New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-23

The Bank Statement-ArriVnls-T Srrik
ers-Grand National Editorial Reunion
Evening Post on the GrOesbeck No
minatiOn Firemen Injured - COttOE
Movements.
New YORK, June 22.-The bank state
ment shows Loans increased $4,000, 600
specie decreased 1876, 900; deposits de
creased $65,O0O; legal tenders decreased
$1,000, 900.
Arrived - Steamers Caledonia. South
Carolina, COrtes and General Meade. Ar.
rived out-COlumbia, Flying Cloud, Arka-
tor, Thayer and Nantibus.
The employees at Colgate's soap house. in
Jersey City, struck this morning for uni
form wages. Some of the men have been
receiving eight dollars, others ten and 9th.
ers still twelve per week. They demand
twelve dollars for all.
AT large meeting of the metal workers
this morning a delegate who was sent TO
Pennsylvania and Delaware reported that
at Chester, Pennsylvania, the workmen
were not willing to strike. In other places
visited, including Philadelphia and Will
mingtOn, the men were enthusiastic for
eight hours, and were formed into leagues.
They will not strike until next month, and
while the metal workers here remain on the
strike each member of the Philadelphia aud
Wilmington unions will contribute 81 a
week toward Ll6lf assistance.
The officers of metal works report that
tifty-nine shops, employing about three
thousand men, have already conceded to
eight hours, leaving about eighty shops and
ten thousand men idle. They assert that
the strike will be wholly successful in a
fortnight.
ferdinand Suffers, Frederick Rung and
Albert KrOll, strikers, were arraigned for
assault on Frederick BOkel, Madison street.
They were found guilty, but sentence was
suspended.
Judge Bedle to-day sentenced the mem
bers OF the Jersey City Board of Police, the
commissioners, and Chief of Police Nc
Williams, who were convicted of cOnspiracy
to defraud the city to pay 500 each. The
hne was paid, and the prisoners were dis
charged.
The Express reports that it has been de.
clded to hold grand national editorial re-
union at Baltimore, July 9, of those who
favor the Cincinnati movement.
The EUeHi1lg Post says, editorially, of the
ticket nominated by the Fifth avenue
boilers There is not much reason for
believing that the next President of the
United States will be Mr.. GrOesbeck, but
Whatever others may do, we are not dis
posed to throw any ridicule upon the move
ment."
The metal manufacturers meeting last
evening decided to make no compromise
with strikers regarding hours or wages,
An explosion in a burning drug store, on
Liberty street, injured number Of fremeu.
some Of whom, it is feared, will lose their
eyesight.
The Liberty street fire originated bv
throwing kerosene on a fire. TWENTY-FIVE
fremen were injured.
No additional jurors obtained in the
Stokes case
The Cotton Exchange adiourns from the
third to the eight of July.
The strike in the West Albany railroad
shops is over.
During the week cotton has been dull and
steady for lots on the spot, with feverish
market for future contracts. The sales of
the week reached 100000 bales, $500 for
future delivery, 500 on the spot and to ar.
rive. Of cotton on the spot and TO arrive
exporters took about 5000 bales, spinners
1Ol5, spectators only -.
Money easy at as per cent on call loans.
oterllng steady. Gold ll3ls 0ll3h. Gov
srnments tuctuated, closing steady at
! slight decline; new fves II215: sizes
u 1851, lI9Ss tive-twenties of 1862 1879 I; |
864, 1879 1865, Il45s new Il6h 1867, |
I7A; 1868, liz; ten-forties IlIas: Tennes- |
ices, old Is, new 7434 Vfrginias old "A, |
lew 50; LOuisianas, old 60, new IS; levee |
lxes 81, eights 79; Alabama eights 80, fves |
"; Georgia SKIES 73. sevens S8.
as the ocean steamship Franklin was /
bout leaving this afternoon for Stettin, /
ank Of petroleum on board exploded, Sc
'erely iDjuring one man, and doing damage |
o the ship and cargo to the extent of /
$4,000. The steamer remains in port /
waiting repairs.