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New Orleans Republican., 1873-03-12
-: .o.e. J.I:ary -. is:.3.
GENERA: N.-rEr-Eo. -.

SD ac" - authorize the construction o.:
eight steam vessels ot WAY. and Aor nt..eT
purposes.
BE !: enacted Iv lie Senate and House OF
Representatives q: The United States o!
.tm"ric.. IN Congress assembled. That the
Secretary q; the NAVY De authorized 20
construct eigG. steam vessels OF war. with
auxiliary sa!! power. and OF such class or
classes a.. ia his judgment. viii best sub
-.-v. the demands ci the service. each
carving six or more guns o! large Callber:
the hull. 70 be built o. iron or wood, a. the
Secretary may determine: provided. that
! the aggregate tonnage ot the whole number
shah no: excee,: eight thousand tons. and
that .Le cost OF building the same shall
| n"t exceed three million two hundred
! tloCsard dollars: amt provided. that four
o.: said vessels shall be built. in whole
, "y in part. in private yards. upon contract
! witt. .ne loves. responsible bidder therefor,
upon nuh.ic competition and proposals. .iue
, notice rh.reo: oeiL. gwen bv advertise.
meuc. upon models. specifications and
; drawings .arni shed !y the Navy Depart
Inert and .nder It's direction and supe:-
! vision. /. upOn full examination and con
! s:ucra.loE. tie saln,. shai. be deemed praC.
| ficttble. Gv The Secretary 0i TEe Navy: or
| The i.I,!s Of any portion q said v"s-e,s may
| T." bull. :ICon private contract IL me gov
c:n, ert yards uron Ike proposals mo,:r's.
; spec hc2t!oHS. drawings "Ed supervision,
; and upon Ike examination and c"LS S.Ge:a-
! non. .ne goverEmen: IL e,t.."r case :Uc-
| Eish.ag such materials .ss H.: :: I've deemed
'.,.,;t'ca be nv tie Secrc'a,r 9: ':Ie Navy.
So. =. Tia. neither al sa... vessels sHa!i
| b commenced. UI.,.i 'fll Az. cO,nr."t" !.l"'.
| a.. specifications. .:n': a..TlE-s shat. IL:
'.!J'!r :u- .ts construction III a! - parts.
! .iI'' alter SUCH lu"..e'- an. drawings aE'
| .rurnved ry =" rru:,er ..th"iI'". they
-ha'l 30: u" cha: -e. sH an" :"si"rc w'I.,:
! ~" tu-. vi exceed "r" hundred dollars.
.>o"r. upon Ii. :"con'.rEda:l"n o' a boar:
! - survey COMPOSED of no. los :han re
| "-:loc?s ~ ~. nav. ana ":''r""e'. ~ II"
| Secretary III the Navy: an. j: changes ~ {.
| i.Ia> made .i.. .ctl..i cos a. aa.. GanI:-"
"a':-e.i ..v surh chang" sn:.: =" estimated
! ~ ..;ch boar. q: si.:v":: az: 'u' terms 81
! re contract .n.l. lI""...' nat 'hrc'ntra"-
, 'u!s ..i... H.. ..oiIn,. pv Il" s-t:Iaf" %! >Hid
, roai.. IT, :" -" amount "i increased %: III
u.: he! cn;u!,nn>at.o, ':."' ~" {" r''' -.
!: .,v II .rT .".lI"ur" - a',N s.-h "..d:. -
..l,.ove.: February IL. ir.i.
New Orleans Republican., 1873-03-12
THE COURTS.
supreme Court.

We publish below the opinion Of Asso-
0;s.e Justice IaliaferrO in the case % Louis
Charles Prrrct -. the New Orleans yt0cs
newspaper rendered in the Supreme Court
on Monday. whence the case was taken on
an auDeal from me Sixth District Court,
parish Of Orleans:
Loui. Charles Perret W. New Orleans
Times wspaper-Appeal from the Sixth
District Court. parish oi Or.eans.-
TIN. j. an action Of SANDER. The plain
.if alleges that the .etcndan. Is liable
80 hiIa III damages 70 tbe amount o: ?.0,O0t
Cor The publication ot 4 card .i.Eed Dy se"-
eral unknown an! .gT.s sponsiD,e persons,
whose residence = unknown and who's"
names are fictt.'i.rs. contanin. false, ma
!Iciou. and ..bc.ou, charge- against hIm.
Dy which IL. ha. been greatly injured and
Galnage.. IN the estimation -: - friends
and the public The card cOmY.a.acd -: -
COlc.ed IN these words:
EF.. ORLEANS. February ~. ;N''.
We -ue t.ud.I.ignet. most respectfully
Law yr.ore the public the following very
astonishing facts that took place last n!ght
near the CarrOllton depot: NnI.e "" were
ON ,,ur wav nom. from CaTOlItOn :" Ne"
Orleans. three uu!icc officers OF The above
place as-aIled ~ with reyOlVer5 pointed 70
Al. 20 deliver every cent We lad :bput us'
All the money tha. we had was -. and on
delivering IN" same they lett OH. " hat
ecurl- more nor.ible i that these 80 called
officer. war. accompanied jv hi. honor
JUDI: ia!..:. ,u..g" Ot CarrOIiton avenue.
JOHN BRIANT.
y. I. THOMPSON,
". b. SAV0RY,
, 1873-05-07
THE DOCTORS.
TWcnty-Fourth Annun1 Meeting OF tho
American Medical Association.

Twcnty-fot,rth Annt.n1 Meeting Of the
American Medical Association.
sr. LOUIS, May G.-The twonty-fonrth annual
mooting Of the American Medical Association
commenced hero, In Masonic Hall, this morning.
About $50 delegates, representing nearly every
State in the Union, Toro presont.
DR., D. ", Yandoll, Of LonisYillo, Ky, tho rc-
firing President, called the Association to order
at II o'clock, and prayer was offered by tho Rey.
DR.. NiccolB, of st. Louis
DR.. John s. Moore, of st. Louis, then deliver
cd brief address, cordially and heartily Wolcon-
ing tho delegates to st. Louis; aftor which DR..
Yandoll introduced DR.. Thomas n. Logan, Of
Sacramento, CAL, tho President for tho present
year, who took tho Chair.
Tie report Of tho Local Committee Of Ar
rangoments recommending nn order Of business
and detailing tl'st Of entortai1monts for tho
woek, was read, aftor which proaidont Logan Do
lyerod lengthy addroaH.
Tho Committee to select off1cora for the cnBu-
ing year was thon appointed, after which tho
Convention adjourned.
The business of the seaBion will conHist mainly
of reports of special committoos On subjects OF
interest only to tho medical profession. Tho
convention will DO divided into sectfons, and
thcso reports will be made bofore them in sep
nrato sessions.
Tho Association Of Medical Editors. an out
growth Of tho American Medical Association,
mct last night, and, after some routine business,
listened to lengthy address by President Tar
rim, on "Tho Relation Bctwoon Medicine, Phi
:losoply, and Literature" which VAS worry ably
ban11nH
, 1873-05-07
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.


New York Financial Noxvs.
NEW YonK, May G.-Money was e:tsy at GOT per
cent tho banks supplying tho demand freely and evon
pressing lonns under tho legal rates Tho legal ten
ders outstanding wcre Increased $l37, 600 to-tRy.
Tho exports of produce for tho week werc S,5l8G7o
tho largest fu the history Of tho port.
Sterling was quiet ut 1os1t@1o5S for aixty days.
and 10o'i @109ss for sight.
Gold frnler, ranging from lit to 117A, closing
a. 117@111A. Loans, aQS7 psr cent, closing at 4c
CearingH, $4 600. Treasury disbursements, $751;
600. CnetonlR receipts, s430,0uU.
Govcrnmcuts woro strong at slight advance.
State bonds were quiet, With Tennesseos iirtncr.
Stock wero very, firm nearly NIL day. Thero was d
slight relaxation about noon, from which, howover
duy being current noar the close The arhet closcd
strong, with prices HOLY pcr cont above Inst
nights rates. Tho following were tho chief tl,c-
tuAtionH Pacific Mail s21a 5lzs. 8, 51N, g.! h9;s
1ls, IL Rock Isls1d, 1881 1lais, lla9f St: b,a
b7. 577S, 67A<, SIX: Union Pacific, II 32>4. 81 N
32a5; G., q: I. g, 34A AK; Wabash, ooll, 5o!1.
70,s New York Centra', 1ol l02; Lake Shore, %:
03; Ohioh 49, 431l IIarenl, 12s, 120. Union Pacific
is said to ayo bSyn purchased heavily by tue Clark
a sald to bc SO tied up that it cannot couo on the mar
kot for year.
r1uy1n
, 1873-05-07

nor,.,nl nhfournMcnt of The U,cr}o}n-
.uru-. rrn.u a,xrur.t,,, uu,ut,rtnnt
a,... r.. 80 49,, .,ss-,.
w....., r.s,st., ~ ~. r,..a,a r.,t,,.
ar.sm. D''f'" g'' ~ -, 1",'.v ,. 49, "',:
orN1HdtiHhb, il''t May h'-1he llIh' heha'o'l "
tho Iwcnty-olghth General Assembly camo to it's
end tl,is morning III tho presence of Mr.. Culon1,
Sneaker OF tho House. Bibl1op, Of Mc1lonry,
1,,rnoll Droaaor. 0a11on Inv N1cDonn,1 Mid
dleeon. morrison, Soylllo, ofohaofi' anu l"1-
son. In tho Senate. Mr.. Vorla brought down
tho gavel In sufcrb style, proclaiming that tho
scnato shall 10 adjourned until tho 9TH
law of Jnnnorv fp7i frIoro rrcro nrcpont
~ saypotoru stnmn ,,,,,c,, G,onn an,} I,ur1,.
nd lin cins;nr sccnca woro aoynil of ntorosi'
""ao,,I W. IT, Gon-io ,.,,1 ,ad ~ nm for ti,n
, 1873-05-07
Tho Atlantic & Pacific Telegraph
QuIlNIlllYs

p1rrsnunou, pa. May G.--At the annual naet-
Ing Of tic ntockhotdera OF tho pac!lo 4 Allan
to Telegraph Company, hold today VIM. G.
Johnston, OF pltta6uryh was elected President,
and the following. .named gentlemen wore chosen
as Directors for tho enaung yoar Al. Y. Wat
Of piltsbnrgl,; ". ii. TaHslngton, st. Louis
r. j. Wood, Dayton, o. i; 4. Q. brennan, Louis
yiIlo; ]. ". Woir, Harrisburg; A.. 9. Qornegse,
and j.. ". Ellis. Now York; Z. Y. beinol
retiring President reports that tho Total oxpun,
dituros for tho yopa we're al7O 100 aud tho total
receipts 3i50, 0,000. The Company sont 10000
n,ossuEea loss during tho past yoar than tho ono
preceding, tho falling on being h!lown n, from
, 1873-05-07

LAsALLE, ILL.,, Ntay 6-Tha steamer Joe Fleming
srr'ed from It, Louis thta afternoon, towing to lco.
bargca aud tl.o canalboat Mary Ordy Tue latter is
passed. Into tho canal. Tho steamer Jno Foulug do
parted towing tho canalboats IAabclla loaded With 1u
hor, tho Oak Leaf loaded With lnolAing-sand, aud
barge Ut Ice, a'l bound for st. Loua. Tho Georgia.
loatad with lumber md shlnges for Lasalle aud tho
Montana, loaded with lum,ber and Merchaltiao for II
Anaurtcn, light, passed dow, tho rtyor under sa
bound for Chlcohe. Fifteen feet aud atx inehea Of
water on tho snersili Of Lock 10.
UAnAL CnLLEoronB OFFICE, Chicago. May o.
Ann1vEn-Morning Light, Ottawa: 6.soo ba corr, :;
hitgte, Marseilles b,dUO hu cori 323 !ts soe Drill
CtEanEn-Orion, Niarccllus, 20 nj shingles Eliza
beh 1oekport, 4,?u9 bu wheat, 80 brls salt, 10 tons
u, shingles; ". 4. stsol Joliet, 6714a feet lumber
23,luo 4tl Dolphin, pst"wa, l6 40o fcot lumber, 10
IN lath 81, ,a9v feet lumber 2lo0 latb, Joliet.
, 1873-05-07

LIVERPOOL Alay Cit 4. m.-F! ,ur, 97s OIL. Wheat
Winter, 12s %; sprtng, 1ls@l2A u white. Ills Sd
ella 10d; club, 12s. Corn, 27a I'd. Pork, Goa.
Lard, 40d.
LIvEnroo1, n1ay 0-2:ao p. m.-Dreatasufrs frn,cr.
Who wheat, 1la Dl@11s l0l. Corn, 2Ts 3d. Hest
unchanged.
LONDON, May 0--b r. m.-Consola money, eaH /;
account. 93!;; 62os of us, "a do Of 17, "a l04os
80ll +; now 6s, a9t Eric, 50zs.
PAhIs, May 8.-nentos, o. irauca OF centimes
LlvEErpoL May G-cotton closed Irregular mid
tll!ng upland, 8,;@9Ad; Orlenns, D,s@Ya4d. saies
8oo bales; Alnorican 5000; speculation mud export,
l,0bg.
1,reatl4nfs nrm California white wheat, avernge
ais Oh. Flour ais Cd. lsccepiH Of whant for tlIo
past tlreo days, 900 qrs of which II 900 ars.
American. Kcce!psn of corn for tho tiMo B0v0
lrs., American, ,ooD qrs.
FORK. 7os. Ulcrae, 72s. oumborlanas, $50 Gil.
Ghurt ribs, 39s.
Yarns aud fabrics At Manchester dull aud rather
lower.
, 1873-05-07
MARINE.
PORT OF CHICAGO,

PORT oF ,1;t!1t CHICAGO. ,.
scow ]. 4. Johnson saugatuck, 20 II, lumber.
Sclr Ga1ne cuck. Milwaukee, 900 tons iron orc.
Prop IRA Chafep, sangatuck, TO III lumber LEO chin
glcs, aud a,,ntlricH.
schr Myrtle, Muskegon, It's m lumber.
scow Marion Dixon, South uaven, rs m lumber.
Hchr City Of paiuesyIlte Cleveland 800 tons soft coa
Prop Tnptrs State, buffalo, ia chests toa,
Datro VIM Burns, White LaAo lDO m lumber. 60 pcg
timber.
Bcbr Fyiug Mist Escauaba $50 Rross tons iron ore
Hmr Aipena Nlautowoc, 1,200 brs aour 50 doora, 50
hiIs sash, and aundrfcs.
ecl,r Gc,n South IIavel,, G5 eds wood,
Stmr Cuba, Buffalo 1.0s3 bris salt.
Prom Fountain City BufFnlo $40 brls sugar, and
dries
Prom Montana, Buffalo, 4 tons coal, and BuudreB.
, 1873-05-07

MISCELLANEOUS.
dispatch Rays that tho Bcltrs Kao Darley, HggIo
Jones, md Sunrise passed. Port Huron At o'clock Ibis
morning. ..... 49,.
from bolow. Tho Camden ia now In Milwaukee. noh
veaels woro fhe IN tho co at Sackinaw. Thin Captain
Of tho 1anesvo reports seeing aoversl Of tho grain
ro ser 1Io,nur, which went anl,oro last fa nour
Point All 1}arqucs mud afterwards got of and wnored
at secAtnaw is expected horo soon III TO" Oh Tue H. r.
The stnr nreteor ts announced a. the first boat for
-Tjio tirceemaatcd schr Samuel ii. Foator was
1anehea 1t Cleveland LIT Saturday Ahe viii carry
~ Of sd WI ,H est soo *sa % Saso ara sou
Go anil vctEea oil Port 1iope, and about II lnilos
aonsh Of Point nu narquca, Lake Huron, faHt In tho
r,n % es r h@ mornn frs% o
n Of T. g. eos sso ss ys'ss In 'T'F fo
Tho sc,r 1lichsrts Mott lambor-adon. canao In
sat, from 13sca,aIa III a!so In rort. These ara liz
first arrivaia f.om lilo aaoyo poEta.
a 10 fs %
l1or assistance.
7s t,s & wsox w os ss'a on Friday last Mt De-
Escanaa vosae Of about 1875 feet kce 2o feot beam,
Elliott: llor frames nre principally tamarack. and
1uca Of tho nHal ,nluu Rtachiona Under tho deck
bean1s, ae has an oak atflnget sppurted at long In:
tCffAH bY hGhf4 ntHtH Ill1 Ia uDfQ 10 ft non{y OF
for ha.ng tho poles o1pcditiously. Tho vessel
is ready for latncl!ng.
| Scandinavian Company, recently launched at
Manowoc 8le will hAto three mnstA aud curry from
100000 to 1000 feet Of lumber. Her Dimensions
are Keel. liz foet; bcam 20 feet; depth Of hold,
feet inches.
-On Wednesday, Both uls., n atcsm barge was
launched at Wards ahl-yard, III New Jortsalen,, ncar
Cleveland. The length Of tho craft ia LA feot broath
Of beam 48 feet, mt. depth Of hold IA foet. She will
recove her boiler mud machinery at Detroit, and will
| then engage IN tho understanding trade between
Lndlngton Anl Chicago.
| "a gentleman connected with tho Goyernment SER
vice. and who hn8 Just arrived at DGtroit from Duluth,
sates That nothing but tce Visible in that part Of
Lake Superior.
Tho bark T. b. Rice, Of Oonueaut, In tho thunder
storm Of Friday night lnBt got nBhoro at Kcy Ialand
Il was thought tlat by lighteriug she could bo got
| aHoat
THE atmr Thomaa H. Scott is in thu Detroit dry.
dock for repairs mud to receive nhew wheel. On tho
passage from Buffalo her wheel damagol and hnr
| atern split,
Tho barge Hotchls1ss, OF Georgian Bay, ia capable
| Of carrying over 600 900 feet Of lumber.
According to nil ropors Lake Huron Is full Of fco
and nt tho vessels meet with moro or cas trouble ID
| getting through. Tho prop Idaho mot upwaraa OF
thirty vessols which had left tho st. Clair River. Tho
atmr Winona struck leo Oft Sturgeon Point and found
II 40 heavy that she unable to make landng at
| I1nrrisyio Au Sab1o. Found tho whole west
| vhat field Of leo,
Navigation opened at Saginaw, thiH season, April
80, tho stoam BARGE Tempest arriving. ThH IL tho
latest opening Of Tho nbovo port for fourteen yesra.
Fnr two successive yease. brginnB at 1852 the Htmr
| Forest Queen arrived March II.
, 1873-05-07


NEw TnnN, May G.-EorTns-Dull and unchanged.
recentr, 7,ooo brls; supornns Wca.eI sl Halc s;a5
Gsf.25 coln,nnn To Hond cxtra, good to
oMo sesSsi6so; 4. T f.es s!ssaisso iys 1o,t
,nand. Wleat closed lowcr; recolisa, 29p hu: No.
n;is2 s a Ss sns NJ esss aSss @ III ssss s;iss IT,
1nnntl; rccnips, 49, O01 l mixed Western, G79
1so ao III s,ore ys"w eo ;nss;S5 y; oass aS
hui: mised Western, Aoe iatc: white, 5s@6to.
Eoos-Frm Wcatrs, !4,:c.
lfAr-1n nps!crnto demand.
anonERtra-cosrcs firm; Rio. 17fatoho; Costa
Gs: c Sf S:.nssss ss ss~es @ s F e" sss sse $sss ss
II rsrioLsua-c5,.ae, 10: refined. 2oc.
TunrEArlNr-Firmer s3a}c.
1Noy1alosa-pork quiet and weak; nov meas, $17.75
@1s.ao, 1,eef eendy ard unehanged; Qni mesls ..z
sfs"a stram. oNo; lvef ks!,le, s es. ''a '' "s''
Cuersr-Ftirm; 12@lo>sc.
WniskY-0l@o2c
but not 1'loarty higher. whoat firm and unchanged:
Hyo held al n5c. Corn ncttyo yellow G+l1G5o; mixed
Wcster. otc. Oats quiet, white, 6l@52c; mixed,
rErnonruM-ornae, 14'Go; refined, 2o@2oNc.
w"'"Hr-f'rm ut 9;sir1xonr. 9asi
;ps5u5H 5 Wsssrn saS stsa9 e.t9 S@S a%i
Wouier7,, dc wEite. Doodle iye fr'n; 0oessl 90:
acon IN pstor smuna sodora, r cosr rS
10,dc. sugar-curcd llanB, 13@15e. Lard unchanged.
.Du17En-stea1y; primo to choice Western tub 27@
NEW ORLEANS.
New ORLEANS, May G..-IsREApATurra-Corn-a
r1y good prizes advanced; mixed, tso whito' 6o@
CorToN-QuIet: anics Of 1900 bales. necotrts, 21ia
bales exports, a,6oa balcs atocA, 1so,a77 baes.
firm. l..
TOLEDO. May o.-nREaDsrurFs- Flour quiet and M
Ssnss %s.s s %ss as ws f19 ssan nsfss f. .%ss mite
~ ssi:5'si ecsa sl!sae ! higher; hss h @;1sa'
nr@: No: i. ?4.c ~ :, 59Hc. -.
~ Mssn1s!aEnr 5 M 1T dS S9 Sr" wheat 1900 en eosn'
'i ~ our. sooo br1s; vnoa 1900 bu
corn 5000 'u; oa,;t ctE%nMAsD. 1se T.;
CLEVELAND b1ny o.-DNE.Dsrurrs-whea steady
and 9nelanged lsld sl.os@i.75. Corn afm /; hol,
ffroo1n0a-r'r9 aISdiSS%Tfg HSa iHSaSsh%:Tng'a'
CrHo1sHATI, May G.-DAEApsTuFFs-Four 1rm al
s7eoGs1 IS: wliea, ilrm Il Sl;5. Corn i'm 4 4s@
4oc: ltyo firm a. SIC. oats dull at 42347c. Barley
H & s or ,s9 rsf2 ,ss euhs Ill o Pos" %ass
quiet; buyers holding, on; shoulders held 1t 7c
eha qas mi e ss shouers hed fiF To- eesr III lb sc
| clear, 10'Sc.
w'''sAT-r'rn at 81: g.: ,,o,,,s,
nncangcd Wheat t.ull and lower only s.nali order
track 45S47o Racked, cloaing at inade prica. Oats
firm; No. 2 2ec track 3511c smoked. Barley steady
/ No. 2, Csc. Iyo quiet At 6ac.
| WIi1sKY-stcaay ut Sic.
pnovlsloss-pork dull at s1s.25@ 1850. Bulk meatE
steady ccar sides at Kansas CITY sold at oc. Baeor
On All
, 1873-05-07

+F3NI
Tho charters reported were: 6chr Prince Alfred, for
wheat to Kingston at 100 prop Hrookyu, to Ogdons-
burg, corn, through rate to Boston pron CITY Of
tho afternoon tho achr O. n. Cameron was taken for
corn to Kingston at lac.
Tho night office will 10 opened tonight, on tho
scco1.a floor Of thu building OH the southwest corner
Clark and South Water streets, In Loons block, Anv
Ing been removed from Lin.l's Block to-day.
, 1873-05-07

NEW YonK, hlay o.-Tho commisaon houses wore
III general goods Thu Uafly Ntltetin saya tho feature
Of tAo market wan break i'll tho prices Ut prints.
Allens American, Ancona, Conestnga, darnor:A Slnp
prints were reduced ~ BY the agents. larxu jubbng
honso u selling Yacht o!'I sltrl!nKs Ut 8'.c qing-
quaites aro irregular and relllcet III piccs by tle
jobbers. Standard aud ane brown shect!ugR mud cvl-
, 1873-05-07

STfc3al Dlspafch u 7Hs Chicago tribune.
DETROIT, biay g.-rAssEp Up-propa Equinox,
Tioga. barks Wells, Sardinia. schra Scotia, Nawson
Atai!nto, Marion Eagan, D. Bom1ners American
Champion. A. Meaher, Perry.
pAssEp Down-rrops Huron City, Tompeat, City Of
Toledo, bark Kato barley, schrs Madeira Buurisot
utYBio l. Jones.
WINp-Northcast.
,i!srascl! from I+ambton, ont aays that Tho now
schooner, uiggle Jonca Of Chicago, WAS tho tlrat
vessel of tho downward bound float to roach tho ryor.
, 1873-05-07

represented MI average money valno OF s79o0o,
bolng oq,,nl to what would lIayo hcon a 4 por
cont dividend on tho capital, had tho receipts
boon oqual 10 lust yoar. 1t Ia understood that tho
pacitlo Il Atlantic Company hayo pasncd largely
oru Uninn, and Tho Hoard Of Directors will ho
composed principally OF persons Interested in
that {iumrnnp.
, 1873-05-07

Adjournment of the Ohio Legislature.
COLUMBUS, O., May G,-rhe General Assambly
adjourned sine die ut $50 this morning, having
boon in session 1876 days. during Which tino 193
general and 1877 local laws were enacted. Most
Of tho members l,ave already left for their
1,rT,
, 1873-05-07
ncf,,nct Insurance Con,pany,

LITTLE Roex, Ark, May 6.-Tho presilent Of
the Arkansas Insurance Company, to-day, mado
affidavit before tho Commissioner Of insurance
tlnt. tho asHots of tho Company were not
sufficient to pay the liabilities, whoroupon tho
Commissioner, under tho now law, suspended
the Company from doing buaiuess.
, 1873-05-07
orcd cottons are In DrlRk demand. Woolons and
fl :eIgn goods are Without animation.
1,tttabssrgll ON Markets

rf7TEnunarr, May 0-Crlo petroleum sl,ilt and '1'
changed, with fDw Rellnrg a1d buyers holding of for
lower prices; ,ulcd nj 21o ut 1arkers Landing 1o-
ftnod quiet md unchanged.
, 1873-05-07

Of the firm Of ", G. stoyons l. Co.. merchants,
gives all entirely different nccount from any Of
tho others Hccn to~tlny, as to tho manner in
which tho bridge gave way. Ho did not fall out
clipped straight down into tho water, as though
the bridge opened witloly where ho stood, mud
lot him through tho oponlng. llo went straight
down to tho bottom. feeling the bodies fall with
%sor a soaohnR na cut ia oa 'eessa essas tue
bad scalp-wouud, mud ho folt it preas Him down.
lilo water seemed to royiye linn from tho stun
ming ofroct Of tho blow. and 10 struck out boldly,
fraod himself from tho weight, roso to tho sur
face, and was sared. llo now walks, with n
Interview Haid TINT ho saw the oud OF the bridge
elido away from the ablltment, and, stimuli
taneously, mon, women, cl.ildron, iron. mud
rlanln accumulated IL q n!asg IL the water
certain that the bridge dill not fall outward or
slido away. 1t aooHol to sink right down
from under his foot, and. down lo wont
III. 4 plumb limo. Whom lo struck
@ o Wree 70 % liz I'D bo a % my ono eS eo Sa oaaF
on Tint side Of the bridge: Mrs. Noble, who was
killed by tho iron-worls falling and crushing her
was standing within q paco OF him, and seemotl
to go down with him, and tho rcst in ono sntlIa-
tho aanaatlon felt by othors Of falling over, be-
ing morally corla!u OF having dropped through
tho floor of Tho bridge Mt lolnt whore 1t must
have opened aNl lot him through,
EnuAn 4. IATllGK,
paintor,of thIs city, IL the young man who llaa
bcon reforrod to IN these dispatches AT having
saved some liyea by Ills presence OF mind III
allowing OF planka to tho, struggling people in
tho waior., 1Io was on tho fist BIai. on tho
north ao when tho accident took placo. IIo
saw tho ruling roforrod 10 IN other places aH tho
capping OF tic. work, which foil upon 10 many
people, giyo why. lIa inatinctiyoly folt sinking,
and knew At oleo that al accident was going to
happen, Tho sidewalk yoldea. and aHit yielded