New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-05-18

Canal Break and Detention Of New Yorf
Central Trains - MethOdist Geneva
Conference Mt Memphis-arand Lodx,
OF Missouri Odd FelIows-Lexingtor
Races Yosteraay-Libel Suit Agains
EditOrs-3e, ious Disnster TO a Chicago
Tunnel.
UTICA, N. Y, May IA break occurred
in the canal, washing away hundred feel
OF the New York Central Railroad; trave
and freight by Southern routes detained
MEMPHIS. May 1.-THE Methodist Gen.
erai Conference to-day referred the subject
OF moving the Book Concern to Baltimore.
A motion Was made to select committee of
nine.
After an exciting debate the minority re-
port of the Committee on Education was
adopted. 1t declares that there are biblical
chairs IN colleges at present to provided
ample means for education.
ST. LOUIS, May 1.-THE grand lodge OF
Missouri Odd Fellows met here to-day
There has been very large accession to
membership during the year, and the order
is in very prosperous condition. There
are 1876 lodges in the State with total of
contributing members of 1897. Total as
sets, s21l SAG, an increase for the year of
1913 277. The annual grand encampment
will meet on Thursday.
LOUISVILLE, May 17.-Lerington Races
The hurdle race was won by Vigil in 4:34I
The second race, mile heats, was won by
Barney Stone. Time-1:45, l:443.
CHICAGO, May IA libel suit against
Richardson Brothers, proprietors Of the Da.
venport Democrat, brought by Thomas
Fluke extreasurer of Scott county, Iowa,
is now on trial.
Fluke claims $4,000 damages.
A serious disaster occurred to the La
This morning, by the falling in of the sides
of the excavation walls of the Northern
Transportation Company's store house,
facing the tunnel, on being taken down to
prevent the building from falling. No per
son was injured
Thompson, Alexander Henderson and Archi-
bald Gordon, for an assault upon Mr.. Storey,
editor of the Chicago Times, came off to
day in the Recorders Court. None of the |
parties were present except Mr.. King, the |
counsel for the 1eponents, who put in plea |
of guilty.
Miss Thompson and Henderson were
fined $500 each, and Miss Markham Sl50.
Richards Hurts planning mill and |
lumber yard, adjoining at Nos. PA aud PIG |
Grove street, were destroyed by fire this |
morning, to the extent of $4,000.
CINCINNATI, May 7.-Campbell county |
Will vote on MAY May rs, on proposition to SUBJ
Railroad Company, to be expended in said |
county. The projected road is from New
port, Kentucky to Catlettsburg via MAYS.
vile, to connect with the Chesapeak and |
Ohio Railroad, distance one hundred and |
forty.siX miles.
Private dispatches announce that the
steamer Robert Moore, on her way from
Nashville TO Cincinnati, struck q snag twelve
O'Clock last night, at the head of Cumber-
land Island, aud sunk in fifteen feet water.
She belongs to the Cincinnati and Nashville |
Packet Company, and owned here.
ST. LOUIS, May l7.-1ndians are still in |
the vicinity OF the Kansas Pacific Railroad,
hear Kit Carson. Troops are in pursuit.
River Intelligence.
SOUTHWEST Pass, May II, p. M
Barometer 1910. Weather calm Arrived: |
Bark Countess Duchatel, Dupont, master,
forty-six days from Bordeaux, with gen.
eral cargo. to c. Cavaroc; schooner Henry
Hobart, Benton, master, twenty-eight days
from Richmond, Virginia, with cargo of
granite, to T. J. Benadaan; schooner Linda,
Sbisa, master, eleven days from Vera Cruz,
Munor, master, eight days from Havana, in
ballast to PUG Brothers; steamship l. c.
Harris, at P. NJ, Lockwood, master, from
Brazos Santiago, to G. A. Whitney & Co.
No departures.
VICKsBUKG, May I7.-Passed up: Mollie
Ebert at 10 last night; Continental at Z;
GAINESVILLE at 10 A. NJ. Down: r. E. Lee
Auu r. y. GShOAt az NdlCuCL a. W. |
MEMPHIS, May 17.-Passed down: Mollie
Able and Bee. River falling. Weather clear.
Mercury 81.
ST. LOUIS, May l7.-Departed: Fonte-
nellie, for Red river; Arthur, for New Or
leans; Marble City, for Vicksburg. River
falling. Weather clear and warm.
LOUISVILLE, May l7-River stationary;
seven feet six inches in the canal; five
feet siA inches in the chute. Weather clear
and very warm.
PITTsBURG, May 7-Monongahela falling
slowly, 1--WE feet five inches. Allegheny six
feet one inch. Greensboro five feet two ,
inches and falling. Belle Vernon loading for
New Orleans. Weather clear and warm.
CINCINNATI, May H.-River nineteen feet
four inches in the channel and falling, with &
,ighty-two feet eight inches space under the .
bridge. Arrived: Armadillo, from Memphis.
SS.