New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-04-24
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ION 40 directing them, and statlng tnat
E,nsas wouId be removed from supervisor
Marr,s jurisdiction. This removal, propaoly,
viii he Effected, but too late to accomplish
its object, as the investigation ID already TOO
far advanced.
ti0ns, except those Oh tAe iIoAtici' h"'0
been disbanded.
The four persons from the United States,
who we're arrested as suspected Fenlans,
have been discharged.
HrMMINGFoRp, Canada, April ga party
of three persons, from the UNITED olates,
refusing 10 halt. received the point OF the
bayouet. Their horse was hurt. the wagon
smashed. one was arrested and two escaped.
Investigation shows the affair to be matter
CHTcseo. April 2s.-There is a great
frestfet in the Mississippi river, on both the
Illinois and Iowa sides. great part OF the
country and some towns along the river
are oyerfowed. and much damage has been
done TO the railroads and private properly.
At San Francisco, yesterday, contracts
were entered into and signed, between the
Atlantic and Pacific the Western Pacific
and Oakland Railroad Telegraph lines OF
California for an exclusive connection Tor
business, the Union Pacific Railroad nav
ing made similar contract with Inc
Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph Company last
Omaha to San Francisco. At Omaha they
are met by the Great Western Telegraph
Company from Chicago. II is expected that
the whole line, from Chicago to San fran
cisco, will be in operation the coming
week.
Esiver Intelligence.
SOUTHWEST PASS, April %, 6P. Ma
rometer % So. Wind east, light. Arrived,
steamship Harlan, at 2:35 r NJ, Lewis
master, from Indianola and Galveston 10 o.
A. Whitney & Co. Spanish bark Olympia,
Pons. master, sixty seven days from BARGE
Iona. in ballast to Herman Hertz d Co:
Sailed: Ships Genevieve, S,rckl4nd aid
Graham's Polly, steamship |. c. Harris.
VrcKsBuRG. April 23-Passed up: Z. Z.
Lee, A. NJ; Marcella, 3 a. III. Down:
Great Republic, 3 P. n. River rising.
Weather clear and pleasant.
CAIRO, IL, April 23.-Passed up: Belle
st. Louis. Memphis 20 st. Louis, al A. N. +;
Jonas Powell, New Orleans to Cincinnati, at
6 A. NJ; Joe Fleming, Memphis to Cairo.
at P. NJ. Belle Memphis, Memphis to St
Louis, at P. III. Passed down: S'rader.
Cincinnati to New Orleans, at \. Nj; Sam
Hale, Cincinnati to Memphis, at noon;
Commonwealth, st. Louis to New Orleans,
st P. M. The river has.fallen two feet.
Weather clear. Mercury 70.
CINCINNATI, April 23.-River stationary
with forty-seven feet six inches IN the chan
mel, and fifty -four feet six inches space under
the bridge. 1t will probably commence fall
ing tomorrow. Arrived: kenton, from
New Orleans Departed: Silver Moon, for
Men. phis EdiobHrg. tor New Orlea1s.-
Weather clear and warm. Thermometer
seventy-nine.
PIrrsBURG, April Electromagnetic 10
feet 5 inches and rising slowly; Ale
ghany 5 feet 10 inches and stationary.
Greensboro 13 feet and falling; Browns
vile l31 feet; Oil City feet 2 inches and
falling. Weather clear and warm. Their
mopheter 10.
LOUISVILLE. April 23.-Arrived.. Silver
Spray, from New Orleans. Departed: Silver
Sprsy,.f for Cincinnati; Dick Fulton, with tow
of coal for Na'chez; Grand Duke, for New
Orleans; A. J. Baker, for Baton Rouge.
River rose two feet five inches in the past
twenty four hours eighteen feet in the canal
and sixteen feet in the chute, with sixty
nine feet under the bridge. Weather clear
and very warm. Thermometer S..
ST. Louis, April 23-Arrived: Arthur,
from New Orleans julia, from Nicksburg
Florence, from Lower Mississippi. De-
parted Sallie Benton, Belle Lee and Kill
iogg. for New>OIIeaDs RubiCon, for Vicks-
burg; St. Joseph. for Memphis Church,
ior Memphis. River falling. Weather clear
and warm. Mercury, S.
MEMPHIS, April 23-Weather clear. Mer-
curry IS River fallen three inches. Passed
MP: Indiana ard Armadillo. Down: Colo
RADIO and Louisville.