New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-11-10
MISCELLANEOUS,
Mississippi state Fair.

JACKSON, November 9.-The Mississippi
State fair opened favorably yesterday, but
on account of bad weather to-day the fair
will be continued three days next week.
All the departments are quite full. Eatries
may be made until Saturday.
Episcopal Church Congress.
PHILADELPHIA, November 9.--The second
annual church congress of the Protestant
Episcopal Church in the United States
assembled to-day in st. Andrews Church,
Eighth street, above Spruce. The Right
Rev. w. Bacon Stevens, d. D, LII.
D., bishop of the diocese, occupied the
chair The Introductory address was de
livered by Right Rev. Bishop Clark, of
Rhode Island. The post communion
Bishop Hare, of Niobrara, and the re-
mainder of the service by the Right
Rev. Bishop Stevens, after which the holy
communion was administered to a large
number of persons. In the afternoon a
large number of papers were read and re-
authority. Writer-Rev. F. Wharton, D.
D., LID; speakers-Rev. C. M. Butler, D.
D.; Rev. j. j. Mombert, d. ID. In the even
ing session papers were read and remarks
made on the administrations of the Church
to the working classes. Writers-Rev. j.
Vaughan Lewis, D. d: Henry E. Pellew;
speakers-Rev. j. B. Rvlance, ID. D.; Will
Russell Sturgis, Esq.
Base Ball.
At the annual meeting of the Athletic
Base Ball Club tonight it was announced
that Knight, Force, Coons, Hail and Edgar
had been engaged for 1876. The receipts
of the year were $4,000, about $4,000 less
than last year. The expenditures were
$4,000 more those OF 1874. There is de-
ficiency of $3.50.
oommittee WAS snnOinted to consider
the expedieney of organizing joint stock
company.
The Election.
Hartranfts official majority is Also.
The Jetty Commissioners.
ST. LocIs, November 9.-The following
gentlemen, members of the advisory board
of the South Pass jetties, are here and will
leave with Captain James b. Eads this
evening to examine improvements now in
progress at South Pass, at the mouth of the
Mississippi river: Sir Charles Hartley, en-
gineer of the Danube jetties; General j. G.
Barnard, United States engineer corps;
H. D. Whitcomb, engineer of James
river, Virginia, improvements; William
Roberts, engineer of the Northern
Pacific railroad. Other members of the
board. consisting of General G. S. Alexan-
der, United States engineer corps; T. E.
Sickels, engineer, Union Pacific railroad,
and Professor Mitchell, of the United States
coast survey, are expected to arrive in time
to leave with the rest of the party. The
board will be jeaned at New Orleans by an
official of the Russian government, who is
engaged in examining the chief engineering
works of this country.
American Health Association.
BALTIMORE, November 9.-The third an
nual meeting of the American Health Asso-
oiation convened here to-day. Between
thirty and forty members were present.
The Introductory address was delivered BY
DIR. Toner, president of the association.
That Wandering Earthquake Heard From
Again.
MANHATTAN, Kss., November "a dis
tinct earthquake was felt, with a dull,
rumbling sound.
Probabilities.
WAR DEPARrnKNT,)
Ofice Chief Signal Officer, ,
Washington, November g. 1875, E30 P. NJ. }
For the South Atlantic States, falling
barometer, increasing northeast to south
east winds, stationary temperature and
cloudy, rainy weather will prevail.
northerly winds, stationary temperature
and partly cloudy weather, with rain in the
Eastern Gulf States.
River and Marine News.
SOUTHWEST PASS, November 9, PM
Barometer 1866. Wind west, blowing hard.
Weather thick and cloudy. ArrvedeSpan-
ish steamer Csstells, Larragoite, master, at
P. M. from Havana, in ballast, to PUG
Brothers; Norwegian bark Ebenezer, Mel.
son, master, forty flour days from Bor-
desux, in ballast. to master. No depar-
tureA The Spanish steamer Diego, draw
| ing nineteen feet ten inches, was put to sea
at LISP. n. by the towboats Norman and
LeviathAn, aud is now ct anchor outside
for coa. Ship L.. L. Eturgess. barken-
| tine Fleetwing and schooners John Nc
Adam and Clara Montgomery nre inside,
bound out. 0l ga n sF .r9iuOR
YIcxmuRo. November 9.--Up-Mary