The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-04-25
MISCELLANEOUS.

PHILADELPHIA, April 24-Schofield's large cot.
ton mill at Manyunk burned. The loss is heavy.
New YORK, April 2-Capt. A. Il. st. John
aged IS years, agent of the Peoples Line OF Al.
bany Steamers, suiclded .o-day.
NEW YORK, April 24.-The Spanish residents
cOmmemorated the anniversary Of the death Of
Cervantes, the author Of Don QuixOte. There
were flags, flowers and banquet.
Force l. sons hnseed oil factory burned. Loss
$4,000.
IAN JOSH, Cal, April o. st. Josephs Roman
LOUISVILLE, KY, April 24.-Several Thousand
ticketholders in the late Library Lottery placed
their coupons in the hands Of Bantun Duncan to
bring SUIT against the managers for breach Of
contract, to recover their money.
OswEao. April 4.-Snow fell to three iaches
New YoRx, April 2a-Sub Treasury balances :
Gold $50 1898 SIS, currency 81 ,8S6, 239. The Sub
Treasurer paid out 1888 600 on account of m
terest and s236OO for bonds. Customs receipts
1279,OOO.
At the Cotton Exchange business has been
dull. Early in the week the demand on export
account coupled with the light receipts at this
port encouraged holders, and prices were marked
The response from buyers, however, was IN
important, and the tone Of tire market ruled
heavy until Wednesday, when the improvement
was lost. This reduction failed to stimulate de-
mand, sind owing to the slow progress Of bust
ness 1t Liver pool, renewed feeling of weakness
was developed. No iur lsr decline was per-
'01lUeO, 4S nOlIeES are COlnuo0t C02t 3 fo9C0O0
would shortly take place.
The recent cold snap has excited apprehensions
OF widespread injury throughout the northern
section OF the cotton country. Telegraph reports
say severe frOsts visited very considerable pOr-
tiOn OF the South, but on account Of the back
wardne.s Of plantation work they do not appear
to have d. ne any material damage to the growing
CROP With this exception the weather had been
very satisfactory and crop arrangements are pro-
Gressing favorably.
For future delivery the week opened with con.
siderable .buoyancy. As the light receipts aided
the bull movement in their mssipulations of tho
market, the large stool. had, in New York with
the unfavorable advices from Liverpool, acted a.
. preventive TO any material improve ment.
NEw YORK, April 23-Dstrict Attorney Bliee
the consent Of Attorney Gen. raj Williams, en-
tered . n0lle proeeaui in various indictments
found . few ars ago against several hundred
persons for alleged whisky frauds. Numbers Of
the indictments are said to havo grown out Of
the proceedings instituted by the fugitive Col
lector Of Intetnsl Revenue, Joshua F. Bailey.
Vice President Wilson and Geo. b. NcCartee,
o. the Treasury Department, are in tow2.
WIhere were $50 deaths in this city the past
week.
BUFFALO. April a Two severe snow storms
occurred to-day hare.
OMAHA, April N.-The situation on the Union
Pacific Roadis unchanged. SNOW storm pre-
vaiis from Evanston to North Platte.
SALT LAKE, April 9l.-The latest New York |
mail was Of April 10th.
:. NORFOLK, Va, April PA severe gale here |
th,s evening upset two oyster sioops near Craney
lAand. he crews scs n clingilAZ TO tbs
bottom OF the boats. Efforts to reach them witk |
tugs failed. II 10 thought several persons were 4
drowned.
HMlFAx.SApri M.-Logar's tannery at rictou
was destroyed by ire this morning. Is OOO /
hides In the vats we're saved. The loss probably |
amounts to $4,000.