New Orleans Republican., 1873-05-03

Banks MOlher-IIlness of ThurlOw
| Weed-Troots for the Pacific-A Cans
| Of New York Robbers Steal n Load o
Furniture-CoOpers Preparing for a
| Strike-HOnOrs to the Late james
Brooks-Re solutions of the Board o1
Aldermen-ActiOn of the Express EN-.
piOyes-Remains of Bishop McIIvaine-
The Proposed Obsequies-Latest from
Mexico.
New YORK, May 2.-Wall street markets
| continue very dull. Gold has ruled lower
| than yesterday, all sales having been a,
| llGAs a ll67s. On gold loans rates have
been sal to gold per annum, and l-32 per
! day for carrying. Foreign exchange Is ut
| terly demoralzed. Rates for sterling re-
| main as yesterday, but rates for busine SO
paper being SIS ol4 for sixty days; 909ls
tor demand sterling. The money market is
very stringent for call loans, brokers hav
ing paid Is a. l6 of one per cent per day
The Clearing House statement this morn
ing shows violent changes incident to pre-.
parations yesterday and day before by
city and various corporations for May in
terest payments. In addition to this ma
iural disturbance OF the market, specula-
tive manpu'ations have been resorted to
to advance rates. Mercantile paper is tenn
porarily neglected. There is less gossip
about banks, the last unfavorable rumors
having been silenced by the Clearing
House committee, who. last evening, ex-
aminsd the Man eis;turers and Merchants
Bank
The dstrust which has been created by
the panic mOngers has less foundation now
than at any time for year previous to the
Atlantic and Balls Head Bank suspense ion.
Government bonds are down with gold,
hut at the decline are strong. Southern
State bonds were dull at the board
The stock market was ieveIish early in
the day, the greatest depression having
been at the first board, when Union Pacific
railroad sold at 23as. After the board the
market became strong. Telegraph stocks
have teen exceptionally strong throughout
Other active stocks have been Pacific
Mail, 81. Paul, Lake Shore and New Yolk
Central.
Arrived-Clty of Bath and Ahy-sina
The sailor boarding house keepers have
passed Il resolution tantamOunt 10 q d4-
tiance of the shipping commissioners here,
and agreeing to furnish a crew to the ship
North America, which nas been waiting
several days for men. They, however,
state that they are satisfied with the law,
but not with its applic8ion here.
ThurlOw Weed is seriously ILL
General Banks mother is dead
In Acton, Massachusetts, a man mistOOk
bis wife for horse thief and killed her.
Tuesday nights mail frcm ST. Louis, over
the Missouri. Kansas and Texas road, was
burned. The passengers baggage was also
destroyed. The mai matter burned was
from the extreme Southern States
Two hundred troops left here Yesterday
for San Francisco.
A load OF furniture worth $1,000 was
stolen yesterday by robbers, who knocked
the driver OFT the wagon and threw boy
INTO the street. The owner of the furniture
caught one of the men, but, while he was
awaiting the arrival of policeman, the
other robbers drove the team away.
Receiver Strong, of the Atlantic National
Bank. reports S30l,OGO in securities missing.
The liabilities are set down at 81 ,O37 300.
The assets, which are, as before mentioned,
s30i oUO short, may be further changed by
Developments in the investigations
The grand jury to-day made a present
mcnt on the subject of the suppression Of
concert saloons, in which they say that the
excise licenses shield proprietors, and only
the owners of the premises are liable to
criminal prosecution and punishment.
The society OF coopers in 1.-THE Manhattan
district numbers 100 members, and has, it
is said, a large strike fund in the treasury.
Ihe organization extends through the
country, with total membership OF II ,0O0.
1 he officers OF the society say that the
present movement has the sanction of all
the lodges in the United States. Notwith-
standing this. tie opinion is that there will
De II temporary settlement of matters.
Superintendent Kelso has ordered the 20
Ice to make census of all the disreputa-
bic houses and characters in the city. .
The Arcadian Club, Common Council,
Iammany Society and other associations
have passed resolutions expressive Of their
sense OF grief at the death of James Brooks,
and their sympathy with the bereaved
family.
Rev. DIR. Joel Parker died in this city
his morning, aged seventy-four
At special meeting Of the board Of alder.