New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-07-30
MISCELLANEOUS
Tho Ross Assassination Story Denied

Tho Ross Assassination Story Denied.
ST: LOUIS, July ga dispatch from q
reliable source In the Indian Territory saws
the reports circulated yesterday that Chief
koss had been assassinated are untrue. He
is at home, we'll, and has been in no ditti-
Guilty.
The Indian Commissioners and the Presi.
LONG BRANCH, July 29.-The Indian
commissioners had long interview with
President Grant, who announced his nm
falte'ing confidence in the humane and
Christian policy by him adopted. The
President was earnest in p]edging the full
power OF the executive in reforming any
branch OF the service, d pledged his
hearty cooperation of ,ae board, with
whom be is in entire accord
Neither the Secretary Of the Interior nor
the Commissioner of Indian Affairs was
present at the conference. The gradual
removal of all the Indians in the country
TO the Indian Territory, son;h of Kansas,
was discussed, and measures adopted looks
ing to the carrying out Of the plan.
The Threatened Inundatiou.
MEMPHIS, July 29.-The outlook in regard
to the overflow is gloomy this EVENING.
Contrary to all expectations the river here
rose an inch to-day, and this afternoon
heavy rain storm swept over the citv and
adjacent country, while the news of heavy
rains and freshets in the Missouri and Ohio
valleys indicates a still further advance,
with little prospects of a speedy decline
here.
The Waddy Thompson Case.
The jury in the Waddy Thompson case
Tho Little Rock Railroad.
Judge Trigg, OF the United States Distric:
Court. has appointed X. X. Dow receiver OF
the Little Rock railroad, no having also
been appointed by the United States Dis.
trlct Court for the western distric. OF
Arkansas.
AssassiuatiOn.
David C. Slaughter, a prominenc citizen
OF Upton county, Tennessee, while return.
ing home from Covingtou yesterday. was
shot and dangerously wounded by soms
person concealed on the road SIDE II "a
supposed to have been done by some negro
as MIR. Slaughter recently sho: and killed
q negro whom he was attempting 10 aries:
for horse stealing.
Georgia Supreme Court.
ATLANTA, July 29.-Colonel l.. r. Blecs.
ley was appointed Supreme Court indye 20.
day, in place of Judge Mckay, resigned.
How the Indians Are swindIed.
OMAHA, July 29-The Indian comnis.
slOners, while here, made several importan.
discoveries as to the way supplies have beeu
furnished the Indians. One miller testified
to having put up eighty.se seven pounds OF
flour in sacks that he knows were turned in
at 100 pounds. beef contractor lost BY
free zing 700 head of cattle that the Indian.
agent gave receipts for.
Heaviest Rain for Years.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, July 90 The heay:.
est rain for years occurred Tuesday. Trade
suspended by washing away OF bridges and
culverts- Great damage to crops.
Through Trestle.
A freight train on the Louisville. Sew
Albany and Chicago railroad went through
q trestle forty feet high, killing tho ss.
gineef, conductor and brakeman,
4 Wash Out.
BONNEVILLE. July ga wash out al fns
Missouri, Kansas and Texas road between
here and Sedalia rendered twel 70 miles az
track useless.
FulIerton's Victory.
CLEVELAND, July q. Fullerton won tha
$4,000 purse for 2:l8 class horses. LADY
Maud second, Nettie third. Jime--2:2oIs.
2l8 2.l934.
Convention OF German Teachers.
TOLEDO. July 29.-Two hundred German
teachers are in session here in pa.;ocaI coz.
vention.
severe Storm.
MARIETTA, July ga severe rain and
wind storm passed over this place. A Gye.
story chair factory was prostrated and its
contents destroyed. The whole country is
submerged. The storm created great havoc
with chimneys and shade trees.
Dead.
MONTGOMERY, July 29.-Jaines r. Smith.
city clerk elect, and an ex-nemb Der of the
banking house OF Farley, Smith &. Co., diod
this morning.
Drouth in Alabama.
The drouth is running corn and cotton.
Some places have had no rain since Msv,
and there the crops are utter failures, n.
IN greater part ut the eastern belt no rain
lovh1isuxD On FoukTA RAoAl