New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-05-16
MISCELLANEOUS.
Opera House Burned.

Opera House Burned.
PORTLAND, VT, May l5.-The Ripley
(brickl Opera House burned today. Loss.
| $4,000
Singular Fatality.
SPRINGFIELD. Mass, May l5.-Ssmuei
White, a prominent citizen Of Ludlow, WAS
bitten in the thigh by boar this afternoon,
and bled to death before assistance could
reach him.
Death OF n NavnI Offlcer.
PHILADELPHIA, May H-Captain Thorn
ton, who was injured on board the United
States ship Monongahela, between Kergne-
Ian Island and CapetOwn, and returned
month since invalided, died to day in West
Philadelphia, from the effect of his injuries,
aged forty eight years. He entered the
service in 1871, and was at sea eighteen
years: was executive officer of Farragut's
flagship in all her battles on the Mississippi,
cut out some privateers near Mobile; was
executive of the Kearsarge when she sank
the Alabama, and had q very honorable
reputation in the service.
Georgia Railroads In Court;
AUGUSTA. Ga, May l5.-Judge Gibson
refuses to grant an Injunction restricting
the Georgia Railroad Company from paying
the interest on the bonds of the Western
railroad of Alabama, on the ground that
the question of facts involved should 90
before jury.
John P. Branch, Of Virginia, has applied
for an Injunction il the United States Court
at Savannah, to restrain the sale of the
Macon and Brunswick railroad, which is
advertised to take place in June, on tho
ground that no provision is made for the
payment of the second series of bonds in
dorsed by the State and repudiated by the
Legislature, portion of SAID bonds being
held by Branch. Arguments in said case
will be held Monday before Judge Bradley.
Seizures In Boston.
Boston, May l5.-Fifty thousand dollars
worth of alleged crooked whisky was seized
to day.
St. Louis Democratic by n Close Vote.
ST.. Louis, May 1.-THE result of tho
election for Mayor to-day, as reported by
the police telegraph from various precincts,
shows: j. H. Britton, Democrat, 1851:
Henry Overstolz, independent, 1891
Probabilities.
WAR DEPARTMENT. }
Ofiice Chief Signal Officer
Washington. May Is, 1875, 4:35 P. N.
For Sunday, in the Gulf States, rising barometer
nOrthery winds veering to northeast clear fol
lowed by cloudy weather. and stationary or lower
temperature.
The rivers will fall.
River and Marine News.
SOUTHWEST PASS. May IS, 6P. M-Barometer 1880.
Weather calm and hazy No arrivals or departures
Inc dcnOOn6rA o. L. faDen0 and Peter Mitchell arr
anchored outside awaiting q fair wind to sail
VIoKsBuHs. May lS.-Passed up-Clar ksville.
at nine O'Clock last night; Thompson Dean ct ii
4 H. Frank Pargoud: at I2 M; Bee and barges at
o'clock last night; John H. Woed and tow at6
a. M Atlantic and tow at I A. NJ. today. Ar
rived-Cspitol City, ats P. NJ. Weather warm
and clear The river is stationary
MEMPHIs May H.-The river has fallen ten
inches. Weather clear and hot during the day
cool and cloudy this evening Departed-Grand
Lake No. and Yaeger, for New Orieana Quick
step. for White river; Legal Tender. for Littls
Rock; Arlington. for Cincinnati Helena, for vicks.
burg; Tswer. for st. Louis
CINcINNArr. May l5.-River fifteen feet fve
inches and falling. Weather clear and cool Ar
rived.-Robert Mitchell. from New Orleans. De-
parted-C B. Church from Ne " orleans.
st. LorIs. May l5.-No arrivals. Departed-Com-
m0nwealth and Future City. for New Orlea ans
Julia, for Vicksburg. River falling. Weather
cloudy and cool.
CAIKo, May I5.-Eo arrivals or depart ures except
local boats River twenty six feet two inches ana
falling. Weather cloudy and cool.
EVANSVILLE, May l5.-Weather cloudy and RAINY
River fourteen feet and falling
PITrsBURS, May I5.-River five feet fl va incha.
and falling. Weather clear and COOL
LOUISVILLE, May l5.-River stationary: eight feat
one inch in the canal. Weather clear and pisas nj