New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-05-29

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MISCELLANEOUS.
A Sc Louis Travelling Agent Not kilie'
In Texas, hut u Forty Thousand Dol
lar DefauIter-An Absconding Book
keeper-Bont Race ut Annapolis
Boston Aid for Richmond Sufferers
Norfolk Election Keturns-Efors T.
Change ihe Result In Richmond b.
Nice OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Genevn
Assembly-CIose Of Woodlawn Race
subscriptions for Cincinnati indus
sriai Exhlbilion-Red stOcL logs A gaN
Win-Death Of Senator Wilson
Wife.
ST. LOUIS, May 2S.-Isaac Hockaday
travelling agent of several wholesale heuse
of this city, who was reported killed IL
Texas few weeks ago. proves to be de-
faulter in about $40, 600. The story OF MI
death was fabrication.
The book-keeper of Bsrnum Brothers. O.
this city, sbsconded some days ago, having
forged and altered checks to the amount o.
about $40, coo.
ANNAPOLIS. Md, May 2S.-The nidship
men beat the Queen City club In boat
race to-day.
BOSTON, May 2S.-The shoe and leather
trade of this city have raised $2635 in aid OF
the Richmond sufferers.
A.,
turns of the municipal election give John
B. Whitehead, conservative candidate TOR
Mayor, thirty eight majority.
The Conservatives have elected twenty.
eight of the thirty. seven councilmen and
the whole ticket except the commissioner OF
revenue, keeper of the aims house, in
spector or streets and clerk OF the market.
1t is understood the Radicals will make
an effort to have the election set aside on
the ground of fraud and intimidation.
RICHMOND, Va, May 2S.-The Conserva.
tives have beeu much excited to-day over
the reports that the commissioners OF cleo
ton, who are now counting the vote, have
discovered enough of illegal ballots to
insure the election of Ellison.
1t ia certain that q good many marked
ballots have been thrown out, but the com.
missioners decline to give any particulars.
1t is also said the vote in the precinct
where the ballot-b box was stolen, and where
Cahoon had large majority, has been
thrown out.
The commissioners have adjourned until
Monday.
LOUISVILLE, May 2s.-In yesterday even
ing's session of the General Assembly, mi
nority reports and substitutes for majority
report were rejected. The majority report
was finally adopted by vote of 80 to l6.
The Committee OF Foreign Correspondence
was instructed to draft an expository letter
to the churches respecting their relation to
the Northern ChuSch. DIR. Palmer, OF New
Orleans, is chairman of the committee. The
report was made the order of the day for
ii Jlday at nine O'Clock.
In the session to-day the chair appointed
committee to nominate committee OF
nine, whose business it shall be to confer
with a like committee from the Northern
Assembly.
Reports of the Committee on Records of
Synods and Committee on Narrative were
received and adopted. The Report of the
Committee on narrative presents very fav-
orable account of the state Ofreligion in the
bounds of the Southern Presbyterian
Church.
Narratives from ffty.two presbyteries
have been received. The Committee of Con.
ference to confer with q similar committee
of the Northern church, consists of the fol.
lowing ministers: Rev. Drs. J. leighton,
Wilson, Thomas, Peek, Andrew II. Kerr,
William Brown, and Joseph K. Wilson; Ell
ders John A. Inglis, Hon. W. D. Webb,
A. G.. McIlwain, and Colonel Charles Pea
body.
On account of the rainy weather the
Woodlawn races closed yesterday, and the
horses have been sent to Cincinnati for the
races beginning there next Monday.
CINCINNATI, HAY 2S.-The Chamber OF
Commerce, Board of Trade and Mechanics
Institute subscribed $1,000 each for the In
dustrial Exhibition, to be held here the last
of September.
Base Baa-The Red Stockings played the
Riversides, of portsmouth, this afternoon;
the former victorious. by "a score of thirty
two to three. The Red Stockings start on
an Eastern tour on Monday.
Jacob Schlogenbecker, an inmate of the
City Workhouse, committed suicide to-day,
by hanging. -,
NATICK. Mass, May 2S.-The wife of
Senator Wilson is dead.
River Intelligence.
SOUTHWEST PASS, May %, 6 P. M.-Ba-
rOmeter 1880 Wind west southwest, light.
Arrived: steamship Liberty, at P. M,
Reed, master, from Baltimore via Havana,
to Wi,herspoon, Moss & Co. No departures.
VICKsBURG. May 2S-Passed up: Glas-
gov, 8; w. 4. Arthur, 10 A. H.; Magenta,
P. M. River falling. Weather clear and
warm.
MEMPHIS. May 27.-Passed down: Bis
marck. Kellogg and Mary Ann. River fall
ing. Weather clear. Mercury IS.
CINCINNATI May % River eleven and a
half feet in the channel. Arrived: Belle
Vernon, from Pittsburg. Depar Ied Minsoia,
for Memphis. Weather Clear. Thermome-
ter "a.
PITTsBURG May Electromagnetic falling
slowly, with four feet Lime inches in the
channel. Weather cloudy, with indications
of rain. Mercury 73.
ST. LOUIS May 2S-Arrived Rob Roy from
Keokuk, Schuyler, FRONT Peoria, Antelope
from Keokus, Dictator from Cairo, ana the
Robb from Illinois River.
Departed: Shreve for Red river, Thomp.
son Dean for New Orleans, CT Y of Cairo tor
Vicksburg. River still rising slowly. Weather
clear and pleasant
LOUISVILLE May 2s.-At five o'clock p.
H., the Alice Dean was still on Portland bar.
She has been there for the past twenty-four
hours. River stationery, with five feet two
inches in the canal. and three feet two
inches in the chute. Weather clear and
pleasant.