The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-04-02
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JACKSON. April 1.-The Mississippi
Republican Convention sends fourteen
out of her sixteen delegates to the Gin
cinnati Convention for Oliver i. Nor
ton. for President, and adopted resolu-
tions indorsing his course. The col
ored members of the Convention de-
clare him to be the unanimous choice OF
the colored voters Of Mississippi.
Thc Wlnck ullls n Fraud.
New YonK. April IA Times special
charges that the recent telegraphic
statements regarding the yield of the
Black Hills mines are fraudulent. issued
to draw immigration thither
Drowned.
ALBANY, April 1.-The wife Of Rev.
Deforest Stafford. pastor OF the Baptist
church, drowned herself.
Hank statement.
NEW YonK. April Loans increased
tritle: specie decreased $375.000 legal
tenders decreased $2,OO0.000; deposits
decreased $2.562,0oo: reserve decreased
~, 750. 900.
Prof. Ogden Dowmer. tho we'll known
chemist. is bankrupt. Liabilities
$4,000: assets very small.
Arrested.
VIM. Il. Gray, who obtained a large
amount Of money from banks and
brokers and fled, has been arrested in
London.
The silk Smuggling Case.
Lawrence. the silk smuggler, by
advice Of his counsel. refused to plead
The Court directed an entry OF n plea II
not guilty, aud set the trial for the
second Monday in May.
Another Arrest.
II. =. Rogers, the defanlting teller of
the Fulton Bank of Brooklyn, who ran
away with $25.0Oo. was arrested today
at Knoxville.
CINCINNATI, April This morning
Martin South. son Of the keeper Of the
Kentucky Penitentiary. was assassnated
at his stall in the Frankfort. Kentucky.
market. The assassin shot him through
a crack In the building Mr.. South died
In five minutes. Walter Stephens. a
prominet butcher, was arrested on sus-
picion.
Sr. LOUIS, April 1.--Several members
Of the City Council and other officials
have been indicted for bribery and per
jury.
COLUMBUS. o., April IA bill has
been introduced In the Senate to revoke
the licenses Of life insurance companies
which assess taxes upon policy holders.
snow.
OMAHA, April 1.-Trains are delayed
by ten inches OF snow.
hank Failure.
WArERrowN. N. ", April The Sc
curity Bank has gone into liquidation.
1t owes depositors $53.OO0.
Death of n Mason.
RICHMOND. April 1.--Thos. U. Dudley
died here tonight OF rheumatism OF the
heart, aged sixty-eight years. He was
Grand Treasurer of the Grand Masonic
Lodge OF Virginia, and Treasurer OF the
Grand Royal Arch Chapter, and Grand
Of the State. During life
he held several high official positions in
this city. He was the father OF Bishop
Thomas N. Dudley, of Kentucky, who
was with him when he died.
Methodist Conference.
PHILADELPHIA, April 1.-The Metho-
dist Episcopal Conference adopted the
Resolred, That we re-affirm the doc
trine always held by the Methodists,
viz, that the Episcopacy Is not third
order, and that we request the general
to consult what modifica-
tlOn, III any, SuOulu OS IHduc IL eHo
service for the installation OF our gen.
eral superintendent. Adjourned.
Express Oiflcc Robbed.
AKRON, April 1.-The Express office
here was robbed Of $4,000 while the
clerk and express messenger We're
asleep up stairs. The clerk found that
the key had been taken from his pocket
during the night, and the safe opened.
Wrakesmeu's strike.
WILKEsBARRE, April 1.-The reduc-
ton of ten per cent on the wages OF the
brakemen in the employ Of the Lehigh
Valley Railroad took effect to-day.
The men at Sugar, at Notch and Fair
view struck. They stopped all the
freight and coal trains, but let the pas
senger train pass. The railroad author
tiles swore out warrants and had the
arrested, and since the mid
die OF the afternoon no trains have been
The men, however, still re-
fuse to work.
Outrage I'm Tennessee.
MEMPHIS, April 1.-The citizens OF
held another meeting to-day