New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-10-21
WHOLE NUMBER 2OO7.
II STOKES was IN danger OF being hanged. no
intended to go to Albany and tell the Goss-

if Stokes was in danger of being banved he
intended to go to Albany and tell the Goss
ernor all
The Recent Storm,
The storm did very little damage in this
or nelghoorlng cities, save in destruction Of
| trees, fences, etc.
No intelligence had been received at tbs
| offices of the Sandy Hook pilots at noon
| to day OF any considerable marine disastere
or Of any inconvenience to the shipping ro
sulting from the storm. At the telegram
stices, however, information is given that
the wires, east and west, we're pretty gene
orally damaged.
The Phelps Defalcation.
New developments occurred to-day in
connection with the heavy defalcation of
Charles II. Phelps on the State treasury.
Late this afternoon one Frank R. Sherwiu,
who for some six months past, has been
doing business at No. 80 Broadway, osten-
sibly as banker and broker, but mainly
in what he calls Vienna syndicate stock
operations, was arrested on an order issued
by Judge Fancher.
The amount of bail was ixedl at s3O, 1000,
and Sherwin being unable to obtain the
amount. was committed to the Ludlow
street Jail. State Treasurer Rains, in his
affida ut, upon which Sherwin was arrested.
says Sherwin admits that $l5l 900 passed
through his hands in connection with tho
Phelps defalcation.
Snb.Trcasury Balance.
Sub-treasury balance-Gold, $is, ,576, ,176s
currency, $2,279,0lO.
Convention of Methodist Preachers.
The sixteenth annual session of the Ne
tlonal Local Preachers Association of the
Methodist Episcopal Church began its sese
sion at Cambridge, New York, Saturday
DHIRrAfpS
States. also Bishops Simpson, James and
Campbell. President T. ID. Mcfarland de-
hvered an address of welcome At the eve
ning session reports from the different con-
ferences were received. This being the
one hundredth anniversary of the death of
fhiip Embury, the first Methodist preacher
In America. A monument will be dedi-
Gated to his memory at Cambridge TODAY.
Addresses will be delivered by BishOpa
Wakely, James, Simpson and Others
Marine.
Arrived-City of Richmond, City of
Brooklyn, Manhattan, Magnolia, General
Barnes and Terry.
The schooner L. A. Rose encountered
heavy weather. She lost forty three bar
rels OF naval stores and some rigging.
Arrived Out-Adriatic, Holsatia, City of
Brussels and City of Antwerp.
Large Receipts of Currency.
pa0ies to-day received $500, 900 in currency,
and the general belief is that other comps-
nies received enough from the interior to
swell the aggregate to about $4,000, 900.
Union Trust Company.
1t is thought the Union Trust Company
will resume business shortly with an in
creased capital.
Damage by the Gale.
Considerable damage has been done by
the gale in the outskirts Of the city, and
two unoccupied frame buildings in Brook
lyu were blown down.
Relief for Memphis.
The Stock Exchange sent $14lO to Mem
phis.
Emlgrants.
Eleven hundred emigrants arrived hero
to-day.
Prize Fight.
1t is reported that a prize fight near Rob
ertsdale Illinois, yesterday, between Mad
den, OF New York, and Hawk kins, of Chicago.
was broken up while the ftty-fifth round
was being fought The police arrested both
principals, seconds, and forty spectators.