New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-08-17
NEW YORK.

A Money Man Disappeared.
NEW YoRK, August 16-Marvin 7. Rod
man. late sectretary of the Brooklyn Trust
Company, has disappeared.
Testimonial for Thiers.
Subscription lists are circulating among
the French residents Of this city for testi-
monial to NJ. Theirs. in recognition of his
services and policy, by which the speedy
deliverance of French territory from Ger
man occupation was insured. The PROPOSE
ton to celebrate the final evacuation by
national festival has been abandoned, on
the ground that Alsace and Lorraine have
not been restored.
Hoar Dcnouuces Batter.
Congressman George +. HOar, of Massa.
chusetts, has written denunciatory re ply
to General Buffers letter defending the
back pay act and assailing the press ex-
planning why he did not himself take the
pay; charging Butler with quarrelling with
everybody, and applying good many hard
epithets to him.
Smothered In a Brewery.
John Fritzle, employed at Bergner g. En-.
gels lager beer brewery, was Overp0wered
by the foul air while cleaning out tank
and died before he cOnld be rescued.
Bank Statement.
The following is the bank statement:
Loans increase 81, 1856, 900; specie decrease
$2, 900; legal tenders decrease 81 ,462,.
200; net deposits decrease 81, 265, 800; circu.
lation decrease $4,000.
Imports for for the week nearly $7,0O0..
600. including $3,OO0,OO0 in dry goods.
ILLNESS of Bishop James.
Bishop James, of the Methodist Episco.
pal Church, is seriously ill again.
CustOmhouse Matters.
The Express says prominent official ad.
mitted the fact that Investigations are
going on in the cases of inspectors, who are
being dismissed for willful neglect of
duty, for intoxication, and, beyond
doubt. for receiving bribes.
Suit Against an Importer.
A suit has been commenced against
Simon Haas importer, to recover $40, 900
for alleged differentiation of imports.
Mennonite Emigrants.
Among the arrivals by the Hammonia
Yesterday were nineteen families, number
ing 100 persons in all, Of the Mennonite
sect. The Russian government gave
this class ten years in which to emigrate
or Russianize themselves. They say that
| notwithstanding the permission given them
to emigrate the authority to do 80 was
obtained only after repeated applications
to the Provincial Governor, to the Gov
ernor General, and finally to the ministers
at st. Petersburg. They start to-day for
Kansas.
A delegation representing 10000 Mem
nOnites has been in this country some time,
| searching for suitable homes through va
| riOus Western States. colony of 5000
will come out in May. Their place for set.
tling has not yet been fully decided upon.
Specie.
Total specie shipments. 81 900, nearly
100000 was in silver; custom receipts to-
dav over $50O,000; for the week $500, 900.
Government and State bonds unchanged.
spot Cotton.
The market for spot cotton has been in.
active throughout the week. and general
decline has taken place in the prices of all
grades. During the middle of the week the
sudden decline in gold led to a total absence
of buyers for export. Prices were barely
sustained at the closing of the week.
In some grades the prices were rumOred
one.eighth cent off. In contract stock the
dealings were chiefly in August and Sep.
temher delivery, but were not large in either
month. Tho rates showed downward
tendency until yesterday, when there was
a partial reaction, influenced by the reports
that considerable damage had been done to
the crops by the late storm.
The total sales include 76,7SS bales, Of
which 20. 400 were contract stock and 6iSS
for immediate delivery, as follows: 1861
bales for export, 1890 for spinners and 53f
Tor speculation: included are ~ Dales 10
arrive.
Base Bail.
A game of base ball to-day between the
Atlantcs and Mutuals resulted as follows:
Mutuals IL. Atlantics 4.
Carl VOgt's Case.
The counsel for Carl Vegt has received
letter from the Secretary of State to the
effect that the government will take such
course as will conform with the views ex-
pressed by the Attorney General-that the
case does not come within the provisions of
the extradition treaty with Prussia.
From Honduras.
Honduras advices to the fourth state
that General PaAlacios revolutionary forces
remained in quiet possession OF TruxillO
until the fourteenth of July. when they
evacuated it and proceeded on the steamer
General Sherman to Omra, and were re-
ported to be marching on the interior
Business was almost entirely suspended
on account of the unsettled state of affairs.