New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-19
TERMS: Sl6 90 PBR ANNUM.
WHOLE NUMBER 1921,
Addresses were delivered by Drs. 4. 10

Addresses were delivered by Drs. e. ID
Haven, MaclaY and others.
s!xes Of 1881, III; five-twenties OF 1852,
LIZ; LIS; 1864, It24; 1866, 1928, new ll47s;
1907, Il5ae; 1868, 1I5A; new tives. l0919:
Sen1orues, lO845; Tennessee skies, 74l4s
new 14t2; Virginia SKIES, AN, new 50, Goa
Sohaated d q, deferred l5lA; St. Joseph 81;
Louisiana SKIES, so, new 48, Ievee skies 60,
e.ghts 70; Alabama eights, so. ives 81;
| SGeorgla skies, 20, sevens, Sc; North Caro-
Inas, 35, new q, special tax 1914: South
C9rollnas, 50, new %, April and October Is.
new YORK, November l8.-Mcney strin-
| gent to-day, especially during the after
1 nooh' Early In the day borrowers on call,
| WIN STOCK coIlaterals, paid gold; hut
| during the afternoon the rates Of interest
steadily declined, and the late business was
| at i-lod 3 per diem. The discount market
| Is also very close, and transactions in huRi-
| meas paper quite limited. Prime names ara
done under II p cent in the open market,
and other names ORl y at higher rates. Ex-
change heavy and lower to-day, under
limited demand and an increased supply of
bills. Some of the bankers have been loan
ing bills on stock cOllaterals, and some are
pressing on the market.
there Is also better supply of eottOns
and other commercial bills; some bankers
sixty days sterling closed at I08 3-I6. Gold
was dull during the greater portion of the
day at ll3b6 to l139S, but late in the after
noon became little frmer, and some few
sales were made at ll3&4 Loans were first
I,Io to hat for use then to for carving
governments duh and firm all day as open
Ing prices.
A European letter states that 10000
people died of cholera in Russia this year.
The United States steamer Portsmouth.
which sails hence this week, will take a.
corps OF civil engineers and Instruments for
nY ,IINNnf Al, o
rien.
John Kelly and his wife, Kate concluded
drunken orgie yesterday, in Mott street,
the latter falling into the fire, her head and
shoulders being burned off
The large storehOuse Of Woodruff g. Rob
lnson at the foot of Amity street, Brooklyn,
was destroyed by fire this afternoon. The
building covered an area of 100 by 200 feet,
and was five stories in height. 1t had grain
elevators seven stories high The fire Il be-
Ae7ed to have originated in the journals
OF the grain elevator The flames spread
with surprising rapidity. At one time it
was feared that the flames would spread bOp
the shipping in the river, and many vessels
had to be towed from their moorings.
Large quantities of grain and sugar were
destroyed in the store. The machinery was
also completely ruined. The grain de-
stroyed is valued at 100000. It belonged
to various firms in New York, and WAS in
sured. The building was owned by vii
liam Beard, and leased by Woodruff &
Robinson. The firm lose $4,000 on ma
ohinery-fully insured
The building was valued at Sl50,0OO, and
insured as follows: Firemen's $l2, 500, Mer-
chants $l2,5OO. Nassau $4,000, Ph0nix
10000, Atna $4,000, Hartford $4,000,
Sterling $4,000, and $4,000 in another
company, leaving Boards loss not covered
by insurance 100000. The total destruc-
tion by this fire was about $8000OO. One
ment
,Arrived-Steamship City of London trom
Liverpool.
The inquest on the body of Thomas Don
Mclean, shot in a bar-room in Jersey City,
last Thursday night, by John Dorreys, was
held this evening. The jury rendered a
verdict that deceased was willfully and ma
lieiously murdered by Dorreys, but reoonl,,
nended the latter to mercy.