New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-10-10
NEW YORK.
Railroad COnductors' AssOcsa iion.

NEW YORK, October S-The sixth an.
nnai meeting Of the Railroad Conductors
Life Insurance Association was held yester-
day. There were fifty seven deaths Of meln.
bers during the year.
Another Bankrupt.
Deiose Sulver, Of Jersey City. enc Of the
wealthiest capitalists in New Jersey. has
been adjudged bankrupt. He was vice
president of the New York and Oswego
Midland Railroad Company. His Nab:i-
ties are said TO reach $S,000,000.
Colored Convention.
The Colored Republican Convention is in
20 keep up their organization distinct, in
stead of merging them with Che white Re
publicans. While indOrsing the action of
the Republican party the cOlored Repub-
licans passed resolutions declaring them
selves free to adopt at any time their own
policy in regard to any action or proposed
action of the Republican party.
Reeumin& Cxrrency Payments.
Some banks have virtually resumed cur
rency payments.
Bankers report greenbacks quite plenty.
1t is understood the National Trust Com.
pany has resumed business.
The manager Of The Clearing House to-
day said he could not give any opinion as
TO when there would be a resumption of
currency payments, as he was not prepared
to admit that the banks had suspended
currency payments. They have, ne SAYS,
only refused to pay out legal tenders and
checks. Legal tenders are rapidly inereas-
ing in che banks of the city, and the banks
pay all regular and legitimate demands
upon them.
Catholic Tstal Abstinence Union.
The general convention Of the Catholic
Total Abstinence Union to-day passed reso-
lutions of sympathy with the holy father a.
Rome in the many affections which he has
lately experiences; also resolution con-
demning the action Of Germany and Italy
in the expulsion Of the Jesuits and other
religious orders. The secretary's report
showed the Union to be in tattering con.
dition.
Western Union Telegraph Company.
The board of directors OF the Western
Union Telegraph Company. elected al the
stockholders annual meeting yesterday,
met this morning and effected an Organiza-
tiOn by the election of the following: Presi.
dent, William Orton; vice presidents, A. b.
Cornell, Augustus Schell. Norvin Green.
George II. Mumford, and Harrison Durkee:
executive committee, William Orton. James
H. Banker. Alonzo Is. Cornell, Harrison
Durkee. Norvin Green, James Harker. Ed
win ID. Morgan, Augustus Schell, w. K.
Thorne, G. Vanderbilt and Frank Work.
Trial Of Stokes.
The trial of Stokes was resumed to-day.
The challenge OF the defense to the entire
array of jurors was sustained by the court,
but counsel said although the challenge
was made in good faith, and had been sus-
tanned, yet rather than delay the trial they
would withdraw it. The selection of the
jury was then commenced.
Six Jurors were obtained to-day for the
trial OF Stokes, and the court adjourned
until tomorrow.
At the Assay Office.
Six thousand pounds sterling have been
received at the United States assay office,
since Monday.
Failed.
Gibson, CazanOva & Co. have failed
Gibson Cazanova & Co. say their sus-
pension is one of the results of the recent
panic. Depositors drew out their funds,
and securities became unavailable. The
people indebted to the house were unable to
pay. and in some cases failed. Added to
this, large amount of capital was locked
up in new railroad. They express their
belief in their ability to pay in full.
The Evangelical AIIiance-A stormy Ses-
sion.
In the session of the Evangelical Alliance
at Association Hall to-day, d paper was
read on Church and the Nation" by
Rev. w. II. Freemanlee, OF London. He
favored the principle that in Christian ma
tiOns the church and the state are identical,
and that there can be no alliance between
them for they are not independent powers.
He believed that in the future the pulpit
will speak more OF civil government and
law and legislatures will feel more the in
fuence of religion.
Rev. j. l.. NJ. Curry, Ii. D., of Rich
mond, Virginia, followed. He said:
Has not every person the right to worship
God free from civil molestatiOnl Liberty is
not unrestrained license; it imposes laws
and obligations as well as guarantees and
privileges. The right of freedom of wor-
ship is sacred. Religious liberty with us is
no longer an experiment, but an estab-
lished fact meeting the hearty approval of
every religious denomination and political
party throughout our broad lands.
The union Of church and state is wrong
in principle and injurious in practical ope-
ration. lApplsuss.] The establishment of