New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-04-14
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pearance. In the evening the large Opera
House was crowded with people to witness
tableaux and hear speeches. Governor
Hays spoke.
The Legislature has resolved to adjourn
next Monday.
TERRE HAUrB. Ind., April 13-The juno.
ton House, at the crossing of the Ohio and
Mississ ippi and Evansville and Crawfords-
vile Railroads, near Vincennes, Indiana,
caught fire from sparks from q locomotive
to-day, and was entirely consumed.
FosToN, April l3.-The will of George
Peabody was admitted to probate IN Essex
county yesterday. 1t shows that pnbhc
benefactions absorbed his property, except
about $3.50 GOO in private bequests 10 his
relatives.
SAN FRANcrsCo, April 13 Flour unchang'
ed. Wheat unchanged. Legal tenders 80.
The Lady Franklin arrived here from Pana.
ma, to-day. Mexican advices state mat
peace was restored in sColma. IL was ru'
mored that General Vega was captured.
Volcano Ciboruce, near Topic. is in state OF
eruption. The British bark Belle, coal from
Cardiff to Yokohama, Japan, was totally
Wret ked off the coast of japan.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, April l3,-The annual
meeting Of the General Freight Agents AS
sociation was held at the Kennard House
to-day. About thirty gentlemen present. rep
resentipg most of the principal lines in the
country. Committee was instructed to COM
plete it's labor5, and then ask the president
to call joint meeting OF the association
and the trunk lines ~ New York. It was
resolved to hold the next regular meeting
a. Chicago, on the second Wednesday OF
October next.
River Intelligence.
SOUTHWEST PASS, April 13, 6 P. Ma
rometer 30; weather calm. Arrived Steam
ship Clinton, at 2:40 p. NJ, Beckett. Master,
-
Whitney & Go. No departures.
Outside waiting for wind to sail, ship
Enoch Talbot.
VIcEsBURG. April 10 Passed down:
NatcheZ, at 8 last night; W. r. Arthur az 10
A. M. River rising. Weather clear and
warm.
MEMPHIS April ls-Weather clear and
for New Orleans; dinburgh. for Cincinnati;
Great Republic, for st. Louis.
CINCINNATI, April l3.-Riyer fallen two
feet within the last two hours, with twenty
three feet six inches in the channel, ard
seventy.eig feet six inches space under tie
bridge. Weather warm. Arrived: Lorena,
from New Orleans. Departed: Robert Burns,
for Memphis; John Groesbeck, for New
Orleans; Argosy. for New Orleans.
CAIRO, April 13.-Passed up: Belle Mem
phis, from Memphis to st. Louis, 10 P. d..
Hope, from New Orleans to Pittsburg, 7 p.
M. Mohawk from New Orleans to st. Louis,
p. NJ: Dick Fulton No. 3. from New Or
kans to Louisville, s P. NJ; Kigour. from
New Orleans to Louisville, at noon. Passed
down: Julia, from st. Louis to Vicksburg, /
p. M. River fell two inches. Mercury 70.
ST. LOUIS, April 13.-The Mississippi
river is eight miles wide opposite Quincy,
Illinois. West Quincy is entirely SUB
merged, and many people have abandoned
their homes. The water is over the Hanni !
bal and st. Joseph Railroad five miles, and |
should the river rise foot higher, the track |
between Quincy and Palmyra, Missouri, will |
be submerged, and necesstate the transfer |
of passengers from Quincy to Hannibal by |
steamer. The river is still rising.
PITTsBURG. April 13-The Monongahela /
river has nine feet six inches in the channel, |
and is stationary. The Allegheny has ten /
feet ten inches in the channel. At Green's |
boro the river is rising slowly, with five and |
q half feet in the channel. At Brownsville |
the river is falling, with six and half feet /!
in the channel. No arrivals or departures.
Weather warm.
ST. LOUIS, April I3.-Arrived: Belle |
Memphis, from Memphis, and the McGill,
from New Orleans. Departed: Shreve, for
Red river; Thompson Dean and Henry
Ames. for New Orleans; City Of Alton, for
Memphis Church for Memphis. River ris-
ing. Weather very warm.
LOUISVILLE, April l3.-Departed: Mary
for New Orleans. River falling,
with eight feet eight inches in the canal,
AMI elk feet eight inches in the chute.
Weather very warm. Thermometer 81.