New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-05-23
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Temporary chairman and appointing COM
nnittee on credentials they adjourned until
Tomorrow morning. Attendance large.
DETROIT, Mich, May 22.-In the General
Assembly of Presbyterians of the North
west, the question to change the mode OF
representation was recOmmltted to the COM
rnittee. with instructions to report next
wear. Discussions show that the assembly
is Overwhelmingly opposed to synodlcal
representation.
Commissioners met here to-day, Judge
Bond, of Alabama, presiding. Twenty-Five
States were represented
Greenwood's wooden mill was destroyed
by FIRE to-day.
NoRFOLK. Nav ga dispatch from New
bern reports the brig Marcellus, from the
West Indies with a cargo OF sugar and mo-
lasses, ashore near Cape Hatteras. wreck
ers have gone to her assistance.
LEWISTON. Me-, May 22.--The second con-
oressional Republican Convention in
structed its delegates to vote for Grant and
OG BOSTON. May 22.-The United States
steamer TallapoOsa, from Philadelphia, has
arrived.
midshipmen were being examined in prac-
ticsl seamanship by the board of visitors,
the ship Dale, midshipman F. s. Carter, of
Illinois, fell from below the foretopsail yard
arm lstriking the rigging in bis fall) into
the water. Midshipmen r. II. Mclean, of
New York, and r. w. Gait, of Virginia
jumped overheard after him and kept him
ahoat until all were rescued by boat. Mr..
Carter was badly bruised, but it is thought
that he sustained no serious injury.
HALIFAX, May 22.-The schooner Maria
of a vyoa
crushed in the ice on the twenty-eighth uf
April, off Bird Island, and filed immediate
ly. The captain and crew of seven men,
after enduring great hardships, and travel
ing sixty miles on the ice reached Cape
North.
Weather Report.
War DBPARTHHHR,l
ONCE Chief Signal Oficer, }
Washington, May %, 1872 4:35 P. d.
PROBABILITIES.
The lowest barometer will probably move
northeast over the northern portion of the
New England States; the area of clouds
and rain extend east over the latter to-
night; clear and pleasant weather prevail
very generally Thursday from the lakes to
the eastern gulf and south and middle At
laniic coasts, with westerly to northwesterly
winds, and extend over New England
Thursday afternoon and night; brisk east
erly to southerly winds, veering to south
erly and westerly, are probable for the east
and middle Atlantic coasts tonight, but
dangerous winds are not anticipated.
River InteIIIGence.
SOUTHWEST Pass, Nav %, 6 P. Ma
rometer 1915. Wind south-southeast, light.
Arrived-Steamer FavOrite, st. Gran, mas
ter from Brashear City, bound to New Or
leans via the lake and New Basin; schOon-
er ]. g. Craig, Corners, master, five days
from Ruatan. No departures.
YICKsBURG, May 22.-Passed Up-Mary
E. Forsyth, at A. NJ; James Howard, at
4 P. NJ; j. H. Bigley and barges at 5 P. NJ.
Weather warm and clear. River rising.
CINCINNATI, May 22.-Weather cool;
heavy showers during the day. River
rising; sixteen feet six inches in the chan
mel. Departed, John KilgOur, for New Or
leans.
PrTTsBURG, May 22.-Raining Monon-
gahela two feet five inches in the chan
mel and stationary.
barges, from st. Louis, at last night; Bis
marck, from New Orleans, at p. M;
Julia, from st. Lonis, at 6 P. NJ. Departed
Exporter, for New Orleans, at 8 last night;
Atlantic and barges, for New Orleans, at
III A. NJ; Bismarck, Tor st. Louis, at ?.
NJ; Kate Kinney, for Louisville, at 3 z.
NJ. Weather cloudy and cool. The river
has risen one foot and three inches In the
past twenty-four hours.
LOUISVILLE, May 22.-River rising, with
seven feet in the canal and five in the chute.
Weather cloudy and rainy during the day.
Business very dull.
EVANSVILLE, May 22,-Weather cloudy;
heavy rain last night. The river has risen
ten inches during the past twenty-fOur
hours. Down-Indiana at P. NJ.
ST. LOUIS, May 22.-NO arrivals from
below Departed-Thompson Dean, for
New Orleans. River rising slowly. Another
heavy rain last night. Weather cloudy and
cool to-day.