New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-02-26

arrested last evening, charged with passing
counterfeit money, resulted in holding then
for trial. The cOunterteits exhibited IN the
court were upon the Westminster County
National Bank, ut Peel1skll, and were very
rood limitations. The detectives are posi-
tive they are on the right track, ana thai
the case is one of great magnitude:
The loading of the steamer Worcester
with supplies for France, was finished
to-day. but she may not be i'll readiness to
sail before Wednesday next.
The embezzlement at the Webster Bank
amounts to $4,000. Daniels, the cashier
who was implicated, has lett the city =.
tGalatia and schooner Peacock cOllided IN
the harbOr to-day. Both damaged.
Iohn Wolf. "A stock drOver from Arizona,
Vas found murdered in the river near Los
The night of the twenty -second was the
coolest ever known in Los Angeles.
Heavy rains have caused floods ia Oregon.
The sacramento Union reiterates the
charge that the Central Pacific road Is
CHARGING the government for freight the
amount charged to private citizens between
San Francisco and COrinne.
Mrs. Laura Fair was arralgned today
for the murder Of A. p. Crlttenden. She
pleaded not guilty.
CHARLIsroN, February 25.-The State
Senate to-day, by large majority, passed
to its second reading, insurlng Its passage
a bill repeating the act which gave the IN
dorsement Of the State to s4,oco'ooo OF
Blue Ridge railroad bonds.
The Senate has before it a bill creating a
sinking fund of 100000 yearly, for the ex-
tinguishment Of the State debt.
The House of Representatives Is engaged
on a bill to convert the present debt INTO
sterling bonds and prohibiting the creation
of any additional debt, unless witiAthe rat!fl-
cation of two-thirds of the members OF the
Legislature. A popular feeling OF the Leg
islat,lre is growing strong in favor OF imam
cal reform.
River Intelligence.
SOUTHWEST Pass, February 25, 6 p. M
Barometer 1870. Wind southeast and
fresh -,
Arrived: Bark Winnburn. McDougall
master, fourteen days from Falkland
Islands, with salt, to Thorndke & Norton
MEMPHIS, February 25.-Raining, and
heavy thunder storm prevailing. The river
rose two feet in the past twenty four hours.
Passed up: Lockwood and Virginia.
VICKsBURG, February 25.|Passed up:
Olive Branch, at nine o'clock last night;
H. NJ. Shreve at eleven o'clock last night:
Pargoud ut eight and Belle Lee at eleven
this morning; John Kilsour at five this
evening. Passed down: Indiana at six,
Bee and barges at nine this morning; Lee
at one, City of Quincy at two, Groesbeck
at three, and Marcella at six and Dexter
at eight this evening. River rising, wealth
err cloudy and pleasant.
ST. LOUIS, February 25.-Arriyed: Com
monwealth. from New Orleans. Departed:
Carrie V. kOuntz, Continental and Kellogg.
for New Orleans: St. Joseph. for Memphis;
Ctah, for Arkansas river; Shamrock. Tor
Cincinnati; Julia, for Nicksburg: General
Anderson, for Mound City, and Collier, for
Pittsburg. The river is about stationary
The ice is moving at Rock Island and Du.
bu0ue Navigation will he open to these
points very soon. Weather mild Asteady
rain has fallen all day.
LOUISVILLE, February 26.-The weather
10 cold. 1t has been raining all day, and
continues tonight. The weather preventf
business on the wharf Several boats lay
over. being unable to handle freight. The
river is about stationary. with seven fee
and seven inches in the chute, nine feet
and seven inches in the canal. and ak fee
on the rocks.
Arrived Armada from Cairo; II. S
Turner, Lookout, Potomac and Hercules
aud barges. from New Orleans; Altoona
from Cincinnati.
Denarted Armada and Potomac. fo
Cincinnati: Lookout, Tor MANSON, ADeona
for St Louis; Glasgow, for White river. ant
Katie for New Orleans. The LoOkOu
tool, the wreck of the Highway to Madison
to be rebuilt Charles Bodmann leaves TO
New Orleans tomorrow.
CINCINSATI February 25.-The river ha
twenty-six feet in the channel and is rising
Steady rain since 10 A. N. Arrived: Silve
Lake from Pittsburg and Potomac from
New Orleans. Departed: Robert Burns TO
Memphis, Charles BOdmann and barges TO
New Orleans, and Silver Lake for st. Louis
P1rTsDURG, February Electromagnetic
eight feet scant: Allegheny three feet ant
SIX inches at Oil City, Departed: Empel Q
and Waunita.