New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-05-02

The play was fine, although several errors
were made on tn sides. The batting was
very heavy. The Athletics made the finest
displays ever seen on a base bail field.
stills, of the Mutuals, acted as umpire. The
Athletics won by score of "a to -.
CAIRO, May l.-Seven additional bodies
OF victims Of the Oceanus disaster were
found near ThOmpson's Landing today.
BELLOWS FALLS, VT, May The Re
publican State convention met here to-day,
and appointed delegates to the PhlIadel-
phia convention. Resolutions we're adopted
IN favor of the nomination OF Grant and
COlfax.
Weather Report.
WAR DBPAKTxzs4
once Chief Signal Ohicer
Washington, May l, 1877, 4:SJ 7. n. }
PROBABILITIES.
The area of rain will extend over New
England during tonight. Rising barometer,
noTthwesterly to westerly winds and gen
orally clear weather will prevail on Thurs
day from the lakes to the gulf and South
and Middle Atlantic coasts, and extend
over New England by or on Thursday eve
ming. Brisk nOrthwestcrly winds are prob
able for the upper lakes, and extend over
the lower lakes to night, but dangerous
winds are not anticipated
River InTeIIIGenCe.
SOUTHWEST PASS, May /, P. M
Barometer 30. Wind northwest, light. Ar
rived-Italian brig Indifference, Fevola,
MASTER seventy-four days from Cette, with
a cargo of wine to Charles A. clarendon.
No departures.
PAss-A-LOUTRE, May l, 6 P. M-Weather
calm and foggy. No arrivals. Sailed
Steamship Havana.
VICKsBURG, May Passed down-Nat-
chez at eight last night. Boats down TO-
day-John Kilgour at 8 A. NJ; City'of Alton
at P. NJ, and NJ. j. Wicks at 2. NJ.
Passed up-PotOmac AT Z. NJ; Boaz at 6
p. NJ. Weather warm and clear. River
rising slowly.
MEMPHIS, May l.-Weather clear and
pleasant. River falling steadily Arrived
Emma Elliott from Cincinnati. Departed
City of Eicksburg and Pauline Carroll for
st. Louis, Mary Houston for Louisville, and
Louisville for Cincinnati The tOwDOat
Mary Alice passed up.
ST. LOUIS, May l.-Arriyel-Colo
from Vlcksburg, and H. NJ. Shreve from
Shreveport. Departed-GreaU Republic
and Tom Jasper for New Orleans. The
river is falling, but the Missouri aud Hi
nOis are rising. There was rain this morn
ing and again this evening.
LOUISVILLE, May WEATHER cloudy and
cool, with a high wind this afternoon. The
river is falling, with seven feet in the canal
and five feet in the chute. Arrived-CherO-
kee and Belle Lee from New Orleans The
canal is expected to be open on Friday.
There are a number of boats awaiting the
opening, among them the Cherokee at the
mouth, and She Bodmann at the wharf
EVANSVILLE, May There was heavy
rain last night and this afternoon. River
fallen fifteen inches. Passed up-C. B.
Church, at ten o'clock last night; Belle
Lee, at halfpast ten last night; Alice Dean,
at ? A. NJ: j. H. GrOesbeck, at A. NJ.
PITTsBURG, May IA heavy rain this
afternoon. MonORgahela four feet and five
inches in the channel. and stationary.
CAIRO, May l.-Arrived-Susie Silver
from New Orleans, at | P. Al; City of
Helena, from st. Louis, at F. N. De-
Silver, for Louisville, at
p NJ, and City of Helena, for Ficksburg,
at p. NJ. The river has fallen twenty-five
inches. Weather cloudy and cool: mer-
curry 62o.