New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-04-06
MISCELLANEOUS.
Jewell On an Inspecting Tour.

Jewell On an Inspecting Tour.
ALBANY, n. Y, April 5-Postmaster Gen
ersl Jewell is here on tour Of inspection
of the fast mail system.
Death of . Lawyer.
PHILADELPHIA, April 5.-The0. Cuyler, ;
prominent member of the bar Of this city
is dead.
An immoral Preacher.
The Methodist Episcopal Conference
found the charges Of immortality agains
the Rev. j. Fl. Breton were sustained, anG
he was expelled.
GREAT FALLS, N. Y, April 5.-Hill's block
and the postofiice block were burned. One
woman was burned to death. Loss SIS, 900
Storm ON the Coast.
BOsToN, April 5.-The storm yesterday
was the worst Of this season on the coast
safely. A schooner was wrecked at Rock
port.
Reports from all points north and east
indicate that the storm of yesterday was
the severest of this season. Snow fell in
parts of Maine and New Hampshire to a
depth Of twenty inches. This morning
there was not q telegraph wire working east.
All have been repaired to-day, however. If
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freshet must ensue. The tides to-day are
reported unusually high.
Irish Team for the Centennial.
New YORK, April 5.-The National Rifle
Association received from the secretary Of
the Irish Rifle Association letter acknOwl-
edging the receipt OF the American assC.
Citations invitation to compete at the CEN
tennial contest, in which he stated he was
instructed by the Irish Rifle Association to
state that they proposed sending team to
compete for the championship of the world
upon the occasion of the centennial of
American independence.
DUCHESS JUNCTION, April 1.-The large
steamer Drew is high ashore at Castleton.
Death Of an Eminent Descendant.
TRENTON, April 5.-Richard Stockton died
at Princeton to-day of pneumonia. He
was the Oldest son of the late Commodore
Stockton, and q grandson of Richard Stock
Independence.
Whisky Trials.
CHICAGO, April 5.-The property of the
South Branch Distillery Company, owned
by Haas. Powell & Co., was declared for.
teited to the government. Simon Powell
pleaded guilty Of conspiracy to defraud tbs
government, and the Indictment as to the
other members Of the firm was dismissed.
Found Dead.
ST. LOUIS, April 5.-Barton Kendrick,
formerly secretary to Governor Warmoth,
of Louisiana, was found dead in his room
last evening, with an empty chlorOfoym
bottle by his side.
Steamers Chartered.
MEMPHIS, April 5.-Tbe Little Rock Rail
road Company has chartered the steamers
OsceOla and Ella, to run to Madison and l
connect with their road until tho flood sub
sides. The steamers will leave Memphis |
Tue sdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
Lou isv;l.ers Is; Memphis 5.
Probabilities.
WAR DEPARTMENT, |
Once Chief Signal Ohicer,
Washington, April 5, 1876. 430 P. M
fGr ne South Atlantic and Gulf States, rising
barometer, tooer Doa tn ana west Wipds partly
CLOUDY aud cit ~ weather viii prevail
1De Mlst lssil p river will continue above the |
RIver.and Marine News.
EoUTHwEsr Pass, April 5, 6 P. M-Barometer
3olo Wind south:southeast, light weather
IL H., Winder. master, frsm Liverpool via West
Richard W. Denham, Carter, master seven dsva
from Galveston, with cotton seed to Union Oil
Company. Eailed-eteamsbip Algierr The steam
h1H Texas tried the bar again this evening but u
SssSvsrox1, April s.-wssther cloudy and cool.
lyeg has ytseS AZ inches. Arrived-BouAie Les.