New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-01-07

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ALBANY, January Ex-Governor Tilden'
message to the Legislature says that tn,
debt at the close OF the fiscal year, Septem
Der 30, was @l7, 49l 900. showing q reduction
during the year OF S., 699, 900.
, The Governor refers to the provision
already made for the appointment of a
board OF i've commissioners to represent
that State at the Centennial exhibition,
and recommends moderate approximations
which will be required to defray the neces
sary expenses Of the commission and enable
the State to take such part in the exhi5i.
ton as will testify our sense Of the great
ness OF the event COMMUNICATED.
He recommends careful legislat ion for the
punishment OF fraud and malversation by
public officials, the present law being en-
tlrely inadequate to the needs Of the COM
munity. He takes strong gaound in favor
OF local self government. He devotes large
space to the canal question and national
finances. Upon the question of the resump
tion OF specie payEaents. he says that it il
quite clear that The problem ought to be
! worked ont without costing the country
anything like such disturbances in lite bust.
ness and Industries as the operations of the
federal government during the last ten
years have repeatedly created.
The natural causes which affect trade
may p fOreseen, and all dealers can Calcu.
late them with equal advantage in every.
thing except their own differences in intel.
ligence and Judgment; but the action of an
official conducting the largest financial
operations in the country, and exercising
dominion over the circulating credits that
are part Of the machinery BY which the
mass OF private transactions are carried on,
can not but tend to create in all industries
uncertainty. confusion and miscalculation.
OF the fourteenth. fifteenth and sixteenth
amendments to the federal constitution be
says: These amendments lave been con.
clusively adopted. and they have been &C. |
cepted in good faith by all political organ. !
lzations and people of all sections. They |
close the chapter: They are ard must be- !
mai: All parties hereafter must accept and !
stand upon them, and henceior,h our politics |
are TO turn upon question: Of present and }
'uture' not upon those Of settled and final J
past.
The Wsecko6 Steamer SOhn B. 0faude.
MEMPAIs, January 6.-Oficers OF the last
boats from below think it doubtful about !
raising the steamer John B. Maude. The
river has risen SO fast that wafer is now 10
the cabin and fears are entertained that the
cabin will be washed of.
A BeQuest Well Administered.
PHILADELPHIA, January 6.-The trustees I
If the Girard estate resolved, ON account of
he increased income from the trust, to pro- !
7ide for $40 more orphans. There are now
80 in the college and 1874 applications.
Probabilities. =
WAR DEPARTMENT, I
Office Chief Signal Officer
Washington. january g. 1875. ass p. N. } |
For the South Atlantic ard Gulf States curing |
thursday falling barometer. nori h to east winds,
Loudly and rainy weater.
River and Marine News.
SOUTHWEST Pass. January IS 6P. M.-Barometer
VIII AtI fhar
nick. No arrivals Or departures.
Pass A'IouTRE. January 6. s ?. NJ wind north
ast and owing strong w. aih,r thick and |
amy. Arrived-ADerican bark Biila. Penny
laster, eighteen days from Boston, wi h general
argO to master; British scboo. er Peter Mite he'll
ens0n, master. days from Ruatan. with n | !
argo of fruit. No departures.
NiCKsBuRG, JANUARY 6.-fasre6 Np-YHzoO. at ten Z
ut night Katie at A. NJ. to- day Passed down
Lar, Houston. at l A. NJ; Susie 81 yer nj z. ii, =
eathtC Coo! and cloudy. The Siyer rose eleven
iches. |
MExPHls January 6.-The river rose eleven y
lcheS during ethe past twenty four hours. De. =
art. Belle of Texas, for Arkansas rive1. Al.
we'd and Ill pOrt-Bellt Loe, from New Orleans 4
CINCINNATI. January 6.-kiver twenty six feet | a
l,.e inches and falling. Weather cloudy and |
I'd. Depar'ed-kxporter and Charles Morgan for ! =
PIrTsBrKG. January G--Ever si1 feet sbre, q
ches and falling. Weather cloudy !.
LOUISVILLE, January 6-kiveY aalln &, with eleven
ct six inches III the cana. Weaihe. clear and | -
I'd DVwn>-J0hn Means from Cincinnati to New | Y
,leans
kyANsvILiE, January 6.--Tne river has fallen two !,
ches. weat ~, o%fy ana modera'ins. Down.
CAIRO. January 6.-Arrived-NclYe Peck. from
cksburg. at a. M; Charles .todmann from New | .
nj A. NJ Departed BOdmHnn. for Ch. I I"
liiau. NJ 10 a. NJ. RIVER tw~niy three feet four -
ches aIa rising. Weather cloudy and noderat. ~