New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-03-06
IcoxrMuED PROM FIRST pA-s.l

expunging The anti-Sumner resolutions OF
the last Legs ature in the matter of battle
flags, were heard before the Committee on
Fed raj Relations today. Elk. Governors
Emory, WHshbuTn and Clafiin, the Rev
James Freeman Clark and others spoke in
favor Of the petitioners.
Alexander II. Rice has been nominated
as Massachusetts commissioner u the
Vienna exposition.
Weather Report.
WAR DEPAR7xEIr
Ofce Chief Signal Officer }
Washington March S. l872, 3:2s P. " }
PRoBABILITIEs.
For Wednesday, IN New England. winds
b sokiug 20 south west aud SOUTH, with rising
temperature For the Middle States. SOUTH
erly winds and falling barometer. with in
creasiDg cloudness. For tho South Allan
tic and Gulf States, southeast winds and
cloudy weather, with rain on the Western
Guli AID possibly on the South Atlantic
coast. From the Ohio valley north ward
over the lake region, falling barometer iu-
creaHing southeast winds, cloudy aud
threatening weather.
River Intelligence.
SOUTHWEST Pass, March 5, CT. M.-Ba-
rOmeter 5000. Wind east, fresh
acknowledgements bark tberecnar,
NlelseD, master, slxtysix days from Fal-
month, with railroad iron to order
Schooner May Evelyn, Hicken, master. five
days from Julia, with fruit to J. Macheca.
Sailed-Steamship General Sedgwick.
VICKsBuRG. March Passed down
John b. Maudo at \. NJ. VI. Z. Forsy the
at A. NJ, Parg0ud at II NJ. and Bismarck
ht 8 p. NJ Up-W. j. Lewis at 9 \. NJ,
Colossal at A. NJ, Northwestern at p
NJ, and Common wealth at p. VI. River
rising. Weather cool and clear.
MEMPHIS, March WEATHER clear and
pleasant. River falling slowly. Arrived
Pat Cleburne from White river and George
Check from Arkansas river. Departed
Tom Jasper and II. ). Turner for New Or
leans, Colorado for Vicksburg, St. Joseph,
Great Republic, Henry Ames ard Rich
nOnd for st. Lonis. City Of Cairo for Louis
vile. Henry PTOba,cO for Cincinnati. and
Bate4vile for White river.
CINCINNaTI, March 5.--Departed-C Charles
BOdnann and Garrett, for New Orleans.
Mercury %, at 9 i. VI.
PTTsHUKG, March 5.-Scant two feet
eleven inches in The channel and falling
slowly. Mercury 240.
EVANSVILLE, March WEATHER clear
ami nnluer. The river has fallen three feet
Passed up-Belle Lee at eleven Last night
and Thompson Dean ut ! i. ". Down.
Mary Houston at : 4. NJ
CAIRO. March 5.-ATiyed-J. II. John
ron, from New Orleans, at 10 Z. M; In
diana, from New Orleans, at 3 A. NJ: Rob
ert Mitchell, from New Orleans, at A. NJ
Lady Lee, from st. Louis, at , p. NJ: Dick
Fulton from New Orleans, at p. M ; Oak,
from New OIleans, at ) p. NJ; Dexter from
New Orleans, at z NJ. Departed-Carrie
v. Kountz, for St. Louis, at 9 p. NJ: Robert
+. Lee, for New Orleans. at 10 p. NJ; City
of Helena, for st. Louis, at midnight; j. H.
Johnson, for st. Louis, at A. NJ. Lady
Lee, for Red river, at P. NJ. River fallen
twenty-five inches in the past twenty-four
hours. Weather clear; mercury 40o.
LOUISVILLE, March 5. - The river has
fallen six inches and is still falling; seven
feet three inches in the canal; five feet
three inches IN the chute. Weather cloudy
and moderating. Mercury ranging between
~ and 30: rising. Arrived - MoIlie
Ebert, from Cincinnati; Sam j. Hale and
Mary Ann from New Orleans. DEPARTED
MOlie Ebert, for New Orleans. The Hale
is at the foot OF the canal waiting till the
mu'i is dredged out, which will probably
he by noon tomorrow.
ST. LOUIS, March 4.-No arrivals De-
parted-City of Quincy, for New Orleans;
Capitol City, for VicksUurg. River station
srv. Weather clear and mild; ice thinning
out