New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-01-30
NUMBER 24O.
Communication with the Illinois shore i
cut Of. bnt the ice will soon bs strong
enough for the passage Of teams.

enough for the passage Of teams.
Frem ClaesnnaatL
CIHoisNATI, January 2g.-The chamber
oi commerce. has appointed ihiriy-iwo del
TBaVes TO the convention which meets at
Boston on the flith proxime.
AZ meeting Of the directors Ofthe Little
hlsmi railroad Z. W. Woodward was eho-
ticket agent. -'-'N
Ex. ensive FIre lp Chicago.
ChtoAeos January PA Gre here 9aae
nlght destroyed three biocks-Ioss IA
s5oOO,OVO insurance Sl500,00O.
From M&vanas.
HAVANA, January 30 - The steanaf
Cuba from Baltimore for New OrleaT -
rived here to-day.
BarnlnE Of lhe Albany Aandt #
ALBANY. N. Y, January 2g TIL At,
emy Of Music burned Loss f0,Op =
FOreIRn News. E
LONDON, January 29-Gs lrvs i ~
Train is leeturing in Corl q q y, q
houses.
The evidence Of Shaw, whs tlel :, II
former, is generally discFedited III K.
An examining court held Ne 3ila 1a|
the Dublin Nation for trial
Thomas Daley, an Amerioi FeuH s'as
been arrested. -
Financial Masters in NSvr ~ a ~
NEW Y0RK, January 20.-GeRA
closed dull. Old bonds lll1. Te ~
Sc, new, 6O2i North Carolina e's q
14G5.
D@mcaLIe hEnEfr ess
NEW York. January 29.--Catsau afiner;
sales 1000 bales; uplands 8 to 1s&c. Flour
a shade frmer, but quiet. Corn, white
Southern 81 20 to 1 25. Pork quiet and
steady. Lard firm. Groceries quiet and
steady. Turpentine 81 TO 55c. Freights
firm; by sail 7-l6.
CEmENATI, January 29.--Flour Grm and
quiet. Wheat dull aDd nominal red
winter SO so to 55. Corn dull at sc. for
ear. Oats frmer, 67 TO Csc. Whisky un-
changed and quiet Provisions nominal.
Ness pork is held at $40 so to 2l. Bulk
meats are held at SIC. for shoulders; S1e.
for clear ribbed sides, and ll3 to l2c. for
clear sides. Sugareured hams dull at 14l
to Ice. Lard l3Je. Butter dull Cheese
unchanged. hay very dali at IS to Is.
Sugar firm at Is 10 Ice. Coffee 20 to zee.
LOUISVILLE, January 29-Tobacco mar
ket steady Sales 81 hhds. lugs So so to
Sc; mediHm leaf $6 to SIS; selections
SIT so. Flour, superhne, 81 so TO IS;
fancy $l2 90. Wheat 50 40. Oats 81 to
68e. Corn shelled ia bulk 75c; ear 7Se.
Lard l3c. Mess pork Szl; baeon---shOul-
ders %: clear sides III Cotton Is TO lG.
ST. LOUIS, January 29-TobacoO buoy
ant and unchanged. Flour steady; super
fne 81 20 to s 25. Red and white fall
wheat 50 SO to 2 75. Corn weak So 10 81.
Oats dull 67 to 20. Provisions nominal
Pork held at $2I. Bacon nominal; shoul-
ders 8 to 81; rib sides l0i to 1Ol. Clear
rib sides IL to Iii, and clear sides at liz
to IL. Plain hams II to IS. Sugar-cuEed
hams IA to lG. Lard firm, l2i to l3c.
Foreign Markets
LONDON, January 20 Evening .-COnsOis
93s; bonds quiet.
FHANkFoRT, January 29,-BOnds 7Ss to
T6.
PARIS, January 29-BONrse armer;
rentes higher.
LrvBRPooL, January 20, Evening.--Cot-
ton unchanged. Sales $1,000 bales.
tFrom Yesterday Af srnoons Dispatehes.J
HAVANA, January 28.--The bark Addie
Decker, which was lost near Vera Cruz Oh
the 2Oth instant, is total wreck.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. January 2s-In the
convention a preamble Of the bill Of rights
reported by the committee and ordered
printed.
~ hNn blANAHa AtAAA al AGDDA - Va EtAnA-
ing committees should be printed and LAID
over for two days.
The committee on education was in
structed to inquire as TO the school funds OF
the state, and what disposition should be
made Of them.
Several new standing committees Wers
appointed. The convention was addressed
by Col. Hart, superintendent of regigtEa-
tioD, and Cll. Benson OF New York.
WASHINGTON, January 2S.--Mr. Steveas'
Suffrage bill gives the right Of voting at all
presidential elections, and on all national
| questions, to every citizen Of the URited
| States, over tWenty-one years Of age, Who
shall have resided ten days in the district
LONDON, January 2S.-The AbyssinisR ex-
peailicn is G2sv;g 5 7sE, and has T;Gsss . =
Coma, twelve miles from Senate.
RICHMOND, January 29.-COnVentlon -
The committee on education submitted its
report. Il provides that the legislature
shall select superintendent of public print
ing, who shall also be superintendent OF
education, and the governor or attorney
general shall constitute the board of educa-
ton. The legislature is empowered to pro
vide for a uniformity of text books, build
schoolhouses and pass laws compelling The
attendance Of children.
A1O CenNthtloN HtuittA Hbpales except
on two or three subjects, to halt an hour.
To-day was spent chiefly in discussing tax
alton and one section Of the finance bill
which was adopted.
ATLANTA, Ga, January 2S.-Conventlo1,
: The relief question was debated all day
. and finally the ordinance on the subject
was reeommitted.
A general order issred to-day removes
N. O. Barnett, secretary Of the state OF
. Georgia, for refusing TO acknowledge the
authority OF General Meade. The army
oldcer detailed as state controller is also 70
aee as secretary of state.
GALVEgToN, Texas, January 29.--GeRerAl
Pease has replied 10 General Hancock
He denies all the positions assumed by
the general, and alirms that more than onl.
hundred h0micldes have been csmmltted In
Texas during the last twelve months, and
| Suggests that If General Hancock were bet
Ter acquainted with the state his coReis-
si0nB would be different.
AR. SEWARD AND ALAsKA.-Mr Seward
sometimes fulflls his owA prophecies, as
the Journal Of C0Hsmeres discovers from =