The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-10-19
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
Synopsis of Sunday Nights Dispatches.

Denial of Another Chicago Int Ocean Out
rage Publication.
NATcHEz, Miss Oct. 1.-THE followin
dispatch appeared in the Chicago Inter- Ocea
OF October 9th:
NATcHEz, MISS, Oct 9th.
Gov. Ames, Ia cksoE, Miss:
Mob law has begun here. I am the frs
victim. Bodies of armed men mounted hav,
invaded my premises and driven my family
from their dwelling, and are riding rough
shod over the most sacred rights of citizens
I consider myself the victim Of political perse-
cution. Can you give me help and redress
sistance. / have armed q colored guard, but
that is not sufficient. The freedmen are in
simulated. am known to the President.
A. P. MERRILL.
Yesterday, q committee of gentlemen OBJ
tanned from Mr.. A. p. Merrill, the following
correction, which Mr.. Merrill authorized them
TO make public: The statements that my
premises were invaded by an armed mob.
THAT mob law had begun here and that was
. victim of political persecution. The above
telegram was sent by me under misappre-
hension Of facts, and take this opportunity
to correct 1t. A. p. MERRILL.
Two Mississippi Politicians Fight Duel.
ERNAToB1A, Miss, Oct 17.-Col. j. H. Cooke
and b. McHenry exchanged several shots
Cooke was seriously and probably fatally shot
NcHenry was killed with knife. Politics
was the cause 0f the quarrel
MEMPHIS, Oct. 17.-When the train passed
Senatobia, Miss, at l o'clock to-day, Col.
Cooke, who was shot last night by b. McHen-
ny, was still alive, though little hope was en-
sertained Of his recovery.
From the Black Hilis-Prof. Jenney' s Report.
Prof Jenney reports gold fields extending
forty miles north from Harney's Peak and
twenty miles wide, that contain gold in guam
titles that will pay from three to five dollars
per day to the man, end that there are bars
in numbers of streams that will pay much
more han that; that water supplies are am
pie for working purposes and fully sufficient
to carry wster from the top Of most of the
bars, and allow the failings 70 be readily dis
posed Of The gold is o coarse scale and is
good. 1t is easily separated from gravel and
sand.
The professor has with him an ounce of
coarse gold tnat two men obtained at Spring
Greek With ten hours labor. An essay of this
gold shows il to be 945 fine, worth nineteen
dollars and forty-tnres cents coin to the
ounce. Professor Jenney corroborates Gen.
Custar's report of the hills, and says that they
viii support thousands of miners when the
Goyerhmept opens tnsm 70 settiement. Inc
valleys are ell adapted to agriculture, and the
hills and canyons to stock raising, the rainfall
ia pl6ntiful aud timber abundant. This Off
aml report will be made from New York pro-
badly before Congress meess.
The Ariic Expedition.
SOUTHAMPTON, Oct 1.-THE steamer PAN
dora, fitted out by Lady Franklin, has re-
turned to Spithead. She brings letter which
Capt. Na7es deposited at Oarri Islands. The
Alert and Discovery arrived there on the 9th
az July, and left again for Smiths Sound.
They left Upensk on the 22d of July, and
Cape Yori on the 25th Of July. The season
vas = very open ere, and there was every
prospect OF attaining high latitude. All
were well
Republican Troubles In Philadelphia.
PARLIAMENTARY, Oct. 1.-THE Union League,
by vote OF GA to 453, sustained the report
Ok the Committee, refusing to endorse four
Republican candidates for city offices.
FOREIGN NEWS.
EoaR, Oct 1.-THE newley appointed
Cardinal Nobiii Nittellssehi, is dead.
King Victor Emanuel hes arrived in Milan.
sixteen hundred and ten soldiers left San
lander, Spain, for Cuba on the 18th.