New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-14
MEsCELLANEOUs.

Commercial Convention at st, LOuis-PRs-
sengeTs and Treasure Saved from the
SacrnmentO-The HoOsac TunneE-Pi-
lots FOundcred in n GRIe-Sumnerss
UHDatriesic Bill-His. Censure mt Home
Boston NIayOraity-Brig Wrecked iu
Boston Bay.
ST. LOUIS, December I3-Coaamercfal
| COnvcnt50n-Th committee on rivers and
| harbOrs report in favor of a free canal aft
Louisville, except for repairs, and a system
of signals and lighthouses along the nayi-
gable rivers similar to those on the sea
! board, end asking an appropriation for the
James river and Kanawha canal. The com.
mittee reported adversely upon the consoli-
datiOn of the Commercial Convention and
the National Board of Trade. The next
| meeting will be held at Pittsburg on the
first Monday in September.
! In the national commercial convention
! to-day resolutions were adopted recon-
| mending an organized effort to secure the
| building of roads below the snow line, to
! secure the Development Of the country and
| international trade.
| A report was also adopted declaring that
the laws Of the several States should rIgidlv
| compel insurance companies to hold capital
| and assets so invested that should dav Of
reverse come, all their resources NAV be
| made available III meeting its obligations
and that fund should be created bv the
on the capital stock. until such reserve
equals the technical r2insUTcd fund.
The report also advised that no com
pany should be allowed to put more than
0ne-twentieth of its capital on any one
risk, and that risks should be widely dis
4 resolution was likewise adopted that
railroads should receipt in full for all prop
erty transported, and that the several
States should enforce this rule by appro-
pirate legislation.
| The committee in charge of the postal
telegraph question made two reports, and
the whole subject was referred to an execu-
tive committee to report at the next meet
ing Of the convention.
Congress was asked to enforce uniform
system Of weights and measures; to pass u
law against false packing; also requiring
all goods sold by the package to have cor
rect weight marked thereon, together with
the name and place of business and manu-
factory.
SAN FRANCISCO, December 13, Noon.-An
the passengers and three-eighths of mil
lion treasure were saved from the Sacra-
mento. She had 220 tons of New York and
100 tons Of Mexican freight aboard. The
vessels fast breaking up.
NORFOLK, December l3-A steamer is
reported ashore at Smiths Point, name un-
known.
BosToN, December 13-Workmen pass
from one section to the other in the Hoosae
tunnel.
WuMEGTos, N. c., December I3-Du-
ring the gale yesterday pilots Benzel, Bank
man, Trout, Saint George and Selars, left
Smlthville to board the vessels in the Offing.
After getting well out the boats disa1
peaTed and it is feared they are lost.
Boston, December l3.-A public hearing
was held to-day by the Committee on Fed
eral Relations of the Massachusetts House
OF representatives, to whom was referred
the resolution of Mr.. HOyt, of Athol, CON
demning the course of Senator Sumner in
presenting the bill in the United States
Senate for erasure Of names of battles with
fellow citizens from the army register and
reglmental colOrs. The resolution will be
further considered by the committee.
1t Is probable that the entire mayoraity
vote OF the city will be recOunted. Ten
wards have already made application for
such recount
The Brig Meteor. from Havana for Bog
ton, went ashore on Scituate beach at noon
to-day. The crew was saved. The vesgef
Vag ilS-l Of water and she bilgedo
Weather Report.
WAR DEPARTMEsrs
Office Chief Signal Officer
Washington, December 10, 1872, 4,35 3. h.
PROBABILITIES.
gp 2hs Northwest, and thence over the
ippcr lakes and southward over Missouri.
Illinois and Indiana, southwest to north
vest winds, increasing pressure, colder and
jartly cloudy weather, with occasional
IsIIt snow Frem tbs Ohio river to the
}g!f and south Atlantic States, southwest
nd southeast winds. partly cloudy and
armeg weather. and high but increasing
ressuToae 0n the lower lakes and Ia
'&Sads, sH9:h.rly and sodthwesterly winds,
sTeateang weather, increased temperas
lI%s and low barometers. In the Middle
nG Eastern States low barometer, south
,eSS winds, increasing temperatures Sno
iondy weather. followed by occagjonaJ
now.
After Che fifteenth instant the dispqav oP
'arning signals at the lake ports will he
Tor the winter Warning sig.
ais will continue at Duluth, Milwaukee,
tQoNgNgED op EIaHTH PAqE.I