New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-08

A nchor line OF steam boats, will sell IcKets
40 the carnival at reduced rates.
The Jockey Club Meeting.
The spring meeting of the Jockey Gun
viii commence on the twent y-fitth OF Aprll
and continue five days.
Examination Waived.
MCCARTHY, who set fire to the memphis
and Little Rock railroad machine shops,
waived an examination this afternoon ana
was sent to Jail without bail
Another Absc OndiDg Clerk.
RICHMOND. February John e. Henry,
chief clerk in the United States revenue
Office at Lynchburg, Virginia, has absconded
with q large amount OF money. twenty
thousand dollars was found secreted IN
drawer. which he failed 10 take with him.
n ia estimated that he carried off Sl0, 900.
He had, the implicit confidence OF the col
hector. and did all of his banking business;
hence the opportunity.
Tax suits in North Cay0Iinas
RALEIGH, February 7.-Snits were insti-
auted in the Supreme Court of Wake county
by August Belmont & Co., bankers, of
New York city, as plaintiffs, to compel the
State Auditor to collect the special tax
bonds for the payment Of interest for the
years 1870, 1871, 1872, 1873 and 1879, the
twentieth of February being set by Judge
emptory mandamus.
Hon. Beverly Johnston, Walter j. Budd
and Z. G. Badger will appear for the plain
lifts. Should the court decide adversely to
the Plaintiffs, it is the intention Of their
counsel to carry the case to the Supreme
Court Of the United States.
Probabilities.
WAR DRPARrnEy,,l
Once Chief Signal Officer.
Washington, February 2, 1874. sSO +. d.
For the Gulf States, risi Dg baromtte
&erther,y winds. partly clio nd and clear "
River and Marine News.
eouruwKsr Pass. February T. 6 P. M.-Barometer
1870. Wind north, fresh. Arrived-Bark Guene
rere. Shiknoz, mast sixty TWO days from olou
cbum Nuliy, master from Sabine Pass, with 225
bales Of cotton ship Carl sky days from Bre,
men Bocktlmann maa d led,
schooner J. \. and L. G. Adams
Pass ALOrTRE, February !, p M.-Wind north
east light. Arrived British steam ship Mssissip-
ri, Wrake, master, at lI.20 A. ~, FROM Liverpool,
TO silas Weeks; Colombian schooner Sophia, Archi-
gsst ,se @ss bark ma
VrcKs BURG FebI nary 7-bown-Yazoo, at A. NJ.
Mohawk and barges. at 6 P. Emile Labarge at
A. NJ; Pargond, at IL A. NJ; Selma, at P. NJ.
Weather clear and cool. River rising.
clear and cool. Departed-Clsrksville, for Arkan-
sas river; City of Augusta. for White river; Airing
ton for Cir ciDnatl; Grand Tower, for st. Louis.
CINCINNATI February River eighteen feet and
falling. Weather cloudy and cold, Arrived
Shannon from New OrleaAs Departed-H. 8.
Turner for New Orleans.
PrTrsBuRG, February River five feet four
inches and falling. The snow ceased at noon;
heaviest fall Of the season; the weather is growing
colder
LOUISVILLE February River falling; eight
feet eleven inches i'll the caDal, elk feel eleven
inches In the chute. Down-Paragon and Hons
EyANsvIILx February 7-Weatber cloudy. with
snow and rain during the night. Mercury 33o The
river has fspen twenty inches. Down-John Mi
gour, at 9 A. NJ. Up-Moliie Ebert, at P. M;
Indiana, at 9P. NJ
CAIRO, February ARRIVED John Kyle. from
New Orleans at ] A. N Joe Kinney, IRON St
Louie at 10 4. NJ; City OF Helena from vicksburg,
1t r. NJ. Departed-IndiaDa for Cincinnati, at
SP. NJ; John X, le for ST. Louis, at A. NJ Kinney
for vicksburg, at noon Helena, for st. Louis, at
p. NJ. River fallen fourteen inches. Weather
clear Mercury $50.
ST. LOUIS February 7-Arrived-Kye, from New
Orleans; Fanny Lewis from Shreveport. Depart
ed-Bismarck, for New Orleans; Capitol City, for
vicksburg. River falling steadily. Weather clear
Al.