New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-28
MISCELLANEOUS.


dies. The victory restores tranquility.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Le2islature-Billt to Quiet Tax
Titles-Arrival mt Norfolk from Liver.
poOl-Emigrants for Southern States
Steamer United States Not Exploded
Unconstitutional DETERMINATIONS in
States-lmpOrtant Decision.
JACKSON, Miss, February IA bill
passed the House to quiet tax titles to
lands held by the State. 1t provides that
the Auditor shall return to the various cOun-
ties all lands held for taxes, and the county
clerk shall give notice of said forfeitures
for sixty days prior to offering them for
sale. This will give an opportunity for
hundreds to redeem lands that are for
feited without the knowledge of the owners,
in many instances the tax having been
paid regularly.
Grenada, Louisville and Meridian railroad
The only interesting item in the district
court to-day was sending a government
witness to Jail for perjury.
NORFOLK, Va, February 27.-Arrived
from Liverpool, via Halifax, steamship
Austrian, of the Allen line, with thirty three
cabin and nineteen steerage passengers,
most of whom are mechanics or farmers,
who come for permanent residence in the
Southern States. .
LOUISVILLE, February 27.-The steamer
United States, reported exploded below
Cincinnati, arrived here safe to-day.
ATLANTA, February I.-Judge Erskine, of
the United States Court, to-day, in habeas
corpus case. discharged l.. T. Culver, a citi-
zen of Missouri, who had been arrested in
an adjoining county, charged with selling
cooking stoves made in Kentucky without
license. Judge Erskine held that the sec
ton of the code of Georgia which discrimi-
Mates against citizens of other States in
favor Of citizens Of Georgia was uncOnstitu-
tional.
BALTIMORE. February 27-The Very Rev
Henry Benedict Caskery, vicar general and
administrator of the archdiocese of Balti-
more, died to-day at the archepiscopal resi-
dence, after several weeks illness, aged
eixty-four years.
Ameeting was held tonight at Charles
Street Methodist Episcopal Church, under
the auspices of the American Peace Society,
to discuss the Washington treaty and pro-
mote the interests of peace between Great
Britain and the United States.
The church was well filed. The Hon.
Reverdy johnson presided, and addressed
the audience in an exhaustive speech of
nearly two hours on the relations between
the two countries, particularly with refer
ence to our case before the Geneva Com
mission for consequential or indirect dam
ages. He gave an interesting history and
statement of negotiations preceding pre-
vious treaties, and also those attending the
late Washington treaty.
Weather Report.
WAR DEPARTMENT.
Office Chief Signal Officer, J
Washington, February n, 1872, 1870 r. NJ
SYNOPSIS OF THE PAST TwENTf-FoUR HOURS.
. The lowest barometer continues over
New England and Nova Scotia. The CEN
trail disturbance having moved but slowly
eastward, northwestern winds and clear
weather continued throughout the Middle
and Eastern States. The highest barometeris
now in Wisconsin, ard the rising barometer
in the Southern States is now succeeded by
the area of low pressure that has moved
since Monday from Kansas to North Caro-
lima. Cloudy and clearing weather has
prevailed from Iowa to Texas, where light
rain and snow is reported, with falling
barometer and heavy rain in San Francisco.
The rivers have risen at keokuk, Mem
phis and Vicksbdrg, and fallen at Pittsburg,
Cincinnati and Nashville.
PROBABILITIES.
The barometer will probably fall through
ont the Atlantic States by Wednesday
morning. Clear weather will continue in
New Englands and increasing cloudiness
south OF Pennsylvania. Cloudy and threat
ening weather with falling barometer eX-
tend east over the Gulf States, with south
erly winds on the coast. Dangerous winds
are not anticipated for the Atlantic and
gulf coasts Tuesday evening.
River intelligence.
SOUTHWEST PASS, February q, 6 P. M
Barometer 1910. Wind east-southeasU, light,
with thick fog. No arrivals. Sailed
Steamship Clinton. ship Queen of the East,
and bark Esperanza.
VICKsBURG, February 27.-Down-The
Natchez at p. NJ, and Lotawana at p.
N. Upton Jasper at P. NJ, and Alaska
at 3P. M Weather mild; river rising.
PIrTsBURG, February 27.-Weather clear
and pleasant. MOnongahela four feet five
inches in the channel and rising slowly.
LOUISVILLE, February 2.-The river has
seven feet three inches in the canal and
five feet three inches in the chute. Weather
cloudy aud cool. Departed-ShannOn, Pey
tona and barges for New Orleans.
EVANSVILLE, February 2.-Weather
clear and pleasant. The river has fallen
seven inches. Down-Allce Dean at A. NJ.
CAIRO, February 2.-Arrived-J ames
last night; Andes, from Cincinnati, mid
night; Colorado and Colossal from st. Louis,
Up. M. Departed-City of Cairo, for New
Orleans, 9 ?. M. last night; Andes. for New
Orleans, 2 A. M; Susie Silver, for New
Orleans, 5 A. NJ; Oceanus, for Red river,
5 A. M. River risen one inch. Weather
clear; mercury 46o.
ST. Louis, February 27.-Departed-At-
lantic for New Orleans. River about sta
tionary. Weather fair aud cool.
CINCINNATI, February 27.-River thirteen
feet eight inches in the channel, and falling
Arrived-Potomac and Esperanza from
New Orleans.
The arrival of the Potomac, this after
noon, was made the occasion for firing
salute at the landing, she being the first ar
rival through the new locks at Louisville
MEMPHIS, February 27.-Arrived-Sioux
City, from White river; Pink Varble, from
Evansville. Departed-Robert Burns, for
Cincinnati; Legal Tender, for White river:
Dardanelle, for Arkansas river; Belle
Memphis, for St. Louis; St. Luke, for S.
Louis; Julia, for Vicksburg; Nightingale,
tor Arkansas river; City of Alton, for New
Orleans; Mollie Moore, for New Orleans.
River rising, with two and halftathoms in
the channel below.
MARKETS.