New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-04-16

Commerce to-day adopted resolutions in.
dorsing the action Of the Committee of
Ways and Means adopting uniform tax on
tobacco. T
The liquor rectjfers to-day held meet,
ing, and appointed committee Of five to go
to Washington to protest against the law
allowing continuous distillatiOn, which. they
say, ruins their. business.
Weather Report.
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Washington. April Is, 1871. ass ?. n
PROBABuITIEs.
The lowest barometer, which prevailed
over Eastern Kentucky and West Virginia
will move eastwardly over the Middle At
lantic States, and the area Of rain and snow
will extend eastward over New England
during tonight. Rising barometer, north
westerly winds and clearing weather will
prevail from the lakes to the gulf and South
Atlantic coast by Tuesday morning, and
extend eastward over New England by or
on Tuesday evening. Warning signals have
ordered from Norfolk. Cape May. Baltimore,
New York and New London.
River latelnGence.
SOUTHWEST PASS, April Is, P. NJ
Barometer 30 Wind west-southw west, h2nt.
Arrived-British ship BroOkvllle, Ihomp-
SON, master, .tifty-two days from Cardiff,
with railroad iron to order American ship
Massachusetts, Lesacker, master, lett Law
erpoOl January 10. experienced very heavy
weather. called at st. Thomas March ID,
and sailed March 30; spoke the following
vessels during the voyage: February III,
ship John G.. Patten: February 10, snip
CITY of Boston; March 5, bark Lady Young
and Emerald March 10; ship Fleur des Lis,
and bark Arizona. The MASSACHUSETTS has
a cargo of pig iron, states, cotton ties, ETC.,
Ocean. Zerega & Co., and valuable import
ed live stock and poultry to Edward Par.
sons Fowler. Sailed-Ship Castine and bark
Valparaiso.
PAss.A-L'OUrRE, April 15 6P. M.-Wind
southwest, fresh. Arrived-British bark
Sarnia, Patten, master, twenty days from
Demerara, with cargo Of sugar. to Lapiere
& Co.; schooner L. H. Hancock, Crowell,
master, eighteen days Boston, with a gen
eral cargo, to George A. Fosdick & Co.;
schooner Charles E. Morrison, Smith, mas
ter, seventeen days from Boston. with ice
aud general cargo, to George A. Fosdick 4
Co. Sailed-Brig Gypsy Queer and
schoOners Parepa. F. V. Turner, Frank
Lucas and NJ. +. Nasen.
VICKsBURG, April l5.-Passed down
John Howard at nine last night. Passed
down to day-SeminOle at IL NJ; Richmond
at p NJ, with an immense trip; she had
1000 tons and over 100 passengers, and
s. Turner at p. NJ; Kate Kinney at
p. NJ. Weather warm and cloudy. River
rising fast.
CINcINNAT1, April l5.-Weather cloudy
and windy; growing colder. River forty
feet in the channel, and rising slowly.
There was heavy rain last night.
April l5.-There was consid.
cradle snow this morning, which afterward
tIrned to rain. 1t is now growing cold and
splitting snow. Monongahela nine feet in
the channel and falling.
EVANSVILLE, April l5.-There was fear
full storm OF wind, rain and hail last night.
1t Is now cloudy and colder. River rising
slowly and freights abundant
LOUISVILLE, April 15.-River fallen six
inches; twenty feet in the canal; eighteen
feet in the chute. 1t rained from ten O'Clock
last night until daylight this morning, and
has been alternately clear and cloudy to-
day with high wind and cooler at
mosphere. Passed-Louisville, from Gin
cinnati, for New Orleans.
CAIRO, April l5-Arrived: Nick Long
worth, from New Orleans, at 10 T. NJ; NJ.
J..Wicks, from New Orleans, at IL P. NJ;
Julia, from Vicksburg at l A. NJ: Pauline
Carroll, from New Orleans, at A. NJ;
Thompson Dean, from St. Louis, at 6 A. NJ,
Mary Houston, from New Orleans, at ! P.
NJ. Departed: c. B: Church, for New Or
leans, at 8 P. M: NJ. J. Wicks, for st. Louis,
at midnight; Julia. for St. Louis, at 2 A. NJ;
Pauline Carroll, for St. Louis, at 5 A. NJ;
Nick LOngwO for Cincinnati, at 5 A. NJ.
The river has risen four inches. Weather
clear heavy north wind. Mercury 81.
ST. Louis, April l5.-Arriyed NJ. j.
Wicks and Pauline Carroll, from New Or
leans; Julia, from Vicksburg. No depart
ures. River falling slowly. Weather cloudy
and cool