New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-04-10

Hunter was elected to-day. by the General
Assembly, State Treasurer, vice Mayo re-
r. T. Brooks, late president Of the Mer-
chants National Bank OF Petersburg, who
was indicted yesterday By the grand jury
of the United States Circuit Court for en-
bezzling and misapplying moneys and
credits Of the institution to the amount Of
about $500, 600, had his bail fixed to-day at
425. 600 for his appearance for trial the first
week in May.
Railroad Matters.
BALTIMORE, April Sat meeting of the
stockholders of the Northern Central rail-
road to-day proposition to lease the road
to the Pennsylvania Central Railroad Com
Dapy at six per cent on the capital stock
was rejected by q large majority. A COM
mittee of five was appointed to investigate
thoroughly the affairs of the company and
report at future meeting. The board of
directors was authorized to negotiate a loan
Of 10000, 600, &c, 000, 900 of which is to be
applied to meet the maturing bonds and
the balance to pay off the floating debt, and
for repairs, equipment and necessary cur
rent expenditures.
TOLEDO, April 9.-An Ottawa. Ohio, spe-
eial says John w. Goodwin murdered an
aged man and wife named Hay wood, in the
eastern part of Putnam county, last night
Goodwin was arrested and with great
difficulty was saved from lynching by the
infuristed people.
snow storm In Memphis.
MEMPHIS, April 9.-About eleven O'CLOCK
this morning snow storm set IN ana lasteu
for two hours, astonishing the Oldest In
habitant Of this latitude.
Cravesse near sunfower, Mississippi.
MEMPHIS, April "a telegram from
Helena, Arkansas, to the appeal tonight,
says Huspuckary levee, near SuDfower,
Mississippi, broke again last night. The
break is now a hundred yards wide. This
Yazoo river bottoms, which are among the
richest in the Mississippi valley.
Morally Wounded.
LOUISVILLE, April John r. Brecken
ridge, the youngest son of the late DR..
Robert j. Breckenridge, was shot and NOR
tally wounded at Lebenon, Tennessee,
to-day, where he was q student in the law
school.
"A heavy snow storm, very unusual in this
latitude at this season, has been prevailing
here all day. 1t is feared it will prove very
disastrous to the fruit crop throughout the
State.
Probabilities.
WAR DEPARrxRSr,)
Office Chief Signal Officer, :
Washington, April 9, 1874, as P. N.Y.
Ior the Southern ST ates, east Of the Mississippi.
fresh and brisk north to west winds, clear AID
clearing weather and generally falling tempera'
The Ohio, Cumberland, Tennessee and lower
Mississippi rivers will rise.
River and Marine News.
SOUTHWEST Pass, April 9. s P. M-Barometer 1895
Wind west and blowing hard: Ar1ivsd3schooner
UtIls- No departures. The steamship vandalla lie
still ON the bar.
blowing half gale. Weather clear and COOL No
arrivsls Sailed-Barks Marie, New York and
6eniveve.
vICKsBuRs April e-Passed up-Robert B. Lee, |
p. M City of Helena, 2. NJ; Robert Mitchell,
p. n. No boats down to-day. Heavy rains again |
to-day; the river has risen three inches in the |
past twenty four hours Opinions expressed here |
that the water will be higher on the lower coast
than ever known before. |
tonight; rained all last night and tn forenoon.
The river has fallen three inches in the last |
twenty four hours Departed-Andy Baum for |
CINCINNATI, April a-kiver twenty feet two /
inches and rising Snow fell all the afternoon. |
DspsrsGIongT v 1et New Orleans ans TO-.
and rising. Both rivers are swelling slowly above
Raining and tlt citing.
New Orleans at P. NJ. Commonwealth from vt
Louis at A. NJ, Church from Cincinnati at 3, St.
tenevive from 81. Louis 1T P. NJ. Departed
bean for Cincinnati at SP. ~ Church for New Or
leans at A. II st. Geneviye for vcksburg at
p. n. Rain, snow and sleet since das light
Weather now clearing Mercury 49, River risen
EVANSVILLE, April s-sRewing hard since A. NJ,
mercury 40 to $40. River fallen three inches. up
snow have fallen and it is melting fast
LOUISVILLE, April 9. River rising slowly nine feet
three inches in the canal seven feet three inches
IN the chute. Arrived-Kilgeur, from New Or
eane.