New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-17

ing to-day. Edwin w. Lewis, the present
receiver, was appointed trustee. The state
ments of property surrendered by the mem.
bers' families Of the firm, legally beyond
the reach of the creditor, elected applause.
The meeting ad ourned until noon t0-mvr-
row.
The creditors OF Messrs. Jay Cooke g. Co.
reassembled at eleven O'clock this morning,
and resumed the voting TOR trustee and a
committee to settle the estate. No other
business WAS transacted Although the de
tails Of TIE voting Will not be officially an
nounced for several days. ii is regarded rs
ettain that. substantially. the following
will be the result: decision unanimously
in favor of taking the estate out OF bank
ruptcy proper, and winding il up by the
trustee aud committee Of creditors
The vote liz unanimous for Mr.. Edwin NJ.
Lewis. president OF the Farmers and Me-
chancs' National Bank Of Philadelphia, as
trustee. the only material Glitereuce or
opinion among the creditors beng on the
question whether the committee should
consift of three, FIVE or seven members.
The choice seems to be in favor OF com
m.ttee Of i've, cons sting of John Clayton,
Isaac Norris and Robert Shoemaker, of
Philadelphis; Charles 7. Helfensteins. of
pottsyilIe. Pennsylvania. and James Brown,
Of Wiikesbarre.
an tie Georgia Legislature.
ATLANTA, January l6.--A bill was intro
duced to-day in the Senate calling a cunven-
sion of the States to revise the constitution
of the United States.
The House passed q resolution protesting
against the passage OF any civil rights bill,
as unnecessary and undesirable by either
whites Or blacks. and as an infringement of
the reserved rights Of States.
VSou -
BALTIMORE, January l6.-The National!
Board of Trade adopted the following:
Resolved, That the National Board of
Trade hereby recognize the great CONNER
cial and national importance of the Darien
canal. as surveyed and projected by Com
mander Sefridge, of the United States
navy, and commend this great enterprise to
the favorable consideration Of the people of
the United States.
Fire In Boston.
BoeroN, January l6.-S. S. Houghton g.
Co.'S lace store, Nos. 72 and "a fremont
street, burned today. The fire ragged an
hour. The hydrants were frozen.
Liquors Seized.
The liquors in the United States Note!
and Parker House have been seized.
Fire In Iowa.
OrruNwA. Iowa, january i5 A fire
early this morning destroyed a block Of
frame stores on Main street. The contents
of three or four other buildings we're badly
damaged. The loss On stocks "a estimated
at $ll .0OO; on the buildings, SIC, OCO; inSur-
ance, $l2,7O0.
Cont Train Wrecked and Two Persons
Killed.
PIrTsBuRo. January l6.-A frightful 30.
Gident occurred on the Castle Shannon rail-
80 mi
in South Pittsburg, ON q trestie work los
feet high. A coal train was passing over
the trestle work, and at the highest point
coupling broke, and the entire train, with
the exception of the locomotive and two
cars, were precipitated into the raviue
below. Brakeman John Wemrod and q
boy named Phillips. who WAS taking ride,
we're instantly killed. their bottles being
mashed TO Jelly. Ii is supposed that the
accident WAS caused by broken wheel.
Probabilities.
WAR OEPARrsRafI
Ofice Chief Signal Officer, :
Washington. January l6. 1874. a:30 P. N.
For New England and the middle States, con.
tinued cold and generally clear weather will pre-
vail, with light to brisk sOuthwesteriy to ncI tn
westerly winds.
Por the South Atlantic and Gulf tates nOrtheriy
20 .asttIly winds, with partly cloudy weather
rsin the coast, the Temperature remaining low
in the South Atlantic tatts AID rising ill the Mis-.
sisspni valley, where the wind viii vter to south.
For Tennessee and the Ohio valley, rising tern
persture. falling barometer winds veering TO
southerly. with cloudy ather.
For the Northwest and the lake region, south
east-iiy TO southwesterly wluds. with rising TEN.
peratuie. falling ba' ometer and rreas Of snow OF
rain from Michigan westward to Minnesota.
Rivev and Marine News.
SOUTHWEST PASS, Januar is. P. NJ. barometer
1925. Wind northeast and blowing hard. Ar
riv.d.- Steamship Carondelet. at A. N NJ C,eery,
m ster, from New York, TO George A. Fostick &
Co.; st. amship Kuickerbocker. at $50 4. NJ G ,ees
ma ster. frCm New York; to a. Noultons No de.
par'ures.
PAss-A, " urRE, January ls 6 P. M-wind north.
mort beast ard blowing stroi &. Weather thick
AID rainy. No arrivals Sailed-St.amship Louis.
vIcKsBuRa January I6.-Down-G Glencoe, AT A
NJ; Louisville. at A. d John y Toilr q , P. NJ;
4 Lee, at 8P. 81, Up-Seuicoie. at . p. Nj. .he
weather is co d and cloudy. River rising.
MEMPHIS. January is Weather clear and mod
slowly. Ar,ivrd-Blla. from White river. De-
pubic. for Few cleans; Colo
RADIO and Belle OF III mpts. for ~. Louis Para
gon and Mary Houston arc hourly looked for from
below.
CINCINNATI January l6-Rver twenty one feet
ak inches and falling Weather clear and cold.
ie kb+r for Now Orleans
hesry ice. but The ferries continue run with bu.
little difficulty. Tn. channel in the gorge at
is still open. TIN ough which The ice
ponrs with great velocity, aud the danger of u
q sod harLor here is Il eieb> great lessrned.
CAIRo, January l6.-No arrivals or departures.
The 81 Mississippi river y as Oxen over Las nj sht
back Of the CITY, The riv has II en- four inches.
Weather clear: mercury 24'
KvAssvILLs, January is.-Weather clear ier.
IA to 24o. hiv,r fallen eight inches Dowu--Shau.
nou. at A. Nj. Up-LoDIworth, ll.1o A. a..
COTTON.