New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-11

Dor l6, 1873, he fred the Concord Hall, and
alec attempted to burn Briggs store on
| the night of the Landregsn murder. He
| confesses that he also made . murderous
assault upon q girl named Sullivan.
Sudden Death.
RALEIGH, N. c., May I0.-Ralph n.
Graves, principal of the Hillsboro Military
Academy, died suddenly to-day at Hills
boro.
Accidentally Shot to Death.
ATLANTA, Ga, May IO-Pat Lvpcb. a
policeman, accidentally shot and inst antly
Aliied himself while closing the door OF a
cell in the stationhOuse.
The Secrets Of tho MolIies.
louisville, Pa, May lO-The cross OK.
animation of Detective McPharlan, who
Joined the Mollie Maguires Tor the purpose
OF betraying them, elbows that he had cog
nlzance OF assassinations before they &C
CURED: The object of the defense is to
snow tnat ne was manager in the society,
and induced ignorant men to commit the
murders. McPhsrlan claims to have saved
several hves BY giving warning, but on
most occasions he was eh allowed and conld
not interfere without risking his own life.
Tobacco Factory Burned.
LOUISVILLE, May l0-Fire DESTROYED
james Clark's great tobacco preparing
house. Loss S45, 600, principally on stock;
insurance SEC,
Michigan Republican Convention.
DETROIT. May l0-The Republican State
Convention met, with $50 delegates. The
delegation to Cincinnati was instructed 10
act as much as possible as q unit. but TO
treat with Difference the opinions Of delega-
tions representing States less reliably Re-
publican than Michigan.
The Races Mt Lexington.
LEXINGTON, Mas 10.-The first racs wss
sweepstakes Tor untried three year olGs,
mile heats. Bullion l, /; Eaglet 9. 9: Dali
gaIsian 8, Withdrawn. Time-l:464. I:45le.
The second race, sweepstakes Ioc four
year olde, two and one-eighth miles, was
won by Aristides, beating Tenbroeck, who
WA the favorita.
Crop Report OF the Charleston Cotton Ex-
charge.
CHARLESTON, May !0.-The report of the
Charleston Exchange On growing cotton.
made tC day, covers iehteen out of thirty
one counties, as follows:
Questi0n-What is the ,area planted in
corton in your section, as compared With
last year,
Answer-Eighteen counties show by sy-
erage decrease of four per cent
Question-What has been the character
Of the weather?
Apswer-The season has been very favor
able tor preparing the land, blu. since plant
ing it has been less favorable.
How stands the cotton in your section !
Answer-Too soon to reply; plant just com
ing up and farmers still planting.
Fourth-How much earlier or later is the |
cotton crop IN your section this than last |
year! Answer-Saven to twelve days later |
in the counties heard from.
k1ftl-HOW ia tt6 labor in pumhpr and
efficiency Answer-About the same as
last year.
Sixth-Has the uss Of fe, tiliz srs increased |
or decreased! MISUNDERSTANDING about
the sans as last year.
Seventh-What is the prest Mt condition
Of the crop? Answer-The plant is still
coming up. There has been no overflow in
this State.
Probabilities.
WAR DEPARTMENT |
Office Chief Signal Cffcer ! |
Washlr 6 Cd, May TO- 1876, 40 P ny |
For the Gulf States. Tennessee ard the Ohio
velisy high followed by falling barome ter, south
partly cloudy weather
River and Marine News.
SOUTHWEST Pass May 10, 6 p M-Barop eter so 10 |
Gather calm and clear. Acknowledgement steam. |
nip Hsnnover, at eight O'Clock this evening.
= Stockmeyer Co.; British bark Sheffield Lrh.
,Ow, mss'er, tO.ty nine day from Liverpool. in |
ballast. TO Pin FOrwood 4 Co; italian bark Mar.
,herite Ga.atoe, eishty-fvs days from Naples: |
american schooner r. B. Locke Shriever mast-r. |
TX Gays from Rustan; American schooa ar SOPHIE |
Arapz ten DAYS from Havana. Sailed-Steamship |
Sew YORK, ship Thorndeacx and schooner Char |
PAss.A.L'OrTRE May 10, Noon.-Wind north and |
,ght Weatnt warm and Lazy. No arrivals or |
departures. The tOWbDat Ocean spoke the |
chooner Forest Home of this lar at e Iht O'Clock
his morning, with lumber from East Pa,cagouIa |
'ound to IndianoYa. She desired to be 1epcried |
sHEAvkPORT. May l0.-rhe weather is clear |
'arm and pleasant. TIE river fell seven inches |
rIiVed-Lotus from Jefferson. No depart ures,
biz feet seven inches. Weather cl. ar Mer-
ury 8Uo: Der artei-BeNe Texas for Arkansas
i've r. Robert Mitchell for New Orleans: JohD A. |
Wood, with wreck of Heelcr for Louisville. |
hcmps. n DeaD for Cincinl att.
CINCiSHATI. May 10.-River fourteen feet nine !
,ches and falling Weather clear and curl Ar
Morgan. for New Ollesus ,
EvAEsvILLE, May 10-River rising. Weather .
leasant |
LOUISVILLE, May 10 River, eight feet two inches
the canal Weather clear and cool. | !
CAIRO, May l0.-ArrIved- Robert Mitchell from | .
incionati, at 9 2. NJ; Commonwealth, irom New =
reans. at T; NJ; City If Alton. from New Or Il
ans at S P. NJ. Eeps r;ed-Robert Mich Ill tor | :
CIV Orleans. at II p; Commons esith Tor ST.
ouls, at 7. d City of Al on, for St. Louis at ,
y. River thirty-fve feet nina inches aud
sing. weather cet ard pleasant
ST. LOUIS, May TO- Arrived - Howard from |
ew Orlgans; st. Gen.veve. from yicksburg.
fparted-Scud6cr, for Kew Orleans. The river | 4
'lne to st AMI tbis after DON, and is now falling
Try slowly. Westher clea rand warm. 4