New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-08-08
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two men killed, about one O'Clock. ana tne
negroes are marching into the FOWL is"h,
the country. Send us three hundred aF'neu
men"
The dispatch caused intense excitemen'
A great crowd collected around tne .tIc
prapb office in guest Of news. out thrre
being no telegraph Office nearer n"In'ft lie
than Moscow. thirteen miles distant. nothing
fnrtber can ba learned. Portions al two
militia com paIIies and NUN Der NJ Fo!un-
teers leave on a special traia st eight
O'Clock for SomerVilie.
Additional Particulars.
An Appeal special from Mason's Depot
,savs: X report reached here late this af-
teruoou OF fight at Somervi!le. The town
is in arms and great excitement prevails.
The cause Of the riot is said 10 have been
a difficulty between Oscar Burton and
Paul Reeves, in which Reeves Tas killed.
Burton was Immediately shot and Killed
by Reeves, the brother, a Radical candidate
for sheriff. which was followed by some one
killing Reeves. At last accounts hgAIing
-was still going on"
Mutual Protective Association.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, August 7.-Eeprescnta-
tives OF Jhe various mutual protective asso-
tions in Ohio, organized under the law OF
April %, 1872, for going into cooperation
with insurance business, met here to-day 10
consult as to the future action IN view CT a
recent decision of the Attorney General as
to the legal status of these organizations.
The meeting resolved to make contest, 10
sustain their position and to continue to do
business.
Election Excitement In Kentucky.
LOUISVILLE, August 1.-THE town of
Shepherdsville, Bullitt county, was the
scene of great excitement on Tuesday last.
1t appears that on election day the friends
of CARPENTER, the Republican candidate Tor
county Judge, distributed whisky to the ne
groes at the polls.
There was much drunkenness among
them, and difficulty arising between them
and white man, a large number of negroes
pursued him to the hotel but he escaped.
The disorder continued next day, and In
difficulty between the negroes and french
man, he shot and killed the ringleader of
the drunken mob, and the lnturiated blacks
pursued him.
negroes then surrounded it, and with drawn
uistols demanded his surrender. Mean
while the white people collected. and
danger of a bloody collision was imminent.
The negroes finally dispersed, but during
yesterday and Wednesday the whites from
the surrounding country have been coming
to town, and great fears are expressed that
q hostile meeting may take place.
Recovering Bodies from the Wreck.
Il,
thirteen bodies lost by the burning of the
steamer Pat Rogers, has been reported in
these dispatches, a special from Aurora
tonight giving nine additional, making
twenty-five in all so far recovered. Several
bodies are reported recovered near Rising
Sun, and are now in charge OF the coroner;
their names are unknown. The following
are the names and descriptions OF the nine
above mentioned:
w. Il. Kissinger, striker. Newport, Ken
lucky; N. U. Haliowell Cincinnati; John
Henderson, colored fireman; w. G. Brown
ing New Albany; John Albin, Jr., steward,
New Albany; Il. Drucker, Cincinnati and
man about sixty years old, dressed IN
lustre colored coat, height five feet eight
known body aged thirty, with scar on the
left hand and another scar on her chin, a
ring on the middle finger Of the right hand
with the initial "R."
New Cotton.
GALVESTON, August IA NerS special
from Calvert, Texas, says The first bale of
new cotton, raised by Messrs. Lorry Il
Bergeson. weighing $50 pounds, and class
ing low middling, was bought to-day for
500 in gold, and shipped to Adone & Leo |
bit, Galveston, by l.. X. Preston.
Customs Regulations.
ST. JOHN, N. B., August Illustrations |
thorities that all goods from st. John in |
tended for Canada should be landed at |
Eastport and reshipped there.
1t is feared this will cause great incon- |
venience and expense, and is d source of |
general comment.
Contested Election.
TORONTO, August The first contested |
election in Canada, under the new system
OF voting by ballot, has occurred.
Another Steamboat Disaster.
CINCINNATI, August THE steamboat
Samuel Roberts blew up at ten o'clock to-
day at GuyandOtte, West Virginia, shoals.
Dudley Holland, Waterman, was killed;
Samuel Fitch, dangerously scalded, and
David Williamson, seriously hurt. Captain
Daniel De Wolf, Clerk Healey, Mr.. De
Wolf, mate; Charles Anderson, first en-.
gineer; Jacob Hunker, steward; j. w.
Thompson, cook, and George COnerie were
all injured, but not dangerously.
Hung.
EAsToN, Nd, August 7.-Ernest Smith,
colored, aged eighteen, who was convicted
in May last on charge of committing rape
on Miss Bartlett, aged sixteen, was hung
here today at ten minutes past twelve. He |
denied his guilt to the last.
The Search for the Missing Boy.
PHILADELPHIA, August Police officers
are now engaged in searching houses in the |
city to ascertain if Charley Ross is con-
,ealed in the city. There are no new devel-
'pments, and the detectives appear nom
,lussed.
Lynch Law ip Arkansas
LITTLE Rock. August Three horse
heves were taken out of jail at Ozark, ,
franklin county, Tuesday night by about
90 masked men, and hanged.
On Monday night the prisoners confined
n the Sebastian county Jail escaped. {
A posse went in pursuit, and were fired |
IN by one of the prisoners. One of the
POSSE was killed. The prisoner that did
he shooting was captured. and returned to !
all. That night he was taken out by about |
700 persons and hing.
The Convention.
The convention to-day passed an ordi. | ]
lance suspending the State registration
avs.
Probabilities.
WAR DRPARFMANf,I | II
Office Chief Signal Officer | =
Washington, August I, 1874. 435 r.
For the South Atlantic and Eastern Gulf States | 1
over barometer with high temperature and south l;
0 west winds; partly cloudy weather and rain in |
he South Atlantic States. b
Cotton. Z
NEW YORK, August THE following ia the com | :,
arative cotton statement for the week ending O
,-day: | /
Bales. | i,
United states ports..................... 5.lss n
ecepts same time last year................ 1920 |
otal receipts of cotton since Septem.
otal same time last year. 563 SO.
sports tor the week from all ports......... 1854
xports same week last year ............. 1924 r
xports since September 1...............21 1873 800
kpOrts same time last INSTRUMENTATION
ock at all United States ports. l55234 n
ock same time last year. l56 579 y
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