New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-26
NIIsCELLArSEoUs.


MISCELLANTEOUR
Breaking Ground on VIeksburE, shin
Island and Pensacola RailrOad-Thta
Belleville Railroad HOrrsr-Rslisf a.
the People Of PersIa-Base BaTl-Fsrs
in Observation-Disclosures for COnarssa-
President Grant at HOstOn-BOsten Ju--
biiee-The COliseam Cr0wded-Dema-
cratic Nominations In PHILADELPHIA.
| NTCKsBURG, June 25.-Mr. Hackett broke
dirt on the Vicksburg, Ship Island and PEN
sacola railroad this evening. Speeches fol-
lowed py congressman Mckee. Judge Sim
raj! and other distinguished gentlemen.
MILWAUKEE, June 25.-GOats &, Franks
dry goods store was struck by lightning
$l25, 900.
BELLEvILLE, Ontario, June 25.-Manv
more victims of the recent railway disaster
are rapidly sinking. The coroners Jury find
that the calamity was purely accidental.
tne track was in good condition, and the en-
| glneer sober, efficient and careful officer
and died at his post.
CHICAGO, June 25.-The Protestant
churches here are subscribing for the relief
OF the people of Persia.
ABOUT 5OOO persons witnessed a game of
base Dali yesterday between the Troys and
AthIeties, which was won by the latter by
/
ST. LOUIS, June 25.-A fire in Lexinaton.
Missouri, destroyed six business houses in
/ the centre OF the city. The loss on stock
consumed is $60000 or $4,000.
PORTSMOUTH, Va. june 15.-,James n.
Platt was to-day renOminated for Congress
| by the Republican convention of the second.
! congressional district.
BOSTON, June -Steamsbip
| Olympia, from Liverpool
| PRESIDENT Grant RQeoTnDanied hv Mra
| Grant, Secretary Fish and wife, General
Dent and wife, and General Babcook and
three ladies, arrived here at nine o'clock
this morning. city committee, with the
United States marshal, were awaiting the
arrival OF the party at the depot, and they
were conveyed directly to the Revere
House. Quite q large crowd gathered, but
the reception was wholly informal.
During the forenoon the President at
tended meeting of the trustees of the Pea
body fund. The following members Of the
board were present; Robert c. WinthrOB,
chairman; Hamilton Fish, vice chairman;
President Grant; j. II. Clifford, OF Massa
chusetts; William Aiken, of South Carolina.
William A. Graham, of North Carolina; c.
MacAhster, of Philadelphia; Samuel Wet
more, of New York; George N. Eaton. Of
Maryland; Samuel Watson of Tennessee.
4: Il. H. Stuart, of Virginia, and General
Richard Taylor, of Louisiana.
Inc attention OF the meeting was prinei-
pally occupied by routine fOrmalities Ad-
journed until 10 A. NJ tomorrow.
indications are that the Coliseum will be
filled to-day, the demand for tickets being
largely in excess of any previous day. The
Lancers will escort President Grant to the
Coliseum The programme to-day is the
most attractive Of she series, including in
its performance all the foreign bands, dis
tmguished s0lOists, and full chorus and Or
chestra.
The Coliseum was filed to Overlooking
to-day. Over 5000 people we're turned
away from the doors, and 10000 tickets for
standing places were sold. The audience
is estimated at 10000 people.
PHILADELPHIA, June 25.-The Demo
cratic convention made the following nomi-
nations this morning: In the first congress
sional district Samuel j. Randall was re-
nominated by acclamatiOn; for the third
district Herman VOgel Bach was nominated.
NO nomination was made in the second dis
trict. The convention, in the first senate
rial district, renominated Colonel Robert p
Decker
Weather ReDors.
war DRPARTMEwr
once Chief Signal Ofioar.
washington, June Is, l8T2, 4;35 P. M.
PROBABILITIES.
GOrtherly to westerly winds and clear
weather will prevail very generally on We'd
nesday over the South Atlantic and Middle
States; northerlyltO easterly winds, backing
to westerly and northerly, and clearing
weather for New England by or on Wednes-
day morning; clear and partially cloudy
weather and light to fresh winds from the
Gulf to the Ohio valley, and thence to Lake
Erie and upper lake region; increasing
cloudiness, fresh to brisk winds and pos
sibly rain for the Northwest and Missouri;
brisk westerly winds will probably prevail
tonight from New Jersey to Maine.
River LnEollIgsnos.
SOUTHWEST PASS, June 25, 6 P. M
Barometer 1866. Weather calm No
arrivals or departures
MEMPHIS, June 25.-Weather clear and
warm. River falling. Passed up-Colo-
rado. Passed dOwn-Mary 4. Poe last
night Mary Houston and Indiana expected
up tonight.
VICKsBURG, June 25.-Passed down
Natchez at 6 p NJ. and Belle Lee at P.
M. Passed up-Pauline Carroll at A. b.,
City of Vicksburg at 8 A. M. River falling.
Weather warm and clear.
CINCINNATI, June 25.-Weather fair to-
day, cloudy this evening. River eight feet
three inches in the channel and falling.
PITTsBURG, june 25.--Weather cloudy.
M0nOngahela two feet one inch in the chan
mel, and stationary.
LOUISVILLE, June 25.-River falling, with
five feet in the canal, and three feet ia
the chute. Weather clear and warm
Business very dull. Arrived-Kate Kinney
from New Orleans.
CAIRO, June 25.-Arrived-C. b. Church,
from Cincinnati, at 10 p H.; James How
ard, from Evansville at IL p. M; A. j.
Baker, from Pittsburg, at l ?. NJ; Imperial,
from New Orleans, att p. NJ Departed
G. B. Church, for New Orleans, at 3 A. M;
A. j. Baker, for Baton Rouge, at / P. NJ
The river has fallen seven inches in the
past twenty-four hours Weather clear.
Mercury 869.
EvANsvILLE, June 25.-Weather clear.
Mercury s6o. The river has fallen six
inches in the past twenty-fOur hours
Passed dOwn-LOuisVille, at 4P.M M.
Sr. LOUIS, June 25.-Arrived-City Of
Helena, from Vieksburg. Departed-Julia,
for Vicksburg Kellogg and barges, for New
Orleans. Weather clear and warm. River
alling slowly.
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