New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-08-27

| ~ ~ v."o. oukA0oS piSyIu& upon the men
whoSextricsted it; and in accomplishing this
Captain Rosa and one of his men were &C.
verely burned.
The watchmen on duty at the works
saw two men hurriedly lesve the grounds
just before the fire broke out and fired upon
them ss they ran, from which it is believed
the IRE was the work Of an inceudiary. The
III. $50 Insurance.; $1,000 each in the Globe,
OF Chicago, and Amazon. of Cincinnati,
and the remainder in local companies.
Republican Cenventisn Of jackson.
=, JACKSON. Miss, August 26.-The RepubA
Iican State Convention CONTINUED in session
until four O'Clock this morning. George NJ.
Buchanan, Of Marshah county; Was nOmin-
sted for State Treasurer.
| Soldiers Nafiosal Cenventias.
| COLUMBUS, o., August 26-The final ar
rsngements for the soldiers national re-
union at Caldwells, September 1, and 3.
1919, have been completed. 1t is expected
that Generals Sheridan, Logan and Negley.
ex-Governors Cnrtin and Hayes, General
Cockerell. of Missouri; Governor Allen, of
Ohio1 Hon. G. H. Pendleton, Senators
thurman and Sherman and Hon. G. w.
Morgan will address the camp. President
Grant is confidently expected. sword,
captured BY General Cocferell from Colonel
Archer, at TiltOn Station, Georgia, will be
returned to i's owner with impressive cere.
monies: Many States have responded,
promising large delegations. :.
Mfssissippi Valley Trading Company.
ST. Louis. August 26-Phe American
board Of directors of tho Mississippi Valley
Trading Company held meeting here last
night ct which Mr. Worrall, the managing
director, was instructed to visit Louisville
Kentucky, with . view to establishing the
| central office Of the company at that place.
| He was further Instructed to visit all sea.
ports from Norfolk, Virginia. to Galveston.
as ports of entry for the ship%of the com
pany He was requested to visit all the
railroads in the Mississippi valley and Gulf
States. and report upon the facilities
! afforded by each for the transmission
Of merchandise and products, and
also on the most -. desirable centres
tor the operations of the company and upon
the agricultural, material md other re
sources Of the country through which the
| several railroads pass, 90 d to e6able the
company to decide which are the most in q
viting fields tor immigration. The last Of
the English deputation left last night for
Eogland. The directors on this side Of the
water are T. r. Shanklsnd, Of Dubuque.
Iowa; Judge John p. Jones. of Arkansas:
John T. Berger, Of New York; Dudley w.
Adams, Of Iowa; ColonerDs A. Aiken, Of
South Carolina, and j. T. Smith, of Geoss
Ris. The others are yet to be appointed.
spurio1s Coin.
HAMILTON, Ont, August 26-A large
amount of spurious coin from the Gnited
States is in circulation here.
An Attack On . MenaEesis.
BATHURST, N. B.. August 26-Three men
fred into tent occupied by the can nvassers
Of Gibbs Menagerie, killing ono and dan
gereusiy wounding one; another escaped.
a m 0fA hoA
cipcusmen and some roughs who sought 3D.
mission without pay.
The Nluslneefs.
BosTON, August 26.-The Jefferson bofs
den mutineers were examined to-day and
fully committed foftrial. They murdered
the first and second mates.
The Shell Race At Saratoga.
SARATOGA, August 26.-In the four. ea4ed
shell race the Atalsntas were fisst: Ru<Fa-
los second and Duquesnes third.
4 Brave O6Dstable's F1shs.
CHICAGO, August 26.-During an alterca-
tion over some goods, upon which Coasta.
hle keegan levied, to safety Judgment OF
$24, Keegan inflicted fatal injuries upon
the woman who owned. the goeds.
Enisn League.
Phil ADELPHIA, Angus a6.-The national
executive committee Of the Union League
OF America met to-day, Ex-Governor VIII
lam A. Newell, OF New Jersey, in the chair :
Thomas G.. Baker, of New York, sctin9 Sec
retsry. Much secret business was trans-
acted. An important movements WAS in
auRurated, looking toward union Of all
the elements of opposition to the Demo
cratic party, especially in the South.
Suspended.
BALTIMORE, August 26.-Stirline, Ahrena
4 Co., said to be the. largest sugar import
ing house in the United States, suspended
payment. Mr. Ahrens thinks the liabilities
amount to about O., ,00O, 900, but that If the
assets are juaiciousiy admini6tered credit
ors can ultimately be paid dollar for SoIlss.
He assigns ~ the carses for the failure
the general depression Of business and
shrinkage in the nature of coffee and sugar.
Of which the firm have large real estates
not at present available. A detsiled state
ment of their affairs will be PREPARED an
quickly as possible. The debts are due to
parties in this city and in Cuba almost ex-
clpsively. 1t IS said the business of the
firm footed up sc, ,OOc, 900 per annum. Thev
were prOprietors of two large sugar refin
cries, the Merehants' and Chosapeake. ana
are agents for two others.
Base Ball.
PHILADELPHIA, August 26.-PhilaGecs
phias 10, Athletics 5.
CHICAGO, August 25.-Bostons IS. Ehicas
goes 9.
Probabilities.
WAR DKpAEsmrsrs
Office Chief Signal Officer
Warrington, August rs Is75, 4:3O p M
For the South Atlantic and Eastern Gulf
States and East Tennessee, Northeast to-
southeast winds, slight rise in temperature.
slowly falling barometer, partly cloudy
weather in the interior and areas of rain
hear the coast.
For the Southwest and lower Mlssissippi
valley, stationary or slowly falling barome-
er, southerly winds, increasing cfOudinese
md temperature, with occasional rains.
The Ohio river will continue to fall. Tho
Mississippi will fall rapidly, except at
'icksbnrg and New Orleans, where il will
emsin stationary or fall slightly.
Special River Report.
The Mississippi has fallen twenty-five
1ches at Cairo, twenty.seven inchee at
lemphis, twenty inches ct Helena, and has
stationary at Vicksburg, whore ia
one inch below the danger line, and has
st two inches at New Orleans.
River and Marine News
SOUTHWEST Pass, August 26.-WinS
light. AIrived-Brig Alice. from
avana. Sailed-Steamship Hudson. At 2
i; NJ, Tor New York; steamship Oberon, at
ID A. NJ, for Liverpool; steamship Ala
ana, at A. M, for Pass-a-pOutte. Out
de, bound in.-Steamship New Orleans.
up Mary +. Riggs and bark Atlanta. In
de, bound 0ut-Steamship St. Louis, ship
bland and bark Elliot Ritchie On the
~ up-Bng Alice. The United States
mp Plymouth is at anchor outside; the
cean is Soaling her: The Rio Grande and
cean will assist the steamship 81. Ionis
the bar fO- NIGHT and ~ %h.v...C