New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-07-17

The Gable Vessels Finished their Work.
PORTSMOUTH, N. H., July l6-The tele.
graph cable vessels Faraday and Embsssa.
dor finished their work in this harbor last
night, and returned to Rye Beach this
morning with visiting party. Both ships
then sailed for Nova Scotia.
Central National Bank Of Baltimore.
BALTIMORE, July 1.-the stockholders
Of the Central National Bank of Baltimore
give official notice this morning that the
bank will retire from business IN this city
and apply for change OF its title and
transfer TO New York, under the provisions
of the national banking act.
Eugene Hale Accepts.
AUGUSTA, Me-, July l6.-Mr. Eugene Hale
has accepted the Congressional nomination
rendered him by the Republicans of the
fifth district.
A Suspected Child Stealer Arrested.
PHILADELPHIA, July l6.-A private detec-
tive arrested Christopher Wooster, sus
pected of being one of the parties impli
oOted in the Ross child.stealing case He
is now in jail awaiting further stigatiOn
Affairs Of Jay Cooke d Go.
Before Register Mason to-day the exami-
nation of the affairs of Jay Cook g. Co.,
bankrupts, by counsel OF creditors begun.
Jay Cooke was first examined. He referred
the counsel to the books of the firm for
most Of the information they desired. Mr..
Fahnestock, senior partner Of the firm
resident in New York, said at the time of
the suspension Of the firm of jay Cooke Il
Co., he was indebted to Jay Cooke, McCul-
1Och e. Co. The latter firm held no cOllate-
rails to secure this Indebtedness.
Jay Cooke & Co. were solvent on Sep.
TENDER IL, and insOlHent on September I8.
caused by the inability to raise funds to
meet the demands; the chief cause was
the advances made to the North Pacific
railroad; all these advances were made by
the advice of Jay Cooke; the witness fire.
gCently objected to this class of invest
ments; no proposition was ever made by
the firm to exchange North Pacific bonds
for real estate; the Philadelphia house was
largely indebted to the New York house:
witness also demonstrated against this: all
three houses stopped at the same time.
The examination will be resumed Friday
Seeing the steamer Ohio on.
large crowd witnessed the departure
OF the steamer Ohio for Liverpool this NOR
ming, with nearly 400 passengers, including
the members of the Boston and Athletic
base ball clubs, on their professional tour
in England; a number Of the friends of
both the clubs accompany them, including
several representatives Of the Boston press
In addition there embarked on the Ohio a
number of invited guests who accompany
the clubs down the river as far as Delaware
City with band of music, their design
beng to return in steam tug from that
point.
The War Path.
OMAHA, July l6-An official telegram
iom Fort Steele, Wyoming, today, saws:
Twenty Indians came within half mile of
tn fort at seven o'clock this morning, and |
totk the stock belonging to the citizens. A
telegram from Fort Fetterman, Wyoming, |
say six days scout in the vicinity Of
LARAMIE peak found no sign of Indians. |
A Grnshopper Raid.
Immense clouds of grasshoppers are re- |
ported as having ahghted yesterday near |
Columbus, Nebraska, and are doing some |
damag. They are rapidly moving east
ward.
losses by the Oshkosh Fire.
OsKosi, Wis. July l6-The aggregate |
loss occaioned by the great fire here is
$SoV,0Oo, confined mostly 10 Eastern COM
panles. he number of business houses |
destroyed about 100; residences 500. The
boundaries Of the burnt district extend /
from Beck with House to its rear on Divi-
sion street, thence north on Division street
10 C0Vlngton; then northeast, beyond the
CITY limits, ana than almost to Lake Win
heoago: .oS ok hundsed buildings were burn
ed and 5000 people ire homeless.
The Indiana Democratic Nominations.
INDIANAPOLIS, Juy I6.-The following
ticket was nominated Secretary of State,
). e; Men, OF Randolph county; Auditor.
urer, B. c. Shaw, of Marion county. Snner.
intendent of Public Instruction, j. Il
Smart, of Allen county Attorney General
c. A. Buskirk, of Gibson county: Judge Of
the Supreme Court, H,race P. Biddle. of
Cass county. Messrs. Henderson and Bid
die we're also nominated on the farmers
ticket.
At WORK
LITTLE Rock, July l6-The Constitu-
tional Convention to-day completed its or.
ganizatiOn.
The Constitutional Convention was en-
tagged to-day in the adoption of rules.
A Doublc Mardkr.
Two men, named Bulison and Roesin, in | 4
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