New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-05-19
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xix race horses for Springfield, Illinois.

xix race horses for Springfield, ILLINOIS. NO
lives were lost.
PHILADELPHIA, May l8.-The City Coun-
Gil, both branches, have unanimously ac-
eepted an invitation of the committee on
the Morse statue to be present at the in
suguration, on the tenth of June. Also, l..
G.. TillOtsOn's invitation to participate in
the excursion of the telegraphers to be
iiven by that gentleman, in and around the
harbor of New York, on the same day.
RICHMOND, Va, May 1S-In the United
States Cir nit Court to-day, James NJ.
Simms (cOlored), member of the Georgia
Legislature, obtained verdict for $500
damages against the Richmond. Fredericks-
burg and Potomac Railroad Company for
eiecting him from the white peoples cabin
of the steamer Keyport, between Washing
ton and Richmond.
In the same court to-day Henry j. Smith,
now a citizen of New York, obtained YER
dict against the city of Richmond for $500
damages for whisky destroyed by order of
the City Council the night before the evac-
uation of the city.
Governor Hoffman, of New York, arrived
this afternoon, and is stopping at the Ex-
change Hotel.
CHICAGO, Nav lS.-The second session of
the reunited Presbyterians assembled here
today. There are SOP commissioners, many
of whom have not arrived. Drs. Eells and
Hall are mentioned III connection Will the
new moderatOrs.
ST. LOUIS, May 1S-Andrew Pierce, man
aging director of the Atlantic and Pacific
railroad, and Captain Brown, Mayor of this
CITY and president of the Missouri Pacific
railroad, have gone to the end of the track
of the former road to expedite track laying.
NIAGARA FALLS, May lS.-A boat with
three unknown young men went over
Horse Shoe Falls to-day.
KEY WEST, Fla May lS,-A heavy cable
has Just been laid between Punta Rosa and
Key West in au air line by American talent
exclusively, both electrical and mechanical.
This is the first long cable ever laid without
foreign assistance, and Notwithstanding bad
weather it was laid by tow from the ship
in which it had been coiled to be landed-a
circumstance which makes the success of
the work unprecedented for international
ocean cables.
River Intelligence.
SOUTHWEST Pass. May Is, Evening"
Barometer 1920. Wind southeast, light.
No arrivals. Sailed Ship Union, and
schOoners Lizzie Major and J. Simonson.
Ship Lady Russell arrived from Liverpool
and sailed for Quebec, Crawford, master.
MEMPHIS, May lS.-Weather clear. Mer-
curry "a. River rising. Passed down: Col
orado and Belfast.
VICKsBURG, May I8.-Passed down: Bis
marck at II A. NJ, Atlantic and barges at
A. NJ. Passed up: City of Cairo at p.
NJ, P. w. Strader at P. NJ. Weather clear
and warm. River stationery.
LOUISVILLE, May lS.-The river is still
receding; it has fallen ten inches in the past
twenty-four hours, with six feet six inches
in the chute, eight feet six inches in the
canal, and five feet six inches on the
rocks. The last If the coal fleet departed
South. Arrived: Mary Houston and Glen
cOe from New Orleans, MinneOla and Nick
Longworth from Cincinnati, and Robert
Burns from Memphis. Departed: Robert
Burns for Cincinnati, and Minneola for
Memphis. Nick Longworth leaves for New
Orleans tomorrow.
PITTsBURG, May lS.-The Monongahela
has four feet ten inches, and stationary.
Arrived: George Roberts, Sam Brown,
Reindeer and Demand.
CINCINNATI, May lS.-River twenty feet
fallen twelve feet. with eighty-two feet
bridge space. Weather clear and pleasant
ST.. LOUIS, May lS.-Arrived: Belle Mem
phis, from Memphis; II. C. Yaeger and
Mary Alice, from New Orleans. Departed:
Julia, for Vicksburg; Commonwealth, for
New Orleans; Allegheny Belle, for Pitts
burg. The river is falling slowly. Weather
very warm.