New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-03-02
MISCELLANEOUS.
7 he Northern Pacific.

The Northern Pacific.
MINNEAPOLIs, March L. The Dakota
division of the North Pacific is now open
to Bismarck, and fifteen car loads of SUP
plies for the Black Hills miners leave this
city tomorrow for Bismarck. Several large
parties Of miners leave Thursday morning.
The Black Hills.
Advices received to-day from the Black
Hills, dated February 10, report the hill
side diggings pay from seven to eighteen
cents to the pan. Diggings heretofore re-
ported have been gulch diggings.
None OF the creeks in the hills have been
prospected to the bed rock owing to deep
water. Several promising quartz leads are
also reported.
Boston Medical School.
Boston, March 1.-The third annual
commencement of the Boston University
School of Medicine took place at fremont
Temple this evening. The degree OF M. -:
was conferred on twenty-three men and
eight women.
CINCINNATI, March lit ia showing hard
Miners Moving.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, March IA party Of
TWENTY-FIVE miners left for the Black Hills.
Another company leave on the tenth.
Flour Mill Burned.
ST. LOUIS. March 1.-THE Touring mill of
Goodrich & Neryis, Je-seyville, burned;
loss So, 900.
Arrival Home of Colonel Forney.
PHILADELPHIA, February 29.-Colonel
John w. Forney, centennial commissioner
10 Europe, arrived home in the Indiana,
after an absence of two years.
ha nanfIQ"an connect
with the centennial commission and the
board Of finance, accompanied by the mem
bers of the press, with the mayor and
others, went down the river in tugs to meet
the Indiana. On the way down the river
the steamer Vaderlanf, from Antwerp, with
two centennial commissioners from Bel
GUM, was boarded.
There was an Interchange Of civilities,
and the Count D'Vullriment, one Of the
Belgic commissioners. returned thanks TOR
their reception. The Vaderland also has on
board number CT centennial exhibits tom
Belgium and Germany and detachment OF
Belgian soldiers.
The Indiana was found aground on Bulk
head Shoals, below Newcastle, about four
O'Clock. Colonel Forney was on the quar-
ter deck, and when the tugs came within
sight the people thereon cheered him, and
he waived back q recognition. An effort
was made nv a number of tugs to get the
Indiana off the shoals, but it failed.
The party then boarded the vessel and
were received by Colonel Forney and Mr..
Sanford, the British commissioner. There
was no formal demonstration. After the
reception a repast was spread, at which the
mayor presided. In brief speech he vel
coined Colonel Forpey back to his native
land, to which the Colonel responded ia an
appropriate manner.
Professor Archar. of the English commits
STOP, General Hawlev, John Price Weth-
erell, and Colonel William E. Mann also
made addresses.
This over, Colonel Forney was taken
aboard the mayors tug and taken in charge
by the members of the press and brought
to. this city.
ire Indisna struck in the shoals at half
past niue O'Clock this morning. she had a
stormy passage. When Off the Banks che
passed throug Oh a field of ice seventy-ti9e
miles wide. Most Of the passengers were
brought TO the city in tugs.
The Texas Pacific.
RICHMOND, March lin the Senate today
resolutions tavoring the construction OF the
Texas Pacific railroad, and instructing the
Virginia congressional delegation to vote
fer the bill, were discussed. Senator
Critcher, who int, oduced the resolutions
made forcible speech in favor of their
adoption, and Senator Daniel, of Lynch
burg, spoke in advocacy OF substitute, pr O.
posed by himself, in opposition to the
measure. Pending the speech of the latter
the Senate adjourned.
Probabilities.
ONCE Chief Signal officer.
Washington, March l, 1876. 4:3o P. n.
| For tho South Atlantic and Eastern Gulf
| States, warmer, southwest winds ard rain,
l oloh ,lu nj nv ool6 hyiS cir
| north and west wiEde, Using barometer,
| partly cloudy and clearing weather.
| For the Western Gulf States, Tennessee
| and the Ohio valley. rising barometer, sta
| tionary or lower temperature. northeast to
northwest winds and partly cloudy weather
| River and Marine News.
SOUTHWEST PASS. March i. 6 P. M.-Baromete,
1910. Wind south southwest light Weather thick
half half twelve this evening, Reynolds mssier
| from New York, via the Mexican potts to J. NJ
No dtpaht s4 The
vIcKsBuRG. March l-Passsd do"n-Sherlock
| at 6P. NJ
| Weather clear and warm. Departed-Belle Texas
Arrived-Augusta, from White river; Illinois
from yic6sburg; Baum; from CINCINNATI; Houston
inches and falling. Weather rainy ard cool.
P1rrsEuRe. Ma Oh River eight feet five
inches and falling. Cloudy and ccol weather.
! LOUISVILLE, March River falling. with eigh,
| feet six inche, in the canal. Weather coel and
| cloudy. Up-CherOkee from New Orleans TO Ct :
| Cinnati.
/ EVANSVILLE, March l.-River sixteen feet three
| inches and ia ling. Weather cloudy and mid.
| Up-Susie Silver al P. Nj.
| CAIRO, March mo arrivals. Departed-Con
F! monwealth for New Orleans. at A. NJ. FLYER
twenty-eight feet ST. in hes and falling. light
rain tel AZ day xht; Low cloudy; mercury 48o.
hr. LOUIS, March l-Arrved-B rex and
| Caronde'ct, from New Orleans. Departed-Coio
| RADIO fer vicksburg. River stationary heavy
| rain fell between midnight AID this morning
Weather cloudy and raw to-cay; shoue"y and cod
tonight.