New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-12-06

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60 vote for constitutional bilfso
Action Of the Left Centre.
= meeting of the left centre today re
lected the proposition that an Immediate
disc useiOn of bills be made in the Assembly
and resolved to await the invitation OF the
right centre and the governments
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MISCELLANEOUS
The Cheap Transportation Convention.
RICHMOND, December f..~At the night
session the convention was addressed BY
Hon. J. NJ. Vernon. Of Canada. Oh water
transportation.
The committee on resolutions reported
q digest of all resolutions previously
passed on the subject of cheap traDspOrta.
lion in the form OF q memorial to Congress.
Soget her with a petition to the New York
Legislature for O reduction of the tolls on
the Erie canal to the lowest possible rates.
and a accommodation to Congress to build
q ship yard in the East and steamboat
yard in the West.
The report was adopted. and commits
sions appointed to present the memorial to
Congress a1d petition to the New York
Legislature.
sne following officers were elected for
next year: President Hon. Josiah Quincy,
Of Massachusetts; vice presidents. John 7.
1lturys VI NOW 10TH, SOlOueI W % Care
eington, of Virginia: John G.. Dove, of Hi
nOis; j. Nelson Harrisy Of Kentucky: Hon.
Charles Pelham. OF Alabama: Governor
Booth. of California; Governor Garland OF
Arkansas; Colonel w, +. Greenwood. of
Colorado; j. g. Berrett, District Of Column.
bla; s. J.. Niblack, of Florida: Hon. j. NJ.
Smith. of Georgia; +. G. johnson, of Indi.
ana; II. Il. Slnedy. of Iowa; W. NJ. Burwell.
Of Louisiana; Stephenson Archer, of Mary.
Enn shnv 4 rf
Ghusetts; Hon. William Window. of Min.
nesota; General A. J. Vaughn, OF Missis.
sippi; Il. l.. Bonner, of Missouri; Dudley
II. Chase. Of New Hampshire: John
JamisOn, of New Jersey; George B.
Porter. Of Nebraska; Zebulon Vance, of
North Carolina; d. w. Aiken. of South
Carolina; William Maxwell, of Tennessee:
J. G. Blaine. o! Maine; Lyman Hinckley, of
Vermont; b. NJ. Kitchen, of Vest Virginia:
Hon. Matt Carpenter, Of Wisconsin; Daniel
Clarke, OF Oregon; Hon. Joseph Bailey, of
Pennsylvania John Davis, OF Kansas; Hon
Samuel Shellabarger, of Ohio: j. B. john
son. of Texas; II. ii. MilrOy. Of Washington
Territory: B Ii. Crews, of Dakota; +. G..
Caprel. John Ross and Walter STANDBY, of
Canada; Major Fi-ke, of Montreal; Gov
eTnor Jewell, of Connecticut; Elisha Dyer, of
Rhode Island: Hon. X. e. Mccormack, of
Arizona, and Governor Cochran. of Della
ware, treasurer, L. ID. lnuFDer, OF New
York; secretary, X. Ii. FargusOB, of Troy,
New York.
An able paper was read from John Roach,
of New York, on ship building. Some fur
ther business of public interest was trans
acted. and the convention. at lI:3O Z. NJ,
adjourned sine die.
i.awlessness on the Border.
GALVESTON, December "a News special
from Brownsville says: A few nights ago
party of twelve armed men crossed from
Mexico, stole five fine horses from Albert
Dean, customhOuse inspector, also horses
from Others living in Hldalgo county. They
were pursued by citizens, but, when about
to be Overtaken, abandoned their own
worthless stock and fled on the fine animals
Cornelius StiIlman was here in attend
ance on the county court. He received in
formation that raid had been made on
his rancho and a maladO of mares stolen.
Three Americans who visited Matamoras,
yesterday met u man mounted on fine
horse. which he claimed to have bought in
that place. The animal had been stolen
from Mr. Clarke, of Banquete. They went
TO a hide yard and piles of hides: the
first belonged to +. Yturria, of Cameron
county: the next to Captain Richard King,
OF Nueces county; the third to gentleman
of Live Oak county. One of the owners
asked them to stop looking at the brands,
ssAbN Slu SV.
Fataf Explosion.
FALL RIyLR December An explosion
of a pneumatic tube. which some men were
Einking, killed three and fatally wounded
one.
kalnknnn md suite En- Route
SAN FRANCISCO, December 5-King KaY.
Skana ana suite lett here this morning in a
special palace ear Tor Washington.
ROCHESTER, December 1.-Two boys and
n girl. veDruring ous TOO far on the ice, went
through and were drowned.
Missouri state Grange.
ST. LOUIS. ID cember s-The executive
committee of the Missouri State Grange.
which has been in session here several DAYS
past, adjourned 70 day. after the transac
ton uf considerable business pertaining TO
the order. They also adopted series OF
resoi utions approving the Efforts now being
made by the citizens OF ST. Louis to open
direct trade be, ween the mississippi valley
States ard Brazil. hy steamship llne from
New Orleans. ana aek the tarmers of the
valley States 80 aid III supporting the
enterprise; ace. mmend the farmers of
Missouri an other valley States TO
hak. Try Effort 4. induce shipments down
iii" ih>iesipps river. instead OF by rail to
sh. Eat. ani assert 1t Is the policy and
imperative duty ~ tfs farmers 10 patfohlZe
ihe Weston gnI southern railroads III
p'ct.rnc !" teesiisg Eastern capitalists.
he also v.couRiroa 4" the Changers of
the Na'i.s Sta'r~ po adopt resolutions re-
I".-tNg Ih.h keiv. 81 ntaiivesand Senators
al L, ma. 20 4. give it+is support IL Captain
Eaa. le'H plan p,g the IMm. tlate Improve
AieEt a.. sEe al. Slia az The Mississippi river.
q Hsw-pnVeY fined fer ibei.
PHILADklEHlA. Ue.'.n bes 5-U wiley 4
H. Ter. pt"pii-.uir u the Reading Eagle.
N.,e sr-Has nne.s Sf000:"s the hbel on Mr.
RGss. II NAieh sheS weIe recently CON
VIctcI.
4 Oefnu lse1o
A clerk in the foreign department Of
Drnsl h g.. hal es. is . Aetaulssg to the |
eune q. 30 t00 |
Nma,l-Pe1 In NJ oOtreaS. |
NoSrEAAL, Gapaaa. Dec. Mber S.--The !
e1inb.r 81 NrHrts t~.% curing the past |
eleven maGIh. wac 1920. II which 66l were !
ernM small p.K sni.is ,nly for the city |
pr"p+'; IN the - liMits there have
been 1923, OF vhl1h to9 were FROM small !
pix. tnis bske- sh- .isath rate of Mon !
frea IS pei 1000. -. per 1000 more than
Nee York, ami I " e. as heavy AS london.