New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-05-20
Is still in the field with six hundred fol-
lowers.
A heavy earthquake was felt here to-day.
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Instructions to this Point Absolute
| BUILDING OF . Canal ON British Ground
UrRed-General Assembly OF Unlted
PresbyterIan Oh urch at Philad. lphia-
Shooting ARRAY In Memphis-The
Methodist C0nference-GeOrgiaC Crops
SuRering from DrOusht-Missoura
| Siase Editorial COnventiOn-Succ essful
Experiment with q Fire Fighter In
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS General As
semb,y Of Presbyterian Chu,c CHI ~
| LOuIsville.
CoLLINGswooD, CANADA, May 1S.-The
steamer Chicora arrived at seven o'clock
this evening. having again been refused
| permission to pass through the Ssult Ste
Marie canal. Colonel Bolton, commanding
4 the British forces waited on General Cooke,
| in command of the districtf and asked the
| intentions of the American government
| with regard to the Chicora. General Cooke
| replied: 'My instructions are absolute.
| Nothing whatever connected with the Red
| river expedition can pass the canal. l must
therefore absolutely refuse to allow the
| Chcora to pass
TORONTO, MAY l9.-The Globe and Tele.
| qraph have strong articles in favor of build
| ing a canal on British ground around Sault
| Ste. Marie, and that the privileges now en-
| ioyed by American vessels in Canadian
| canals shall cease until the question at issue
| is adjusted.
PHILADELPHA, May 19.-The general as
! sembly of the United Presbyterian Church
assembled this morning. The proceedings
were opened with prayer by the Rev. NJ. W.
Jacobus, of Allegheny, Pennsylvania, mod
orator of the last old school assembly, which
WAS followed by sermon on zone spirit
| and one body the idea of the Christian
Church." by the Rev. P. H. Fowler, D. D.,
of Utica, New York, moderator of the last
new school assembly. About five hundred
dol in
ceedings we're of the utmost interest, COM
manding the rapt attention of the delegates
and auditory.
at French Garden, near Fort Pickering, last
night, Jerry Riordan, Josh Moore and
Albert Baer were dangerously shot, the for
mer fatally Tell Powell has been arrested
for shooting Riordan, and held to bail.
The committee on boundaries in the
Methodist General Conference made
lengthy report to-day, changing the bound
aries of nearly all the annual conferences,
and creating five new ones.
AUGUSTA, Ga. May 19.-Crops of all kinds
are suffering and seriously I'M ured by the
drought. There has been no rain in several
weeks.
ST. LOUIS, May 19.-The Missouri State
Editorial Association held their annual |
meeting in this city yesterday. The at
tendance was very large, members from all !
parts of the State being present Quite g |
large number of Kansas editors were also |
present by invitation.
A banquet was given last night. and to.
day the association made a pleasure eXcur-
sion over the Missouri River. Fort Scott, and |
Galveston Railroad to Fort Scott.
A. E. Krager, indicted by the Grand Jury |
for his connection with the defacation of |
the late City Treasurer. has been released
on 5000 bond on each Indictment.
INDIANAPOLIS. May ia successful ex-
pertinent was made here this evening with
an invention to reduce the danger and de-
structiveness of fires. 1t etfectually shuts
out air and reduces fire to smouldering
condition, as well as prevents it from spread
ing. The universal opinion of those who
witnessed the experiment is favorable.
The insurance men who were present
expressed willingness to reduce the rates
upon buildings thus protected.
LOUISVILLE, May 19.-The General As
sembly of the Presbyterian Church, South
ern Assembly, met in the Second Presby-
terian Church at eleven A. NJ.
The proceedings were opened with an |
able sermon by Rev. Stuart Robinson, d. D..
moderator of the last assembly, from the
text, 81 am not ashamed of the Gospel of
Christ After this sermon, Rev. r. L,
Dabney, D. D., of the Union Theological
Seminary, Virginia, was elected moderator,
and Rev. James 81. Mace, of Georgia, tempo.
rary clerk.
The assembly then adjourned to meet to.
morrow morning at nine o'clock.
A large nu nber of the most eminent di.
vines in the South were present, and ques-
tions of great importance will come before
the assembly.
Among the eminent men present are Rev.
DR.. Dabney and Rev. E. Fl. Rutherford of
Virginia Rev. DR.. Palmer and Rev Dr.
w. q. Dunlap, of Louisiana; Rev. DR.. Ross,
G. A. Stillman. D. D., and Rev. DR.. Petrie,
of Alabama; Rev. DR.. J. H. Miller and Rev.
j. A. King, of Texas; Rev. j. A. Lyon, of
Rev. w. N. Hopkins and Rev.
DR.. Stuart Robinson, OF Kentucky, and Rev.
Allen Wright, Governor Of the Choctaw Ma.
ton.
LOUISVILLE, May 19.-The Lexington
races. The race to-day was mile heats, best
three in five, free for all ages, club purse
$3.50. with the following entries: F. VIM
gates g. m. Amber, and F. Bissck's G. h.
Aneroid. In the pools Aueroid sold for 100,
Amber 90, and but few takers.
In the first heat Aneroids rider pulled
him for inside, crowding Amber against the
fence; foul riding was claimed, and 30 de. |
cided by the judges, giving the races to
Amber.
1t is reported that the rider OF Aneroid
was bfibed.
CINCINNATI, May 19-The General Synod
|
North America, began it's session last night.
Rev. III. Harshaer, retiring Moderator,
preached the opening sermon. About forty
ielegates are present from Nova Scotia | ,
New York, Brooklyn, Pittsburg, Philadel
)hia, Illinois, Wisconsin and Ohio.
River Intelligence.
SOUTHWEST Pass, May 10, ?. M
Barometer 1915. Wind north and light
Arrived Schooner Willie, Eden, master
ourteen days from Grand Caymsn. with
coffee, copper. ETC., to Ed Pilsbury. No de-
,artures.
VJcKsBuRG, May 19.-Passed up: Henry
Shreve, at A. M. Down: MoIlie Able,
1t 8 A. NJ. River falling. Weather clear
md pleasant.
MEMPHIS, May 19.-Passed up: Molie
Ebert and Silver Spray. Down: Glasgow,
Iroesbeck and Fontenel!e. River falling.
Weather clear. Mercury SO.
LOUISVILLE, May 19.-Arrived: Sam
J. Hale and Alaska, from Cincinnati; In
diana and Mary Houston. from New Or
leans. Departed: Sam J. H. Hale, for Mem
phis; Alaska, for New Orleans. River
falling, four inches in the last twenty
four hours. Seven feet two inches in canal;
five feet two inches in chute. Weather clear
and hot. Thermometer 90 atIP.M.
PITTsBURG, May 49, - Weather clear,
sultry. Monongahela four feet five inches; ,
five feet six inches, falling.
Thermometer rs.
CINCINNArI, May 19.-Arrived: Alice Dean :
and Waunita, from New Orleans: Silver
Moon. from Memphis. Departed: America, {
or Arkansas river. River seventeen feet |
six inches. Weather clear. Thermometer t