New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-05-08

TooyrnUED FROM tIRsT RAoE.l
- 1-nown citizens of Prescott, and
JUL All the stock. The b9dles OF tne
ca pI9a.od men we're stripped and dlshgured'
M - stas,on has been abandoned,
4n Tlo bodv of Osborne p. Clarke, from
rravas was found one mile north OF MINT
Iyo1iag shot in the head and breast, and j.
CaIIagher was severely wounded by the In
dams at Beaver Creek.
PosToN. NAV REV. L. B. lockwood,
secretary of the New England branch OF
tbe American Tract Society, died to-day,
aged tiftv-fve years.
NoRFoEK, May THE six-oared gig race
between the Undine and Chesapeake boat
clubs. Of Norfolk, came off this afternoon,
in the lower harbOr. The distance was
three miles. Time of Chesapeake, nineteen
minutes and twenty seconds; Undlne,
twenty minutes and ten seconds. The race
attracted a very large crowd of people,
among whom were many strangers. Con-
siderable money changed hands on the re-
suit.
BROOKLYN. May THE great Methodist
General Conference is progressing slowly
with preliminary business.
Rev. DR.. Daily, of New Orleans, repre-
sentative from Louisiana, takes rank among
the most distinguished men of the Confer
ence On Sunday morning he preached an
Church, which is reported at length in Mon
davis morning Herdid
The South will be prominent in the Gen
eral Conference.
BALTIMORE. May I'm a game Of base
ball to-day the score was as follows:
Olympics Of Washington, ); Baltimore
club, -.
SYRACUSE, May THE Courier Demo
cratic1 puts the name of Greeley and Brown
at the head of its columns, subject to the
approval Of the National Democratic Con
yentiOn.
CHICAGO, May 7.-During the past ten
days frequent inquiries have been made
from abroad relative to the standing Of
banks i'll this city, and their ability to meet
the demands of business, unfavorable ru-
mOrs having been circulated on Wall street.
New York. Information obtained from
Trustworthy sources show that the rumOr
is unfOunded, for while the banks have
kept large balances in New York. they are
literally supplied with currency to meet
all demands.
Weather Report.
WAR DEPARTMENT
ONCE Chief Signal Officer,
Washington, May Z, 1872, 1875 P. n.
PROBABILITIES.
Falling barometer, easterlv to southerlv
winds, cloudy and threatening weather with
Ohio valley nOrthward and westward. and
probably extend eastward over the lower
lake region. Partially cloudy weather with
sOutherly winds over the Southern States
Partially cloudy weather with westerly
winds veering to northerly over the south
ern portion of the Middle States and New
England. Dangerous winds are not antici-
pated.
River InteIIiEence.
SOUTHWEST PASS, May Z, P. M
Barometer 30:l5. Wind east, light Ar
rived-NOrwegian bark Vineland, Rastrup,
master, ninety-seven days from Cardiff
with railroad iron to order; Norwegian
bark Regia, HenrickseH, master, sixty-nine
days from Newport, Wales, with railroad
iron to order; German brig Wilhelmene
kulmena, master, tweuty-One days from
Porto Rico, with sugar to Chaffraix &
Agar; steamship William G. Hewes, at $3.50
i. NJ, hawthorne, master, from Indianola.
via Galveston, TO G. A. Whitney & Co.:
American brig J. w. Hunt, Hunt, master,
seventy days from Port Talbot, Wales, with
railroad iron to order. She reports light
winds and Gains during the entire passage.
Sailed-Steamship Hutchinson and scho0n-
er Helena.
Pass A-L'OUTRE, May 7, P. M-Wind
ca It, light. Arrived-SchOOner Lady Wood
bury, Woodbury., master five days from
The Main, Honduras, with fruit, to j. Ma
checa No departures.
MEMPHIS, May Weather clear and
hot. River falling fast. Arrived-Pink
Varble, from Little Rock. Departed Glen
cOe, Continental, City of Helena and Mile
for st. Louis; Exporter for Evansville: Kate
Kinney, Louisville, Bismarck and City Of
Cairo for. New Orleans; Mary FORSYTH for
Cairo, and Legal Tender for White river
FICKsBUBG, May 7.-DOwn-Indiana, at
twelve last night; Belle Lee, at A. NJ:
or A e ID
NJ. Up-MOllie Moore, at ten; City of AL
ton, at twelve last night; Colorado, at 2.
M, Weather warm and clear. River falling
CINCINNATI, May Weather clear and
warm. River eleven feet three inches in the
channel and stationary Arrived-C. B.
Church, from New Orleans
PUTsBURG, May WEATHER showery.
MOnongahela five feet two inches in the
channel and falling slowly
EVANSVILLE, May WEATHER clear and
warm. Mercury so. River four inches
lower Up-SmOky City at A. NJ, r. E. !
= Lee at ) =. NJ, and PeytOna at $50 P. NJ.
DOwn-James Howard at ! P NJ. The Lee
reships and turns back from here, with a
fair prospect Of a good trip.
ST. LOUIS, May 7.-Arrived-Glasro |
from Red River, Julia from Vicksburg, and |
Henry Ames from New Orleans. DEPART !
ed-Belle St Louis for Vicksburg. Weather |
cloudy and warm. River falling slowly.
LOUISVILLE, May River falling slowly, |
with five feet eight inches in the canal |
and three feet eight inches in the chute. |
Weather clear and very warm. Departed !
Susie Silver for New Orleans. The Bod !
mann, Mitchell and Glasgow are still in the |
canal, waiting to get through. No locks.
CAIRO, May 7.-Arrived-Henry Ames. |
from New Orleans, at 10 p NJ; Nick Long |
worth from New Orleans, at 9 A. NJ; A J.
Baker, from New Orleans, at 7 p NJ. De
parted-Henry Ames, for st. Louis, at II |
p. NJ; Longworth, for Louisville, at 10 |
A. NJ. The river has fallen six inches in
the past twenty-four hours. Mercury S0o
MARKETS.