New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-06-17
WHOLE NUMBER 1880.
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borers cut the telegraph wires. The result
of the chase is unknown.
LOUISVILLE, June l6.-The Catholics OF
this city will celebrate the anniversary OF
Pope Plus TX on Sunday next The eere-
monies consist of a parade by the Catholic
societies, and appropriate services in the
churches. High mass will be celebrated
tomorrow as preliminary service.
Fortunatus Crosby, gentleman of some
literary note, formerly attached to the
Louisville press, and at one time United
States Consul at Geneva, died yesterday.
PHILADELPHIA, June 16.-In the moral
science congress to-day the committee on
constitution made a report defining the OBJ
,ects of the association, which are to define,
promote and manifest the visibility and
unity of the Catholic Church of Christ,
which we hold to be the sum of all particu-
lar evangelical denominations; to elevate,
unity and strengthen the conscience of its
members; to consecrate, systematize and
develop the resources and agencies of the
church, and thereby, under Divine bless
ing, hasten the so long desired time when
the kingdom of this world shall become the
kingdom of our Lord
The constitution and bylaws were
adopted, and after fixing the time of the
next congress, which was decided to be held
in New York in the last week of April,
1872 the convention adjourned.
ALBANY, N. Y, June l6-The services in
the cathedral to day in honor of the twenty
| fifth anniversary of the pOntifcate of Plus
| the Ninth, were of the most impressive de-
| scriptiOn. The interior of the cathedral
was beautifully decorated with flowers,
evergreens, festoons and notices. A pro-
cession of boys and girls from the schools
of the various churches marched to the
| cathedral, where solemn high mass was cele-
| brated.
The residences of prominent Catholics are
illumined tonight. One hundred guns were
fired in the four quarters of the city, and
there was grand display of fireworks in
| front of the City Hall. The Cathedral and
Episcopal residences were also brilliantly
illuminated, the former presenting magni-
| ticent appearance.
| SAN FRANCISCO, June 16.-The Hood in
Columbia river is overfiowing the lower
part of the city.
| Weather Report.
| WAR DEPARTMENT,
| Office Chief Signal officer ,
| Washington, June l6, 1871, 7:30 p NJ.
| SYNOPSIS OF THE PAST TwENTY-FoUR HOURS.
The barometer remains stationary at the
| Rocky Mountains, where the temperature
has fallen somewhat. The barometer has
continued to fall throughout the Mississippi
valley and has risen but little on the west
Atlantic. 1t is at its average height from
Lake Ontario to Michigan and southwark.
The temperature has risen in the Ohio val
ley and Missouri. 1t has fallen decidedly
in the northwest and still more so from Vir-
| ginia to Florida. Rainy and threatening
| weather is reported from Minnesota to Ten
nessee and westward, as also ON the coast
from South Carolina to northern Florida.
PROBABILITIES.
1t is probable that severe local storm
will pass over Southern Georgia tonight.
The rains and threatening weather of the
Mississippi valley will probably extend
eastward on Saturday to the Blue Ridge,
with fresh and brisk easterly winds from
Lake Erie to Superior, and southerly winds
on the gulf coast.
River Intelligence.
SOUTHWEST Pass, June l6, P. M-Ba-
rometer 30:20 wind south southwest and
light.
No arrivals or departures.
VICKsBURG, June l6.-Passed down: City
of Quincy at 10 A. NJ, Exchange at p. NJ,
and r. (. Lee at P. NJ. River falling
Weather warm and clear.
PITTsBURG, June l6.-Weather cloudy
Monongahela thirty-two inches i'll ROwley's
channel and falling.
| LOUISVILLE, June 16.-River has fallen
three inches leaving two feet one inch in
the chute, four feet one inch in the canal.
Weather cloudy and showery, with pros
poets of rain tonight. Arrived Virginia
from New Orleans. Departed Z. Is. Church.
The Leclaire leaves for the Tennessee river
tomorrow. The Camelia has been thoroughly
overhauled, and will leave for the Tennessee
river tomorrow.
The r. c. Gray, from Louisville for the
Arkansas river, punched hole in her hull
at Scutfletown bar and took about two feet
of water, but stopped the leak and entered
protest. She is at Evansville, awaiting In
structions.
CINCINNATI, June l6.-The river has fallen
six inches, leaving eight feet six inches in
the channel.
Arrived: Kate Robinson, from ST. Louis
Departed Champion, for st. Louis. The
weather is cool and pleasant
| ST. LOUIS, June l6.-Arrived: Pauline
Carroll, from New Orleans; City of Cairo,
frop Vicksburg; G. H. Wilson and barges,
frcm Cincinnati. Departed: Belle Mem
phis, for Memphis; g. H. Wilson and barges
for Lacrosse.
River falling slowly There was a very
heavy rain this morning. comm encing al
halfpast four o'clock. The weather since
has been cloudy and cool.
MEMPHIS, June l6.-Passed up: Dexter
NJ. j. Wicks and Colorado.
River falling. Weather cloudy. Mer
curry so.