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Pull Details of the Great Cotton Frauds
| I'm st. Louis.

New ORLEANS, Aug. 5.-The Louis
lana Republican State Convention met
in this city to-day, at the ST. Louis
Hotel. David Young ,colored, Pack
ard candidate, was elected President,
pro tenn, having received l3l votes to
76, for Lieutenant Governor, against
Antoine, n Pinchback candidate. n
Committee on Credentials was APP
pointed and the Convention adjourned
until tomorrow. The mostimportant
contest will beover the State Treasurer
ship. Mr.. Dubuclet, the present in
cumbent, having opposed the scheme
of the State Funding Board, will not
be supported by Kellogg, the Packard
faction, for denomination.
The Democratic Convention went to
Baton Rouge. The Committee, con-
sisting of 30, met last evening and
issued an address to the people of oil
parties, opposed to the Kellogg Gov
ernment, requesting them TO elect
delegates to the Convention, which
will decide upon the conduct OF the
campaign.
Boston, Aug. 6.-The South Boston
railroad stables have been burned.
Loss $4,000.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 6.-Additional in
formation regarding the alleged forg~
ing OF the cotton warehouse receipts
by Alexanders, Dorman & Co., is that
the younger members of the firm, viz !:
Wylie Dorman, John Il. Butler and
Henry S. Ogden, had nothing whatev-
er to do with any knowledge of the
matter. They were released from GUS
tody this evening.
Bethel G.. Alexander, senior of the
firm, is still in prison. A statement
made this evening, says the forgerles
began about months ago and consist
ed in forging the signature of Il. w.
Robinson, the Clerk of Christian Rep
per's cotton warehouse. This he al
ieges was done by Chas. Shepard a
confidential clerk, who, however, i'm
dignantly denies he did it. AleXan-
der says the forgeries were committed
for temporary relief and not for the
purpose of fraud, and that, il they
had not been detected, he would have
been in position in 10 days to take
them all up, and should have done so.
How many of these forged receipts
have been issued is not yet known
but it is believed over 100000 worth
have been hypothicated at different
banks. Bank officers are reticient, but
it is tolerably well known that the
German Savings Institution held $24 :
900, the Fourth National bank about
' $50, 900, the Third National bank about
$40 600, Bank of West and perhaps one
. or two others and two or three bust
ness firms and individuals are involv.
ed in small amounts.
n A package of SIS 900 and check fol
SS, 900 was found in Alexander's resi-
dence after his arrest. The money wa
identified by the cashier of the Bani
of st. Louis and was returned to him
Attachments were issued this after
noon and the Sheriff took possession
of the store and effects of the firm anC
; also levied on 2l0 bales Of cotton IL
Peppers warehouse. Between two anC
. three weeks ago the Phelps Bros. 4
Co., of this city, bought 9, 500 bales o
= cotton of Alexander, Dorman q Co.
and paid 500 900 thereon and received
genuine warehouse receipts. Thi
firm was this evening garnisheed 70
any amount over the sum that may b
due Alexander, Dorman Il Co. but l
is thought this action will not stand il
court Alexander states that the firm
: has assets sufficient to cover all losses
= IL left to their own management. TIL
firm began business here about on
J wear ago, the members coming iron
Louisiana and Texas. and has don
quite an extensive trade as cotton fac
tors.
DETROIT, Aug. 6.-Wm. p. Harris
OF Missouri, was elected President c
the National Educational Conventio
for the ensuing year, last night; W
o r. Abbott, OF Virginia, Secretary, an
A. r. Marble, of Massachusetts
Treasurer.
,r TOPEKA, Aug. 6.-Among the reso
/ lutions adopted by the Independer
l. State Convention is that the State
l. have exclusive right to control the
= own domestic institutions.
- Americans Beat the English at Criek'
Or The cricket contests between visi
n ing Americans and Englishmen wei
IS resumed this morning by the con
e, meucement of the game between III
r. Princess Club and twenty-five of I'll
Americans. The Americans won I'll
toss aud sent the Englishmen
d, the bat. The game was suspended fl
lunch, at which time seven wicke
. /; had fallen for nine runs. The pla
s will be resumed at three o'clock tn
evening. 1t is probable that the Amer