New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-06

Provision for Centennial Whisky and
Dead. III eads.

FrOv1eIO0 IOF CcHteuuldl W 0l9ky 0EU
Dead. Heads.
PHILADELPHIA, May 5.-The centennial
commissioners lawyers decide that the pro-
hibitory LIQUOR laws are suspended SO lar
as the centennial grounds are affected, ard
that revocation of con tracts made for -
sale would subject them to damage. Tho
question of prohibiting the sale on T5e
grounds is indefinitely postponed.
Passes tor the opening ceremonies, lay
10. will be furnished all duly certified oar
nalisre on and after May g. at the OF! - of
the Department Press, No. 9Of VALIANT
stSeet.
SPRINGFIELD. May 5-Harvey & Co,
North Adams print works, failed, luvolv II
the closing of six mills. Their liabil. ,iss
are over million, assets are mostly au-
salable property, costing about a mi!uol
and a nalf The mills ran in all over d
thousand looms. Eight hundred people ara
ousteG.
Fire ut Cleveland.
CLEVELAND, O., May 5.-The wooden
ware factory here burned. Loss So! 600
insurance $70,000.
A strikers Riot.
Some weeks ago the laborers in the CO.
operative stOve works struck for higher
wages and their places were filled by nom
union men. Last night twelve moulders
were attacked oy fifteen or twenty strikers,
armed with clubs and bricks. Pistol shots
were fred and one non union man vas ser
iOusly wounded.
The Fret Arrival.
BUFFALO, May "a tug from Cleveland
Wednesday arrived at noon to-day, being
the first arrival this season. PropellerJ
and large vessels remain outside the break
water on account of the ice.
The Crooked Whisky Cases In st. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, May Dyer moved SEN
tence upon the gaugers and storeksepers
who had pleaded guilty. Their attor-
neys were denied the privilege of allo wing
them TO make statements as to the instiga-
ton of the offenses. The court granted
until tomorrow to prepare affiiayits to
that effect. The government counsel IN
terposed no objection to this, but on the con-
trary expressed desire that the defend
ants should have every reasonable oppor-
tunity to present such matters as would
place the court in possession of all the facts
in their cases.
There will be no action at present in the
cases OF FitzrOy, ThOrp and McFalI. as the
government wishes to use them DIS witnesses
before the present grand jury, and also IN
some civil cases now pending.
Pedro ut Chicago.
CHICAGO, May Dom Pedro arrived
here this morning. and after trip to the
crib which supplies the city with water
left at nine o'clock. He will stop at Pitts
burg and Oil City, and thence proceed di.
rectly to Philadelphia.
Methodist Episcopal General Conference
BALTIMORE, May 5.-The Methodist Con-
ference resumed the discussion of the reso-
luton about transferring the Indian bu-
rean. Judge Lawrence, member OF Con-
gress from Ohio, and delegate IN the con-
ference, sketched the history of che Indian
service, and held that the present policy
had put an end 70 Indian ware and elevated
the condition of the Indians. Now it was
proposed by the dominant party in the
House of Representatives to abandon this
policy of peace, civilization an Christian
ity. The dominant party in the House care
very little about their civilization or Chris
tianity. Neither was material to its sue
cess If this general conference, re present.
ing a million ard a half OF peopl-, ehan send
committee OF five to the Senate, its voice
would be heard and respected, and. the bill
would not pass, for there was soma regard
for Christianity and civiliz alton at the end
of the Capitol. The President was not a
Methodist himself, but his wife was, and
she cOald appeal to him in behalf of the
peace policy which he had inaugurited.
Judge Cooley, of Iowa, and General Clin-
ton Il. Fiske, of the St. Louis Conference =.
expressed regret that political issues or
personal references should have been made
which was also the unmistakable sentiment
of the Conference. The resolutions were
then referred to special committee of i've.
Albert ;. Hunt submitted the renoct of
fraternal delegation to ths Conference of
the Methodist Church South, assembled AZ
Louisville in 1874, detailing the events of
their visit and reception by that BODY.
which was Of the most kind and Christian
character. The report concl ldes: This
lcoN:iNt AD IN EIaH~H PAer.j