New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-04-13
MISCELLANEOUS.

| Carolina COnsplratOrs Plead Guilty
! Collision of Trains-LocOmotiveB Boiler
Explosion.
HALIFAX, II. S.. April IA rain storm
| has damaged the roads and bridges, and
done great injury to the lumber trade
throughout Nova Scotia.
ALBANY, n. u, April 1.-THE bill allow
ing the Pacific Mail Steamship Company to
reduce its stock was defeated.
BALTIMORE, April l2.-The Cotton Elk.
change organized yesterday.
MEMPHIS. April l2-The United States
marshal advertises ire engines, city's stock
in the waterworks, and various other prop
erty, for sale, to satisfy a judgment obtained
BY Brown & Co, Nicolson pavement con-
tractors. 1t is said the mayor will take
steps to enjoin the marshal from either sell
ing or levying on any property of the city
until the Supreme Court acts upon an ar
peal to be taken.
PHILADELPHIA. April l2-An Erening
Telegraph Westminster special says the
Hon John Hickman announces his deter
mination to take part in the Liberal Repub-
ican movement at Cincinnati.
CHARLESTON, S. c., April I2-In the
United States court to-day two prisoners
from York county pleaded guilty to con-
spiracy. and third. charged with con-
spiracy and murder, pleaded guilty to con-
spiracy, when the murder charge was with
drawn.
ST. LOUIS, April l2-The western bound
express train on the Missouri Pacific rail
road, which left here at half.past five
o'clock lastevening. colided with the Wash
ington accommodation train bound east. a
short distance this side of Laclede, eight
miles from this city. The engine of the ex-
press train was badly smashed and the ex-
press car thrown down an eInbankment
twenty feet. The engine and baggage car
of the accommodation train were badly in
Jured. Immediately after the collision the
locomotive of the express train exploded
with great force, scattering fragments of
the boiler and engine in all directions.
A few moments later an extra train from
st. Louis ran into the rear of the express
train, doing but little damage, however, as
the speed of the train had been greatly
slackened. Notwithstanding these three
accidents occurred almost simultaneously,
nobody was seriously hurt. and only few
persons received even bruises. The COLI
sion occurred on curve and resulted from
the fact that the express train did not re-
main on the side track until the accommO.
dation train passed, as it should have done.
NASHVILLE, April l2-The managers of
the Nashville Industrial Exposition, at a
meeting tonight, unanimously resolved to
extend invitations to the managers Of the
Industrial Expositions at Cincinnati, Louis
vile, Memphis and New Orleans, rendering
them Inequalities.
Weather Report.
WAR DspARrnlsY,
Once Chief Signal Omcer, }
Washington. April IL. 1871, 435 P. II.
PROBABILITIES.
The lowest barometer will continue NOV
ing northeast, with diminishing pressure
and rain over New England tonight and
will be followed By rising barometer from
the lakes to the Gulf. Brisk and high
northwest winds will continue during the
night from the lower Mississippi valley to
the upper lakes and extend to the lower
lakes. Increasing sOutherly winds are
probable for the East and Middle Atlantic
coasts, veering to westerly. Clear and
clearing weather will prevail very gener-
ally on Saturday from the upper lakes to
the Gulf and South Atlantic coasts and the
Western and Middle States, and extend
east over New England on Saturday. eau
uonary signals continue at Milwaukee,
Chlcago, Grand Haven, Detroit Toledo,
Buffalo, Rochester and Oswego.
River lntellixence.
SOUTHWEST PASS, April ~. P. NJ
Barometer Nl5. Wind east and light. No
arrivals. Sailed-Bark Bellevue and brig
Henrietta. 's
MEMPHIS, April l2-Weather warm and
rainy. River rising rapidly Passed IN
Nj. J. Wicks. ~
CINCINNATI, April l2-Weather cloudv
showery and windy all day, but clearing to,
night. River forty three feet in the chan.
mel, and rising. Passed down-Exporter.
from Pittsburg for New Orleans.
P1TTsBURG, April 12.-Weather cloudv
with frequent showers. MOnongahela thir.
teen feet six inches in the channel, falling
fast Allegheny falling at Oil City. The
coal which has gone this month together
with the amount which will get away to-
morrow. aggregates over IL 0O0, 900 bushels.
LOUISVILLE, April l2.-River has risen
one foot and still rising, nineteen feet in the
canal and seventeen feet in the chute.
Weather warm and threatening rain all
day. but partially clear this evening.
EVANSVILLE, April l2.-There was ire
mendous rain and terrific wind this morn
ing, but the weather was partially clear
during the day. River has risen fifteen
lnches: Passed up-Alaska at 4:30 A. NJ.
Passed down-Robert Mictcheli at A. NJ,
iron Mountain and Simpson Horner and
i5arges at II a. NJ, large towboat with
ST. LOUIS. April l2-Arrived-John F.
Tolie, from New Orleans, and Belle of st.
Louis, from Vicksburg. Weather clear,
cool and windy. River falling slowly.
CAIRO, April 12.-Arrived-S. S. Merrill,
from Ouachita river, at A. NJ; CITY of
Cairo from New Orleans, at a p. M: CITY
of VickSOurg, from St Iouis at y nj