New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-07
NEW YORK.
Splicing the Cable.

New YORK, May GA dispatch from the
manager of the st. Pierre Office to the West
ern Union here, time, half past eight (St.
Pierre time) this morning, says: Spoke
steamtug from St. John, making first splice;
will probably finish in about two hours; is
putting in two miles of cable.
The dispatch steamer leaving st. Pierre
at half-psst seven last evening, was bound
in at Placentia with ninety-three GABLE
grams forwarded from New York.
At fifteen minutes past eight o'clock this
morning the manager and superintendent
at st. Pierre telegraphed as follows: "Placen-
tia will connect US with Hearts Content in
an hour or two, certain"
A dispatch from st. Pierre, dated May 6,
half-past nine o'clock, says the first splice
has just been put overheard, and paying out
slowly to connect the other end, which is
two miles distant, has BEEN commenced.
All is going on we'll, and the weather is
fine. Communication with Europe by the
Anglo-American cable will be restored this
morning.
Evening-Communicat with Europe
by the Anglo.American cable has been re-
stored, and business is transmitted as usual.
Bank Statement.
Loans increased $4,S75, 900; specie in-
creased $2,75O 900; legal tenders decreased
$3, 1000; deposits decreased So, l25, 900;
reserves decreased $2.0OO,0O0.
Custer.
A Herald special from Chicago says
Custer is en- route for his command. He is
detained here by Sheridan, under instruc-
tions from Washington.
Marine.
The bark Skerryvene arrived here to-
day from Melbourne, December IL, with
number of articles for the centennial exhi-
bition. On April "a, in latitude 25o AZ,
,lo co,A &c
water in the hold, and making water at the
rate of fifteen inches an hour. The cause
not known, but supposed to be rats. The
leak was stopped by lowering sail in the
form of the vessel which covered the bot
tom. Two days were spent in pumping
the water out.
Cardinal McCloskey's Illness.
Cardinal McCloskey is rapidly improving
He is still at Seton Hall College, but ex-
poets to return to New York in week
or so and resume, in part, his ordinary
duties.
sub.Treasury Balances.
Gold 42,677 ,O55; currency $39,sl5,9ii
The sub-treasurer paid out $506,0O0 on ac-
count of interest and $l25 900 for bonds.
Customs receipts to-day 1921 ,G00.
The German Sunday Breakers.
The German American Independent Citi-
zen's Association passed resolution de-
nOuncing the action OF the centennial COM
missioners in closing the exhibition build
ings on Sunday, as contrary to the spirit o.
the declaration Of independence aud tn,
liberal spirit of the age.
Woman's Work for the Centennial.
The Women's Centennial Union has
raised S2l ,l6l in this city for Q woman's
pavilion at the centennial exhibition.
The Sweeney Suit.
The Jury for the $1,000, 900 suit against
Peter B. Sweeney was selected to-day.
The New York Cotton Market.
During the week, at the Cotton Ex-
change, cotton has shown q material de-
cline, both on the spot and for future de-
livery. In spot there have been but mod
crate sales. Buyers in the main are salts
fed by deliveries on May contracts.
Tho May notices were rather more
numerous than was expected, and
cotton being forced on the market
had depressing effect. Another source OF
depression has been the dullness of the
Liverpool market The market for future
delivery was at one time favOrably affected
by reports of very cold weather at the
| South, but soon relapsed into depression,
| from which it has not yet recovered. The
| sales on the spot for the week ending last
night were 1868 bales. and for future de-
| livery 1872 900 bales.