New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-05-21


Decorating the Graves Of the Confederate
Dead ut EMBELLISHMENTS Ike.
ports Of the Tennessee Cotton Crop
Backward Spring. Cool Rains nno
Cotton WOrms-Damage by the storm
in 1T. LOuis-strike OF Transferable
Nntchez to Run a Time Trip from New
Orleans to 1T. Louis within Three
Weeks-Efort to Bring About Race
with the Il. L. Lee-The Presbyterian
Nssembly-The Gubernatorial Convene
tion-Cheap Transportation the Only
subject for DiscussiOn-The Coal Land
Fight-Ouirage COmmitfed-The Bap.
dist National Anniversary Convention
nj MISREPRESENTATION with the "ests
inghomse Air Brake-Forsythe's Report
to sheridan on the Yellowstone Expe.
aition-AII Quiet at Little ROck-t;Ov.
crnor Dix Vetoes the ''LocaI Option"
Bili-COnfession Of HOlIohan, the Muir.
deYey.
ST. LOUIS, May 20.-The hail and wind
Frustrated chimneys. broke windows. and
intellectually damaged gardens and or
chards.
James Smith. retired merchant. has
given 100 shares of the stock of the Boat.
mans Saving Institution, to the Washing
ton University OF this city. Market value
of the stock $4,000.
Two hundred teamsters employed in the
Rridoe Tunnel excavation struck today FOR
an increase of wages.
A private letter received here to-day
from one of the officers of the steamer Nat
chez says that arrangements have been
made for time trip from New Orleans to
st. Louis within three weeks The intention
is to reach st. Louis on June 10. A strong
effort is being made to bring about a race
with the champion X. z. Lee. but the trip
will not depend upon this.
Confederate dead at Elmwood Cemetery
were decorated today. There We're no
formal proceedings, but friends visited she
graves and deposited their flowers and I'M
mortelles.
The renor+s of the condition of the cotton
cron throughout this section are very dis.
conraoinS Owing TO the backward spcipg
and cool rains. q bad stand was had. and
the hard rains dvrinc the past week have
haaten down the plants. added to which.
the catterpillars have made their appear.
ance in immense numbers, and are DESTROY.
ING both the cotton and corn, causing great
.drsnondency among planters.
Quinn, who was shot Sunday night. is
.t;II in a critical condition. NotwithstanL
ing that fact. ali the parties arrested for
the shooting, or as accessories, have been
discharged.
ATLANrA. Nav .1.-Gcyernor Smiti. wei.
comeJ the convention.
Governor Thomas, of Iowa. is temporary
chairman.
~, oorrentio, wa. ,armanen,lr organ
It'd nv the election Of governor ]. G.
Drn,yn or Tennessee nresid.nt: G. Rich.
.rS. nf Alabama A lanes. of Tennessee
" Waller. of Mississippi. Josiah Quincy. of
M,ssachusetts Thomas Kvlor. of South
Carol;na> Jobn Martin. of kentucky. G,
Carnantsr nj Iowa j. T.. Morehead. of
Norfh G,arolina &. : Darlington. of Vir.
pinia. Governor Woodson, of Missouri: F.
+ Nv" Vil,;n;gue of Florida. vice presidents.
Thirteen States are represented. and over
300 delegates present.
The convention adopted resolution that
cheap transportation was the only subject
for discussion.
a committee TO prepare business was APP
pointed, of which Governor Smith was
made chairman.
A number of resolutions were referred TO
that committee.
The convention adjourned untl! to'Morro"
morning.
Governor hendricks. OK lnulaHa. VII! ar
rive tonight.
General Tordon villa audresS the Cou'eh'
ton tonight, :,
The city Is fuli o! VISITORS. anu great EN-
thuslasm prevails.
The convention VIII make an excursion
to Columbus, Brunswick 10 amman ana
Augusta, Leaving on the h'fhihs Oh the
twenty second instant. - .,
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progressing s'e"o4'! d. AJAX so0'n DE- 'o''
creek rnw,.r,v na,o.. N.r,s ,s7s
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To Lieutenant 1eai T. n. Sher'oan. 'nicAso'
We arrived here at I; NJ; The expedi-