The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-10-15

pointment Of Z committee Of outrages alone, but
was persuaded to withdraw the motion.
The President OF the Convention was added to
the Committee on Address.
The roll of the States was then called, and the
following committee were appointed:
Co mmttee on Resol utions-Alabama, Jas. Fl.
Speed, Arthur Bingham. S. J. Harris Arkansas,
P. w. Dorsey, Juo. Whitlock, I. G. Wheeler;
BENJAMIN T. Brimbey Louisiana, P. B. S.
Pinchback, Judge Slonaker, A. 8. Fields; Vir-
gnia, Wilson, Jno. Avery, L. NJ Shoemaker;
Texas, D. J. Baldwin. H. G. Hurl, Andrew Neil.
Gaskell; Florida Robert Meacham, Dennis Eagar;
George E. Wentworth; Mississippi, JnO 4,
Lynch, O. F. West, E. B. Hatch.
Committee on Address-Ala., Chas. E. Mayer;
Ark. John Mcclure; La J. R; West; Mss, a. !.
Evans; Ga, VIM. Markham; Fla, G. E. Went
worth; Tenn, Willard Abbott.
Committee on Facts and Statistice-Ala., E. L.
Keils and Edward Wheeler; La, A. c. Meyers;
Miss, Dr. c: Cullen; W.. J. s. % Wilson; Texas
Walker tennessee, ". Il. stillweli. ~
On motion of Major Abbott. j. A. Heart and
Il. W. Peabody were appointed sergeants-at-arms
The Committee on Resolutions were ordered to
Committee on Facts and Statistics and the Com
mittee on Address were notified to meet at the
Commercial Hotel at $50 P. NJ.
Mr.. Hill, colored, Secretary of state OF Misss.
sippi, introduced resolution indorsing the Civil
Rights Bill. which was referred to the commits
soners on resolutions with manifestations Of dis
APPROVAL on the part of the white members. Gov.
Brooks, of Arkansas, was invited to address the
Convention at night. Adjourned to 7:3O T. NJ.
The Convention assembled at p. NJ. On mo-
| ton of Judge Coulson, Of Alabama, committee
of three was appointed, to whom was referred q
voluminous mass OF correspondence from all
parts of the South, in relation to outrages, etc.
The following is the committee: L. NJ. Coulson,
of Alabama, j. NJ Buchanan, OF Hillman, Low,
of Georgia.
| Gov Brooks, Of Arkansas, then requested the
attention of the Convention for about two hours.
making bitter attack upon the White League,
| and proclaiming reconstruction success; SAID
he preferred government of thieves to one OF
murderers; demanded more legislation for the
protection of Southern loyalists, increased juris-
diction of the Federal courts, etc.
| He did not intend to allow any one to call him
carpet-bagger; his ancestors we're from old
Kentucky; though born on the other side, he
had spent the last twenty years in the South
west.
The committee are busy working up facts and
statistics, and will probably report tomorrow.
The action Of the convention is foreshadowed by
| the speeches of Parsons and Brooks.
The number Of delegates present is about two
hundred. 1t is limited that Gen. Wilder will ad-
dress the Convention tomorrow and show the
evil to tae South of the manufacture OF outrages.
No prominent Republicans here from the North.
NEW YORK ITEMS.
New YORK, Oct. 14.-The trial of suit under
the civil damage act, brought by John Rigby,
against VIM. John and Timothy Long, saloon
keepers, of Brooklyn, to recover damages for the
death Of his son, who, it is claimed, died from
excessive drink furnished by Long, was con-
cinded yesterday, the jury awarding $4,000 to
Rigby.
The Earl of Dufferin, Governor General of
Canada, and Lady Dufferin, are in this city.
large number Of Cubans have recently sailed
from this city, to renceZvous at Venezuela, Fl ON
whence it is supposed that the next expedition
will sail.
Demas Barnes, of the Brooklyn Argus, has been
indicted for publishing libels ON Henry C. Bower.
This is another suit growing out of the recent
scandal