New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-07-15

Boiler Explosion.

CAIRO. H., July l3-The boiler OF the
nlaniug and saw mill of G. w. PaschaN q
Co., in Fulton. Kentucky, exploded to-day,
demolishing the building, and 1atally u
Turing Perry Paschali and he son.
Indian Ourrages Near Fort Sill.
SAN ANTONIO. July l4.-Advices from Fort
Sill OF rhe eighth instant, state that on 1ne
fourth instant, near Skeleton C5eeA, sta.n
of forty wagons was attacked oy Che!-
ennes aud kiowa Indians and Ourneo, To-
g-tLer with several men belonging TO the
train. Also, that eleven Of the 3V0 warrlors,
Cheyennes and Comsncnes. who recently
attacked the settlements OF the C&na0ian
river, near Antelope hills. were killed and
many wounded, by about twenty-five seE
tiers.
The Quaker Indian agents are SAID 70 oe
nearly III cataleptic trance.
PENNSYLVANIA Politics.
PHILADELPHIA, July 1.-THE Democratic
Convention met today Il the various con-
gressional districts. In the first district
General William McCandIess was n0ml-
mated on the first ballot. In the second 30
quorum appeared. In he third samuel j.
Randall was nominated by acciamaGon. IN
the fourth the convention ADJOURNED Until
August | without making nonlnatlOn
The Republican Central Committee took
action upon the protest Of Myers as TO
Harmer's nomination n tie fifth district,
the committee declaring Myers had refused
to complv with the rules OF the Republican
party. and therefore could not be recog-
niZed as candidate
The Foot Race at Saratoga.
SARATOGA, July l4.-Ine prizes to be
awarded by James Gordon Bennett to the
yictors in the foot race Friday, which are
on exhibition at the Grand Union, attract
much attention. The following judges for
the foot races were elected today: A. L.
Deven, of Harvard; s. H. DIN, Of Wesley
an: G.. NJ, Spice, of Columbia; Delan. e.
Nicoll of Princeton. The fifth judge u to
elected from Cornell at the next meeting.
The entries for the foot races up to the
present time are as follows:
One mile running races. A. Reed. of
Columbia: E. Copeland, Of Cornell; David
Potts, of Princeton; E. 81. EanGerveer, OF
Princeton; A. B. Ellis, Of Harvard: x. B.
Curtis, of Harvard, and c. II. March, OF
Wesleyan.
One hundred yards race-H. c. Beach
and David Patton. of Princeton; Z. Van
Buskick and R. Martinez, Of Columbia; E.
Il. Herrill and H. o LEEDS. of Harvard: G.
C. Webb, Of Yale; 6. ". Whitney, Of Yves
Ieyan.
of Columbia; E. l.. Phillips, Of Cornell;
Allen Marguand, of Princeton; J. II. Van de
Venter. Of Princeton; w. Il. Downs, of
Wesleyan.
Hurdle running race. 80 yards over ten
hurdles, forty-two inches high-H. c,
Beech, of Princeton; Allen Marguand, Of
Princeton; A. B. Niven, of Yale: j. W.
Whitney, of Wesleyan, E. h. Herrick, of
Harvard.
Seven mile walking match-J b. South
ard of Cornell; c. II. Eubbell, Of Williams;
P. T. Emerson, of Columbia; j. E. Eustis,
of Wesleyan; II. c. Hemans, of Wesleyan;
}. C. Griswcid, Of Columbia; c. Regain, Of
Dartmouth; T. Gee, of Princeton.
Getting Ready for the Regatta.
The various crews were out exercising on
the lake today, as usual, with large NUN.
bers OF spectators lining the shores. There
is no illness of consequence among the
crews. The race, it is thought, will be hotly
contested by Yale, Harvard and Wesleyan
The latter is said to be locked for anxiously
by Yale.