New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-01-16
MISCELLANEOU8.

The Wrecked Steamer Eeorgia.
PORTLAND, January 1.-THE Georgia
| a total wreck. No lives lost. The steauc
was valued at 100000.
McDonnId Nominated for Senator.
/ INDIANAPOL1s. January 1.-THE Demo
{cratio caucus nominated Mcdonald 70
Senator.
| A Bishop Elected.
CoLUMBUs. o.. January 1.-THE Episco
pal convention elected Thomas 4. Jaeger
OF Philadelphia. bishop.
Steamboat Sunk.
MEMPHIS. January ij.-An .sralane1e
Forrest City, Arkansas. special TO nigh,
| sayss The steamer St. Francis. hence fol-
Vicksburs, struck hidden obstruction ne al
l Madison and sunk, with five feet Of waite,
over her guards. The officers think 1t il
| doubtful about raising her. She had g
| light cargo. The boat is fully insured. No
| lives lost. The St. Francis is owned here,
but it is impossible to get the insurance to.
| night
4 PeStIsus Expedition.
! OMAHA, January l5.--General Ord re.
ceived telegram today from Captain
out to find and expel miners from the Black
Hills. ThecOmmand was driven into Camp
Robinson January by the severity of the
weather. All the officers and men were
badly frozen. One wagon was lost. The
thermometer was 400 below zero most of
the time and much badly drifted snow. No
trace OF miners was found.
Organization Of the Florida Senate.
TALLAHASSEE, January 1.-THE Senate
organized to-day. A. L. McCaskil, Demo.
crat, was nominated by the Republicans
first ballot by vote Of 81 to /. This &C.
Ton is the result Of coalition between the
liberal elements Of both parties. Last
night at midnight the Republican commit.
tee waited on Governor Stearns and de.
manded he 60 into the Senate and organize
that body as Lieutenant Governor. which
he refused to do.
An Alabama Sta0 Senator Dead.
MONTGOMERY. January l5.--R. Fl. Ewing.
Conservative State Senator from Wilcox
county. is dead. The Legislature adjourned
in respect to his memory. !
vhe New fosk LEGISLATURE.
Albany. January ia Joint session Of |
The Senate and Assembly will be held on |
the twentieth Instant. for the election If |
United States Senator.
In the Assembly, so-day. . Republican |
member offered concurrent resolutions.
which were referred, denunciatory OF or. !
carnations in the South kaowo % the !
White Leagna
In Che State Senate resolutions We.e
Idopted cOndemning the spirit and senti
nents Of Sheridan's banditti dispatch,
his recommendations therein
Is unprecedented in the history Of the
country, and tending to the destruction of
institutional liberty, but at the same time
tfering mistaken confidence in General
heridan's patriotism, fidelity and integrity.
III the yeas were Republicans but three,
nd all the nays Democrats. The latter
hiected to that portion affirming confidence
! General Sheridan.
Dead.
ATLANTA, January Is. - Hon. Garnett
[cMillen. member of Congress elect, and
F. + GOode. prominent citizen Of Georgia,
Probabilities,
WAR DEPARTMENT. |
Office Chief Signal Officer ! |
Washington. January Is, 1875. AS r. NJ |
During Satut day. IN the South Atlantic and East.
u Gulf States, lower barometer higher temper
ure. winds yeering to sOuh and west with in. |
easing clOudlness. and possibly occasional rain in
a latter. | T
For the Western Gull States and Tennessee lower | s
rOmeter, cloudy weather and occasional rain | 4
lowed during Saturday by rising barometer fail. \
: temperature winds veering to west and north I s
,arSnS weather. aud In Texas porther, G
COtt0us }C
eRw TosK. January l5.-The following is the -
mparative cotton statement tor the week ending 1 -
days | "