The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-08-23
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wASHfNoTON.
sueaker Kerr's Remsins being COlavsysA
70 New Albany.
WILMINGTON. Aug. 22.--ThS uemAtns
OF the late Speaker Kerr arrived here at
= O'Clock this morning, accompanied by
Hons Milton Sayler apd y. >. Cox, MI.
aJs,ns Clerk OF the House, Mrs. Kerr
and son. Mrs. Kerr, being averse 70 any
aisniay. the remains were not laid In
ssste Il the Capitol. as had boen con-
templatsd. The body was 30 much
smsnistsd as 10 be almost beyond recog-
nition. The train with the BODY lslt
here about noon, with fearful parry
including Vice President Ferry and
- har dlstinruished gentlemen, for Now
Albany. Ind. The funeral will take
place Thursday a@ @@
~ sss a TRIBUTE.
me Presidents Proclamation In Homer
ef speaker Kerr.
Lone BRANCH, N. j., Aug. a.
following has just been received from
the President;
IT Is with extreme pain that the Presl-
dent announces 70 the people OF the
United States the death OF the speaker
~ the House OF Representatives., Hon.
Michael G Kerr, OF Indiana. A man OF
great intellectual endowments, large
culture, great probity and earnestness
IN his devotion to the public interests
has passed from the position or power
and usefulness to which ne had peon
he had been selected to preside not being
in session to render It's tribute OF anec.
ton and respect to the memory or
the deceased, the President invites the
people of the United States to u solemn
recornition Of the public aud private
worth. and the services OF pure ana
eminent character. Y. .. tRANT.
BY the President:
r Acting Secretary Of State.
Washington. Aug. Il, 1876.
GENERAL NEWS.
A skirsnish with the Apaches seven
Bucks Killed. t ,t,og
New York. Aug. 22.-The Herald has
PREsscoTT. A. r., Aug. 2l.-The follow
in Information is announced officially:
Cant. Porter, OF the Eighth Infantry,
under instructions from Gen. kautze,
commanding the Department ofArizona
lett Camp Verde Aug. IL, with detacn-
naent or the Eighth Infantry and fifteen
Indian scouts In pursuit OF Q hostile
party Of Apaches, which had ielt pan
C0FIOX IG0CTNutlOA Huu
nrodations upon settlers in Northwest
eru Arizona. Capt. Porters command
struok the renegades thirty miles north
OF Verde and Immediately attacked
them.
Indians were defeated, with the loss OF
aeyen bucks killed and two women and
Ave children captured. POrter's casual
tie6 were one Indian scout badly
wounded. He is still in pursuit OF the
Indians, and will probably capture or
kill the whole party.
THE BLACKPEET.
The sieux Insist Upon Their Friendship,
Nut they Decline.
OrrAwA, Aug. 22.-Advices received at
the Interior Department this morning.
from Fort Ellis, Aug. 2, says that the
Sioux now ut war with the United States
sent presents OF tobacco to the Black,
feet Indians In Canada, and requested
Tndians replied that they would keep
peaoe and would not join the Sioux.
Tho latter sent a message In return that
when they had finished with the Ameri-
cans they would cross over and capture
the Blackfeet country. The Blackfeet
wanted to know IL they would be assist
ed by the mounted police. The officers
in charge assured them they would be
protected. The Indians say they could
muster 1000 warriors il any trouble
arose.
NEW York, Aug 22. Messrs. Dan Tai.
mage a. Sons, OF thss city. received
from their Charleston house the frat OF
the new crop Of Carolina rice. As I'm
propitious weather delayed planting,
the general harvesting will be fully two
weeks later than usual. The prospect
indicates yield in excess OF any pre-
vious year.
The LabOrers Refuse 70 Take UP the
Nice Crop ana strike.
CHARLESTON, Aug. IA serious strike
has begun among the labOrers on the
rice plantations along the Combahee,
the strikers taking advantage OF the
harvest season to demand an advance OF
50 per cent. In wages. Many Of the
hands are willing and anxious to work
ut tho present rate, but the strikers are
visiting each plantation and forcing the
working hands, by whipping and other
violence, to join them.
The situation Ia critical, as the crop
must be harvested within few days or
be Q total loss.
Gov. Chamberlain has telegraphed the
Sheriff Of Beaufort to summon a strong
posse and protect at all hazards the Ia
borers who wish to work.
Isl Political Items.
SlRAroaA, Aug. 22.-Nearly all Of the
delegates to the Republican State Con-
vention, which meets here tomorrow.
have already arrived. A large number
Of Independents, Liberals and Tenn
poranCo men are also here.
Gov. Morgan is mostly spoken Of for
Governor, though the Evarts men are
active. Mr.. Evarts has the support OF a
large portion Of the Liberal element.
LOWELL, Mass, Aug. 22.-Every ward
In this city tonight elected Butler dele
gates, twenty-four in all, to the Seventh
District Republican Congressional Con-
vention.
CINCINNATI, Aug. 22.-The Republicans
Of the Nineteenth Ohio District renomi.
mated Hon. Jas. A. Garfield for Con.
gress.
SANpUsKY, Aug. 22.-The Democrats
OF the Tenth Ohio District have nomi
natAd John n. Hudson, for Congress-