New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-05-15
WHOLE NUMBER 2492.

will suppress the outragee. This is tis
opinion of the most Intelligent portion et
the community.
The Gerdemann Jury.
PHILADELPHIA, May 1.-THE Gerdemann
Jury are out to night, deliberatiug on a yst-
dict.
General Breci4inridee's Condition.
LEXINGTON. May l4.-The condition Of
General Breckenridge remains unchanged
He is still free from pain. and those iY
attendance upon him are less apprehensive
OF his sudden death than they were. Hs
saw a few visitors to day.
The Lexington Races.
The races over the Association course to-
day were more largely attended than OF
any day during the meeting. The ladies
stand was throDged. The weather was su-
perb and the track very fast. In the first
race. two mile dash. there seven entries,
Ienbroeck and Chesapeake being the favor
Tres. The former was badly beaten, and
Ghessreake beat the field after hard run
IN 3:31 4. The second race, dash of one
and half miles. was walk over tor Rob
lnson u Morgan's bay colt Astral.
The third race was dash of three. quar-
ters OF mile, and the favOrite, McGrath's
Calvin. beat the field easily, in the excel
lent time of l:l6l9.
A Colored Church Ruled OUT.
CHARLESTON, May 1.-THE eighty. fifth
annual convention of the Protestant Epis-
copal Diocese Of South Carolina, which met
yesterday, and includes thirty-six clergy
and eighty-nine lay delegates, has been en-
gagged for two days discussing the applica-
ton OF st. Marks Church. of Charleston, q
respectable cOlored congregation with a
whlte pastor, tor admission TO representation
in the convention.
The issne Was made unnp a ,no+;ov, <o cafar
the application to a special committee with
instructions to report next year. This was
supported by Hon. &. G.. Memminrer. Ed
ward McCrady, w. F. Colcock and others,
and was warmly opposed by Bishop Howe,
Rev. A. +. Porter. Rev. C. C. Pinckney,
Hon. George A. Trenholm and others, who
advocated immediate admission. The oues-
tlon was taken this afternoon and the mo-
tlon to refer was carried by close vote
Rev. w. 0. Prentiss then announced tina,
he was requested by st. Mark congregations
to withdraw the application.
Hanged.
Josh Frazer, cOlOred, was hanged at Cam
den. in this State, to-day for the murder OF
Benjamin Cooper, in December last He
was convicted on circumstantial evidence,
but after the conviction confessed the
crime. On the scatiold to-day he confessed
that he had murdered his wife and child.
many barns and ginhouses. He was per
1ectly resigned. The rope slipped, and
death was caused by strangulation in sever
mlnutes. Six thousand persons were pres
ent. There was great religious excitement,
but no disturbances.
Probabilities.
WAR DEPARTMENT
Office Chief Signal Officer,
Washington. May IA, 1875, 4:35 P. NJ. }
For Saturday, in the Cult aud South Atlantic
States, falling or stationary barometer southeast
to southwest winds, warmer, partly cloudy and
The rivers will fail from Keokuk to Memphis.
with slight changes elsewhere.
River and Marine News.
SOUTHWEST Pass. May IA, 6P. M Barometer 2asp
Wind north. light No arrivals or departures.
PAss'ALOuTKE, May IA, P. M.-Weather calm
and clear. Arrived outs'de-Schooner Mary D. Ire
Philadelphia, with cargo of slate to Alex. Hill
and VI sse to master. No departures.
JOHN " oIe at p NJ; drsat R"pnbe e.
at5P. NJ bown-Robert E. LIE, at I P. NJ. Weather
warn % and clear The river has fallen one inch.
Wealth clear and pleasant Arrived -Quickstep
from White river; Fort Gibson. from Arkansas
Louis, aud Illinois, for vick sburs. 0'''''' '''
inches and falling. Weather fair and pleasant. ''
and f,ng. Weather cloudy and warm.
LOUISVILLE, May 14-River eight feet large in ths
canal and falling Weather clear and pleasant.
EsAN-vlLLE. May H.-River fourteen feet sevsr
inches and falling. Weather clear and wsrn-
Passed up-Robert Mitchell at 10 A. NJ
CAIRO May l4.-Arrived-Helena, froiu St. Louis,
at r. NJ; Yaeger, from st. Louis al three; Mary
Houston from New Orleans. at seven. Departed.
helena, for vicksbnrg at'4 P. Nj Yaeger, for New
River th,'ty feet a fur inches and falling. Weather
burg. No departures. River falling. Weather clear
and pleasant.