New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-05-10
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Pierce act with the committee, if his health
permits. i
Fire In Baltimore.

Pierce act with the committee, if his health
permits.
Fire In Baltimore.
r BALTIMORE, May 9.-The five. story brick.
chair and furniture warehouse of George
Beck g. Bolte, near East BOltO street, be-
tween Bond and Broad way, was completely
destroyed by fire tonight. Beck estimates
the loss between sixty-fve and seventy-five
thousand dollars: insured for about ga, 600
in Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York
The Bond Street Methodist Church South.
adjoining, Rev. Mr.. Ferguson. pastor. was
damaged to the amount of $4,000 or $1,000.
Several dwellings in the vicinity we're dam
aged to small amount.
To BE Hanged.
In the Criminal Court to-day Charles II.
Jones, convicted Of murder, was sentenced
" " The Mobile Fair.
MOBILE, May 9-The Fair Association
closed its doors today. Admitted by all to
have been creditable to the taste and Hber-
atty OF the people and managers. During
the i've days, it is estimated, over $4,000
people visited the grounds.
Fire in the Woods.
81. PAUL. MINI, May 9.-Large fires are
raging in the woods on the line Of the
Lake Superior railroad at North Branch
and Pine City, with pretty high winds An
immense destruction Of property and stand
ing timber is inevitable. Fires are also re-
ported on the line of the West Wisconsin
railroad, which has delayed the trains.
The Gloucester Fishermen.
GLOUCESTER, Mass, May 9.-The Balk-
ers fishing fleet, from this port, have had
very rough weather the past month. Four
men have been lost and some OF the vessels
damaged.
Mail Agent Sent TO Prison.
WILMINGTON, N. c., May Sc. A.
HAYNES, mail agent, charged with rob-
bipg the mail, pleaded guilty, in the
United States District Court, and was SEN
fenced to four years in the penitentiary.
He is the brother of the Secretary of State
Of South Carolina, who was present during
the trial
Damage by the Ice.
QUEBEC, May 9.-The loss caused by the
ice bridges shove yesterday can not yet be
ton exceed $500, 900. The Dominion gov
erDment are the heaviest losers The gov
eminent steamer Napoleon Ill. had her
side stove in and her machinery injured,
and il fulI Of ice. The st. Lawrence Tow
boat Company's steamer Napoleon is total
wreck.
The Quebec and Lower port company's
steamship Georgia had hole stove in her
side, and is nearly full of water. The
steamers Castor and Royal sunk and are
total loss. The steamer Rescue sunk and
will probably be total loss. In addition
to the above, q number of steamers were
more or less damaged and schooner sunk.
The ice commenced to pile up at Roche's
Cove, then at Halls bOODs, where it tore
away part of the pier, and at Dinning's it
carried away the Norwegian bark Harold
"a al NH ofo
and scho0ners. From there it bore down
ON Blair's booms, carrying them away,
elnkipg and damaging all the vessels that
were in the booms, and piling some Of them
on the top Of others.
Probabilities.
WAR DEPARTMENT
Office Chief Signal Officer )
Washington. May 9. 1874, E3s p. ny
For the Gulf States. and thence northward over
the Ohio valley, increasing cloudness southeast
70 southwest winds, continued high temperature
and slowly falling barometer
The lower Mississippi and Ohio rivers Will fall
slowly during Sunday.
River and Marine News.
osU1HwHsr PASS, May 9, 6 p. M.-Barometer 90
Wind east. southeast, strorg. Arrived-Scho0ner
Amite, WhitnlOre. master, six days from Ruatan
Saied-Barks Sirio and Finn; steamships George
Washington and Oberon.
v,SxsByEs May sI;g % h Dean Ss at A.
3A M, Atlantic and barges at 10 A. NJ. Weather
warm and clear. River fell one inch in the last
twenty four hours.
MKxPHis, May a-Clear end warm weather
River stationary. ArrivedIPat Rogers, from Gin
cnnatl. Departed last Dight-Bee and barges for
above Simpson Horner and barges for below. To.
day-Grand Tower for st. Louis; Fort Gibson and
Mary Boyd, for Arkansas river; Quckstep, for
White river; Ben Franklin, fer Cincinnati.
PrrrsBuRs May 9.-River seven feet and falling |
steadily. Weather clear and warm.
ST. Louis. May a-Arrived- Glencoe, Jaeger |
and Alps from New Orleans: Capitol City from
vicksburg. Departed-vicksbuIg for vicksburg;
Mary Alice and Kyle. for New Orleans River fail. |
ing steadily. Weather clear and warm
CAIRO, May 9-Arrived-Future City, from New |
Orleans, 8 last night. Departed-Bismarck for |
New Orleans, ]. A. H.; Failure City, for st. Louis,
A. N. Weather clear and pleasant River sta |
nOnary.
EVANSVILLE, May 9.-Weather clear mercury, |
600 to 500 River has fallen twenty seven inches.
The Charles Bodmann passed down for New
Orleans at p. N.
CINCINNATI, May 9.-River twenty-five feet ard
ak inches, falling. Weather clear and warm. No
arrivals or departures
LOUISVILLE, May g. River falling with ten feet
eight inches in the canal, and eight feet eight
iDches in the chute. Weather clear and warm.