New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-02-02
NEW ORLEANS REPUBLICAN, THURSDAY FEBRUARY 2 1871

three or four thousand dollars from the wreck of
the Rapidan No. l. which has occupied the atten-
ton of the Circuit Court for ten days, closed
by an able, concise and logical argument OF three
and a half hours length By Colonel l.. D. husbands
bands speech the court adjourned for dinner.
after which the jury retired. and at the end OF
fifteen minutes returned with a verdict of guilty.
and the pr isonrr sentenced TO three years and
nine months i'll the penitent!ary. Read was ably
defended by Governor King. Major Harris and
Ma lOr BidWell."
The Atlantic and bargrs Commonwealth p W
Strader, Glasgow, James Howard and CoItincntIi
were advertised i'll st. Louis papers of! The twenty
A negro deck hand from the Mciiill whose homo
is il Missouri. only short distance from Cairo, re-
saved himself by tpasin: ashore on a cotton bale,
and saw any skifs Ill the river picking up uoat
in. iraisGt. and paying no attention 20 cries for
help from dro"nin. persons pershlng with cold III
the river. After he reached shore. three men III
skin towed huge trunk to within ten feet of the
bank wher. il IAN aground. They ordered, him 10
wade in and pull it ashore. threatening his life in
OF refusal. He pulled it ont for them, when
they told him to make himself scarce or ese
there would be one more niger lost " the burn
in. of The Mcliill.'
The Louisville canal is still bocAa,!ed by the
coal fleet. The Boaz sunk a boat containing 200,
OGu bushels OF coal in the canal yesterday morning
She is punpin. it ont. and VIII probably save II.
Cincinnati has reduced her Wharfage charges.
Th, St Louis Democrat OF the thictirtiI Says that
Mr.. Charles A. Faris. the well known steamboat
clerk, has withdrawn from the profession of the
river on Monday he will leave COR NV Orleans
in which city he Will reside permanently. harin.
made arrau.- with Oscar Chopin. E,1., to
taDlish general commission agency We were
much pleased to observe that MI. Earl, appeared
in greatly restored health! and hope t!!.t h,
change OF location will prove beneficial to him N
every respect.
We gladly welcome Mr. Faris a, We know MIN 10
be thorough gentlemen and hcn-:!t u city
lie nl;,r Ie,nie IN.
The new iron boat John +. Moor. i. lighted wiz.
gas. The gas is manufactured only fast 1t /,
burned from II tirU carbon oil, and when the gas Is
turned on there is no more hand Unit, tie burn
IOl,f ted. b,-. ct
bright light and is certainly softer than the ord.
nas, gas or oil that used at the present time.
Captain BoartnIau is highly delighted viii! TIN,
mode OF lighting boat. and is ot the opinion
that al steamers Oh the Southern and Western
waters Will adopt it,
Nhar rats at tichSbuiG are amusing them
selves BY stealing cotton from steamboats,. by
tublinS il overheard after dark from hclr >tcrns.
The Paigold lost sixteen Dacs and the Lucy KERN
bale III this way few days since
1t j, understood that the new boat that Cap
tain james H. Pepper cont plate, building. 10
replace the loss OF III, Thompson Dean. VIII l-
oil the toliowin. dIine4sious Three hundred feet
Ion. between stem and stern post, iosi y-s:x 1eet
beam. fort ytirce feet floor and nine and oI..ha.f
i''et depth OF hold She viii have two thirty inch
,NIindeT., ten feet stroke, and work Il seventeen
feet bucket. Her cabin VIII De III length. and
furnished more elegantly than any boat eve. bulit
1t is calculated that she will be .as! and
tiriHely liesh; drau.,ht, and carry 1880 tons.
FoE J4ot l>viIIE.-Ihe elegant new steamer CITY
OF Quincy, Captain judd T. West master, io.
the above and way landing, on the Ohio r.ver tin,
cy-nr. at .iye O'Clock. This steamer has ma nG
cent accommodations for Passengers, and she j.,
speedy. reliable boat. Nii,,m i. Blown Es.l., "A
perfect gentleman AID Al experienced o.fcer. has
charge 81 the ot,ic".
F"3; rANDK>-rlc growing favo;itt. tGc iine
side @hcyl steamer Post Boy, MID iea| Z :hio
Ing AT I'VE O'Clock FOR all ii.n,iing, %. Ouachita
ilv"r. Captain LLOYD T. Belt commands, with Nr.
4. ". PuIn"!oN IN he office.
Fox Loy!sv!ilE.-The regular ..Le pachc. Mary
Houston viii dci.r; to-d., at 3 p y. Tor all laid
ms on the ONO river to tine above ,'oInt. The
houston ot the most Il CANT steamer. The
trade and ha, shown !..l sell reliable and SPEEDY,
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