The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-08-24
TELEGRAPHIC.
WASHINGTON.
luuuinw tne Mints to their FutI
Capactty-Tradc Dollars.
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are running TO their full capacity. and,
IL In expected, will average two ana u
half million dollars In small silver coin
mar month. while In twelve months
more will complete the flfty mi'lioEs OF
subsidiary coins authorized by existing
laws. Three hundred thousand trade
dollars per month are being coined NJ
San Francisco to meet the demand for
EXPORT to China. In order TO increase
silver coinage at the Philadelphia mint,
nrobably. the metals for uickels ana
bronze coinage will be procured from
private manufacturing establishments
In the form Of planchets, ready Tor
stamping.
MWrgan for Governor. Rodgers for hieu-
tenant Governor.
SARATOGA. Aug. ~. John NJ. Francis
waa chosen permanent chairman.
II. =. CARPENTER. from the Committee
on Resolutions, reported reaf1iruing the
nrinciples declared In the resolutions OF
The convention Of june II, 1876, aud set
forth In the letters OF acceptance of
Hayes and Wheeler. The resolutions
reoopnize the patriotism and public
scrvices OF President Grant After the
uppojntment OF % committee 10 confer
with the Liberal Republicans, nonina-
tions were made for Governor. ExsGov.
~ ID. Morgan, VIM NJ. Evnrts, VIM. II.
Kobertson aud Martin j, Townsend
were placed In nomination.
Ex.0ov. Morgan was nominated on
the first ballot.
The Republican Convention tonight
nominated Sherman y. Rogers FOR Lieu
tenant Governor.
Cmtcrpiliars.
MONTGOMERY. Aug. 2J.--The third and
most destructive crop OF chtcrpiilafs
have made their appearance in great
numbers throughout this section, ana
r,sfmers are apprehensive OF the almost
total destruction Of their crops through
the prairie belt efforts are being exten-
sivefy made 10 stop their ravages by the
use of poison, but many are discouraged
and think all efforts vain. The next ten
days, III the rssns continue, Will decide
the fate OF the crop.
WAllmOAD ACCIDENT
-Four Persons Killed and sixteen wo"nd-
ed On the Jacks0n Railroad.
JACKSON, Miss, Aug. ga serious
Incident occurred to the South bound
messenger train on the New Orleans aud
jackson Railroad, near Tugaloo. eight
miles north OF here, ut one o'clock this
morning. A bridge gave way. making
n complete wreck Of the train. -Four
persons we're killed outright and sixteen
others wounded, five or six seriously,
come OF whom will probably die. list
of the injured cannot he procured at
present. but none OF the killed are from
New Orleans. There was a very heavy
rain yesterday afternoon and last night.
which raised the creek suddenly ana
unusually high, which no doubt weak
ened the foundations OF the bridge.
Many passengers lost their baggage.
Later.
The passengers hurt were in the
smoking car aud ladies' coach. The
summary Of casualties is as follows.
One tramp, stealing passage, killed;
two passengers MORALLY wounded, and
ten Injured, but none dangerously. The
rain was n light one on boz tn sides Of thus
valley, In which the culvert was sit
uated, and the storm seems TO have
concentrated all Its fury upon this one
central spot.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
The strikers Of Gambahcc Reported 10
save Dispersed.
CHARLESTON, Aug. 23.-Accounis re-
oeiyed to. day from the Cambahee rice
region are gloomy. The strikers are
very turbulent, and have compelled ali
the hands on the plantations to stop
work. SO far they have successfully re-
sisted all efforts OF the civil authority to
control them.
CHARLESTON, Aug. 23.-The latest from
Combahee reports that through the
efforts of Congressman Smalls and
Lieut. Gov CLEANS. both colored, the
mob OF riotous strikers were this even
ing induced to disperse. The ring leaders
have been arrested and lodged in Beau
fort Jail The strike Is regarded as vir-
tually ended.
Verse Than Hrute.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 23.-Rob Mitchell, Of
this city, fired a musket load OF bird shot
into his wife's hip and thigh on Mon
day, because she would not give him
money to continue spree he was on.
The brute left his wife after the shoot
ing, without medical or other attention,
and It was not until last evening her
situation was discovered. when she was
found TO be In a critical condition and
may die. Mitchell has been arrested.
TENNESSEE.
Working the Enforcement Act on Rioters
In Alamo.
MEMPHIS. Aug. 23.-Sherff Harris and
John Hunt, of Crockett county, in this
State, were brought here under warrant
from United States Commissioner Gar
rett for completely in the shooting
ARRAY at Alamo, in which T. M. Wells
was Killed and nine others wounded, rs
reported last week In these dispatches.
warrant was issued under the en-
forcement act, and charges Harris Hunt
and eight others with conspiring to-
gether FOR the purpose Of hindering con
stituted authorities of Tennessee, to
wit: Deputy Sheriff of Crockett county
from giving and securing to X. II. Smith,
WI Overton. Geo. W. Wells and l.. NJ.
Wells equal protection OF the laws of
the State. Owing TO the absence Of
witnesses the case was confined until
tomorrow.
A Bunch Of Items.
SAN Francisco, Aug. 23.-The Grang-
ers' Convention to devise means to
break up the so-called grain ring. last
evening passed resolutions 10 sell no
wheat in this market for less than 81 IS
per GENITAL. and made Arrangements for
shipping grain on their own account.
A mass meeting OF Irish citizens last
NIGHT passed rpsolutions of svmtathy