New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-08-23
MISCELLANEOUS.
A Suspended Priest Brings Suit.

CHICAGO, August 22-John Murray Ryan,
suspended prizes: Of the Catholic Church,
who has for some time been practicing
medicine in this city, to-day commenced a
suit in the circuit court against the Right
Rev. Thomas Freely, Bishop OF the diocese.
laying damages at 80, 900.
The claim is based on the allegation that
the Bishop in suspending him acted despot-
ioally and irregularly, and not in accord
ance with the canons of the church.
Railroad Conductor Wanted.
The Chicago and Alton railroad has
offered $1,000 reward for the arrest OF con-
ductor Bean.
BALTIMORE, August 22.-Two executions
(both negroes) occurred in Maryland to-
day. A few minutes past eleven in the
forenoon, Levin Calmer, aged thirty five,
was executed at TowsontOwn, Baltimore
county. for rape, and at Baltimore city
shortly after ten o'clock, James West, aged
murder
The Eennet. Challenge Cap.
PROVIDENCE. August 2o.-The Madeline
won the Bennett Challenge Cup, in three
hours and sixteen minutes, the Mad2ie
being three minutes behind.
Sale Of the First Bale OF New Cotton.
MEMPHIS, August 22-The first bale of
new cotton from Canton, Mississippi was
sold at auction to-day by Ford, Porter &
Co. II weighed $50 pounds, was classed
middling, and brought forty-one cents per
pound.
The President Returned.
LoSG BRANCH, Angus. 222.-The President
has returned.
Antl.Re publican Convention in Iowa.
DUBUQUE, Iowa, August pa call was
y,,,h hIi lo1 fbi= yrOpriOv a Stotn ,,-ap
ton of the Democrats. Liberal Republicans,
ant-monopOlists. and other political ele-
ments opposed to the Republican party, to
be held at Cedar Rapids during the State
fair week. commencing on September g.
Particulars Of the Last Railroad Disas ster.
CISCISNATI, August 22.-Passengers by
the West bound train of the Marietta and
Cincinnati railroad. which did not arrive
here until i:l) A. NJ, bring in the main
confrmatory accounts Of the collision near
Montgomery station, with some additional
| particulars. The HillsborO and Lowell ac
commodatiOa train left MONTGOMERY on
time The freight train. bound from Chill
licothe to this city. was behind time. 1t ia
said that the conductors watch was fifteen
minutes slow. and, iu addition, it ia init
mated tha. the engineer, with whom he
had some words at Loveland, said he would
get him into difficulty.
AT any rate, the freight train started out
and the two trains met. On the curve both
| engines reared upward and stood almost
erect. Charles ROthers remained on the
engine with hs father the engineer, and
was crushed between the fire box and the
tender. His father escaped without appa-
rently serious injury, but was so much
moved by the excitement of the disaster
that he came away from the wreck with a
disordered mind. The express messenger
and his brother, J. Il. Rhodes, superin.
| tendent of the Adams Express in this city,
received injuries. from which they died Just
after reaching the Cincinnati depot this
morning, making four deaths in all.
Inquest on tho Bodies.
The inquest on the bodies of the mer
killed by the Marietta railroad accident
was held at Montgomery, the scene of the
accident, today. The verdict of the iur,
was that the deceased came to their dealt
by the crimina! neglect of conductor Puett
and engineer Smith, both of freight train
in running ont of time, and recommended
prosecuting them for man slau ghter.
EarthSaake at NleuphIs.
The Memphis Dispatch says sllght shocl
Of An earthquake was felt in that city q
ono O'Clock this morning.
| state Coaventiea Of Celored Mes.
The State oonventioa Of colored men Of
! Ranized at Chillicothe today, BY electin