New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-06-27
Two Editors Under Fire.

Two HOltOrS OuOcr CIrcs
MEMPHIS, June GA shooting affray
occurred at Helena, Arkansas, this morn
ing, between w. r. Burke, editor of the
World, and c. o. Otey, editor of the hide
pendent, in which some half dozen shots
were fred, but nobody hurt. The difficulty
grew out of personal articles in the re-
spective papers.
Effects Of the Storm.
BATHURST, N. B., June 26.-The unsettled
state of the weather causes much anxiety,
as vegetation is seriously retarded, and
farming interests are neglected.
Yesterday there was violent hail storm.
The gale OF last week resulted in the loss
of thirty-twO lives on the eastern coast of
New Brunswick, nineteen being fishermen.
Four barks and fifteen schOOners were
stranded, and about twenty fishing boats
wrecked; The wholesale destruction OF
nets by the storm will be serious, as salmon
are unusually abundant, and large catches
were being made.
Town Marshal Shot.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, June 26.-Town Mar
shal GOodsOn, of Fort Deposit, while at
tempting to arrest drunken negro, was
shot and killed by him.
Alabama Equal Rights Conventien.
The Alabama Equal Rights Association is
in session here-all negroes. Nothing Of
importance done. Phil Joseph, of Mobile,
Is temporary prcSluouu.
The Reciprocity Treatv,
OTTAWA, June 26.-In consequence of re.
ciprOcity negotiations, it is understood
Parliament will assemble in December or
early in January. 1t is proposed the Do
miniOn Parliament should be in session
simultaneously with the Senate Of the
United States.
Dawes Declines denomination.
SPRINGFIELD, June 26-Mr. Dawes de-
clines Congressional denomination.
The Cleveland Saengerfest.
CLEVELAND, June 26.-FulIy 10000 at
| tended the saengerfest concert.
Nitro Glycerine Explosion.
TITUsvILLE, June 26.-John E. Osborn
was blown to atoms to-day, near Parker
| City, by the explosion of 100 pounds of
nitro glycerine which he was transporting
on a wagon. The horse and wagon were
also annihilated.
| A Murderer Shot and Lynclled,
| GALVESTON, June GA Ne,os' special
from Bryan, Texas, dated June 26, Gays:
Last night large crowd Of men took
| Henry Cook, the assassin of j. p. Farmer,
| out of Jail, and shot and hung him inside
the prison yard. J. T. Nelson, his accom-
plice, it is said, was told to leave the State
at once. The Jail was guarded by forty
three men, but they were powerless to pre-
|
| number of about 200 men.
After n Desperado-One of the Party Shot
by Mistake.
CINCINNATI, June GA Gazette letter
from Owensburg, Green county, Indiana,
states that the whole neighbOrhood has
been hunting George Newman, desperate
and thief; that last Sunday they drove him
into q thicket, surrounded it with armed
men, with the instructions that no guard
oho 1ooxy dou
before daylight B. F. Corbin saw Newman,
and lett his post to inform another guard.
The latter, after calling halt twice, shot
Corbin dead. Newman escaped.
| County Treasurer Sentenced.
| j. B. Kach, e1-county treasurer of
Wayne county, convicted Of embezzlement
of $50, 900 county funds, was sentenced to
one year in the penitentiary, and fine of
double the amount of the defalcatiOn.
Flour Mills Burned.
II. Strickland's flour mill at Newcastle,
Indiana, burned this morning. Loss US 900.
An Ex-Mayor, Charged with Forgery.
Kills Himself.
B. Underwood, formerly mayor of Waiver
ly, Ohio, indicted last fall IN the United
States District court of this city, for forging
| Endorsements on two county warrants, az
gregating $500, and drawing the money on
the same about three years ago, was appre-
| hended last evening near Oxford, Ohio.
The officers gave him permission to 60 into
an adjoining room to change his clothing,
where he shot himself and is dying this
morning.
The License Law Vetoed.
Boston, June 26-The license law re-
Gently passed by the Legislature was to
day vetoed by Lieutenant Governor Tai
bott.
The International Boat Race.
PHILADELPHIA, June 26.-All prelimina-
ries for the international boat race between
William Scharff. Of Pittsburg, and George
Brown, champion Of Canada, were arranged
, to-day. The men are to row five miles, in
shell boats, at Springfield, Massachusetts.
on July 8, for $4,000 in gold and the cham
pionship of the United States and the Brit
ish Provinces.
Meeting of the Book Trade.
A meeting of the book trade, in Philadel
phia, was held to-day, at which j. c. Astor
president Of the American Book Trade
r Union, explained the object of the Union
aud read the platform, which he said would
3 be proper matters for discussion by a con
vention of the whole trade. The platform
suggests many reforms, among them the
!. following, viz;
= That the retail price OF books shall b
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