New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-12-30
Fran Raxanne.
MISCELLANEOUS,


Memphis Cotton Exchange.
MEMPHIS, December 29.-The Cotton .Ex-
change was formally opened to-day under
favorable auspices. Daily sessions will be
held at noon and four o'clock.
s. Jordan, Marsh & Co.
BOsToN, December 29.-It is announced
that the books of Jordan, Marsh & Co.,
taken in charge, comprise those only which
pointed to the foreign business of the firm,
| and that free access is to be allowed to
them at all proper times. None of the re
tail books or papers were captured, and
| nothing has been taken that can in any way
embarrass the transaction OF regular bust
| ness.
Collector Russell has appointed exam
iners. The work of examining the accounts
| OF the firm was commenced this morning
| and will be gone through with all possible
dispatch. There are over 1000 papers to
| examine. ..-.- 80.
Prize Fighters Held to Appear.
| At Lynn this morning John COnlan and
| Thomas Gateiy, principals in the late prize
! fight at Saugus, were held each in $4,000 bail
to appear on Thursday morning next for
| examination.
Trade of Chicago.
| CHICAGO, December GA review of the
| produce trade of Chicago for the past year
| is published this morning The receipts of
* Ost
| els; shipments 81 ,035,703 bushels. The re-
| ceipts of hogs we're 436 900 head; of cattle
| 765, 900 head; of sheep 300, 900 head; of lum-
Der l,O84 ,993, 900 feet. The tota! value of all
produce received during the year, il round
| numbers, is $24O 600 900. -
Disabilities Removed.
WASHINGTON, December 29-The Presi-
dent has approved the bill removing the
political disabilities Of +. j. Harvie Thomas
l. q md na, -
and John II. Reagan, of Texas. I'm.
Probabilities.
WAR DRPARrnsNf
Office Chief Signal Oficer,
Washington, December 2s 1873. $50 P. n. }
For New England, partly cloudy weather, with
possibly light snow in the interior and northern
portion of the district. Fresh to brisk westerly
For the Middle States and lower lake region.
light to flesh southwesterly to north westerly
winds with lower temperature and areas Of light
snow u the northern pOrtiOns of these districts.
For the Southern states, northsrIy to westerly
winds, with lower temperature and less cloudness;
coast. I "
For the upper lake region, and southwestward to
westerly winds, with clear and fair weather except
possibly light snow in the eastern portion of the
upper lake region. rr-.-J l'l,s.,.
River and Marine News.
20. SegrnwEsT s0Ia W,p Pass December 20 r. MmBarome
Western Metropolis, at $50 A. ~, Quick master,
from fro New York, to J. y. Ludwigsen. saed-shp
for Galveston-shp Coronet, Bryan master, forty
seven days from Montevideo, in ballast.
YVES PASS
George Cromwell, at $50 P. NJ, Crawford master.
from New York, to A. Moulton steamstP oberon.
at A. M, Hanney, master, from LiveE;etoi' to De-
can, Zerssa Co. Sailed-SteamshipIi or Gal
seston.
p M.-Barometer $685. Weraer calm and
Arrlved-AuAtIiAu
master, fifty one days from i, ,ssrpool in ballast,
to master; Sail sailsdnnstea%shy 'I = Pm-w...s.-
caln and clear. A Ar1ivedH p5 .wegan bark Aurors
Andersen, master. forty Cc. Hne, from BordeauI,
n HmS ballast to Deean y da;s om Hs1A bark
ballast to master. sr as-ponn ,... n,.,,.
MsnGs GGsssrHs; BE- g pscer Yazoo at 10 T. Howr
dasMiabarss % & At A. M. weasher cold and clear. AZ
Rser p,n,.sna rising. .cember 2a-River five ssat ,
falling Ws -sr clear and cool some Ice ics rnn n
ning. ,ecemter 2a,-Rlver deciip,p, ....su.
weather ear anc pleasant ,Arrived-drest ~
public slim Ssv,r,ss6s New oss;sans and Audy Bss%n,as
kShsL Lo"i. and j. kinaeye .e1ss fes lset six
Ass and falling Weath<Arrived-Henry Ames'
ssT LoU1s Deg s.s.} departures. River falling,
rom New 0rlsee cunning. Weather cloudy ana
{ cool. sg 1mber 2s.-Arrived-City Of Quincy.
CAIRO, Orleans at 7P. NJ; Mary Alice vir%. from
from Nsis At A. NJ; Cay rtnn 81 f fsom St. Louis at
burg PLANES Howard from ST. Louis, 40 . r. n
$ &d-Kinney. for Viesseurg, 1a aaa n;aht river
orfalien wo feet six inches. Weather CLOUDY
Ev.ssvIIIr December 2s-Weather cloudy. Mer-
nv n 81 to 365. r yer has fallen two feet. po"n-
ar,ooo at 2 p NJ; Long worth, at I'D r. NJ
I"r,syILx December 29-Rver still falling sio ssst
= az IN feet nine inches in the canal nse i91'
~ % i. ches in the chute Weather clear and coi"-
rriVed~Mary Houston, from New Orleans.