New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-05-21

Coal Troubles COmprOmis ed-Vigilance
Committee for Detection of Incendi-
aries-Australian Wool at san Fran
cisco, en- route for New York-Califor-
mia, Pacific and Extension Railroad
Protestant Sunday school Celebrations
at Memphis.
PHILADELPHIA, May 20. - The coal
troubles have been compromised; full
work will be resumed Monday.
A vigilance Ku-klux committee has been
formed in Union, New Jersey, for the detec-
ton of incendiaries
SAN FRANCISCO. Nav 20.-Fifty thousand
pounds of Australian wool, received by the
Lady Cairns, are to be shipped for New
York; 200, 900 pounds more are en- route.
The certificate of incorporation of the
California, Pacific and Extension railroad
will be filed on Monday morning next. The
capital is S50,000,000, and the incorporators
are Milton S. Latham, j. Friedland, w. j.
Roelfsen, Colonel John b. Frisbie and
Jullas May, of San Francisco, and Rudolph
Sulzback, of Frankfort-on-the-Main
The length of the road is to be 100 miles.
and the route is as already telegraphed
The capital has nearly all been subscribed
in Europe and the immediate construction,
of the road is positively determined on. 1t
will form part of continuous line from
San Francisco to New York.
The Bulletin, Morning Cal, 1Hn CdlifOy-
MIA, and Sacramento Union have all pub
lished editorials cOngratulatory of the enter
prise and giving details of it.
MEMPHIS May 20.-The Protestant Sun
day School procession to-day surpassed
anything ever witnessed here. Fully l00Q0,
children participated in the procession, pre-
ceded by brass band, the children singing
and marching along.
After the procession they were addressed
in Court square by several speakers. After
religious exercises they were dismissed.
River Intelligence.
SOUTHWEST Pass. May 20, p. NJ
Barometer 30:30. Wind southeast, fresh. No.
arrivals. Sailed: Steamships Mississippi
and Frankfurt. Outside waiting fair wind
to sail: Ships John Tucker and Freeman
Clarke: barks Wetterhorn and Sea Earle.
Bark Margaret Pollock is outside, bound to
Pensacola The bark Ella Moore is Outside
waiting orders The bark Daniel Draper is
at anchor inside, bound out
VICKsBURG, May 20.-Passed down; Bel
fast. at two o'clock last night Passed up:
Katie at le A. NJ; Mary Miller at IL A. M.
River stationary. Weather warm and
clear.
MEMPHIS. May 20.-Passed down: Henry
Ames and Julia. River rising. Weather
warm and rainy.
CINCINNATI, Nav 2O.-River has fifteen
feet six inches. 1t has fallen two feet six
IncneS III tWenty-1Our hours. Departed
Nashville for Memphis, Molle Ebert and
II. 5. Turner for New Orleans Weather
clear and warm. Business fair.
LOUISVILLE, May 20.-The river ia still
falling, with five feet i'll the chute. and seven
feet in the canal Weather clear and hot
Business more active, Arrived: Alaska. Pew
tOna and barges, from New Orleans. Fin
perOr, from Cincinnati. Departed: Aiaska
for Cincinnati: lie Claire, for Tennessee
river Mary Houston, tor New Orleans.
Emperor, for St. Louis. j. s. McDonaII
and Simpson Horner left for New Orleans
with tOws OF coal. H. CLAY. Wilson, and
Pomeroy, to Memphis. passed down with n
tow of salt
The new Memphis and White river nacket
Emma Elliott will be launched at Barmore'S
shpyard next Saturday.
ST. LOUIS, MAY 20-Arived: Ricbmopd
and Arkansas, from New Orleans: Kate
Robinson, from Cincinnati, and Waunita
from Plttsburg. Departed: CITY of Alton,
Mary Alice and Great Republic, for New
Orleans; Belle st. Louis, for Vicksburg:
oceanus, for Red river; Little Rock, for
Arkansas river; Champion, for Cincinnati;
Valid, for Pittsburg; Liberty No. 4, for
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