Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-04-20
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One Hundred Years Ago.


Scenes similar 20 Those I'm Boston
One Hundred Years Ago.
New ORLEANS, April l9.-Edward
Booth received an ovation to-day upon
being released from the Parish prison where
be had been incarcerated for twenty four
hours by Hawkins for alleged contempt of
the Superior Districs Court in continuing
business and refusing to pay taxes to Kel-
loge's Collectors, Hawkins having issued an
iujun lion restraining Booth from doing
further business u1tii his taxes were paid.
A pro ession viii a band of music es-
corted Mr.. Booth from the prison through
the principal streets to his place of bust
ness, and was frequently cheered along the
route. As the procession passed the
corner Of Camp and Gravier streets, Kel-
logg vas hung in effigy to a lamp-post
The eff " was afterwards burned.
The COntestIng Governor or Arkansas.
LITTLE Rock, April 1D-Mr. Thrower,
Democrat, to-day presented the petition of
Joseph Brooks, asking the right to contest
the plscs Of Elisha Baxter as GOYefnor-Of
the Ststa Of Arkansas, A motion was i'm
media. ely made to reject the petition, and
long discussion ensued, af-er which a
vote was taken and the motion TO reject
prevail by a vote of 60 to s. or the lat
ter, FIVE were Democrats and three Repub.
licans.
The Proposed st. Louis Congress.
ST. LOUIS, April ia large meeting of
merchants, bankers, rel estate owners and
business men generally was held at the
Merchants Exchange this afternoon to fur
Their consider the question Of holding con-
vention of Western and Southern Congress
men here next month. The committee
appointed atthe previous meeting reported
that the Mayor Of the city, the members of
the City Government, and many prominent
citizens who had beeu consulted we're fully
agreed th At great benefits would accrue to
the entire country from an interchange of
views and a full, free exposition of the
wants of the great West and the Mississippi
Valley, and to members of Congress through
an informal conference in our city and an eX-
cUrsion by the newly opened railway from
this city to the Gulf of Mexico through the
Indian Territory and Texas. Your COM
mittee believe that in no more suitable or
forcible manner could we bring TO the at
tehtion Of the members of our National
Congress the importance the country st
large of the development of the interests of
the Mississippi Valley and of the great
West, and thereby secure to these interests
q more favorable recognition in future leg
islAtiOu that by the presentation of our
claims il this way aud at this p ace. The
improvement of Western rivers so as to
facilitate the direct and cheap interchange of
products of the northern and northwestern
and southern portions Of the Mississippi
Valley; the encouragement of the construc-
tion of slack water navigation, connecting
the waters of the Mississippi river and its
tributaries with ths great lakes and with
the tide waters of the ocean on the Atlantic
sea coast; the removal Of the distractions
at the mouth Of the Mississippi
river so as to secure the cheap
expectation of the products of the grain,
tobacco, hemp and cotton growing States
of the Mississippi valley, and the cheap i'm
po.tStion of the foreign goods and products
consumed in the West, are the more prom
inent of the important subjects which
might be brought to the attention of Con-
gIess aud of the people Of the entire coun-
try, and we would suggest their special
Consideration.
The report was unanimously and hearth
ly adopted and an executive committee,
consisting of prominent citizens, was ap-
pointed TO arrange and carry out a pro-
gramme for the )nveution and the enter
tainment of the delegates. Speeches were
then made by Congressman Wells and
Stanard and othsrs.