New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-05-13
TUESDAY,

be called 70 answer fifteen new indici
| ments.
Samuel l.. Mitcheli, a prominent merohan
and once proprietor of Southern line o
steamers, is dead.
The prosecution closed to-day in the ex
| animation OF fMeDOnnell, the Bark Of Eng
land forger and the prisoner sc0unsel pre-
sented plea fOr the acquittai OF Melon
nell, on the ground that OF the twenty
fourth of April, after fell hearing, Nc
! Donnell was legally discharged.
| The taking of this plea was objected to-
| and the objection sustained The motion
to strike out the evidence o. a majority OF
the witnesses, on the ground that their
dispositions were mere ex oaEte narrative
statements, was also Overruled. The case
was adjourned till Saturday
The American Dramatic Fund AssOcia.
tion held its twenty fifth. annual meeting
to-day. The receipts last year were $49tI:
expenG cures $4805. S. L. Barlow was
elected president.
Lansing Harring, brakeman on the
Erie road. has brought suit against that
company to recover $5Csa for injuries s,ls,
tanned in consequence OF defective buMn ners
while coupling cars.
All the members of tbs Methodist Preach
ers' association, at the meeting to-day,
signed memorial to Gov ernOr Dix FRA ying
him to sign the local option liquor bill
Tie Stock Exchange to-day elected H. G..
Chapman. president; NJ. A. Wheelock,
chairman: James Mitchell, vice chairman;
B. Q. White, secretary; d. c. Hays, treas.
urer, and governing committee.
The receiver o. the Atlantic National
Bank has already collected 100000 in
cash.
Judge Mcclure, Of the Brooklyn city
court, to-day granted an order vacating the
order OF arrest obtained by Thomas w.
Field against EenryiC. Bowen, editor of the
Brooklyn Cnio,s in libel suit for $4,000.
Henry EDgelhardt, father of George En-
gelhardt. the well known oa,sman, died to-
day from the effects OF injuries received on
the twenty-Einth of April at the hands OF
rowdes in Long Island City.
Arrived-Steamer Perierre.
Money easy during tho morning at 6 to z,
but becase tirmer in tae afternoon; closed
at gold. Exchange quiet ard steady for
sixty days. Sterling s3s to Saa. Sight bills
firmer, and some Of the bankers refused to
sell uneier 10, although the asking rate re-
mained at 97s. Cable transfers in demand
closed at l0&s to 1872.
God opened at lisa, declined to 1l7aa
rallied to lis. and closed at ii71s lt75a.
very weak. Loaaa were from 5 to I-:}2 tos
Carrying.
Ciearings Of the Gold Exchange Raak
$l0l $4,000. Freight to Liverpool advanc.
ing; per steam, wheat ID corn 6Ad.
A Herald cable from London to-day says:
''The financial cataclysm in Vienna disturbs
all the money markets of Europe, and
causes shrinkage in values OF the Vienna
BOurse of l00,00O,00O. Shrinkage in Ameri.
can securities in Germany is estimated at
100000. In London there was serious
depression on Saturday, which increased
this morning. The market recovered this
afternoon, but recent American legislation
and the hostile tone Of portion of the
American press toward European capital
lists occasiOned general anxiety among
investors in American securities"
The grand national billiard tournament
is postponed until September next, for
want of time to make necessary arrange
ments for an earlier date.
The twenty third annual parade Of the
jOurneymen horse shoers of this city and
vicinity, took place to-day. About two
hundred marched in the procession.
Nixons counsel today made application
to Judge Faucher for a writ of error, put to
the case in formal shape, to appeal to the
general term for stay. As no notice of
the motion had been given to the district
attorney, the judge refused the application,
which will be renewed to morrow on proper
notice.
The 0ceanica, having completed repairs,
sailed again today.