New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-09-26

Democratic and Liberal Convention.


MILWAUKEE, September 25.-The Demo.
cratic and Liberal convention nominated:
William Il. Taylor for Governor and l.. u.
Parker for Lieutenant Governor. The Re.
form convention, which had adjourned.
joined the Democratic and Liberal convers.
ton. The: adopted resolutions in favor Of
cheap transportation and the Improvement
ot rivers at the expense of the general gog.
eminent. and oppose protective tariffs.
back pay aud monopolies.
Chief of the six Nation. Denf.
SYRACUSE. September -. - Captain
George. civi! and war chief of Che Oman
dags Nation. has just died, seventy Y .egh.
years old. He was with General Scots a.
Lundy's Lane, and was considered the head
of the remnants of the Six Nations.
Goldsmith Maid Beats Judge FuliertoIs
POINT BREEZE. September .5-Goldsmiti.
Maid beat Judge Fullerton. Time-2:22::.
Arranging for Another Prize Fight.
ST. LOUIS, September 25.-A,ticles II
agreement between Ben Hogan, of New
York. and Tom Allen, of this city,
to fight q prize fight or October %,
1873, for $1,000 side, were signed this after.
noOn and the remaining stake money $500
side, deposited. 1t is not ye. decided
where the mill will be fought.
Terrible tale on Lake Michigan
Schooner Wrecked.
GRAND HAVEN. September 81 =. The
schooner Whiting went ashore this morning
in terrible gale. The captain and one
man leaped from the vessel and made
shore: the others remained in the masts,
The lifebeat of the Ironsides. with five men.
went to the rescue. but before reaching the
wreck the boat capszed and one man was
drowned. A tug, with Iteboat and yav! In
tow. went TO the rescue.
Four men jumped from Che rigging :nla
i
the beach. The yawl swamped and the
sailors again reached the rigging. except
one. who was drowned. Another attempt
was made, but tie boat swampeG. The
tug finally succeeded in getting alob .sjda
the Whiting and brought the men off
Horrible Death OF n BaIIoonists
WorELLo, Iowa, September 25.-Profeas
sor }. w Bailey advertised TO make an as.
cension in balloon to-day and drew a
large crowd to the fair grounds. The ball
loon was inflated with hot air and left the
ground with Bailey hanging by the hands
to the horizontal bar beneath Just
as it started 1t tool. ire near the
mouth, and Bailey did not apparently
see the fire until he was too high to let go
with safety, but hung on till he had reached
an altitude of twelve or fifteen hundred
feet, when the canvass that held the hoop
from which he was suspended burned away
and he fell, reaching the earth quarter OK
a miie from the point of starting. His
body was trlghtfully mangled, his Iegs
being driven into the hard ground .p &c his
knees.
Philadelphia Crowded with tisitorss
PHILADELPHIA. September %. - The
streets are crowded with visitors from
abroad to attend the dedication of the sem.
pie tomorrow. The trains are so crowded
that none tonight arrived on time. Fhe
has.l, "a bcir rIfFr
TIE Point Breeze Races.
The race between Goldsmith Maits and
Judge Fullerton at Point Breeze to-day
was attended by large number of persons
Purse $1,000. The Maid won in three
straight heats. Time-2:2:, 2::2213, 2:23A.
The second race, purse 800, was betweea
Snow bali. Honest Billy and Bette. Bllv
won the first hest--time 2;3i "a. SnowbaIJ
won che remaining three heats ia a:a32so
3:3i and 2:33.
The last race was well contested. being
almost neck and meek between snaakat
and Honest Billy.
No Meeting of the Chamber oI tommsrces
1hefe was no meeting Of the Chamber OF
Commerce this afternoon, TIE cal! sherefos
having been decided illegal.
bsmhaSdmeGe of CartageBs 90 % Kss
opened.
MADRID. September 2.--The somsafG
nent OF Cartagena will be rs-openeG on
Saturday or Sunday next. The !nsurSenT
men-otwar in the hsrbor are unable to
move, the engineers se:u5lng tG GerVa
longer.
General Mo.ines hs. arrived at foiass.
Quarantine at s4isbon.
iisBoS, September 21.-The authorities
Of this port have ordered a strict quarantins
to be enforced on all vessels coming FROM
Hull England, on account of The reported
prevalence OF cholera therc. 80 sthef
English port is mentioned.
Probabilities.
WAR DHpARrags5A
OfHce Chief Signal Officer,
Washington, September 25, 1873, 4-35 p. d.
For View Bng and rain will prevail tonight fot
lowed on Friday By winsA veering t9 west WITH
clearing weather.
Fer the Middle States clear and partly cloudy
CONTINUED ON FOURTH RAGE