New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-04-16
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and Moultons Planning Mil, and they are
completely destroyed. Total loss over

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and Moulton's Planning Mil, and they ar
completely destroyed. Total loss owe
$50. 900.
The prospect now is that the entire east
crn portion of Hennifer Island, on which ar
many valuable mills, and costly dam an
bridge viii, be swept away before the waite
can be shut off from the head of the broker
tunnel. To accomplish this, a dam is nov
being constructed, which will keep tn
water not ouly from entering the tunnel
but from the saw mills at st. Anthony
which are capable of saving 200 600 feet o
lum Der per day, rendering them useless fol-
Abe best portion OF the season.
1t is understood at st. Paul that Genera
Hancock, commanding the department O
Dakotah, will be coon transferred to either
st. Louis or San Francisco, having beer
offered his choice OF those locations since
the death of General Thomas, and 1t is be-
heved that he will prefer st. Louis.
ST.. LOUIS, April 15.-Christlan Gorrell
who was q clerk in the City Auditors Office
several years previous to 1869, was charged
with embezzling funds from that Office and
lied to German to avoid arrest, and who
was subeeq nentiy indicted by the Grand
Jury and Efforts made to procure his ar.
rest, but without success, returned here on
Wednesday, and to-day voluntarily appeared
before the criminal court, gave $1,000 bail
and was released.
The exact amount embeZzled is not
known, but is estimated at near Sl00, 900.
The committee who have been examining
the accounts of Susisky,. the defaulting
Treasurer, have completed their labors and
will report to the Mayor tomorrow.
Notwithstanding the withdrawal of the
Union printers, the Republican newspaper
ia working with a reduced force, and ella ms
TO be able to hold out against the strikers.
After several very warm days the weather
suddenly changed last night, and the meI-
curry, which marked eighty degrees yesUer-
day, to DAY fell to thirty-six
CINCINNATI, April 15.-Ine towboat Ra :
ven exploded her boiler at eleven O'Clock
to night. above the Little Miami Depot, and
doated down to the loot of Butler street,
where she sunk. There were twenty three
persons on board at the time Of the explo-
sion. Madison Circle, a deck hand from
Bashaw, Ohio, Was brought ashore badly
hurt, and three others are known to be
saved. The fate OF the remainder is not
known.
LOUISVILLE, April Is A court martial
convened by order OF President Grant for
the trial of Brigadier General Totten, Lieu
tenant Colonel and Assistant Inspector
General United States army, met in this
city to-day. The court was composed of the
following officers:
General s. c. Lowell, Colonel of the Four.
teenth Infantry, President; General S. W.
Crawford, Colonel of the Second Infantry;
General G. Pemberton, Colonel of the Six.
teenth Infantry; General H. W. Vessels.
Lieutenant Colonel United States army;
General r. s. Granger, Sixteenth Infantry;
General r. Ayres, General J. T. Haines,
Major and Comnlissary of Subsistence; Gen
eral J. A. Potter, ior and Quartermaster,
and Captain G. A. Whittier, Ninteenth In.
fantry, Judge Advocate.
One of the charges against General Totten
Is said to be absence without leave. After
remaining in session here two'or three days
the court will proceed to Charleston, South
Carolina, for the purpose Of procuring tes-
timoBy. and then return here to conclude
River Intelligence.
SOUTHWEST PASS, April Is, s P. M.-Ba.
rometer. 1880; wind southeast strong.
Arrived: Ship Kate Prince, Howes, master,
sixty-three days from Bristol, England, with
railroad iron to order The prince reports
thatSon April IL, in latitude 26:44 north
longitude 1922 west, she picked up the
crew OF the schooner Emma, Captain Hall,
from New York bound to Galveston. The
Emma was DESTROYED By fire, burning to the
waters edge. There was nothing saved
from the vessel.
On March 2, in latitude 27:57 north, longi.
tdde 24:2S west. the Prince spoke to the
brig Mary 4. Francis, from Cardiff, bound
10 New Orleans.
Brig Guisseppi Rocca, Pablo master,
,ixty-tive days from Marseilles, with gene
al cargo to order. No departures.
On bar, bound out, steamship Hanover.
PAss-A-L'OUTRE, April Is, P. M
Wind southeast and fresh. Arrived
E. F. Treat, Nickerson master,
en- days from Cardenas, with Il cargo of
,Egar and molasses TO Chafraix & Agar;
schooner Joe Kelley, Bryan master. five
lays from Belize Honduras, with United
states mail and passengers to G. W. Hynsen |
Z Co.
At anchor outside the bar, waiting for fair
9ihds to sail: Bark William Brown.
MEMPHIS. April l5.-Passed up: Colo |
ado. Down: Shreve and Glasgow. River |
ose an inch and half since the last re-
lort. Weather cool and raining.
VICESBURG, April 1j.-Passed up: Com |
twelve last night: Kate kenton, |
me A. NJ; Virginia eight A. NJ. Down: |
'argoud, seven p. VI. River rising slowly. |
Weather cold and raining.
ST.. LOUIS, April 15.-Arrived: Great Re- |
,ubic, Mohawk and barges, from New
osepb, from Memphis Carrie Y. kOuntz,
rom Arkansas river. Departed Belle
femphis, for Memphis. River still rising
nd all the upper streams swelling. 1t
aimed last night, and rain, hail and snow
ell here to-day.
CAIRO. April 15.-Departed: Edenburg,
rom New Orleans for Cincinnati, at P. NJ;
diver Moon. from Memphis for Cincinnati;
thompson Dean, from st. Louis for New
orleans, at IL; Magenta, from New Orleans
or Louisville, at IL; Robert E. Lee. from
for New Orleans, at II; Henry |
,mes, from st. Louis for New Orleans, at
,. NJ; Noble Able, from New Orleans for St.
4ouis, at q Alton, from st. Louis for Vicks-
urg, at p. NJ.
The river has fallen six inches during the
asst twenty.four hours. There has been
teady rain all day. Mercury "a.
PITTsBURG, April 15.-The Manongahela
as scant nine feet IN the channel, and is
alliDg. Weather cloudy and warm. Mer-
ury n.
CINCINNATI, April l5.-The river has
isen six inches during the past twenty-four
ours, with twenty-three feet in the channel.
The towboat J. S. Neal, ran through her
elf on the larboard side, this afternoon,
hooking out both cylinders.
LOUISVILLE, April l5.-Arrived: John Kill
our, from New Orleans; Groes peck, from
cincinnati. Departed: Groesbeck, for New
'rleaDs. River falling slowly. with eight
Get and three inches in the canal and six
eet and three inches in the chute. Weather
YARN. alternately clear, cloudy and r3iDy |