continued rain storms are doing much
damage to crops in the neighboring coun.
week
WASHINGTON. July i6.-Tho T,.a.,ry
Department wishes to retro legal tender
0otes issued prior to 1866.
. COLUMBIA. 5. C., July l6-Colonel
Lemon, . prominent lawyer. is dead. aged
eeyenty-twO.
BosToN. July l6-The postmaster re.
fused to recognize official stamps on letters
addressed to private individuals. The
postmaster General decides that the Boston
postmaster is wrong.
Vice President Wilson is partially par.
alyzed. His face is disfgured and speech
somewhat affected. It is probable that
Senator Carpenter, who was elected pro
tempore. will preside at the opening Of the
. An inventory n Of Oakes Ames estate shows
:. BALTIMORE, July i6.-Comrnodore VIII.
liam NJ Glendy died to-day. aged seventy.
HALIFAX, July I6.-The schooner Ocean
Belle, engaged in saving the cargo Of the |
wrecked ship Minerva, at st. Pauls. was |
herself totally wrecked.
The fnventa arrived from the West In. |
dies with yellow fever. There were six
deaths on her during the passage.
PHILADELPHIA, July I6.-Ex-Revenue
en his roOmo Water around the heart was
the immediate cause.
. JEFFERSON, Texas. July I6.--A fire here
last night consumed three brick buildings,
fronting on the levee, occupied. by Russell.
&ainey 4 Co, Gillian & Chew and Mabry
q Aikens Loss estimated at $l65000; in.
eurance $6O.OOO.
:. FORTRESS MONROE. July i6.-A deiega.
Ton OF Georgia merchants. comprising
hbous fifty persons. accompanied by the
bflcers of the SeabOard and Roanoke rail.
road and number of prominent merchants
nf Norfolk and Portsmouth. arrived here
.nls morning on visit to the fort and road.
They remained until after dress parade, |
when they returned to Norfolk.
I.,1x, e.. - /
n this city last night within space of two
aours and half. The first. about half-past
aIne o'clock, in the lumber yard of Long
BrOthers: little damage. The second, in
the candy manufactOry Of Conrad Euhler.
IN Market street, involving a loss Of $lO, 900:
AMOUNT Of insurance unknown. The third {
vas en- Third street, between Main and
River streets. originating in J. Z. Withers
20. 3 fine cut tobacco establishment. de. ,
troying that and the adjoining building. ,
occupied by Herbert & Wright as q mill !
furnishing establishments. Loss of Withers | :
Co. estimated at $4,000: insured in West
rn and German offices in this city. s33500 in 5
'acn; 'ac Loss of Herbert 4 Wright about 9
'5OOO; uninsured.
The fourth fire was in Bomberv 4 :
Siooms block, on Fourth street. between i
sreen ana Walnut, and DESTROYED Veinon's !,
.rOcerys Madam Buckley's fancy goods |
tore, vacant house in the block, and |
.o"aseu rargney restaurant and cOnfec- |
lonery.. Loss of the latter estimated at
1900. Particulars of the other losses are /
lOt yet reported. C
The fire last night was no. 80 disastrou. ?
9 at fret supposed. The losses will NOT a
xceed $50, 900, with $4,000 or $7s 600 in. "
urance in the following companies: Ftna Ii
$4,000: London, Liverpool and Giobe a
10000; Commercial of New York. $6O0o | \
lutual of st. Louis. $4,000; Phoenix 5000
he balance being in local companies. The
re waS undoubtedly the work of an incen- :,
iary. q
Every fire engine in the city was az work Il
hen the last fire broke out. The library, .
heatre and several other large buildings Il
ere burned. Great excitement prevailed. q
WestheS Report. il
WAR DkrAKlxzSf) "
ONCE Chief Signal Officer ! I
Washington, July l6, 1879. AIS P. u.
PROBABILITIES.
for the Western Gulf states falling
rometer easterly winds and cloudy weather and p
in. | Il
For the Eastern Gulf States, northeast winds | n,
,udy weather and occasional rain. ~
For the South Atlantic States, eastery 0ints | "
rty cloudy weather and local rains. ! II
FOR the Middle States Ohio valley and lower lake is
.ion southeast and south winds higher tempera- n,
re- increased cloudiness and local rains followed ~
the Ohio valley by southwest and northeast u
nds for short time with local rains. eI
or the upper lakes and the Northwest, winds I'll
ring to westerly, with lower temperstuys and | AZ
tly ClOudV and clearing weather. ~