New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-01
MISCELLANEOUS.

Fire In Vieksburg-Depuky Postmaster
senthnced for Robbing Maiis-Binkisg
Fund In South Carolina-More OF the
Aississlppi Central Railroad Victims
Dead-E N. Yer4er Turned Over to
tho Civil Auth orities and Charged with
Murder-AIlssissippi Legislsture VIII
Meet To-Day.
V1cKsBURG, Miss, February 29.-A fire
occurred at one O'Clock this morning, in
Hunts building. on Washington street, by
which the stock of Herman & Moss was
completely destroyed: they were insured
for s25O0. Scharff & Brothers goods were
damaged to the amount of $4,000. The
damage to the building amounted to $500.
All were insured.
RICHMOND, Va. February 28.-John G.
Thompson, the Deputy Postmaster of the
University of Virginia, was to-day sem
fenced to ten years imprisonment in the
Albany Penitentiary for robbing the mails.
COLUMBIA, 8. c., February pa bill to
provide q sinking fund for the State, passed
the South Carolina Legislature to-day.
Through it's provisions, One-sixth Of the
bonded debt of the State will be purchased
and cancelled during the year.
MEMPHIS. February, 28.-Charley NC
Conico and four emigrants, who were in
jured by the Oxford railroad disaster, are
dead.
JACKSON, Miss, February 28.-E. NJ. Yer.
ger, who has been in military confinement
since June last on the charge of the killing of
Lieutenant Colonel james G. Crane, was
transferred, at three O'Clock to day, to the
custody of the sheriff of Kinds county,
by an order from the Adjutant General Of
the United States army. Lieutenant Will.
liam Atwood, Adjutant General of the Fourth
Military District. Immediately made an afi-
davit before Judge Csbaness, presiding,
charging Mr.. Yerger with the murder of
u n H. ,r.l,t oS Inv
The counsel for the defense waived an exam
ination, and Yerger was committed without
bail.
CAPTAIN Kennelon Robbins of the United
States Army, unassigned, died here to-day.
He was q native of Massachusetts. and a
graduate of West Point. He formerly
served with the Forty-third Infantry and
Sixth Cavalry
The Legislature will meet next Tuesday.
The members are arriving.
River Intelligence.
SOUTHWEST PASS. February %, 6 P. M
Barometer 29.90. Weather calm. Arrived:
Ship Alacia, Stuart, master, forty-fve days
from Liverpool, with salt to order, and ves-
sci to master.
Sailed: Schooner Cecilia.
Outside waiting for fair wind to sail:
Ships Cora Mardel, Aaron Brown, Viola,
Moses Day and Crusader.
vIcKsBURG, February 28.-Passed down,
Wannita, six ironsides and barges at 6 A M
Virginia at II O'Clock last night. Passed up:
Nick Wall, last night Mollie Able, 10 last
| night. River falling weather clear and
cool.
| CAIRO, February 27.-Passed up: Indiana
| and Utah. Down: Thompson Dean, Clara
| Mary. Alice, Atlantic, City of Cairo. River
rose FIVE inches since the last report.
| CAIRO, February 28.-Passed down: Edin
burg. Columbian, Grand Lake and Ton
Basher., Up: Mary Houston, Countess
River rose two inches weather clear
| Thermometer 81.
MEMPHIS, February 2s.-Passed up
| Colorado, Commonwealth and Leonidas
Down: Wicks and Kate Kearny. Th'
| steamer Mississippi only iadds thirty bale
of cotton here. River rising. Weather ceal
and warm.
LOUISVILLE, February 2s.-River station
ary, with nine feet six inches in the canal b,
the mark.
ST. LOUIS, February 2s.-River rising
slowly.