New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-22

OF people witnessed the parades.
To night at the anniversary ball OF the
Galveston Artillery Company. given at the
Opera House, the attenh ance is large, and
the beauty vi the Island City is we'll repre-
sented, aud many ladies from the cities in
the interior are present. The Opera House
is beautifully decorated with eyergreens
and flowers.
Movements Of Troops ON the Frontier.
A Ncrs special from San Antonio, dated
10 day, says:
The following explains itself:
san Antonio, April 20, 1875. )
10 the Governor of Texas:
The following dispatch is just received
from the General of the army IN answer 10
one from prominent citizens OF Corpus
Christi, setting forth the condition OF affairs
in that portion of Texas:
Your dispatch Of the nineteenth is re.
ceiyed, ana will be sent to the Secretary OF
War for the information of the President
The duty of troops on the Rio Grande
frontier is to protect all officers of tho
general government and as far as possible
10 aid the State authorities in protecting
the people against organized bands OF
marauders from any quarter. But the State
authorities should understand that on them
rests the duty in the first instance, and
that We only can assist them: on9uid II De
a hostile measure from Mexico, the Presi
dent may order more troops and a more
positive course of action.
CIR. DRUM,
Assistant Adjutant General.
Please inform me how best l can CO.
operate with the State authorities in pro-
tecting the frontier. / have ordered out
the troops from Ringgold Barracks and
Fort Brown. Troops should in both cases
be accompanied by civil officers, empowered
to make arrests. Can you give directions
to that effect 4. y. Z. ORD,
Brigadier General
The following WAS received to-day:
Fort BROWN, April 81, 1875.
To Assistant Adjutant General Department Of
Texas San Antonio:
Will send my disposable mounted force in
the direction of Ell Paso and ITO CanO. No
news Of lnarauders to-day. nr,
Colonel Twenty. fourth Infanty Command
ing.
Oilcl0th Factory Burned.
ELIZABETH, n. j., April 2l.-The extern
sive oiloloth factory belonging to the East
ern Manufacturing Company burned this
morning. Loss 1000; insurance 900.
Railroad Accident.
PHILADELPHIA, April 2l.-The Camden
and AmbOy train struck q train on Eighth
street. One man was killed and another is
dying.
CHICAGO, April 2l.-In the billiard tourna-
ment last night Parker beat Hoa, Bdrleigh
beat Shaw, and Carter beat Maggioli.
Damage to the Crops.
y, CINCINNATI, April 2l.-Reports from sixty
Ohio and thirty Indiana towns indicate
q complete failure of peaches; the apples
are slightly injured. Twenty-four towns
report the wheat uninjured. twenty-five re-
pert half crop, twelve no crop. Reports
from twenty towns of Western Pennsyl-
vania indicate half crop Of wheat and
Reports from Michigan indicate great
damage to the wheat, and destruction to
the peaches. The apples promise well,
plentiful rains may improve the peach crop.
Ex.State Treasurer Arrested.
COLUMBIA, s. c., April 2l.-Ex-Treasurer
Parker was arrested today on the charge
of embezzlina $2s,0O0 Of the sinking fund
money of the State. He has not yet pro-
cured bail.
Found Drowned.
CLEVELAND, April 2l.-The partly decom-
posed body Of q man was found this morn
ing at the mouth Of the old river bed. The
appearance indicated that the body had
been long time in the water, perhaps all !
winter. The remains were removed to an |
undertaker's. They are not yet identified.
1t was medium sized man, with black |
hair and moustache, dressed in dark sack |
coat, dark blue pants, double breasted |
striped vest, colOred striped shirt, and wore |
CATERS.
Delay Of Travel ON the Pacific Railroad.
OMAHA, April 2l.-The Union Pacific is
now in passable condition, with the excep.
ton of about six miles, over which the |
is being made by teams between
Lawrence and Green river, which will have
to be kept up q week or two more. One
train coming east, having on board $50
passengers transferred yesterday afternoon,
will reach here tomorrow afternoon. The
rain delayed at Laramie will reach the
transfer this evening.
Another train going west, delayed at
heyenne, left there this morning, and
will transfer to morrow morning. Delayed
migrant trains are being worked west
ward as fast as possible. The company
lope to start all first class trains to NOR
COW. They are considerably embarrassed
IN account of the scarcity OF cars, but will
'eceive twenty-six cars from New York by |
Saturday or. Sunday, which will partly re-
ieve them. They hope to get all delayed
passengers off the road by the middle of
lext week.
Probabilities.
WAR DKPARrMEsr,)
Office Chief Signal Officer ) |
Washington, April 81, 1875, 4:35 P. Ii.
For the South Atlantic and Gulf States and
generally cloudy weather and areas
rain, with northeast to southeast winds, lower |
aud rising barometer.
River and Marine News.
SOUTHWEST PAs. April q, 6P. M.-Baromete, 29:7O.
Wind northwest, light No arrivals or departures.
Pass A-LOurRk April 81, 6 p. M.-Weather calm | ,
nd clear. Arrived-SchOGner J. g. Craig, Wood
cry, master, seven days fr0m Utilla. with car
o OF fruit. No departures. The steamship Cortes l
still aground on the bar. The steamship Yasoe | q
at anchor outside. bound in. The ship karawak .
nd bark bennington are inside, bound out.
VICKsBuKe. April 2l-DOwn-L0uisvle lille. at 3 A. |
l.; Charles Bodmann, at p. NJ. Up-Bee and | Q
al ges, at 3 A. NJ; Carrie v. kountz, at 6 A. NJ. |
MEMPHIS, April 2l.-The river fell fifteen inches.
Weather cloudy and COOL Arived-Andy Baum. Il
let night for Cincinnati Departed-Batesville, e
n White river; St. Genevieve. ter st. Louis Mary
CUSTOM for Louisville. =
PITTsBURG, April 2l-Rver stationary. Weather | !.
ear and cool.
ST. LOUIS, April Observation-Disclosures, for New o
rleans. River rising slowly. Weather clear and | b
,O. 4
EVANSVILLE, April 2l.-weather clear and cold. U
he river has risen three inches. The Robert n
itchell passed up at A. NJ. o
CINCINNATI April 2l.-RIver twenty feet five | h
lches Departed-Sherl0ck ard Church for New | =;
rleans. Weather clear and cold. VI
CAIRO, April 2l.-Arrived-City of Helena from | n
!. Louis ct II A. NJ. Departed-Future City, for | b
ew Orleans, at IL p NJ; City of Helena for Vicks | =,
irg, at r NJ; Alps, for New Orleans, at p M; "
OF gan, Tor New Orleans, at seven o'clock. River
d cold. A ''e' ANo '~''ins' weather cloudy o,
April 2l-River at q stand: nine feet =.
the canal. Weather clear and pleasant v vS
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