New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-14
MISCELLANEOUS
Starvation I'm Tennessee.

NASHVILLE, February l3-A letter fror
LAG cOlOred people Of Rutherford count
represents the negroes at many points SUI
fering from starvation. The whites, bein
little better of, can give no assistance. TIL
suffering is caused by the drought las
season.
Dissatisfied with the New Bishop.
CHICAGO, February l3.-Members of tn
late diocesan convention publish memora
setting forth the reasons why James ID
Noven can net, with their consent, be cor
secrated bishop Of Illinois. They wan
sOundness and faith.
The Minnesota Senatorship.
ST. PAUL, February l3-Davis and Ram
sey have withdrawn. The caucus made n,
nomination to-day. Every Republican
member votes as he pleases. Lockrane re
ceived sixty-three vOtes-lacking ten O.
election. The second ballot 10 progressing
The Democrats are confident of electine
their man, and are determined to sit it out
Second ballot-Lochrane GO, Cole 35,
Washburn 81, scattering l6.
The Cincinnati Whisky Ring Aroused.
CINCINNATI, February I3.-The Chamber
the tax on whisky unanimously. The tax
would require a quarter of million addi-
tiOnal capital here to carry on the present
business. The chamber is persuaded the
increased tax would encourage fraud.
80 The National Grange.
CHARLESTON, February l3.-The Nation
al Grange adopted the report Of the Cen
tennial Exposition committee declaring no
provision is made whereby the patrons of
husbandry can be accommodated-no plan
through which agricultural interests can be
Systematically and fully represented. They
recommend further consultation with the
IN reuu ,.:I.
ties.
lhe following report of the committee on
Texas Pacific railroad was adopted:
Your committee have viewed with great
interest the expressions of approval and
the appeals to Congress to forward this great
work emanating from State oranges and
boards Of trade, from the Pacific to the At
lantic, and are impressed with the great
obvious benefits which would result to the
this road, and as it is an enterprise too vast
to depend alone for its success upon private
capital, equal justice to all sections of our
common country requires the aid of the
national government to forward this work.
under proper restrictions and safeguards
lnsuring the government against loss and
the people against unjust impositions and
determinations. Your committee, there
fore, submit the following resolution:
That this National Grange earnestly in.
vite the attention Of Congress to the peces.
sity of speedy completion of the Texas
Pacific railroad, and asks of that BODY
Reasonable aid to the company which has
inaugurased this great national enterprise
under such cautionary restrictions and
safeguards as the President and the wisdom
of Congress may devise to guarantee the
government against loss and protect the
agricultural interest of every section of the
the price Of transportation.
Report Of Committee ON Transportation.
The committee say that several important
plans for providing more extensive and
cheaper means of transportation have been
presented to them, including the Texas Pa
cific railroad, the plan for the improvement
of the mouth of the Mississippi and the
project of a double steel track freight rail
road from New York to Missouri. Each of
these projects is national in character, and
their successful completion would encourage
in wonderful degree the producing inter
ests of the country.
The committee declare the time has fully
some when it is the mission and duty of the
to take such measures as will
the productive interests of the
,ation, which have hitherto received too
little attention, and the National Grange
,rge upon Congress the immediate import
nee aud vital necessity of such action az
will look to providing cheap and rapid
between all sections of the
ountry and markets of the world.
The opening of the mouth Of the Missis-
ibpi river is pressing necessity, in view |
the fact that 60 large territory is de |
endent ON this outlet for it's products, and
e'ufge upon our legislators the necessity
taking such measures as will open this