New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-03-16
MISCELLANEOUS.


MISCELLANEOUS.
nIi.-issippi Legislature-Taik ABOUT -Nu
iOurnmcnt-State school S"per'e"~
cnt,s Report Wanted-New county o.
COlfax-NIcCardle Retired from Jour-
n,,;.r,-N Memphis Railroad Arrange
,,,on,-J.arae Cotton Seizure Case Re-
,,,o,d.d for New Trial-1Iurder Cases
n;-,;llcrv Burned-Nlails at san Fran
c;s.o-Reyclt i'm Missouri Penitentinry
..hdued-One Convict Shot and Others
Observation-Disclosures Fire in Wisconsin
meath of Distinguished Lady-Quick
,yoxaae-Increase Of Wool Product
in California.
JACKSON. Miss. March l5.-The Senate
nasscd Joint resolution to adjourn April g.
The House had not yet cOncurred.
The Senate passed a resolution calling on
the State Superintendent of Education for
his annual report of the condition of the
public schools. The report is now two
months overdue by law.
The bill creating Colfax county passed,
after hard struggle, by strict party vote.
Colonel w. H. McCardle has retired from
the editorial control Of the Nicksburg
Herald.
MEMPHIS, March l5.-The agreement be-
tween the mayor, joint committee of the
Common Council and the Memphis and Lit
tie Rock Railroad, granting the latter the
privilege Of using the centre landing for
depot purposes for five years, was concluded
this afternoon. The company will transfer
their depot buildings to this side. enabling
them to transfer their cars on transfer
steamer.
The case of A. T. Lacey, George Gill and
others against the government. tor the
seizure of 1900 bales of cotton at the close OF
the war. valued at 100000. which was de-
cided against the government III the district
court a year since, and appealed to the
United States Circuit Court, was to-day. in
the latter court remanded back to Judge
Emmons for a new trial.
A. j. Moses, who has been on trial for
several days for the alleged murder of
John b. Taylor, near this city Saturday
NIGHT last, was committed without bail. j.
M Claywell. at whose house the murder
was committed. was arrested as an acces
sorry. After his cOmmittal Moses stated
that Claywell shot Taylor, and then gave
him mule to admit that he (Moses) did it.
4 hack driver named p. j. Vance, alias
Fatty Maginis. and George Crowley, a
waiter in the Continental restaurant, were
arrested last night as the supposed muir
derers of Mrs. Atkinson. who was found
dead in the wovds near Horn lake, Missis-
sippi, last month.
CINCINNATI. March l5.-Dodworth's dis
tllery burned.
SAN FRANCISCO. March l5.-All mails
from the States to March are received.
ST. LOUIS. March ia revolt in the Mis-
souri, penitentiary to-day was subdued. One
convict was shot. and others blndgeoned.
The plan was to Overpower the guards and
rob and burn the shops.
MILWAUKEE. March ia serious fire
Il sol.a
afternoon destroyed buildings and other
property to the amount of so, 000 on which
there is very little insurance. The fire was
caused by pot of varnish boiling over in
workshop.
NASHVILLE. March I5.-Mary Middleton
Rutledge, wife of Francis i. Fogg, died
suddenly this morning, of heart disease in
this city She was a granddaughter of a
signer of the declaration of independence.
and distinguished as one of the most intel
ligent and benevolent women of Tennessee.
san FRANCISCO, March l5.-The ship
Archibald Fuller arrived yesterday in l02
DAYS from Liverpool This is the second
best trip ever made. The Golden Gate done
it in 100 days.
The aggregate of the wool product of Cal
ifornia for last year was ,2j3 pounds,
an increase of nearly 100000 on the pre-
vious year. The clip this season is expected
River Inrellis ence.
SOUTHWEST Pass. March ID, 6 p. M.-Ba-
rometer 3S:i0. Wind north northeast, light.
with thick fog. No arrivals or departures.
PAss-A-L'OUTRE, March -, 6 2. M-W:nd
northeast, light. Weather foggy. No ar
rivals. Saied-Schooner Mary Z. Mason
VIcKsBURG, March l5.-Pdssed down
Kate p. Kountz at last night, Mary Hous
ton at : this evening. Robert +. Lee at !
p. NJ. Up-Glencoe at L z. NJ. River
rising.
CAIRO, March I5.-Arriyed-Alice Dean,
from New Orleans, at P NJ ; Fl. $. Turner,
from Evansville. A. NJ; Belle st. Louis,
from Vicksburg, 5 A. NJ; Great Republic.
. A. NJ; Tom Rees, from Cincinnati. A. NJ
from st. Louis II A. NJ; John +.
Tolle, from New Orleans, noon; Mo,
hawk, from St. Louis. noon Hero, from
New Orleans, a z. NJ Departed-Utah.t for
St Louis, 8 p. NJ; Alice Dean, for Cincin
natl. midnight: II. S. Turner. for New Or
leans. and Belle st. Louis. for ST. Louis, s
A. NJ: Tom Rees. for New Orleans. NJ;
John +. Tolle, for St. Louis, A. NJ. The
river has risen seven inches in the past
twenty-four hours. Weather cloudy. Mer-
curry 10.
EVANSVILLE, March l5.-Passed down
Kate Kinney, eight last night, with a full |
load. The river has risen seven inches in |
the last twent y-four hours. Weather clear
and cold till noon: cloudy and mlder this |
evening.
CINCINNATI. March j.-Arriyed-AnGes, |
from New Orleans. River nineteen feet in |
the channel and stationary Weather cloudy |
and cool.
PIrTsBURG, March Electromagnetic four
feet nine inches, and rising steadily about
an inch per hour: nine feet and rising at |
but falling at Morgantown.
MEMPHIS March l5.-Arrived-Sam Hale
from Cincinnati Departed-Capitol City.
Henry Ames, p. W. Strader and City of |
Chester for St Louis, Allen for Arkansas
river, and Charles 'Bodmann for New Or
leans. River rising Weather cool.
ST.. LOUIS, March l5.-No arrivals De |
Kyle for New Orleans. River
still falling. The upper Mississippi is open
to Keokuk Weather cloudy and cold.
SHREVEPORT, March l5.-Arrived- |
[Iabarge, from St. Louis Anna, from Gin
,innati; Belle Rowland, from Jefferson, and
Clifford, from Old river. No departures. |
The river has fallen one inch in the past
twenty four hours.
LOUISVILLE, March lj.-River rising with
eight feet in the canal and six feet in the
chute. Passed down-C. b. Church, from
Cincinnati for New Orleans. Southern
Ireights plentiful; rates good Weather
cloudy, and clear and cool
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