New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-03-13
Death Of an Editor.

Death Of an Editor.
SAVANNAH, March l2-John IT, Lyndel,
editor of the Bangor Transcript, died here
this morning.
CINCINNATI, March IA fire occurred at
Lexington Scott county, Indiana, last night,
which destroyed five of the principal stores,
one dwelling and livery stable with five
horses. Loss probably $4,000, partly IN
sured.
To bo Hung.
LITTLE Rock, March I2.-Wallace, the
johnson county desperate, will be hung at
Gainesville to morrow, the Governor hay
ing refused to commute his sentence.
The Races at Augusta.
AUGUSTA, March l2.-The races were in.
augurated to-day on the Fair Ground. by
Bacon Il Jones, under the auspices of the,
Augusta Jockey Club. The day was fine,
the track in good condition and the at
tendance pretty large.
The first was hurdle race, over six hur-
dies, one aid half miles; first horse $50;
second $50, and third $40.
Major Bacon entered Jim Hinton, l.. H.
Hitchcock entered Fireball, and j. w. Wei
don entered Midnight. Flreball fell at tho
first hurdle, slightly injuring his rider. Mid
night fell hard at the the third hurdle, and
severely bruised his rider. Jim Hinton
won the rate. Time-3:22k.
Second race, mile heats; first horse $3.50.
Hitchcock entered Limestone. and Bacon
entered Lady Warrenton. Limestone won
the first heat in l:50A and the second in
l:5lh.
The races will he continued Friday and
Saturday.
The Now Hampshire Election.
CONCORD, March l2-Returns from nearly
all the towns have been received, whloh
show there Is no election of Governor by
the people.
Weston (Democrat) lacks about 300 of
majority. The Council will probably stand
two Democrats and two Republicans. The
Republicans claim that they have elected
five Senators, and the Democrats three.
with four vacancies.
The chairman of the Republican State
Committee expresses the opinion that the
House will be Democratic.
The Democrats claim that the returns of
222 towns show the House to stand-DemO-
Gratis l55, Republicans l4l, Independents g
The towns to be heard from gave last year
Democrats % and Republicans II.
New Hampshire Probably Como Demo
cratic.
Two hundred and seventeen towns give
Weston 34,7l2, McCutchins 81, 1895, Black.
mer and scattering 2077. Seventeen towns
remain TO be heard from, which gave, last
year, Weston 1889, Straw 1894. scattering
81; majority for Weston 243. Weston fails
of election by the people from 800 to 500
votes. Four Republican and four Demo
cratic Senators probably elected. From
the returns already in the House stands
Democrats l72, Republicans l67. The towns
to hear from last year elected Democrats,
and probably have done so this year.
Governor Kemper's First Veto.
RIcHMoND, Va, March Ex-Governor
Kemler this morning sent message to the
Senate vetoing the charter recently passed
for the city Of Petersburg, on the grounds
that it is antagonistic to the fundamental
principles ON which our institutions are
based.
A Bold Assassination.
GALVESTON, March IA special to the
Galveston Ne.cs from Indianola says that at
about ten O'Clock this morning two men.
ono named Taylor and tho other unknown.
walked aboard tho steamer Clinton. living
st the wharf there. deliberately shot and
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