New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-06-16
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outsiders. The nomination has not yet been


outsiders. The nomination has not yet been
accomplished.
SAVANNAH, Ca, June 15.-Commodore
Josh all Tatnall died last night, aged
.seventy-six years. He will be buried at
the place of his birth-Bonaventure. four
miles from this city. The City Council
are now in session, arranging for suitable
public funeral honors.
MEMPHIS, June 15.-The contract for
grading the Selma railroad hence to Holly
Springs was let today, and within ten
days thousand hands will be at work
on if.
negro named Charley Jones, charged
with attempting to poison the horses of his
employer, in Gibson county, was taken
from the officers on Friday night by four
men and hanged.
PHILADELPHIA, June 15.-The convention
to nominate coroner was finally broken
up, after stormy proceedings, by large
number of outsiders breaking into the hall.
The rowdies dispersed the delegates and
destroyed the records. The executive COM
mittee will have to make the nomination.
There are plenty of broken heads, but no
shots were fred and no one is seriously in
jured.
The majority of the Republican papers
speak disparagingly of the ticket nominated
yesterday, and predict its defeat at the fall
elections.
PHILADELPHIA, June l5.-In the Social
Science Congress, the committee on per-
manent officers reported the following:
Chairman, President Woolsey, of Yale; vice
-chairmen. Right Rev. Bishop McIlvaine,
President Caswell, Bishop Simpson, Rev.
,Maleck, Rev. 7. Cotton Smith, Rus
sell Sturges, Hon j. o. Farwell
Governor Conrad Baker, William Stick
ney, A. o. Stout Hon. William A. Buck
ingham, Hon. John A. Logan, Hon. j. d.
Cox, Hon. HI. ID. Coke, William Bucknell,
Esq, and Jay Cooke; Treasurer, William G.
Morehead; Secretary, Rev. DR.. Golfer. The
Congress then adjourned.
At church epiphany this evening a
public meeting was held, at which the mem
'bers delivered addresses explaining the prin-
.ciples and objects of the association.
ST. LOUIS, June l5.-Advices received at
Fort LeavenwOrth from the borders of
Texas state that a scouting party of troops
south of Fort Bascomb captured a strong
party, consisting of ten Mexicans and one
Indian, with twenty loads of ammunition,
arms, ETC., which the troops destroyed the
next day. The troops captured 500 head of
cattle stolen from Texas and traded off to
the Mexicans
A letter from Leasburg, New Mexico, says:
General Gordon Granger, who recently as
sumed command of the military district, has |
within the limits of his jurisdiction with |
rifle and revolver, and as evidence that he |
means business he has ordered all his avail |
able force to report to General Thomas G.. |
Loven, at point west of the Rio Grande, |
In Grant county, who will direct operations |
against the Apaches.
Weather Report.
WAR DEPARTMENT |
Office Chief Signal officer, , |
Washington, June Is, 1:30 p NJ, 1871 |
SYNOPSIS OF THE PAST TwENTY-FoUR HOURS. |
The barometer has fallen steadily on the
Pacific coast, with increasing westerly |
winds. The pressure has risen slightly on
the gulf coast, but is now falling, and has
remained nearly stationary on the entire At
lantic coast. 1t has risen on the lower
lakes, and very decidedly in north of
Illinois 1t has fallen from Iowa to Louis
lana. The temperature has fallen slightly
from Missouri to New Jersey and north
ward. II has risen slightly on the gulf
coast and west of the Mississippi. A very
slight disturbance passed during the night
from East Tennessee to Long Island, but
the weather has very generally been par
tally cloudy and pleasant, with light wind.
PROBABILITIES.
Cloudy and threatening weather will
probably be experienced on Friday in Mis-
souri, and Arkansas. No important change
Is indicated for the gulf, Atlantic and lakes.
River Intelligence.
SOUTHWEST PASS, June Is, P. M.-Ba-
rometer 1920; wind south southwest and
light.
Arrived: s. s. Harlan at 5:45 P. NJ. Lewis,
master, from Indianola via Galveston, to c.
A. Whitney g. Co. No departures.
The bark reported ashore yesterday. by
the Caroline Lamont. proved to be the Bre-
men bark Galveston, from Bremen bound
% Galveston. She was anchored close to
.Ae Ship Shoal Lighthouse.
NICKsBURG, June l5.-Passed down: Mary
Houston last night. Passed up: Indiana at
A. NJ; Susie Silver at l z. NJ; Robert
Mitchell at p. NJ; Julia at p. M.
Weather warm and raining. River fall
ng.
PrTTsBURG, June Is. - MOnongahela
wenty-eight inches, and falling. Juniara
eft Rochester for Pittsburg yesterday, but
un aground at Rowley's channel.
y LOUISVILLE, June 15.-River stationary,
wo feet ten inches in the chute, four feet {
en- inches in the canal. Weather clear and 1
nore pleasant. Arrived: Argosy and ,
argos from Cincinnati, Kate Robinson from
It. Louis. Departed: Argosy and barges,
l. S. Turner for New Orleans, Kate Robin
on fer Cincinnati. Belfast and Potomac ,
eported hard aground at Shawneetown.
A fiatboat from the head waters of the
river went over the tails to-day, I
Ound for Memphis, loaded with roots
YARDS" ETC., for patent medicines.
MEMPHIS, June l5.-Weather clear. Mer-
ury 900 River falling. Passed up: GrOes-
eek. Passed down: Belle of st. Louis.
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