New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-02
MISCELLANEOUS,
Another Defauiting Treasurer.

Another Defauiting Treasurer.
WATERFOWL, N. Y, February 1.-The
treasurer of St. Lawrence county, is
default-r to the melody of $4,000. He was
Republican and had been eighteen year,
il office.
Arrival Of the Japanese Commissioners
SAN Francisco, February 1.-The Japan
csc commissioners to the centennial, com
prising five gentlemen, arrived yesterday
on the Belgic.
NEwBURG N. Y. February 1.-The Seam
less Clothing Manufacturing Company al
Mattewan suspended yesterday. Four hun
dred hands we re thrown out. Many of them
are in destitute circumstances.
A Schooner Ashore.
WILMINGTON, n. C., February 1.-The
schooner ashore proves to be the Ferratten,
from Norfolk. The crew were saved. The
cargo was saved damaged. The vessel will
probably prove total wreck.
A Day of Rejoicing at Brashear City.
BKAsHEAR, La, February Last week
petitions signed by the people and town
council were cent to the L. gislature of the
State now in session, to chan &c the name Of
this town 1rtm Brashear to Morgan CITY,
in compliment to and out of respect and
estet NJ held by the people here for Charles
Morgan, Of New York, owner of Morgan's
Louisiana and Texas railroad and the lines
OF steamers pl. ing between Brashear and
Texas.
At hslt-pas. enc O'Clock to-day telegram
was Iee.i'td announcing that the peoples
memorial hau passed both houses OF the
Legislature. Our citizens turned out en-
mGSSe, the booming of cannon was heard
aid the public and private buildings. as
we'll ae the shipping in port, showed by the
innumerable display OF flags and general
conRratnlatlCnss On tie main streets that
the feeling of the people was unanimous.
Probabilities.
WAR DEPARTMENT.
ONCE Chief Signal Officer
Washington, February l, 1876. $50 p n.
For the Gulf States, Tennessee and the Ohio
vail. ", ,isng barometer, brisk and high nOrtherly
wrcs, dIE,lnlshng IN force, decidedly cold and
clear weather
River and Marine News.
SOUTHWEST Pass. February l, p M.-Barometer
3olo. WI nIth aLd Blowing strong. Weather
81, udy sId cool. notwithstanding g Orge W.
Elder, at p NJ, kidrIGge master, from New York,
1OC. A. Whitney 40; British Sic amer Prince Ed
wald; al p. NJ + azer ast'I, nom Liverpool, 10
Fle. man u .atitI, frcm New York. to A. Moulton
BRUSH steamer Wimbledon, at NJ
Wstson. mss,.r, from ca,a'tf, to A. X Miller;
Gay II. N New York swecish Lrg Helios, Lindh.
master, ioi,stigh' days from bio Janeiro;
frtm saline. ssil d-steamer HUDSON. The
steamers Guile IN a. d Bo,bns are at ancher in
ride 10, Id out. The ste amer Wimbledon, in at
tempting 10 c, The ar last night collided with
Il slip Eucct S., ,ben sglOuEd the bar, and in.
jmtd The slip TO badly that the is low being
t1wed 4, the city Tor epairs.
vICKsBURG. F. blusry L--Psseed up Bismarck,
An. Hown-Tulner, P. NJ; Pargoud IL A. NJ;
Match. e. SIP. n.
CINCINNATI February l.-River forty five feet
sDd tahpg. RsiIed until P. NJ, followed by a
1ie CO 81 ow sauall. Weather cl. airing and very
1Old. Arrived C.mmonweal,b, from New Orlt ane.
PIrTsBrkG, Februay l.-Rlver ten feet Que inch
and falling. Weather clouuy, mild and raining.
LOUISVILLE, February l.-River failing fast;
twenty three feet on the falls; mild, rainy 10 the