New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-10-19
MISCELLANEOUS:
a Printer Killed.

ATLANTA, October lS.-Alonzo Buchanan
printer, was killed by the cars to-day
Both OF his legs were cut of near the trunk
| Irish Benevolent Society.
| ST. LOUIS, October lS.-The Irish Bene
VIOLENT Society meets at Baltimore next year
Resumption OF Currency Payments.
The clearing house adopted resolution
| to resume currency payments on the
| twenty seventh, and redeem certified checks
IN twenty per cent Installments on the
twentieth, twenty second, twenty.fitth,
twenty seventh and thirtieth.
Requested to Resign.
William Selby, State superintendent: of
insura nce, has been requested to resign by
Governor Woods0n, on the ground, as is
alleged, that serious complaints have been
made against him regarding the admins
tratiOn Of his Office.
A Chance for Blair.
The name of ex-United States Senator
Frank Z. Blair is mentioned in connection
with this office, and it is understood he will
be appointed to it, and that he will! accept
it.
Presbyterian SYNOD.
The independent or Old School presby-
terrain Synod of Missouri met here yester.
day. This is the synod which in 1866,
seeded from the Northern general as
sembly to which il then belonged, and
since then it has been independent Of all
higher bodies.
the most interesting question before The
synod was the proposition. to unite with the
Southern and Reformed Church. A lengthy
discussion was had on the subject. Rev. Dr..
Brooks. of st. Louis. vas the most prom;-
nent opponent of the proposition.
A vote was finally reached late last night,
and resulted in tortyseven yeas 10 thirty
two nays. DR.. Brook then asked the
thirty-twe opponents of the union to meet
10 his church this morning to determine
what further action shall be taken. It il
believed they will seeds and organize .
new synod.
California State Grange.
SAN Francisco, October IS The State
Grange. in session at San Jose, yesterday
elected officers for the ensuing year. Gov
ernor Booth delivered. an address.
Sale OF Pools.
In the sale of pools for the great race,
which comes off to-day, Thad Stevens was
the favorite by about two to one against
Joe Daniels, an Eastern horse.
Kentucky Ku-KIua.
LOUISVILLE. October lS-In the case Of
Meaux against Mckinney and others, for
some days before the United States court
heIe, for alleged ku-kluxing in 1868, in
1ASASSA Souhty AAChtuChNy tuc YOUTHFUL
verdict OF $50 damages for plaintiff, who
claimed to have greatly suffered at the
hands of ten unmasked Ku klux, who at
tackled his house. The defendants, promi-
nent citizens of Mercer county. will file
bill of exceptions. Meaux is badly dissatis-
fed with the small damages
A5sc0nded.
ATLANTA, October lS-The money order
clerk in the Atlanta postotfce has abscon-
died. The investigation to-day shows
deficiency, the amount OF which has not vet
been ascertained.
Arrest OF a Deputy Marshal.
Parsons, Kansas, October I5.-Much ex-
element exists in the Cherokee Nation,
owing to the arrest of Sut Beck by the
Cherokee authorities, for acting as one Of
the United States marshals posse in the
notorious Goring Stake ARRAY. 1t is be-
lieved to be their intention to murder Beck,
in order to intimidate all others from re-
spending to the call of the United States |
marshal for the ares: of desperadoes in |
the Indian country.
at Fort Siii-Indian Despera-
does to be Given Up.
During the recent visit of the Commits |
,ioner of Indian Affairs at Fort Sill, Indian |
Territory, the commissioner demanded of |
the Comanche Indians certain desperadoes |
If their tribe, then on raid in Texas. The |
indians informed tho commissioner that