New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-07-07

Iona at Fordjents.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Cotton Factory at Atlanta.
ATLANTA, July 5.-To day ground was
broken for the Atlanta cotton factory.
Large crowd present. Hon. Alexander H.
Stephens and other prominent citizens made
short addresses.
Shooting ARRAY ON a Steamboat.
MEMrHIs. July 6-Robert N. Yerby was
shot and killed on the steamer A. j. White,
near St. Louis landing, Arkansas, yesterday
morning by B. L. Oliver and his son. The
killing grew out of an old grudge. Young
After he fell, the elder Oliver fred at him.
The divers then ordered the boat to land,
which was done, and they escaped in tie
woods.
Pat Manning, a retail grocer, living on
the corner of Main aud Auction streets, was
shot and killed this afternoon, by Officer
Mccormick, who, a short time before, had
entered Manning's grocery, and asked him
to quit beating one of his (Manning's)
children, to which Manning replied BY
throwing monkey wrench at Mccormick,
and using abusive and opprobrious epithets.
Mccormick LETT. and procured warrant for
the arrest of Manning, and on entering the
grocery was fired at by Manning, the ball
grazing the officers temple, whereupon
Mccormick drew his revolver and fred,
killing Manning instantly. Mccormick then
serrendered himself. Manning vas for
merly policeman.
Absconded.
NJ. J. Slater, a small jewelry dealer, left
for parts unknown, leaving numerous cred
itOrs behind.
A Dead Unknown,
A stranger representing himself as tray
cling agent for New York house, was
found dead in bed at Kaufmann's boarding
house, Second street, this morning. Nothing
was found on him to indicate his residence
or name. He was about forty years of age,
heavy set, with dark hair cut short, and
light mustache and chin whiskers. The
verdict of the coroner's jury was death
from heart disease.
The Saratoga Regattn.
SARATOGA, July 6-The crews which are
to take part in the regatta next week are
now all at the lake, except Williams Col
lege crew, which is expected to-day. The
preparations for the regatta are being
rapidly completed. The regatta will begin
on the thirteenth instant and last two days.
The athletic sports, running, walking and
jumping, will occur on the fifteenth instant.
The course has been buoyed, SO that each
crew will pull between two lines Of flags
100 feet apart at intervals of one eighth of =
mile.
The crews are very hard at work. The
friends OF both Yale and Harvard are very
confident in the ability of their respective
crews to carry off the honors. Dartmouth,
Wesleyan, Cornell and Princeton have o
good many friends. and the champions of
a lCin ntR 9TH alt
they are not generally regarded az the
winning crew.
fourth Of July in Richmond.
RICHMOND, Va, July 5.-The fourth was
celebrated here to-day by the most general
suspension of business there has been on
any similar occasion since 1860. There was
no general military display, but several
companies. both white and black, paraded
and spent the day in festivities.
The numerous civic excursions and pic
MICS we're largely attended, and almost
everybody seemed to have devoted the day
to enjoyment. Nothing worthy of special
note occurred.
The Disturbance ut yicksburs.
TICKsBURG, July 6-The disturbance at
the negro meeting at the courthouse yester-
day grew out of difficulty between two
white men, one of whom was dangerously
wounded.
A pistol was then drawn by Ben Allen, a
colored politician. He was knocked down
at once by the whites and severely beaten.
Soon after this fight occurred between a
negro and white man, in which the ne
gro's skull was broken.
shot was then fred into the crowd by
a negro riding past in hack, which was
returned by the whites. During the melee
two negroes were killed and one seriously
Everything is quiet to day, and
no further trouble is anticipated.
Fatal Accident.
BosTON, July 6.-Two girls were drowned
at Lewiston, Maine, while bathing; also
lad at South birmingham. and another at
New Hampshire. Four fatal
by the bursting of cannon are
reported from Maine and New Hampshire.
CHICAGO, July GA dispatch from Des
Moines says: Saturday evening, as a large
1umber of persons were returning in COM
10 their home in the country, they at |
empted to cross the Middle river in q
wagon. The river had swollen from recent |
aims, and one of the wagons upset, by |
which Mrs. Thomas Montgomery and her |
,abe, Mr.. A. Montgomery and his little |
,hild, and j. r. Baker we're drowned.
WORCESTER, July 6.-Two young men,
lanes Waine and Wade, were drowned at |
New Worcester last evening.
FALL RIVER, Mass, July GA party of |
oven lads bathing at the junction Of Wau- |
uppa lake and Qnequechan river to-day,
oined hands and walked off sand bar |
nt0 deep water, when six of the number, |
ohm w. Fielding, James and William |
acques, William Dyer, Francis Kane and |
'eorge McManus, were drowned. The |
eventh lad reached the shore and gave the |
larm.
The Celebration Mt Augusta. Georgfa.
AUGUSTA, July 6.-The fourth was cele- |
rated by the white military for the first |
lme since the war. Six Augusta companies,
even from Charleston and one from Colum- |
ia we're in line. 1t was the most imposing
isplay since 1860. The United States flag
'as carried in the column.
Drowning Of a Pleasure Party.
NORFOLK, Va, July 6-The steam tug
'umberman, while returning last night
:om Fortress Monroe with q pleasure
arty of eighteen persons on board, was
saac Bell, and sunk Immediately in fifty
,et of water. Boats were l0we6ed from
1e Bell and several of the survivors
licked up. The following is the list of
be lost: Mrs. Elizabeth Hudgins, widow
Idy, and her c0lored servant; George Will
IN, Mrs. Jesse Frederici, Mrs. G. w.
aker, Captain Edward Cook, James C.
orum and Harry Borum, of Norfolk; Miss
[. Borum, of Matthews comfy, and the
ngineer of the Lumberman.
Captain Brown, of the Lumberman,
as struck on the head and severely
ljured by the wheel of the bell, but he
ad strength enough left to rescue his wife,
no had to crawl through the window Of
10 Pill Othouse to avoid being carried down
= the fast sinking boat. Mrs. Brown was
,verely injured internally, and it is feared
le will not survive.