New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-02-23
MISCELLANEOUS.

Richmond-vOte Defeating Washington
and Richmond Railroad Reconsidered-
Emancipation Celebration-Stormy Dis
cussion i'm New Brmnswick-kentucky
school Of Medicine-Denth Of Ex.Con-
federate General Elzey-New Hamburg
Disaster-verdict Of Coroner's Jury.
MEMPHIS, February 22.-Ahairs in Arkan
sas arc still unchanged.
The Senate is without a quorum. The Leg
islature adjourned owing to the holiday.
RICHMOND. February 22.-Afire last night,
at Petersburg, destroyed two buildings, oc-
cupied by j. Il. Morris, furniture dealer,
and B. A. Martin & Co., commission mer-
chants. The latter contained 800 bales Of
cotton, of which 500 bales were destroyed;
loss $50 900, on which there was 1000 in
surance.
The Senate to-day by vote of q to II
reconsidered the vote by which the Wash
ington and Richmond railway bill was de-
feated yesterday.
Isaiah l.. Lyons. a colored member of the
Virginia Senate died this morning in Now
York city.
WnMISGroS, February 22-Emancipa-
ton was celebrated by the negroes to-day;
there were about l75 in the procession. Tho
day was not observed here.
ST. JOHN, New Brunswick. February 2l.-
At twelve o'clock to-day Hon. Mr.. King,
Attorney General, announced that Mr..
Gait had resigned, and that the Lieutenant
Governor had called upon Mr.. George l..
Hathaway to form the government.
strong discussion ensued.
BALTIMORE, February 2.-General Ar
mold Elzey died in this city yesterday after
noon after an illness of three days. He was
a graduate of West Point, and at the break
ing out of the rebellion entered the con
fedcrate service.
LoUIsvILLE, February 22-The eight
eenth annual commencement exercises of
the Kentucky School of Medicine took
place to-day. There were sixteen graduates.
The first prize of honor, gold medal, was
awarded to G. +. Duprie OF this city. The
anatomical prize was awarded to Clarence
B. McClare, of Indiana. The faculty's
valedictOry was delivered by Professor j.
M. Holloway. The class valedictory by
Clarence Cullen, of POntOtOc. Mississippi.
The exercises were largely attended.
POUCHKEEPsIE, N. u, February 22.-Tho
coroners jury of the New Hamburg disAs-
ter, after several hours deliberation, have
returned a verdict that the victims came to
their death on the sixth day of February. at
New Hamburg, i'll the county OF Duchess,
in the State of New York, by suffocation, by
fire and drowning, in consequence of col
lsiOn between the Pacific express train and
car loaded with crude petroleum, thrown
across the track OF said train on which they
were passengers. The jury believes that
the oil train could not have been stopped
soon enough to have prevented tho
accident; that the employees on the oil tram
used all the means at their command to
promptly signal the coming express train,
and that the signalmen did their duty in
the premises, and that tho express train
was a half mile from the obstruction when
first signaled. and could have been stopped
provided all the appliances had been effect
i've: that for some reason, unknown to the
jury. the patent brakes were not. effectively
| applied.
River Intelligence.
SOUTHWEST Pass, February q, p. NJ
Barometer 80. Wind east, light. Arrived:
Ship Asia, Anderson. master, forty-tive
days from Plymouth, England. in ballast,
| to j. A. Bryson: steamship William G.
Hewes, Bourne, master, at $50 p. NJ, from
| lndianola via Galveston, to e. A. Whitney
& Co.
MEMPHIS. February 22.-Wcather clear
Mercury 72o. Passed down: Indiana. City
OF Quincy and Kate Kinney. Passed up:
Susie Silver and Messenger.
NICKSBURG, February :2!-passcd down
PargOud ut twelve last night; Garrett and
barges at , A. NJ. Mollie Able at p. M.
Passed up: II. j. Lockwood at ten last
night; Bee and barges at 3, Viola Belle at
A. and Virginia ut =. NJ. River falling
| Weather clear and cool.
CINcISSATI, February 22-River twenty
eight feet in the channel, IA rise OF eighteen
| inches in the past twenty-four hours. There
is seventy-torlr feet bridge space. Arrived;
Robert Burns, from Memphis. Departed;
| Silver Moon. for Memphis: Alaska for New
| Orleans. Weather clear and pleasant
PlrrsHyRG. February 22-Weather clear
and mild. Monongahela scant eight feet
and falling.
There has been no further coal shipments.
| LOUISVILLE, February 22.-Weatlier ciea,
and pleasant. River rising slowly witt
seven feet i'll the chute nine feet ten inches
i'll the canal and six feet nine inches on the
rocks.
Arrived: X. c. Gray. from Arkansas river
LeClaire No. 2 from Tennessee river. De
parted: Charles BOdmann and X. c. Gray
tor Cincinnati; Glencoe, for New Orleans.
The BOdmann broke her capstsn ascend
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