New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-10-07
MISCELLANEOUS
Nnricnal Convention of Amn,cur oar.n.,

MISCELLANEOUS.
Narional Convention of Amntcu~ Oarsme>.
| PHILADELPHIA. October "a national
| convention of amateur oarsmen WAS held
| here this evening. Forty five del gates
| were present, representing twenfy-four
| climbs, belonging chiefly to cities in the
Middle States. A permanent organization
| was effected by the election of A. +. Dex-
! tes, of Bergen Point, president. : com
| mlttee was appointed to prepare plan by
| which permanent association will be
| formed.
| Several attempts were made TO alter the
working of the definition adopted last year
! defining what constitutes amateur oars
men. Amendments were offered. hut all
! were voted down. and Il resolution WAS
adopted declaring the present definition
! satisfactory. The convention aGj GjourneS to
NEE. tomorrew morning.
| DonaIdson's Balloon Lands IN NOribepsts
ern Connecticut,
NEw HAVEN, October 6.--As near as can
| be learned in this city at present, the
Graphic balloon reached Canaan, abous
] eighty miles distant in the northeastern
| corner OF this Stale, at r2:C5 =. M. where
| it was caught in violent storm. For a
| few moments before that time it had been
near tho earth. Donaldson aud Ford
jumped out. Hunt was caught IN some
| trees. but finally succeeded in reaching the
ground unhurt. The balloon escaped, and
! had not been captured at last accounts.
The storm visited this city later in the
afternoon. and was extremely violent. The
course OF the balloon was traced through the
! towns of Stanford Bethel, Bridgeport aud
New Haven; passing TT 1870 Ansorias
WatertowD, Waterbury, and Litchfelds TO
| Canada.
Explosion mt Pittsburg.
| PIrrsBURG, October 6.-An explosion ocs
Cured to-day at the National pipe foun-
| dry of William Smith & Sons while q large
| pipe for the waterworks was being saste
Three workmen were eerOusly but not dane
| gerously burned. The fire spread to an ads
| joining building, which, with the foundry,
| was consumed. Loss 10000. fully insureds
The Charleston People Setting Aside AN
Election.
| CHARLESTON, October 6-At noon today
| a largely attended public meeting of citi.
zens formally. declared tho recent muni-
| cipal election to be null and void. and called
| upon the present mayor and aldermen to
| retain their offices until their successors
shall he legally elected.
Brutal Murder in Kentucky.
| CINCINNATI, October Ga most serious
| and cruel murder occurred at Paris, Ken
| lucky, to day Parry Clay, Edward Cure
| rent and Matthew Current were creating
disturbance in a saloon. The proprietor,
| unable to quell it, sent for an officer and
| Deputy Marshall w. A. Burton came and
| tried to coax them out. He succeeded in
| getting them into the back yard, when Ed
ward Current shot at him several times
with q revolver. two shots taking effect in
| his breast, Matthew Current then seized
| Burton and shot him through tho head
| Burton fell and was set upon by tho Cure
| rent brothers, who beat him over the head
| with their pistols, tracturing his skull,
l.. IL 1 -
| his face horribly. Marshal Miller arrested
| the Currents and placed them in jails The
excitement is great. Lynching is talked
| OFF. as the Currents have been troublesome
| before. and Burton well liked and in
! the discharge of his duty.
| Court in Franklin Parish Adjourned in
Honor of Miles Taylor.
| FRANKLIN. La, October 6.-The- district
court, Judge Train preeidipg, opened this
| morning, but adjourned out Of respect to
| the memory of Hon. Miles Taylor, of New
| Orleans. Suitable resolutions were adopted
An impressive euogy was delivered by
| Colonel Tucker, of the Frankln bar.
| Hands Discharged mt PhiladeIphaa Loco
motive Works. a
! PHILADELPHIA, October 6.-Tha propries
| tors OF the Baldwin Locomotive Works dis
! charged 200 out Of 200 employees. Consd-
erable work has been done ahead of time,
| and ten locomotives will be delivered week
y ~ until the middle of next month. To the
| Pennsy lvania Railroad Company they have
| delivered eighty five locomotives, and will
make fifteen more when required. The REQ
duction i'll the number of hands was
caused partly by the canceling of orders by
| parties whose position did not warrant
! their fu'iillment, but mainly in the falling
! Oft iI the humber of orders received
The Pork Packers.
CIScrNSaTI. October 6.-The Pork facis
er's Association, at their annual meeting.
to-day. elected Briggs 5. Cunninghams
president.
| Cincinnati Board of Trade.
| Tho directors OF the Board of Trad. :h
| day adopted resolutions favoring the. repeal
| of all usury laws. and q modification SG she
| national banking law. 90 as TO allow every
! association having $50 600 of government
bonds the right TO deposit the same and res
ceiys national bank notes. under r.GI.
! tions rendering the bill holdeY as srcrss. an
un1er the present system.
Remains of Bishop RnndnIIs
! BORON, October 6.-The remain. sf Rs..
George N. Randall, Bishop, of Colorado, are
/ lying in state in st. Pau's Churcae The
! funeral takes place Tuesday.
Probabilities.
WAR eEPeRee-sis
Office Chief Signal officer,
Warrington, October 6, l8.:s 4:3sS. NJ. b
diminish ln"xtent and severity as ~ mo Nse isostS
! east ward toward the South A. lantc coast.
For Tuesday, in the Gulf Statese sad SagSssfiP
winds with clear weather.
for the South Atlantic States, CGse nsstn wesee1
| Sy winds ,:wth cloudy aud clearing w@atheS.
For the Middle States, fresh and possib'S Sriss
northwesterly winds, partly cloudy sn1 slsasn&
} weather.
J For New England northeasterlp WANTS and
! rainy weather followed by northwess 1isIs. sAn-
ing temperature and cloudy W. atflrs
For the lower lakes ana the One ca5leso A0rtise
! west Winds and clear weather.
Fer the upper lakes and the Sosib@sseo ssutbo
west wind-, Gear weather.
Cantonar, signals c.ntit'1o At New Sreans. Mo-
bile. JacSssnvilleo SasannaIi, shss lese0V eng
River IntsIlixcnces
SorsHwHs+ PASS, October 6, 6 P Y.-E seome.se
1855. Wind north and SHoingiaTd. Arriysd-e
davs from liver lol with general rarrN to Dncan
zeIegs i &c s.ilsS-st-sI~ships Gorses and Bole
pass Nr'ouYs., ectsf~s Nos.-Wipd sores,
Hewes, from faiv.st,n. bound to Havana With
cattle encountered a gale and put back she
passed here at $50 = N. for she city.
VICKsHnRG. p;tob-r 6.-No .uats down adaeo
Pa sed sp-James Howard, at 3cS v(el5rie 70
hountz, at & T. NJ. Weather clear and cool Eiees
rising.
ClsCixsAfr October G.-Riv.r three feosor, incse
M.
PI1TsBsKG October g. River scans t,.o 6o,eeand
about stationary. Considerable fe elast nighS
aud today. Weather cloudy and ol. %
EVANSVILLE October 6.--Weather Chiefly cloufo0
now clear, with prospects of frost River has faileI
one men. Mercury 502. Wind north
LOUISVILLE, October 6.--Klyer twenty-fight
inches in the canal. Weather cloudy and quite
cold.
CAIRO. October 6-so arrivals or departuresn7
River stafioua.y Weather clear; mercury 80.
ST. Lo,Is october 6-No arriva E departures
River risen six iHches. Weather clear ami cold~