New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-09-22

Sinking of the Steamer r. T. Bryer,y,

Sinking of the Steamer r. +. Bryerly.
COUsHATrA, La, September 2l.-The
steamer r. T. Brysrly, on her way from
Shreveport to New Orleans, when at Pecan
Point, twelve miles above Coushatta, struck
| hidden obstruction, Caroened over. broke
in two, and sunk in few minutes in about
| nfeen foot water. He cargo, consistiot q
496 bales of cotton, and $50 head Of beeves
was all saved, except 200 bales of cotton, in
the hold. No lives lost. The boat is 8
total wreck.
Wheat Out Of Condition.
CHICAGO, September 2l.-On Change
200, 900 bushels of wheat in the elvators has
been posted as out Of condition.
Mountain Meadow Massacre.
SALT LAKE CITY, September 2O-The
| jury in the Mountain Meadow massacre case
this afternoon brought in q verdict of muir
der in the fret degree against defendant. j.
D. Lee.
Personal.
SAN FRANCISCO, September 2l-Generai
Sherman and Secretary Cameron have ar
rived.
Death Of an Eminent Jurist.
ALBANY, N. Y, September 2l-Judge
Samuel Lee Selden is dead, aged seventy-six.
Quarantine Against Charleston.
AUGUSTA, Ga, September 1l-The Board
of Health has established stringent thirty
days quarantine against Charleston. Vic
lations OF quarantine will be punished.
A Great Day at the Centennial.
PHILADELPHIA, September 2l-The at
tendance will exceed any previous day.
There were 100, 900 admissions up to noon.
President Grant was present A delega-
ton of 593 New York police paraded on the
grounds, followed by other New York dele
cations. Governor Tilden, ut the New
York State building, had q reception. An
immense multitude oongreg gated in the vi
cinity and paid their respects to the Gov
ernOr of New York.
Admissions, llS, 4ss; arrivals from New
Yo1k, 10000.
At ten o'clock, the hour appointed for the
reception by Governo. Tiiden at the New
York State headquar crs, his excellency
arrived on the grounds in q carriage. He
was accompanied by Ex-Governor Bgler,
of the centennial finance board, and was
closely followed by some forty members of
the United States centennial commission,
headed by General Hawley and Commits
siOner Beckwitb, of New York.
The Governor immediately proceeded to
the New York building ana the reception
began. the callers being announced by Mr.. |
Frank Leslie, president of the New York |
centennial board. Among those present
were Colonel Fred. A. Conkling, Presi-
dent Lewis, of the board of aldermen of |
New York city. Jordan L. Mott of New
York city, Felix Campbell of Brooklyn,
Jackson S. Schultz and A. B. Cornell-all |
centennial managers for New York; Alex. |
=. Brown of New York, Director General |
Goshorn-officials of the centennial manage |
ment
As the people were admitted, and re-
ceived the Governors recognition, they |
passed out by q door and stairway in the |
rear of the building After lapse of half |
an hour it was found that to receive the in
,reasing mass of people on the outside, who
entrance at the rate of twenty a minute,
would require the time allotted to the cere-
nOny to be extended many hours. The
Governor, descending to the lower portico
was then presented to the assemblage by
General Hawley, and spoke az follows:
Ladies and Gentlemen-My right arm is
not wearied with the hearty grasp of the
thousands who have seized it with the force
u single shake. A voice-there are 49,
700 here who can't get in But your com.
nittee have warned me that the ceremony
Gould not possibly be brought within the
lime allotted to them, and have therefore
instructed me to make my acknowledge
nents to you en- masse. Ladies and
gentlemen, tender to you my cordial salu-
alton one and all.
l have come here to-day to perform an
~ NY W pun Uno AAOIoA pOWor anu inc |
.ficial authority of the great State Of New
York by the side Of Pennsylvania; to tes-
ify our appreciation and our sympathy in
'ehalf of 100000 of people. l thank
on for your kind attendance, and I thank
ou for your expressions of respect,
nd rendering to you my cordial and COM
lete salutatl0n, one and all, l bid you
dieu.
At this point the reception terminated.
nd the Governor, accompanied by Colonel
frederick A. ConkliDg and Henry Have
leyer, Esq, Of the State Board of Cenuen-
lal Managers, left the building for . short
.ur through the grounds. Meanwhile the
listing New York policemen had been
larched to the building for presentation to
70 Governor in body, and there gave an
khibition of their efficiency in battalion
rill.
Upon the return of his excellency the
ltrOlmen came to present arms and were
troduced to the Governor by Superin-
ndent Walling. Three cheers were then
ven for Governor Tilden. to which he re-
onded in Q few brief c0ngratulatory re.
srks upon the efficiency of the police de-
rtment of New York city, as represented
the discipline observed by the men be-
70 him.
The Minnesota Mail Robbers.
Governor Pillsbury, of Minnesota, received n
lispatch to-dsy, that one mail robber had 4
On killed and three captured. d
Relief for the Su1ferers. Il
NORFOLK, Vs., September 2l.-The city g.
lncil today voted $1,000 fer the Savannah p