New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-12-10

extssd. tbo~ sessisa beyond 10 censtitsrs
,ional limit of thirty days.
w. w. Screws, Of the Montgomery
Advertiser. was elected State printer.
The Csnisg Of the kiss.
OMAHA, December 9.-king kalakaua
and party arrived here from the West this
afternoon. The mayor and city council,
miles out of the city. The entire party
were driven through the city, and lett east
ward at four o'clock. Four or five thou
sand people were ct the depot A aaIute
of twenty guns was tired by the battery
from the barracks.
Receiver Appointed.
SAVANNAH, Georgia, December SIN the
United States Circuit Court to-day, Judge
Erskine appointed J. p Fisher. OF New
York. receiver of the Richmond and Air
Line railroad.
Methodist Conference.
Tie South Georgia Methodist Conference
met here to-day. Bishop Pierce presiding.
News from vicksbsrs.
VICKsBURG, December 9-The board of
supervisors met to day. Adintant General
Crosby, which was acceped. An election
will be ordered for sheriff soon.
The vecent robbery of records from the
courthouse is explained. The stolen records
flu, nished evidence of the forgery and en-
bezzlement of Peter Crosby, sheriff; Wash
Davenport chancery clerk, and other negro
officials, all Of whom are under Indictment,
except Crosby, who packed the grand Jury
for his own protection. The stolen records
were found this evening in or under the
house of Davenport, who ia now fugitive
from Justice, with seven indictments against
him. For q week past he has been in consul
tation with his bosom friends at Jackson.
Ed. Richardson attempted to go into
the jail to-day. When passing out, be
made some obnoxious remark, and was shot
through the arm by the guard. the ball
lodging in Tom Kinney's knee. infiicting a
serious would.
Governor Ames issued q proclamation
calling an extra session of the Legislature
for Thursday, the seventeenth, to take some
action on the situation here.
Probabilities.
war DEPARTMENT.
Office Chief signa officer, )
Washington, Decemb. r 9, 1874 435 p N
For the South l.ntc and Gulf States. clear OF
clearing weather, nortbery or westerly winds.
high barometer. slight changes in temperature
east Of the Mississippi river, and lower tenpera.
ture in the southwest, probably followed by
norther ON the Texas coast
River and Nlarine News.
SOUTHWEST Pass. December 9, 6 P. M-Bsrcmeter
$3.50. Wind north northeast light. Arrived-Shp
Minnie H. Perry. master. thru nine days from
Liverpool Sailed Brig Wsverly and schooner
Ellen.
ME.pHls December s.-The river Is stationary.
Weather clear and pleasant Arrived-Baum,
from Cincinnati. DepsrtSd-Commonw wealth. for
New orleans; Idlewild for Evansville. the latter
before day this morning. The Great Republic will
be here at ten O'Clock TO night
CINCINNATI. December 9-kivef Twelve feet one
inch and rising. Weather cloudy. Departed
b., mann for New Orleans.
P1rrsBURs. December 9. River six feet nine
inch. . and fallrg Weather clear and cool.
LOUISVILLE. December 9.-The river is falling SLOW
" with six feet four inches IN tie canal. Weather
clear and cool.
CAIRO, December s.Anived-Fsunie Tatum from
New ORLEANS at p. NJ; City Of Quincy from New
Orleans at A. n; Utah from vlcksburg at II A.
N City Of Alton nom New ans at P. H.:
Capitol City from Viz ksbuig at 2P N. Departed
Tatum for Cincinnati at a: N Utah for St; Louie
at noon; Quincy for 81. Louis, ut P. n Cap toll
CITY Tor ST. Louis at P. N. The Alton 10 laid up
here. River ten feet five inches and falling. The
weather ia clear. Mercury 400.
EVANSVILLE, December s.-River falling slowly.
Weather cloudy and cool.
ST. LOUIS. Dec+ mber 9.-Arived-ColeradO from
vicksblrg. Departed-A lantic and Kyle, for New
ORLEANS; Louis, for Vicksburg. RIVER falling
Weather clear and c,ol.