New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-03-28
MISCELLANEOUS.
seating Mcclure in Pennsy lvania-Ohio Re.
publican COnventiOn-South Carolina
Delegates to Philadelphia onventiOn-
Rrifisl, Iraa.clad EnEfrnSs

Delegates to Philadelphia Convention
British IrOn-clad at Fortress Monroe.
PHILADELPHIA, March GA dispatch
from Harrisburg says the election commit
tee will report in favor of seating Ne
Clure.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 27.-The Repub.
Hcan State Convention convened to-day
with Alphonso Hart temporary chairman.
John e. Lee was elected permanent presi.
dent. He made a speech i'll favor OF Grant
administration, which was warmly ap-
Captain A. T. wykotf was nominated for
Secretary of State ON the first ballot
John Welch, of Athens, was nominated
for Supreme Court Judge. A motion to
nominate Congressman at large was Ia
bled.
Lieutenant Governor Jacob Mueller,
Samuel Craighead. Henry Kissler and j.
Madison Bell were elected delegates at
large to the Philadelphia convention.
Resolutions were adopted expressing con-
fdence in President Grants administration,
and tavoring his denomination for President,
with William DennisOn as Vice President.
CHARLESTON. March IA number of
delegates to tie Philadelphia convention
are about to go to Washington to demand
the removal OF several government officers,
including the collector and postmaster Of
Charleston.
Britannia majesty's ilon-clad frigate Royal
Alfred, consorted by the steamers Eclipse
and Derby, arrived on the Cape at ten
O'Clock this morning, and passed up for
Annapolis, Maryland.
MONTREAL, March 27.-Garths metal
works was damaged to the amount of 81, 900
ty fire to-day. Fully insured.
DEs MOINEs, Iowa, March 27.-The Re
publican State Convention met here to-day
ard elected delegates to the Philadelphia
convention. They passed resolutions in
dOrsing President Grants administration.
The delegates are instructed to vote for the
denomination OF President Grant, and to
support Joseph f. Wilson for Vice Presi-
dent.
Weather Report.
WAR DEPAR-rEy~
Once Chief Signal Gfhcer,
Washington. March p, 1872 4:35 ?. NJ
PROBABILITIES.
Clear weather will probably prevail
Thursday from the lower lakes to the gulf
and westward to the Atlantic. An area of
low barometer will probably move eastward
over the Northwest with diminishing pres
sure throughout the Mississippi Valley, and
extending east over the upper lake region
and the Ohio valley, with sOutherly and
easterly winds. Increased cloudiness will
prevail north and west of the Ohio valley,
with very probably threatening weather.
Rising temperature is probable for the sta
tions east of the Rocky Mountains on Thurs
day. Dangerous winds are not anticipated
TOR the Atlantic and gulf coasts tonight.
River lnteIIigence.
SOUTHWEST Pass, March 27, p. NJ
barometer 1890. Weather calm. Arrived
Ship Florence Treat. Short, master, twenty
five days from Philadelphia, with a general
cargo, to q A Fosdick & Co.: Spanish brig
Andes, Margrl. master, eight DAYS from |
Havana, IN ballast, to Fatjo, Marks g. Co:
schooner William Fisher LYMAN, master
tour days from Ruatan. with fruit: Nor |
wegian bark JCns Lassen. Lorensen. master |
nnety-one days from Middlesborough, with |
a cargo Of railroad iron. 20 order; steamship |
City of Galveston, Rowland, master, from |
New York, at $40 2. NJ. to e. A. Fosdick |
Il Co. Scholarships Adorna Northwestern |
Ellen Sutherd and Richard Ill. barks st.
Cloud and G. Battisto.
PAssAL'OUTRE, March y, P. NJ
Weather calm and hay. No arrivals
Sailed-Steaulship Margaret and schooner
Adams.
VIcKsBURG. March 27.-Passed-Emile
LaBarge at 3 A. NJ. and Katie p. kountz at
II NJ. River rising. Weather mild.
SHREVEPORT, March 27.-Weather cloudy.
The river rose two inches in the last TWEEN
ty-four hours. total rise of thirtytwo
inches in the past five days. No arrivals or
departures.
CINCINNATI March 27.-River ten feet in
the channel and falling. Weather clear
and pleasant.
PIrTsBURG, March 27-The Monong.hela
has thirty five inches and is rising slowly.
Reported five feet six inches and stationary
at Brownsville Weather springlke.
LOUISVILLE, March 27.-River six feet in
the canal and four feet in the chute
Weather clear and pleasant. Cp-Mary
Houston, from New Orleans. Down-Po-
tomac, from Cincinnati to New Orleans.
EVANSVILLE. March 27.-The river has
fallen eigh, inches. Weather fine.
ST. LOUIS, March G-Arived-Com-l
monwealth from New Orleans. Departed |
NJ. j. Wcks for New Orleans. River swell |
ling SLOWLY Weather clear and pleasant. |
CAIRO March 27.-Arrived-Beltast from
St. Louis. at p. M: Peytona from New
Orleans, at 3 A. NJ. Glasgow from Red
river, at p NJ; Tom Jasper froT New Or
leans, at p ~; Mary f. Poe from ST.
Louis, at 3 P. NJ. Departed-Glencoe for
New Orleans, at p. Al; Belfast for New
Orleans, at 3 A. Nj Peytona for Louisville,
at a. NJ. Glasgow for Cincinnati, at I.
NJ; Mary Z. Poe for Red river, at D +. M ;
Jasper for st. Louis, at 2. NJ. The river
has fallen seven inches in the last twenty
Jour hours. Weather clear and pleasant.
Mercury so.
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