New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-05-30

Every Man Taken from the Coal Pit in
Danger-Physicians Think None Car
Survive-Captain and Surgeon of Ger.
man Steamship Supposed to be
misunderstanding ARRAY in Arkansas
-Presbyterian Assembly at Chicago
Sentence of Laura Fair Postponed.
PITTsTON, Pa, May 29.-Every man taken
out of the coal pit alive is in imminent dan
ger. Most of them can live but a few hours.
A few died this morning. The physicians
assert emphatically no one can recover.
HALIFAX, May 9.-Captain Mathewson
and DR.. McKeun, of the Inman steamer CITY
of Dublin, are supposed to have been
drowned. Their boat was seen to capsize.
Neither the boat nor bodies have been
found.
MEMPHIS, May GA shooting affray
occurred at Hopetield, Arkansas, yesterday,
between a party of target shooters and a
colOred magistrate and posse, during which
a colored man named John Raynor, was
X lied, and Thomas Co Inns, proprietor of the
hotel, wounded in the thigh
CHICAGO, May 29.-The Presbyterian as
sembly's judicial committee recommends
that the complaint of Christian Kern and
Others be again referred to the New Orleans
presbytery, with the injunction that the
.complainants be allowed bearing.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 29-The sentence
of Mrs. Fair has been postponed until
Thursday to give time to the prosecution to
lille counter atidavits in answer to those of
the defense seeking to impeach Beech. one
of the jurors. The strong minded females
occupied places in the court, as usual. when
Mrs. Fair appeared this morning, accom-
panied by her mother. A strong effort ia
being made to obtain a new trial 1t will be
impossible to obtain another iurv in case the
effort is successful.
River Intelligence.
SOUTHWEST Pass, May %, P. M.-Ba-
rometer 30:l5. Wind south fresh
Arrived Schooner j. L. Ssmers. Wilson
master, five days from Brazos Santiago. in
ballast to Fairbanks g. Leaycraft. No
departures.
CINCINNATI, May 29.-River nine feet
three inches in the channel 1t has fallen
three inches in the past twenty-four hours.
Arrived: %aunita, from ST. Louis: Ex-
change, from Pittsburg. Weather hot;
slight shower tonight with prospect of
more rain.
PITTsBURG, May 29-At P. NJ the mer-
curry was 800. Monongahela feet inches
and stationary.
LOUISVILLE, May 29.-River slowly fall |
ing, with : feet inches in the chute, and q |
feet inches in the canal Weather cloudy |
and warm, with fine rain this after
noon. Freights offering more freely.
SfrrlNeu anu departed: Nate Robinson. st.
Louis to Cincinnati. j. H. Groesbeck
in the head of the canal. but will
probably get through tonight The Susie
Silver and 7. w. Strader are advertised to
leave for New Orleans tomorrow.
MEMPHIS, May 29.-Weather unsettled.
Mercury 500. River falling fast. Passed
up: Robert Mitchell. Down: Olive Branch.
ST. LOUIS, May 29.-Arrived: Julia, from
Vicksburg; Petrol, from upper Mississippi;
irand Tower, from Memphis. Departed:
City of Chester, for Memphis Hawkeye No.
;. for Wheeling; Petrol, for Memphis, and
Nary Davage and barges, for Pittsburg.
River falling slowly. Weather cloudy and
ooer.
VICKsBURG, May 29.-Passed down: Rich
nond at eight last night, and H. C. Yeager
It twelve last night. Down to-day: Katie
t two I; NJ. Passed up: Henry Ames at
leven A. NJ; Seminole at eleven A. M
Weather clear and warm. The river is
alling slowly.