New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-10-23
MISCELLANEOUS.

t,euevni Banks Nominated fer CoagSess,
BOsTON, October pa meeting at Bun.
ker Hill. 1000 present, dominated N. j..
Banks lor Congress. He advocated bet.
ter exec utiOn of the laws, and the cultiva.
tion Of . better eentimeht toward tho
South.
Railroad Sold.
CHARLESTON. October 22-The BluO
Ridge railroad, including thirty three miles
of finished road in running order in South
Carolina, and all the property and franchises
of the company in South Carolina, Georgia
and North Carolina, welo sold today in
bankruptcy, and bought by ex Governor
Scott for $500, in the interest of ths first
mortgage bondhOlders.
The laesuls In Colombo.
DENVER, October 2s-The official can va.s
of the vote for delegates gives Patterson ,
Democrat, 2l63 majority.
Distress IN Nebraska.
OMAHA, October 22.-E. b. Chandler, sec.
retary of the State Aid Society, states thai
there are from 200 to 1000 people who will
The citizens Of this State are doing all they
can. but will be unable to supply all the dc.
mands upon them.
Steamboat ExpfOsion.
DETROIT, October 22--lhe Northern
Transportation Company. steamer Brook.
lyn. bound from Oydensburg to Chicago.
exploded her boile. while coming no
the river about p. NJ. The effect. et
the explosion were fearful. instantly sink.
ing the boat. and killing . large number
Of persons. The steamer Cuba was q
short distance ahead of tho Brooklyn.
and picked up nearly all the survivors,
who were landed here. Tho injured arc
being sent to the hospital. As yet, no
complete list Of the lost can be obtained.
The agents here state there were un;y
seven passengers ON board: other. sav
there were at least ten. The crew numbered
about twenty. 1t its thought at teas; Lal3
OF those on board were killed.
The Centennial.
PHILADELPHIA, October 2l.-A letter has
been received az the centennia! rOoin..
from Brazil. which indicate. that The En-.
peroE will be one Of the na:ion's guests in
1896. He remarked recently: ~ nm very
desirous to visit the United States. and ]
intend to do so ON the occasion OF the cen.
tennial Anniversary. but it vii! b. neces.
sary for mo frs. to obtain permission from
nv parliament 70 leave the empire"
The government of Nicaragua has Just
officially signified its intention to par::ci.
pate in the international exhibition.
Orders for memorial IN 4'ia!s are BE- Ginning
~ pour in to-day. Tw.nty-.ix oricrA for
ill
goes Of pearl tinted granite. ready s'res.eio
from 'he James river ';uarr!es. Virginia,
from Main. and from Concord. New H.,n,.
shire. fcr the art.gai!ery and other buildings
are arriving. and th. buildings .ce progress
in. rapidly.
Indian Excitement Over che EnticrafiSn
To the Black Hills.
CHICAGO, October "A di.pafc,. f,ols
Bismarck. Dakota. dated :h- twen.y.iir.,,
saws a gentleman from Grand Rive: Agen.
cy. about eighty miles down the river. re.
ports much excitement among the lnGians
q: Standing Rock Agency. owing to the
news .! Che Black Hill. expeditions. They
have learned that 800 whites were seen or
w hite s!ver. between the Missouri: river
and tha hills, OK .heis way 10 the yo!,:
region.
The Indians a. once convened counci:
to discuss the matter and conside: wha.
would seem the best course Go pursue.
Several of the chiefs and head men deliy.
cred speeches. the burden Of which. con.
sisted in accusations against the military
authorities of this district, who, they claim.
might have checked the expedition had theY
taken proper measures.
They were not chary Of charging tho
military with bad faith in the matter as
they appeared to hold them responsible for
the nnimDeded de,sarture Of the party The
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