New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-08-25


SHREVEPORT, August 24.-A committee of
the Board OF Trade leaves tonight for
New Orleans to confer with Major Howell,
United States engineer, upon the improve
ment of the Red River navigation.
Murder in De Soto Parish.
George Hendrick, white man, was mur-
dered by white men, near Logan's Point,
De Soto parish, last Friday. An attempt
was made at the same time to kill DR..
Custer.
A Superintendent Of Education In Jail.
VICKsBURG, August 24.-T. w. Cardoza,
the negro State Superintendent Of Educa.
an affidavit made by S. C. Carter, upon the
charge of fraudulensly re-issuing jury and
witness certificates while circuit clerk of
Warren coun.y. He was brought here this
morning, appeared before justice of the
peace, waived examination, and failing to
give the required bond Of $4,000, was sent to
jail.
BALTIMORE, August H.-The schooner
Nellie Crowell from Savannah, is reported
ashore Off North Point.
The schooner Sophie Houson, from Mas
sau, before reported on Butchers Look
out reef. has arrived here. The captain
reports losing one man overheard.
National Schutzenbund Festival.
The grand national Schutzenbund festival
closed to-day, after q most successful ses-
sion of eight days. Prizes were officially
announced and distributed as telegraphed
on Saturday. The third, fourth and fifth
prizes, for which there was tie, were dis
tributed irrespectively to George Schilling,
Of Baltimore; r. Heunch, of Washington,
and Adolph Strecker. of San Francisco.
The receipts for entrance fees, ETC., have
been $3l 900. The prizes distributed are
valued at $4,000. There had been used at
a target firing 5000 pounds of lead, 1000
fired. Van Verchlooza, German minister,
Of Washington, was present to-day.
Beecher In New Hampshire.
Boston. August 24.-The announcement
that the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher was to
preach at Twin Mountain House, New
Hampshire, caused large influx of people
to hear him. The stages were loaded with
visitors from all the hotels and towns IN the
vicinity, aggregating about 1900. No allu.
sion whatever to the scandal.
Trouble In Alabama.
MONTGOMERY, August 24.-Troubles are
reported between the whites and blacks of
Choctaw county. The whites we're In
formed that the blacks intended to attack
repel in due time.
A crowd of blacks appeared, but made no
attack A crowd of them met suspected
negro and took him out and whipped him.
The whipped negro on being released fled
to the whites for protection, saying he had
been whipped for revealing the blacks
conspiracy.
An officer went to arrest the lynchers,
and carried a posse, but the negroes fed
on their approach.
Several shots we're fred at the retreating
rioters, but without damage. Quiet was
thus restored, and no further trouble is ap-
pretended.
Foolish Boy Kills His Sister.
TORONTO, August 24.-Last night, while
Rev. Mr.. Day was preaching in Holy Trinity
Church, his eldest daughter, Mary, aged
twenty years, and a young son, ten years
of age, were at home. The young boy
picked up gun which had been carelessly
left loaded in the bedroom, and pointing 1t
at his sister, said: Do you want me to shoot
you 7 at the same time pulling the trigger.
He literally blew the side of her head on.
Accidentally Killed.
CHATTANOOGA, August 24.-Jason 3.
Wilt, lawyer, formerly OF bdicniSan'
one of tho most influential citizens here,
was instantly killed this afternoon. his
horses ran away, throwing him against
| fence and breaking his neck
/ stabbing Affairs.
AUGUSTA, Ga, August 24.-Sunday night
a white man named Edward Owens under.
| took to remove a co1ored man named VIII
| liam Simmons from the house of . negro
woman. Simmons resisted and Owens
| stabbed him, from the effects Of which he
died The evidence before the coroner .