New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-03-02

Old North Carolina BOnds-Rill in Equity
Filed-Repeal of Duty on Coal APP
preved-Arrival from Oregon-Ar kan-
sas-Dcfeat of the Bill Prohibiting
Sunday Trains-Uncerfainty AbOu.
al Clayton and the hip-k entucky
Conference Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church-Grand Peace Celebration by
the St. Louis Gepmaus.
RALEIGH, N. c., March IA bill in equity
has been fled by holders of certain North
Carolina (Old) bonds to restrain the pay
ment of dividend Of six per cent, lately
declared by the North Carolina Railroad
Company. one hundred and eighty thousand
SStsars Of which is due upon stock held by
th4 State, for which she issued her bonds in
p83Ment, and agreed to have all dividends
ap3 lied in payment OF interest due upon
h6hbOve class OF bonds.
Tbs application of the dividend is
claimed under the forty first section of the
act Incorporating the company, and order
ing the issue Of these bonds, which, after
pledging the pnblic faith of the State in
payment OF these bonds, in addition thereto
pledged the stock held by her in this rail
,-cad, and that all dividends of profit from
time to time declared should be applied to
the payment Of interest accruing on these
bonds.
judge Bond, of the United States Circuit
Court, granted restraining order and Will
hear q motion for an injunction on the
twenty eighth Of March.
This action has created much cOnstcrDa-
ton here among the members of the Legis'
lature, as this is the only fund from which
they could get their per diem.
ALBANY, n. Y, March 1.-The Assembly
adopted resolutions approving the repeal Of
the duty on coal,
SAN Francisco, March 1.-The steamer
idaho arrived from Portland, Oregon. She
had seven days head winds.
MEMPHIS, March NO progress has
been made in affairs at Little Rock, Ar
kansas.
bill prohibiting the running OF railroad
trains on Sunday was defeated in the Mis-
sissippi Legislature.
James Drummond machinst, COM
mitted suicide here to-day by shooting
himself with pistol. Cause-!ntemper-
%nc6.
It is still uncertain whether Clayton, of
Senatorship or not.
LOUISVILLE, March 1.-The nineteenth
annual session Of the Kentucky Conference
Of the Methodist Episcopal Church met
here to-day. Bishop Clarke presiding and
seventy ministers in attendance.
ST.. LOUIS March 1.-The Germans OF this
city have arranged a grand peace celebra-
ton Saturday and Sunday next.
q At meeting on Change, at noon to-day,
about $500 IN money anG provisions were
raised for the relief of the suffering French
in twenty minutes.
The press are unanimous in calling uDOn
the people TO preserve oTder. There was Il
slight demonstration on Monday night in
some parts OF the city, bat comparatively
insignificant and was speedily suppressed.
A large number of armed zouaves crowded
MAnfv 0av,<ra oylI var lou.
in their dennnciations OF the Prussians.
They swore to resist the entry OF the Ger
mans at all hazards, and threatened an at
tack Oh the Hotel de Vile on Wednesday
morning, but it is supposed there Will be no
. attempt to assault any OF the public build
ings. Two battalions of National Guards
refused to surrender their arms. and Gen
eral Vinoy issued orders on Tuesday to
disarm them.
River Intelligence.
SOUTHWEST PASS, March l, ?. NJ
Barometer 1890. Wind east, light. No
arrivals. Sailed: Steamships Sherman,
Frankfurt and Morgan ship Lake Ontario,
and bark Anna Walsh.
PASS A-L'OUTRE. March /, 6 p. M.-Wind
east, light. Arrived: Schooner Willie.
Eaden, master, with a cargo of oranges and
bananas, from Grand Cayman. to f. Pills
bury.
The steamer Crescent City, previously re-
ported as having sailed, has returned. She
IL now inside the bar awaiting fair weather.
The schooner Challengeris inside, waiting
for favorable weather to sail.
MEMPHIS. March WEATHER cloudy.
Mercury 100. River rising rapidly. De
parted: Continental, Belle Lee, LOngworth,
and Katie for New Orleans. The Katie was
visited by thousands Of citizens while at the
wharf, and pronounced one OF the finest
boats ever seen here.
VICKsBURG, March Passed up: Mollie
Able at IL last night. Down: Great Re
public at l. A. NJ. River rising. Weather
clear and warm.
CINCINNATI, March l.-River nearly sta
tionery. Arrived Messenger, Moilie Moore
and Liberty No. 4, from New Orleans;
Wannita and Emperor, from .Pittsburg. De
parted: s. }. Hale, tor Memphis; X. c. Gray,
for Arkansas river: Wa,,nita, for New Or
leans; MOllie Moore, for Pittsburg Weather
pleasant.
PIrTsBURG, March Weather clear and
pleasant. MOnongahela has eleven feet and
five inches; both rivers falling above Ar
rived: Brill from Cincinnati. Departed: w.
i. Curtiss for Nashville :
ST. LOUIS, March ARRIVED: City of
Cairo, Vicksburg; AbeOna, Cincinnati; II.
N. Shreye, Red river; Alps, Cairo.
Departed: James Howard for New Or
leans and Grand Tower for Memphis.
River rising slowly. Weather clear and
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