New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-05-09
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R.Ilankeel then drew away. coming home
vinner by two lengths in 3:H. Ballenkeei
Tz;rI Rocc-Handicap for beaten horses,
mile heats; purse $500. Won by Emir IN
three heats.
a. luveutor Killed by Accident.
RosroN. Nav S.-Charles Kenniston, q
vaII known inventive genius, was killed
and hia eop considerably bruised by their
carriage being run into yesterday by rail
road train.
Governor Moses in Bankruptcy.
CHARLESTON, May ga petition was filed
in the United States court to-day for the
involuntary bankruptcy OF Franklin Moses,
Jr. Governor of South Carolina, and an
Injunction was granted restraining the
sheriff OF Richlapd county from Selling and
selling until further order of the court. The
debts of the Governor are in excess Of his
sssets. which are currently stated to be over
$250,000.
Regatta at Charleston.
The Charleston rowing and sailing re-
gatra begins next Wednesday and will con
tinue three days. A large number OF en-
tries have already been made. Crack
crews are coming from Macon and Savan-
nah and fast yachts from all Southern
waters.
Methodist Convention.
LOUISVILLE, May S-The Methodist Con
vention received commissioners from the
Methodist Episcopal Church to-day. A
committee was appointed to investigate the
case of Houston, expelled by the Baltimore
conference.
An Execution in Nashville.
NASHVILLE. MAY S.-Bill Kelly was hung
l. pf
it's. He was accompanied by Rev. Nelson
Merry. colored, and Rev. DIR. Cobb, white.
On the arrival at the scatfold Kelly mounted
the platform in q 1.-THE and gleeful mood,
cOnversing and laughing with those OF his
friends Immediately around him. Rev. Mr..
Merry delivered an address ten inmates
long, then lined and sung a hymn, and a
ferveDt prayer was offered by Rev DR.. Cobb,
after which Kelly stepped forward and ad-
dressed the multitude for eight minutes.
concluding with a prayer. He denied his
guilt to the last, soiemnly protesting that
for the pititul sum of 81 he was there to be
offered I'D as sacrifice to vindicate the
laws of Tennessee, but that he was ready
and willing to meet his father.
II is estimated that 10000 persons were
present. twO-thrds of whom we're cOlOred.
immediately after cutting the rope train
on the railroad passed, ghtening the
horses and stampeding about 1000 people,
men, women and children. One man had q
leg broken, and it is reported several wO-
men and children were hurt. Kelly was
pronounced dead fourteen minutes after
the drop rope was cut. After hanging
thirty-on and q half minutes the body was
cut down, placed in coffin and delivered
to his friends
Arranging for Decoration Day.
CINCINNATI, May S.-The committee ap-
pointed to arrange for the decoration of the
soldiers graves commenced work to-day.
They have invited the friends the COnted-
crate soldiers buried at Spring Grove to
decorate the graves of the latter.
Swim for Life.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., May S.-A man
calling himself Alexander H. Rambo, a
passenger on the brig Eliza Stevens, of
Portland or Bangor, from Kingston,
Jamaica, for New York, swan ashore last
night He SAYS the brig was run down by
u steamer. When he got on deck he found
the wreck abandoned and heard a boat
rowing off. After waiting some time he got
u plsnk and swan for beacon light, land
ing at about eleven O'Clock.
Probabilities.
WAR DEPARTMENT.
Office Chief Signal Officer, ,
Washington May 8, 1874. 435 P. NJ.
For the South Atlantic and Gulf States, and
thence porthward to the OHIO valley, clear or
temperature aud slowly falling barometer.
The lower Missouri ara the Mississippi and Ohio
rivers will fail slowly in he coming tweHty-four
hours
River and Marine News.
SOUTHWEST Pass, May 8, 6 p. Barometer 5000.
Wind east. fresh. Arrived-Scho0ner Mary Free
land, Clark master, sixteen days from New York;
schooner Jennie Wood, Pizati master, from gtilla.
barks Araldo and Volunteer. briggs IncOr0nate,
Monte Carmelo and schooner Robert Ruff.
east fresh. Arrived-steamshp Knickerbocker,
eager, master from New York, at A. NJ, to A.
Aoulton. No departures
MEMPHIS, May s.-Weather clear and warm.
River about stationary. Arrived-Fort Gibsoo,
from Little Rock Quickstep, from JacksonpOrt;
Fred Wilson. from Louisville. Disqualification.
berg, for Evansville; St. Genevieve for vicksburg
CINCINNATI, May 8.-River twenty eight feet and
falling. Weather fair and warm.
and srg Weather snd wsrm
EVANSVILLE, May e.-Wea' her clear and warm.
River Z. has fallen two feet Down-Robert Mitchell,
CAIRo, MAY s.-Arrived-St. Genev,eve from St
Louis at p. M; Mary Houston, from New Or
leans, at II p NJ; Capitol City. from vieksburg, at
ger from New Orleans, ut 7. NJ: Departed-St.
Geneveve. for vickshurg, ct 10 P. NJ; Houston, for
Glencoe ~ for st. louis ss NJ
for st. Louis, at P. NJ The river has fallen enc
inch. Weather clear; mercury 49,
ST. LOUIS May 6.-NO arrivals or departures.
River falling slowly. Weather clear and very
warm.
LOUISVILLE, May s.-River falling eleven feet
four inches IN the CANAL Line feet four inches in
the chute. Weather clear and pleasant. Down
Charles BOdmann, from Cincinnati to New Orleans
vlCKsBuRs May 8.-Up-City of Helena, at ten
s'clOck last light: Susie Silver, at A. M Carrie
v. Kountz, at 10 A. M. Down-City of Alton, at
NJ; Katie, al s p N. Weather clear and pleas
ant River falling.
New YORK, May B. The following is the com
days;
Bales. |
Receipts of cotton for the week at all
United States ports Port Royal |
0mitteG) ........... .................. 2447
leceipts same time last year............... 1881 |
Total receipts OF cotton since septem-
Der l. 1873. to date ..........~........351 8l19 |
Utal same time last year ..............3292 plO
.xpOrts for the week from all pOrts........ 81 Cos
Exports same week last year .............. so 389
Exports since Sep. ember 433 800
IxpOrts time last year..............2l3 1856 I'll
took at all United States ports .......... 3637l5
took time last year. ................. 4l2 9e3
took an I'M eriOr towns. .............. SO III
took ut interior towns last year.......... 1881
took at ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 7SI 600
took same time last year. 7l8 600
nerican cotton atoat for Great Britain. 215 900
6Oat same time last Observation-Disclosures. 200 600
MARKETS.