New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-05-24

Victims OF TIT LoCrOsse Ste am boat Burn
ing-Over Fifty Pc, sons Pe-ished-Ru-
berry IN 1t. Louls-HOI Weather and
Thunder Storm IN st. Louis.
NEW YORK, May ga special dispatch
| to the New York Democrat, from Lacrosse,
Wisconsin, says: That the number of lives
| lost By the recent fire there will exceed fifty
| men, women and children, and that the
| railroad aud steamboat managers are
anxious, that the number buraed and
| drowned shall not be known. OF the crowd
of emigrants on board the ill-fated steamer,
few were saved.
ST. LOUIS, May 23.-The Right Worthy
Grand Lodge of the North American l. o.
G. T. will assemble here tomorrow. A
large number of delegates, representing
| many OF the States and Canada, have already
arrived.
A German, name unknown, was killed by
lightning during the storm this morning.
LOUISVILLE, May 23.-At the meeting of
the Presbyterian general assembly this
morning, Rev. Mr.. McElwee, delegate
from the Associate Reform church, and the
Rev. DR.. Rowden, delegate from the Cum
berland Presbyterian Church, conveyed the
| fraternal salutations of the bodies they re-
present to the assembly, and were respond
ed to by the moderator.
Richmond, Virginia; Huntsville, Ala
bama. and Little Rock, Arkansas; were
placed IN nomination, as the place for the
next meeting of the General Assembly. On
the second ballot Huntsville was selected.
and the assembly will meet there in the
church of which the Rev. F. A. Ross, D. D.,
is pastor.
Tonight an enthusiastic foreign mission.
ary meeting was held. 1t was addr ssed BY
Rev. J. S. Wilson, D. D., of South Carolina;
Rev. Allen Wright, of the Choctaw Nation;
and Rev. B. N. Palmer, D. D., Of New
Orleans; and resolutions offered by the Rev,
DR.. Bullock were adopted.
Up to this time the Assembly has been
holding only one session day, and this
morning the session was very brief one
in order TO give committees time to digest
and prepare the subjects, of which the body
will take action.
MILWAUKEE,. Wis, May 23.-Reports from
Lacrosse, Wisconsin, state that two more
bodies were recovered below that city this
forenoon, one male and one female. sup
posed to be victims of the late War Eagle
disaster. They have'not yet been identified.
CINCINNATI, May 23.-There was a heavy
storm of wind, rain and hail at halfpast
two this afternoon. Hail stones in some
places were An inch in diameter number
of shade trees were blown down. The glass
on the west side of the House of Refuge was
nearly all broken out. The Presbyterian
Church, Mount Auburn, suffered by broken
glass; and many private dwellings sustained
injuries of this character. Shrubbery, con-
servatories and gardens in the suburbs were
considerably damaged.
For several days past the weather has
been, for the season, almost unpreeedent-
edly hot. At twelve o'clock to-day the tenn
perature was eighty-two degrees. Tonight
it is much cooler.
CINCINNATI, May 23.-It is rumored here
that party of fifty Fenians will leave this
city tonight for Rouse's Point on st. John
river. General Neil, at meeting of Fenians
at their armory last night, made an effort
to raise funds, without success. Mr.. Fitz-
gerald predicted that it would end in mis-
cradle fasco, and tend to rivet the chains Of
Ireland rather than weaken them.
ST. LOUIS, May 23.-The pawobroker's
shop of Barnett Speyer, on Pinegstreet, be.
tween Third and Fourth Streets was bur-
giariousiy entered between u O'Clock Satur-
day night and daylight yesterday morning.
The doors of the safe were punched off and
badly torn, land about Sl2 600 worth of
valuables carried off.
Conrad Horner, who was sun struck some
days ago, was found dead yesterday in the
Southern portion of the city
Mrs. We;ckerlin died yesterday from eff
fects of a coal oil explosion.
After three intensely hot days, the mer-
curry ranging from ninety-two to ninety-six
degrees in the shade, violent thunder
storm passed over this city this forenoon.
River Intelligence.
SOUTHWEST Pass, May %, P. M
Barometer 1866. Weather calm. Arrived:
Steamship Morgan at 4;50 P. NJ, Talbot,
master from IndanOla. via Galveston, to C..
i. Whitney & Co. No departures.
PAss-A-LOUTRE, May %, 6 P. M-Wind
east southeast, light. The tugboad Jewett
spoke, fifteen miles of the Pass, last evening,
brig Sarah, two days from Pensacola, bound
to Galveston. Saileda Brig Marie.
The brig Margaret, previously reported as
having sailed, has drifted back and is now
at anchor in Jackass bay.
VICKsBURG, May 23.-Passed down: w.
Z. Arthur at II last night. Magenta at IL
last night, Olive Branch at p. M, Henry
Ames at { P. M. Passed up: Nsichez at II
Nj. River rising. Weather cloudy and
warm.
LOUISVILLE, May 90 Arrived and de-
parted: Silver Spray, trom New Orleans f3r
Cincinnsti. River falling, with six feet
scant in the canal aud tour OF in tie
chute. Up to noon today the weather VAS
oppressively hot. Mercury OF. At one
O'Clock there were indications Of a severe
storm, which followed with heavy rain,
Ten 2. M.-Ralping. Mercury 81.
CIsCINNATI, May 23-The liver fell IL
inches IN the past twenty-iour hours With
twelve feet six inches in the channel.
Weather warm. At one P. III. to-day mer.
| curry ninety two.
ST. LOUIS. May 23.-Arrived: Shreve from