New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-03-01

leDge by the Paris Crew-New Hamp.
shire POlitics-BOth Parties Confident
St. Louis Libel Snit-One Cent Dam.
ages-Salt Lake City-A Committee Of
Fifty-Cattle Stealing ON the Borders
Meeting Of Stock Raisers.
JACKSON, February 29.-In the United
States Court Captain Henderson, clerk of
the county court at Meridian, and II. j.
MOsely, sheriff, were on the witness stand
to-day. Mosely is Republican, and was
appointed successfully to Office by Ames
and Alcorn, and latterly was elected to the
same position. He testified that on the day
of the riot he had reason to apprehend
DlOOdshed on account of the large number,
of armed negroes in Meridian and for the
preservation OF peace he organized several
squads of special officers under control of
| the best citizens of Meridian
After the riot he heard much regret ex-
pressed by the better class of white people
at the occurrence. The special officers ap-
pointed by him were nearly all white, for
the reason that he believed they would do
their duty without respect to party.
Captain HendersOn's testimony was SIM
liar to Mosely's. He commanded COM
pany Of M0sely's special officers.
In the Legislature, the past two days
have been occupied discussing the funding
bill and a bill to regulate finance.
ST. JOHNS, N. b., February 29.-The
Paris crew challenge any four cared crew in
| the United States or England to row six
miles for $1,000 or $4,000, the race to come
off in June or July at Halifax.
CONCORD N. H., February 29-Both par
ties are confident of favorable result on
the twelfth proximo. An army of speakers
| is in the field and more are coming.
ST. LOUIS, February 29.-The libel suit of
Spencer Ball VS.. Ersning Dispatch, for
$4,000, for publishing a police item, was
terminated to-day by the jury giving one
cent damages to the plaintiff.
SALT LAKE CITY, February 29.-The COM
mittee of fifty have organized, and are
the city treasurer renders an account of the
funds.
BROWNSVILLE, February 29.-Cattle steal
ing by armed bands of Mexicans has been
renewed to such an extent that a meeting
of stock raisers was convened here to-day
to memorialize the national government for
protection. Captain Mitflin Kennedy, the
largest stock raiser in Texas, presided, and
the most influential men of the frontier par
ticipated in the movement They are de-
termined to place the facts before the gov
| ernment so strongly supported by evil
dence as to insure action. The meeting
| adjourned to Tuesday next to hear the re-
port of the committee appointed to prepare
a memorial and collect evidence.
Weather Report.
WAR DEPARTMENT.
Office Chief Signal Officer, }
| Washington February 20, 1872. 1870 P. H.
PROBABILITIES.
| The low barometer over West Virginia
will probably move enthusiastically over
| the Middle Atlantic and southern New
| England States The area of snow extend
| ing during the night over the latter, where
the winds will veer to easterly. North
| westerly winds, with rising barometer. fall
| ing temperature and clearing but partially
! cloudy weather will extend nOrtheastward
over the Middle States by and, during Fri
day morning and the Southwestern and
New England States by Friday evening.
Pleasant weather, with nOrthwesterly winds,
prevail from the Ohio valley to the south
| Atlantic coast. Northerly winds, veerine to
| easterly are probable for the western Gulf
| States. Dangerous winds are not antic-
pated for the Atlantic and Gulf coasts.
River lnteliiGence.
SOUTHWEST PASS. February 90, 6 PM
Barometer 3O:l5 Wind east northeast and
fresh. Arrived-Spanish bark Sunrise. Rolg,
master, eight days from Matanzas, in ballast
to order. Sailed-Sehooner Henrietta; ship
Mount Royal, previously reported outside,
sailed this evening for Calcasieu.
FICksBURG, February 29.-Passed down
Henry M. Shreve, at s A. NJ; Warner and
barges, at II NJ; City of Alton, at p. M.
Passed up-Mary Houston, at II NJ; In
diana, at II NJ; Charles B. Church, at 6 p.
M. River rising. Weather cool and clear.
CINCINNATI, February 29.-River twelve
| feet four inches in the channel, and falling.
| There was quite heavy fall of snow las,
night. Weather to-day cloudy and cool.
PITTsBURG, February 29.-There was n
regular fall of snow during the forenoon.
Weather clear and cold tonight. = Monon.
| gahela four feet three inches in the chan
mel. River stationary
EVANSVILLE, February 29.-The weathe,
is cloudy and cold: Snow fell all night, ant
was foot deep this morning. It is nov
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