New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-11

was ouashed. It is said tho jury will sign
5 petition TO the Governor for HE pardon.
Geld Weather.
Werther very cold. Ice formed last night.
Suspended.
J.H Martin g. Co.. Wholesale grocers and
commission merchants, on Front street, s0s-
pended. Liabilities reported at $50, OOO; as
sets $4,000.
Lunatic Asylum Burned.
RICHMOND, January l0-One of the build
ings of the Eastern Lunstic Asylum. at
Williamsburg, was burned yesterday eve
ming. The building was splendid brick
pubIic hill for religious worship, q dining
hall and bakery, kitchen, laundry. etc:
Loss SIS, 600, upon which it is believed
there is no insurance A high wind was
blowing at the time. The other buildings
Of the asylum were seriously threatened.
Going into Commission.
PORTSMOUTH, January 10.-Orders have
been received at this yard to place the
United States steamer Marion in commits
sion ON "Wednesday.
BosroN, January IO.-The United States
steam frigate Vsndalla, just finished at the
Charlest0wn navy yard, went into commits
sion this afternoon.
Death Of the Champion Scuiier.
P,rrsBuRa, January l0-James Hammill,
OK champion sculler, we'll known in this
country and Europe, died in this city TO-
| day.
At the White House.
WASHINGTON, u. c., January 1O.-Marshal
| Packard had an interview with the Presl-
| dent to-day.
Probabilities.
WAR DapARrMxNr.)
Office Chief Signal Officer,
Washington, January 10. 1876, 4:3O 2. N.
For the South Atlantic and Gulf States,
| colder, noriherly to easterly winds, partly
cjouay weather, with areas OF light rain and
| rising barometer, followed in the South
| west by slight rise Of temperature, east
| erJy to SOU herly winds and falling barone-
ter during Tuesday night.
| River and Marine Ncws.
SOUTHWEST PASS, January 10, 6 P.M.-Ba-
| roue.er 3O:4O. Wind northeast, blowing
strong. Weather cloudy and COOL Arrived
Norwegian bark Albion, Gunderser, master,
forty days from Lisbon; steamship Strass-
burg, Burr, master, at =. A. NJ. from
Bremen, to E: F. Stockmeyer q 70; steam
| shio Austin, Staples, master, at lO:4O A. NJ,
| from Havana, to c. A. Whitney g. Co.;
schooner Robert Ruff. Kicker, master, six
DAYS from Galveston; German bark Au-
guste, Horton, master, forty-seyen days
| from Bremen: American schooner San j uan,
| Noble, master, nine days from Galveston;
| Spanish steamer Guillermo, at 4:l5 I. M,
| Echeverria. master, two days from Havana;
| British bark Arbutus, kiddy. master, forty
! four days from Liverpool. Sailed-Ship j..
A. Thompson. bark Galopre, schooners
Clara Fisher, Lilly Of the Valley and Ex-
celsior Arrived and sailed for Pensacola
Bark Marian.
VIcKsBuRG, January 10.-Passed Down
Nellie Peck, at 9 p. NJ. Sunday; boat at
p. NJ. Sunday, supposed to be the Mobile.
Up-Mary Bell, at 10 z. NJ. Sunday; II. 5.
Turner. at neon. The Natchez has not ar
| rived.
MEMPHIS. January lO.-The river rose
| five inches. Weather generally clear and
| cold. Arrived-Iron Mountain and Julia
for st. Louis. Maude from New Orleans,
Illinois from Vicksburg, Vint Shinkle from
| Cincinnati. Departed-Peytonaa and barges
and Robert Mitchell for New Orleans, At
Louis. The Mary Mary Miller has been re-
| leased on bond, and leaves tonight for
| Mound City, where she goes on the docks
| for repairs.
PlrIsBuRG, January 10 River FIVE feet
niue inches and rising Weather cloudy
| and cold.
LOUISVILLE, January l0.--River falling;
| eight feet nine lnchS Ia tnS Canal. weather
| cOid and windy.
| EyANsvILLE, January l0-River twenty
| feet and falling. Weather clear ard cold.
| Up-Mary Houston, at eight A. N. Down
u. p. Sch.nck, at ten A. NJ.
CAIRO, January IO.-Arrived-.John l..
Rhosds. from New Orleans, at A. NJ
Belle Shreveport, from st. Louis, at four
O'Clock; City OF Alton. from New Orleans,
at z. Nj. Depart ed-John l.. Rhoads,
for Pi,tsburg. at A: NJ; City Of Alton.
| for ST. Louis, at p. NJ Future City, tor
| New Orleans, at four o'clock; Belle Snreve.
| port, for New Orleans, at seven O'Clock.
River thirty seven feet eight inches and
| falling. Weather clear. Mercury 2So.
ST. LOUIS. January l0.-No arrivals or
| departures. The river has fallen fifteen
| inches. Weather clear aud cold.
CINCINNATI, January l0.-River falling.
Weather clear and cold.