New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-05-10
WHOLE NUMBER 966.

States Senator in 1854, died to-day, aged
| eightysix years.
MEMPHIS, May 9-Tbe residence of H. O.
Sykes, TippaA county, Mississippi, was
burned last Saturday night. Two daughters
| Of Mr. Sykes, aged respectively thirteen
| ard eight years, perished in the flames.
The Methodist General Conference adopted
resolution to-day to adjourn on the
twenty-third instant.
The Germans here celebrated their tenth
annual May festival to day.
1NDIANAPOLIs May 9.-Conner& & Brothers
extensive knife factory at Richmond. In
diana, was destroyed BY fire last night. Loss
sl2 1000. Insurance light. Fire supposed to
have been the work of an inc ndiary.
sANDUsKY, Ohio. May 9.-Doctor Daniel
Tildel, one of the most distinguished ply
sicians of Northern Ohio, died at his resi-
dence in this city y sterday morning In his
e'ghts second year. He was In active prac-
tlce hfty-seyen years, and was regarded SIS
one Of themOst learned and skillful of his
profession.
SALT LAKE, May 9-The fortieth semi
annual conference of the Mormon Church
ended yesterday. 1t is estimated that forty
thousand of the Saints attended.
General Sheridan arrived last evening, on
his way to Montana.
LOUISVILLE. May 9-In the Southern
Baptist Convention the report on foreign
aR0 domestic missions was read'a referred
by commission. The report extending the
operations OF the foreign mission board was
unanimously adopted. St. Louis was fixed
upon as the next place of meeting.
ST. LOUIS, May 9.-General Pope, accom-.
panied by Captain Ilsey, of his personal
staff and General Easton, department quar-
termaster, left for Fort Leaven worth to-
night 10 ascertain what improvements are
necessary at that post for the accommoda-
ton of Department headquarters. The
General will also meet Governor Harvey, Of
Kansas, who desires consultation with the
view OF devising measures for the protec-
ton OF the frontier against possible incur
sions by Indians.
General Pope anticipates no serious
trouble. There are, however, gangs of law
less white men on the plains, who, dressed
in Indian garb, attack trains and punder
indiscriminably. These vigorous measures
Will be taken to wipe out, and all caught
will be seriously punished.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 9-The Odd Eel
lows OF this city have made great prepara-
tions to dedicate their new hall to o-morrow.
Large delegations are arriving from all
parts of the State. Governor Hays will be
president of the day.
CHICAGO. May ll.-Advices from Red river
to April 16. state that the Indian excite
ment had subsded, the Sioux and Chippe-
was having promised to remain quiet
Rial had issued another proclamation, de.
claring peace an established fact. Business
was moving and the inhabitants were in
yited to uphold his government.
The Touring mills Of j. B. Slough, and
the Illinois Central Railroad freight house,
8. Normal Illinois, was burned Yesterday.
Loss $4,000.
The damage done to the Wisconsin State
prison by the recent fire was but seventy
i've thousand dollars.
MILWAUKEE, Wis. May 9-The commits
sion stores of NJ. Skim were burned to-
night. An old Frenehman named Chava-
nauy, who roomed above the stores. per-
ished in the flames. A tannery and curled
hair estab ishment next. door was also
burned. Total loss $50, 900.
River yntei iIigence
SOUTH WEST Pass, May 9.6P. M.-Bs-
rometer. %. 80. Wind east southeast, very
light. Arrived: Ship Mayfower. Call mas
ter. ffty-four days from Liverpool, with
general cargo to Lowell Il Bailey. No de-
partures. q
vIoKsBURa, May 9.-Passed up: W. B. Ar
thur, at ten last night; Grand Lake, at 1,
Down: Silver Spray, at nine last night; Ma
ry Houston at P. NJ ; Bismarck at Z P. NJ.
River rising. Weather clear and pleasant,
MEMPHIS, May 9.-Up: Magenta, r. E.
Lee, Commonwealth and Mohawk. Down:
Rubicon, Great Republic and Shrive. River
fell six inches. Weather clear and warm.
CINCINNATI, May 9.-The river steadily
falling with fourteen feet elk inches il !
the channel. Arrived: America, from Ark
ansas river; Burns, from Memphis. Weather
clear. Thermometer 70 at noon.
PITTsBuRG, May 9.-Monopgahela ten
feet ten inches in the channel and rising.
At Oil City there is three feet in the channel;
river stationary. At Greenboro six feet
and rising. At Brownsville, nine feet and
rising; Fl, quent rains. Weather cloudy.
with indications of more rain.
LOUISVILLE, May 9.-River falling slowly,
two inches in the last twenty four hours.
with six feet six inches in the canal, and
four feet six inches in the chute. Weather
clear ana cool.
ST LOUIS. May 9.-Arrived: City of Al
ton. from Vicksburg; City of Cairo, from
Memphis; Belle Lee and Dexter, from New
Orleans. Departed: Belle ST. Louis, for
Memphis. River still falling slowly,
Weather clear and pleasant.