New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-05-26
Death. Clutch g. Co., and were damaged ia
the amount of about $1,000.

Death, Clutch & Co., and were damaoed IN
the amount of about $1,000.
Tho Baltimore Races.
BALTIMORE, May 25.-The weather At thia
hour, Ills T. NJ, has apparently settled
fair, and the races which were postponed
to-day will commence to- O-mOrrOw Pool sell-
ing at JOhnstOn's was again brisk to night.
| with no change in the betting from last
night.
| Veto by the Mayor.
Mayor Vansant sent a message to the city
council this evening vetoing the ordinance
recently passed appropriating $4,000 for the
partia. payment of the expenses of the
Fifth Regiment to the Bunker Hill centea
NAL of independence.
Death of nm Ex-Couaressmau.
MoRRIsTowN, n. j.. May 25-Hon. John
| Vail, formerly member of Congress and
consul to Glasgow, is dead.
Refused to Interfere.
ATLANTA, May 25-Justce Bradley, of
the Cnited States Court, and District Judge
Erskine, refused to epjoin the sales of the
| Macon and Brunswick Railroad, or to ap-
point a receiver. as petitioned for by John
| B. Branch, of Virginia.
Presbyterian General Assembly.
ST. LOUIS, May 25.-The St. Louis Pres
byterian General Assembly, to whom was
referred the matter of friendly relations
between the Northern and Southern
churches, reported that while they greatly
regretted that the conference at Baltimore,
last January, was unsuccessful in bringing
two great Dodies together in friendly and
cordial relations, they heartily indorse the
position of their committee as tho only one
they could have taken under the circum-
stances.
An unsuccessful effort was made to have
the action OF the assembly on the report of
the conference committee with the Presby-
terian Church South reconsidered.
The Horse Disease in St Louie.
Post mortem examination of dead horses
shows that the cerebroj spinal meningitis
IS not spreading.
Tho Election in Selma.
SELMA, May s5-The municipal election
yesterday passed Oft very quietly. Two
candidates in the feld-Colonel B. M.
Woolsey, Democrat, and N. Woodruff, In.
dependent or Republican. Woodruff was
elected by l07 majority. The box in ono
ward will be contested. 1t went Repub-
lican by 2O2 majority.
The Rain Puts Out tho Fires.
MAUCH CHUNK, Pa. May 25. - Eight
hours rain has quenehed the mountain
fires throughout this region. The miners
are gradually resuming work.
Seizure of Whisky in Memphis.
MEMPHIS, May 25.-General X. +. Pat
terson, collector of internal revenue for
this district, to-day seized and libeled sixty
one barrels of whisky in the house of H. HI.
Mette & Sons, OF this city, purchased by
them of G. Bensberg. of st. Louis. Mette
e. Sons are believed to be innocent holders,
having purchased it in good faith.
Waterworks Sale Anpulled.
The recent sale of waterwOrks here mas
been set aside by consent of counsel, owing
to large crop of iDjunctions growing out
of the SALE The trustees will hold posses
sion of the works and sell again on sixty
days notice.
OFF for Bunker Hill.
CHARLESTON, May "a detachment of
the Washington Light Infantry, under COM
mand of Lieutenant Gilchrist, carrying
Colonel William Washington's flag which
waved at Eutaw and C0wpens, sail for
Bunker Hill June IL. Colonel Simons and
several prominent citizens of Charleston
accompany the detachment.
Probabilities.
WAR DEPARTMENT
Washington, May. as, fsi5 430 P. rs
For the Gulf States. Tennessee and Ohio
valley, stationary, followed by falling
barometer. increasing southerly winds,
cooler and cloudy weather, and possibly
light rain.
The rivers will continue falling.
River and Marine News.
SOUTHWEST PASS. May 25, 6 p. M
Barometer 29:G0. Wind southwest, light.
No arrivals. Sailed-Steamer Charles w.
Lord. The tOwbOat Heroine. Captain
Davis, spoke to the schooner Zenobia off
this bar to-day, bound to Pascsgoula.
PAss-A-L'OuTRE. May 25. 6P: M.-Wind
west southwest, light. No arrivals. Sailed
Tho oh
pire is still aground on the bar. The steam
ship Bolivar is inside bound out.
FICKsBURG, May 25.-Passed up-H. G.
Yaeger, at twelve O'Clock M; Grand Lake
No. 2, at 9 A. NJ; Cherokee, at 8 A.; City
of Vicksburg, at 5 p. M. DOwn-Robert
warm and clear. The river has fallen seven
inches.
MEMPHIS, May 25.-The river has fallen
six inches. Weather generally clear and
hot. A heavy thunder storm occurred
south of here this afternoon. Arrived-St
Genevieve, from Vicksburg. Departed
Belle Texas, for Little Rock; Minneola, fo
Cincianati; Atlantic and barges. for st.
Louis; Snagboat Wagner, for Vicksburg;
Glencoe and Thomas Sherlock, for New
Orleans.
CINCINNATI, May 25-River ten feet ten
inches and falling. Weather clear and
warm. Departed-Mary Houston, for New
Orleans.
PITTsBURG, May a5.-River four feet
TWO inches and rising. Weather clear and
warm.
LOUISVILLE, May 25.-River falling. with
,ix feet sewn inches in the canal. Weather
clear and warm.
EVANSVILLE, May 25.-Weather cloudy
'ince noon; light rain. River twelve feet
md falling. Passed down-Thompson Dean,
1t 10 A. NJ. Up-Charles Morgan, at Z AM
CAIRO, May 25.-Arrived-Julia. from
vicksburg. at nine o'clock last night; Bee,
rom st. Louis, at p. M. Departed
sherlock, for New Orleans, at nine O'Clock
asst night; Julia, for st. Louis, at ten
''clock. River twenty two feet eight
nches and stationary. Weather cloudy.
Mercury .330.
ST. LOUIS. May % 5-Arrived-Belle of
shreveport, from New Orleans. Departed
Helena. for Vicksburg. The river has
allen four inches. Weather clear and very
warm.
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