New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-06-25
MISCELLANEOUS.
For the Centennial. .

! PHILADELPHIA, June 2i.-Several monthe
ago the associated banks of the city ap
| pointed committee to consider the expe.
diency of having display of notes, coin.
etc, at the centennial exposition. The com
mitiee reported in favor of the meeting OF
the representatives from all the leading
banks of the city. Circulars calling the
meeting to-day were sent to the clearin Q
houses in New York, New Haven, Chicago.
| Boston, Cincinnati and other cities
The delegates from the Southern and
W. stern States met in the Centennial Hote.
this morning, and proceeded in carriage. !.
TO the Memorial Hall, where. at ten minutes
past twelve, the delegates from New York
arrived in a special train, making the dis.
tance in one hOnr and fifty five minutes.
in charge of Ex-Governor Bigler. The en-
tire party were taken in hand by tho mem.
| bers OF the centennial board of finance.
| and Memorial Hall. main exhibition build
| ing and machinery hall inspected and the
object explained. Then the party drove to
Georges hill, where fine view was had Of
the city and centennial buildings.
In the evening the delegation sat down
to banquet at the Belmont IN mansion, over
which Thomas Robbins. president of the
Philadelphia National Bank, presided. s
series OF resolutions indOrsing the action of
the committee in inviting the banks and
bankers to form an association to collect
classify and exhibit COINS and paper money
OF the country. and favosiDg an associatio.
tor that purpose. were passed.
Death of a Rear Admiral.
Rear Admiral John Decamp Is dead. ags!
sixty tour years.
General Banks at Memphis.
MEMPHIS June A--Ganeral N. p, Banks
vile. and was met at the depot by a com.
'nittee from the Council, the Masonic fra
ternlty, and two companies Of military. and
escorted to the Peabody Hotel, where the
mayor welcomed him in short speecb. to
which General Banks made q felicitcus re.
ply. Soon atterward he was escorted to
Court square. where large number of Ma
sonic organizations were drawn up, and
welcomed by the Grand Master A. j.
Wheeler. and made brief reply. To-nigh.
he delivered an Grafton on Masonry, a.
James Park, to an immense audience.
Pennsylvania Editors.
CUMBERLAND, Md. June 24-The Penn
sylvania editorial excursion party arrived
here to-day and were welcomed by the
mayor. city council and citizens generally.
A College Burned.
QUEBEC. June .4.-The college at ST.
Theresa village, together with about fifteen
other houses. were destroyed by fire th,s
morning Loss not ascertained
OestructiOn of WOODEN Mttls,
PROVIDENCE, X. l., June pa large
woolen mill and the buildings contiguous.
at Mystic Bridge. Connecticut. burned to-
day.
Probabilities.
WAR DrrARrxsyr +,
Office Chief Signal Dficer
Washington. June "a. 1875. i3O P. M.
For the Gulf and South Atlantic States,
stationary pressure and temperature, south.
west tn ROufha2St Wip0a ataop
cloudy weather.
River and Marine News.
SOUTHWEST PASS, June ~, s p. M.-Ba.
rODeter $3.50. Wind southeast. light. The
steamship aytian. from Brazos, arrived Oft
this bar this evening. and after taking q
pilot on board went around to Pass.a
IOutre. No departures.
PAss-A.L'OUTRE, June pa. 6 p M-Wind
south, light. Weather cloudy. No arrivals.
Drnid, and bark Bristol.
vIcKsBURG. June 24.-Passed np-Julia.
at 5 p. NJ. No boats down to-day. Weather
warm and clear. The river fell one inch.
MEMPHIS, june A.-River rose six inches.
Weather clear. Mercury go. Arrived--Il.
linois, from Vicksburg. Departed-Grea,
Republic and City Of Chester, the former
last night, for st. Louis; st. Genevieve, TO:
Vicksburg.
CINCINNATI, June :i.-River thirteen feet
eight inches and rising. Weather clear and
hot. Departed-Thomas Sherlock, tor New
o leans.
PIrTsBuRG, June :i-River two feet seye.
inches and falling. Weather warm.
EVANSVILLE. June !l-River fourteen
feet and rising. Weather clear and hot.
CAIRO. June 2i.-Arrived-CapitOl CITY,
from Vicksbure, at , a. NJ: Susie Silver.
from New Orleans, at A. NJ: Thompson
Dean, from New Orleans, at = Z. M: Chero.
kee. from New Orleans. at ) =. M. De.
parted-St. Genevieve, for Vicksburg, at &
2. NJ; Morgan, for New Orleans, at 10 PM:
Susie Silver. for st. Louis. at A. M:
Capitol City, for ST. Louis. at 7 A. NJ;
Thompson Dean, for Cincinnati. at 3 p M;
Cherokee. for Cincinnati, at p M River
twenty five feet six inches and rising.
Heavy shower at 6 p. NJ: hot ali day:
cloudy and cooler tonight Mercury 80.
The Cherokee reports Belle of Shreveport
hard aground at the head of Island No. 10.
LOUISVILLE, June 24.-River falling fast.
eight feet in the canal. Weather very
warm.
ST. LOUIS, June .i-Arrived-Futura
City and barges. from New Orleans. De.
of Vicksburg, for Vicksburg.
River stationary. Slight rain this after.