New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-17

Opposition to the Hawaiian Treaty.

| CHARLESTON, May l6-The Chamber OF
Commerce adopted strong resolutions op-
| posing the passage of the bill to carry into
effect the Hawaiian treaty, on the ground
that removal of duty on rice will serious
| ly in ure the rice planters and throw out of
employ ment thousands of colored iaborers.
| A delegation was appointed to proceed to
| Washington and lay the facts before the
Senate.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. May 1.-THE Berk-
shire Woolen Company, at Great Barring
ton, failed for 100000.
Railroad Accident.
RICHMOND, May ia train returning
from a military excursion on the Peters
burg and Richmond road, ran off the track
A number Of persons are reported killed.
The directors have gone to the scene. The
train was crOwded with Company G, First
Virginia Regiment, with other gentlemen
and ladies and children.
Later and authentic reports of the acct
dent to the military excursion train on the
Petersburg road show that the report tele-
graphed last night was considerably exag
gerated.
The news was based upon information
from the first parties arriving from the
scene of the accident. 1t is now known
that no one was killed. Some eight or ten
were more or less injured, but none fatally
or even dangerously. All the excursionists,
including the wounded, we're brought to
this city before one o'clock last night.
Boat Load of Children Swamped.
CINCINNATI, May l6.-Eight children, be-
tween eight and fifteen years of age, were
swamped in leaky boat near Vevay, In
diana. Five, all the children of Charles IT.
win, were drowned. One of the rescued, it
is feared. will die from fright.
Base Ball.
MEMPHIS, May 'l6.-Memphis 30, Little
Rock Accidentals none.
BOSTON, May 16 -Bostons Is, Athletics 6.
Billiards.
PHILADELPHIA, May 16-The billiard
tOurn ament this evening bet Seen SlOssOn
and Rudolph was won by the former. The
score was: Slosson 30O Rudolph 266 In
the second game, between Foster and DAILY,
DAILY was the winner by 300 to $50.
Explosion of Powder Works.
HENDERSON, N. H., May l6-The Grant
powder works at Mckainesville exploded.
Several lives lost. The explosion was heard
twenty miles.
Probabilities.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Office Chief Signal Officer )
Washington May &c. 1876, $3.50 P. NJ
For the South Atlantic and Eastern Gulf States
rising and stationary barometer, southwest to
southeast winds, and gene ally warmer, partly
cloudy weather will prevail, following light rains
in the CarolInas.
For the Western Gulf States, riping or stationary
barometer continued warm, sOutheriy winds, and
partly cloudy weather:
The Missouri river will continue falling.
River and Marine News.
SOUTHWEST PASS, May Is, P. M.-Baroneter 30
Wind southeast, light. Weather warm and hazy.
Arrlved-Austrian bark Tolomeo, G!aiulich mas
ter, fit y-seven days from Liverpool; American
schooner James Ford, from Portland, Maine;
French ship Oncle Feliz Lepin. master, fifty
five Gays from Antwerr Spanish bark Nueva
Aurela, Pons master, nine days from Havana.
Sa led-Steamships G. W. Lord and Guillermo
Arrived and sailed for Baltimore Steamship
Bolivar
sHRKvEPoRr, May l6-weather clear and very
hot. River fallen one inch: No arrivals or de-
partures. Bust mess very dull.
vIcKsBuRG, May l6.-Riyer stationery; 70 rty:four
feet nile nehes up,City OF u Helena and % VII
Natchez, at 5P. NJ Genevieve arrive at IL NJ.
MEMPHIS, May l6..Riyer rose two inches; stands
curry 800. Ar1ived-Belle Texas, from Arkansas |