New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-23
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WHOLE NUMBER 2473.

~ auu nlcnmond, shot himself fatally in
1!o nea1 mere this evening with q small
dlsheartened in CONSEQUENCE, He leaves a
wiie ana three children in Lynchburg. He
belonged to both the Knights of Pythias of
Charlottesville and the Red Men of Rich.
| mond.
The Delayed Mails.
| OMAHA, Apri! 2.-Inquiries as to the
| position or condition of the overland malta
delayed by breaks on the Union Pacific
! railroad are uninviting. Neither the genera
superintendent Of the road nor postofics
offlcials here are able to give the slightest
idea as to where the delayed mails are or
when they may be expected to get through.
A Mitchell Mass Meeting.
| RICHMOND, April GA grand mass
| meeting in honor of John Mitchell was held
here. Governor Kemper presided. Ex-
Governor II. A. Wise paid an eloquent tr-
butte to the deceased.
Tho Miners strike Continued.
PoTTsvILLE, April eat full attend
ance OF the Miners and LabOrers' AssOcia-
ton the vote to continue the strike was
almost unanimous. This result surprises
| the business men and public, as it was
thought the miners were anxious 10 resume
work.
Strike Of Nail Feeders.
WHEELING, April 22-AbOut all the nail
are now on strike, except those Of the La
Belle Mills, and they are expected to join
the strike Saturday. The nailers feed their
own machine, ami keep the machine run
| ming short handed. The helpers strike is
still extending from mill to mill, and the
ballers, like the nailers, were doing their
own work, with less production.
Marine Disasters.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 22-The steamer
ar IS,
loss. The passengers were saved The
cargo will be saved. with fair weather,
burning steamer was seen off Santa
Barbara firing distress guns. schooner
has gone to her relief.
Nothing authentic has been received re-
gardlns the burning of a steamer off Santa
Barbara. She fred twenty five guns. Her
stern was burning when the fog hid her
Death OF School Book Maker.
HARTFORD, April 22-Roswell G.. Smith,
author of Smiths grammar and other
scnool books, is dead, aged seventy eight.
Rejected.
LEwEs, April 22.-The Presbytery at
Newcastle rejected the General Assembly's
overture regarding rotary eldership by a
vote Of 46 to H.
Billiards.
CHICAGO. April 22. i In the billiard
tournament Miller beat Hoa and Parker
Gallagher beat Liverman. Carter beat
McAfee 200 to 49, making the highest aver
age of the tournament. He counted as fol
lows: Is, IL. Is, %, 0, 90, IL. 72, 30. Time
of game fifty five mintues. Burleigh beat
Maggioli 200 to l64.
This afternoon Miller boat Honing 900
to 19; Gallagher beat McAfee 200 to 81:
average 1888. Burleigh beat Lverman 200
to ll2.
A Cuban Blockade Runner Forfeited.
BALTIMORE, April 222.-The United States
Court adjudged the steamer Edgar Stewart
forfeited to the United States, which while
enrolled for coast trade carried munitions
to Cubans. The Edgar Stewart was re-
leased, and now plies in Canadian waters
1t was adjudged the parties to her release
shall pay into court the value of the vessel
and costs of suit.
The nlisslssippl knights Templar.
VICKsBURG. April 22-The Grand Com
mandery of Knights Templar adjourned to-
day. 1t meets at Columbus, May next
g. w. Cox. of Columbus. is Right Excel llent
Grant Commander. ana j. l.. Power, of
jackson, is Grand Recorder.
Probabilities.
Office Chief Signal Officer
Washington April %, 1875, AIS p M
For the South Atlantic and Gulf States. par,ly
cloudy "ih, weather and rain near tho coast with
nol teliy ~ easSoriy WINDS slowly rising tempera
lure and rising barometer during the night
River and Marine News.
SOUTHWEST PASS, April %. p M.-Baromete, 2o6o
Wind south southwest, light. Arrived and ON the
way up--SchO0ner Gertrude HOwes Ward master
seven days from Ruatan, with fruit to ST. De
GregOrio Saled-Schooner Constance The bark
Truce is outside Tor orders.
PASS A-IOurRx, April %, P. M.-wind west.
southwest, light. weather clear. Arrived inside
Steamship Cortes, at A. NJ, Freeman, master.
Merida. at 7:2o A. NJ, Reynolds. master, from New
York via Havana and Mexican ports, to j. NJ
Witherspooni steampship Yazoo at 8so A. H., Bar
A. Yorke. Sailed-Brig Charlotte Buck inside,
outward bound, steamship Ariel, ship z. b. Fuller
ship d. W. Chapman bark Remington On bar
Ship SaraHak, bound out
VICKsBURG, April 22.-Up-Great Republic at
seven last night; Capitol City at IL ~; West Wind
at II A. NJ tOday. D0wn--GlencOe at nine last
night; Allen and tow at IL NJ. to-day. Weather
MEMPHIS, April 22.-The river fell twenty three
inches. Weather clear and cold. Arrived-Parker
from Cincinnati. Departed d-Pey tona and barges
for Evansville; Grand Lake. Future City and
barges, and Charles Morgan for New Orleans City
OF helena for Vicksburg; Chester for st. Louis and
Baum for Cincinnati
inches and falling Weather cloudy and cool ''ee
River rising.
ST. LOUIS. April 2a.-Departed- Howard and At.
stationary Weather clear and cool.
LOUISVILLE, April 22.-River stationary. Weather
clear and pleasant Arriyed-Church and sher
Departed-Churcl and sherlock for New Orleans
MITCHELL for Cincinnati.
CAIRO, April 2.-Arrived-St Genevieve from
for st. Louis. at 5 P. NJ. River falling. Clear and
cool weather
CINCINNATI. April 2l-River nineteen feet three
inches Weather clear and cold.