New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-10-02

The Coming Cloud.

VICKsBURG, October flames C. Cloud
the great American rOwist, arrived here
yesterday at II M, and left here tor New
Orleans at II NJ. today.
Dead.
MEMPHIS, October l.--Sis.e- Gabrielle,
superior OF the FRANCISCAN Order, Is dead.
a Wrecked Schooner.
HALIFAX, October 1.-The schooner
Three Brothers has been picked up. Seven
persons were found 10 the cabin. The rest
of fourteen were probably washed over.
board. Eight of the crew were married
and leave large families at Petite river.
A Schooner Wrecked OH Tybee Beach.
SAVANNAH, October 1.-The schooner
Emma Baker, from Charleston for OgecLee
river, while attempting to come in last
night, went ashore on Tybee beach, the
wind blowing strong from the northeast.
The schooner IS total wreck all hands
saved.
Ku.klux Convicted.
RALEIGH, n. e., October 1.-The first Ku.
klux trial before the State courts came off
before Judge Watts, of the johnson county
Superior Court this week, and resulted in
the conviction of the guilty parties of muc.
der. The two men-one white. the other
colored-went disguised 10 Il coored mans
house and whipped him to death on the
sixth of September. and were today CON
victed and sentenced TO be hanged Oh the
thirteenth OF November.
Ohio River Convention.
LOUISVILLE, October 1.-The Ohio river
commission met to-day: nineteen members
were present T. X Morehead, of Pennsyl-
vania, in the chair. George L. Thurston,
of Pennsylvania, one of the special commit
tee to correspond with the Secretary of
War, through General Humphreys, chief of
engineers, reported a correspondence with
him, and the approval by the Secretary of
a recommendation to Congress of y plan TO
improve the Ohio river.
Geaeral Humphreys signitied his apprc- |
baton OF Roberts system of locks aud |
dams with fresbet chutes. After lengthy |
discussion on the proper construction of |
dams and locks, the following resolution |
was adopted: That this board of commits |
sioners earnestly request the Congress of |
the United States to make an appropria. |
ton sufficient to construct the dam and |
locks within the freshet chute, with the OBJ
iect of fully testing the pTacticabihty of |
this method of the navigation of the Ohio
and its tributaries. Mr. Morehead made
report on the practicability of using Cha
tauqua lake as a reservoir Tor the Ohio,
The commission then adjourned till tO-mor-
row morning.
Indian OuiraEes.
KANSAS CITY, October l.-lnformation
received here states that the Indians have
lately run off and killed some cattle and
taken supplies from buffalo hunters, causing
much excitement among the overland
trains and settlers. A squadron OF cavalry,
mum bering seventy m ID, has been SEM 10
the dlstur bed localities.
A Missing Cashier.
ST. LOUIS, October cashier Stevens,
Of the ST. Louis Mutual Life Insurance
Company, is missing, with $500 from the
safe. His accounts appear correct and his
friends do not believe he has used the funds.
A Woman Outraged.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, October l-Carrle I
Calver, handsome servant girl, was
eized last evening by party OF men IN |
hickly settled portion of the city, chioro-
ormed and taken to a spot she can't re-
nemb Der and horribly outraged. She Is In a
dangerous condition. =
Governor Cox President OF Kaiiroad' :
TOLEDO, Ohio, October l.-Ex-Governor