New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-02-04
TERMS; SIG 90 PER ANNUn.
NUMBER 244.


From Rfehnsna
RIoHNoND, February 3.-,n The eonven.
.lou three Fecaons OF ordinance on ihs
executive department. were adopted. The
governor ia 10 serve tour wears and nj he
ehgi0ie i9r the succeeding term. lie shall
os thirty years old, twenty years 4. eit;7en.
oi ne United States, and fiFe wears citi-
zen OF Virginia. o'''-
night. e''''-'''''e s'i'oloo iast
Fire at Galveston.
| GALVESTON, Febraary a s,..4.s.,. =
street. Loss $50 900, as b,l,o,ws. 'si,'y IS = -
H+nnessy, S2J 600; J. K. Moore
$500U; John Leinbaek, s5000-al fnIlv
sured; Prince g. BTnum. $1,000: ipsi,rs,l
$4,000. Fire supposed to be the WORK Il
an iueendiary.
miscellaneous TeieErasas.
SAVANNAH, February 3.-Tbe mi,iti
commission appointed to examine cbaT,.
against the mayor arrived to-day and c{ ~
menced examining witnesses with clio sf
doors. Nothing known outside.
CiARLnsToN, February 3-The 4 ~
ship Liberty from New Orleans via Ha&a rs
iof baltimore is detained here by 81
weather,
River InaeIII9enee. ~
LOUISVILLE, February 3.-The s,ess
Belle Lee departed for New OrI sgrslf g
terday with three hundred tons (rrD
Arrived, steamer ST. Charles, from Ne,k
leans.
The river is full of heavy ice, and nayi.
CATION above the falls has been snspendl h 4
River falling with six feet in the canal.
CINCINNATI, February 3-Tbe river has
fallen two feet seven inches since Saturday
with thirteen feet in the channel at present
and full OF floating ice, which has caused
the suspension of navigation. Thermom-
eter 81.
VIcKsBURc. February 3-Passed d0gn
Lilly at P. NJ. River falling.
From Southwest Pass.
SOUTHWEST Pass, February 3,GP.M-
barometer 5O;60; wind northeast, strong.
Arrived, steamship Victor, Gates master.
WIN merchandise and passengers to G. A.
Fosdick q Co.; ship Pleiades. Wood Inaster"
from Valencia, Spain, forty seven davs in
ballast, to master; brig Caroline. Bebrene
master, from Rio, City five davg. viii cotsse
to Elliott & McKeever; brig John M.
Burns, Burns, master. from ApalacbieoIs
nine days, with cotton TO John Jovce 4
Stafford. Sailed, ship J. H. Ryerson.
Financial Matter y In NeSv Yort.
NEW foaks February 3.-Five-twentiss
OF 1864, lO94i OF 1865. ll0; Of 1867, lilo;
lO-4Os, 1929; 1905, 1919. Money very
easy at sos for call loans. Stocks active
but lower. Sub-treasury balance. S9S 5OO.-
| 600. Governments closed dull. Tennes-
see skies, Csc for old, and GIL for new.
North Carolina SKIES, 5ls. Cold I4IS.
Sterling quiet and firm at 9B(9lO.
| Domestic AAarhesk
New YoRK, February 3.-Cetten less
| active and lower; sales to-day $500 bales:
middlings l94Gl94c. Flour quiet and un-
changed. Corn 2(G3c. better; mixed West
ern, new ST 2T(9l 80; old ST 2l; Southern
white 81 25(9l 30; mixed ST l0@I 81.
Pork dull; new S22 624; old s2l 60. Lard
| l34(9i4dc. Turpentine unchanged. ROsia
| 50 95@7. Freights decidedly lower: cot
ton by sill a(9T-l6; corn by steam l0A.
CINCINNATI, February 3-FIour firm
family sll 05@ll 80; fancy $ll 75C3l2 IS.
Wheat unchanged. Corn firmer-ear $50.
Sac. Oats firm, 69Q070e. Provisions
! frmer, but quiet. Mess pork S2I 2O(A22-
Lard l33e. Bacon flrm-shoulders CSC ;
clear rib sides ll2e.; clear sides I2CRl2lel I
Sugar-cured hams l5(9l6o. Butter aoiet.
S3037c. Hay $l30l6.
LOUISVILLE. February 3.-Tobacco mar
ket steady lugs s4 so(96; mediam lesf
sl4 so. Cotton 161@l7c. Flour. super-
| fine 81 75Gs; fancy SI2 5O(a13 as.
Wheat So 40. Corn 75G7sc. for shelIed
and ear in bulk Oats 66(@67c. Lard l31 !.
Ness pork S22@22 So. Bacon, shoulders
lOc.; clear sides 1870. Bulk meats, shoul-
ders 99s4c.; clear sides l2@I24c.
ST. LOUIS, February 3-Tobacco active
and unchanged. Flour quiet; superfine
81 25@7 so. Red and white wheat So so
@2 10. Corn dull at 759S6c. Data dun
at 66@70c. Provisions quiet and frm.
Mess pOrA S21 so. Bacon-clear rib sides
Il4@l2e.; clear sides 12c.; canvassed hams
Ice. Lard firm.