New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-09-24
MISCELLANEOUS.

Conviction of Molly Maguires.
PoTIsvILLE, September 23.-Two Molly
Maeuires were convicted today of con
spring to murder.
At the Centennial.
PHILADELPHIA, September 23-Cash ad
missions to the exhibition today "a, 1000.
Fire in Baltimore.
BALTIMORE, September 81 - Fires oc.
Cured on Bolton and Frederick streets
this morning, involving losses to the
amount of $500, 600. Rosendale & Co. had
$500 in New Orleans insurance companies,
and $l0COeach in the Old Dominion and Mer-
chan ts and Mechanics of Virginia; Brosus
had $4,000 in Petersburg, Virginia; Sneenin-
ger, Taylor & Co., tObacconste, were in
sured for $4,000; Shultz & Co, cotton fac
tors, for $4,000. There were besides num-
cured by the destruction Of the buildings.
Marine.
HALIFAX, September 22.-The American
schooner Ella Z. Tanner, here from Grand
banks, reports having spoken schooner
May Carlisle, who reported she saw the
schooner Walter M. Fall, of Gloucester
Massachusetts, dismasted and full of water
on the thirteenth instant. Her dories were
lashed on deck. The captain of the Ella Z.
Tanner also reports heavy gale on the
eleventh and twelfth instant, and having
or less damaged.
Prop sed Secession Of British Columbia.
SAN FRANCISCO, September ga large
public meeting was held in Victoria last
night at v hich it was resolved, that in case
the Dominion gOvernme mt persists in ignor-
ing the CoInOvan settlement of the ralw ay
obligations of the Dominion to British
CClumt ia, it is the request of this meeting
that our representatives in the Provincial
Parli ament shall at the next session record
their votes for the separation OF British
Columbia from the Dominion.
Destructive Freshet.
READING, Pa, September 23-The valleys
in Forest county were flooded on Thursday,
sweeping away the houses of two wood
choppers, whose families consisting re-
spectively Of nine and seven persons, were
lost. Fears are entertained that other lives |
we're lost during the great storm. Two per. |
sons were drowned in Mexican county, three
in Tiger county, and four in attempting to |
cross the swollen stream at Wllliamsport
Probabilities.
WAR DEPARTMENT.
Office Chief Signal Officer, ,
Washington, September %, l876-4:30 P. NJ.
For the Gulf States, increasing northeast and
sCul beast Winds, warmer, partly cloudy weather |
and stationary or falling barometer, and in the
Western Cult States ossiby followed by rain.
River and Marine News.
SOUTHWEST Pass September %. P. M-Barom-
eter 20 go. Weather calm and hazy. Arr1ved-Ship
Colum bis, Carter, master, fOrty-two days from |
Lone on in ballast 10 master; steamship FREDERICK,
master, at $50 A. M from Havana. to
PIN, Forwood Co. Sai!ed-stesmshIp Hudson
ard schoopt Constance.
PoRr EADs September 20, 6 P. M.-Wind south
southwest. blowing light. Weather clear; Ar
rived German trie Peri, Furhs, master. forty
SON, Gordon 4 Co.; British schooner Lily Of the
Valley. Leitcb. master, ten dsys from Utila, with
vIcKasu.s september 49, Weather warm and
Loudly. The river fell ave inches since the last
epork Passed dawn-Jemes Howard at 5 P. M.
assed up-City Of vicksburg ct P. NJ, and Katie
noon.
NsnrHm, geptsmher 23-The river rose three
lches. Maximum thormometer 8lo. Departed
ahlapd, for Cincinnati.
Cr1cunArI, SeV11mhsr 23.-1iyer thirty:one
ct nine inches and Stationary. Departed-U. | d
chsnck and Thomas eharlock. for New Orleans F
s7xs s, septsmhsr ss-wsather clear and 7
OIL River rising.
PIFfsDU10, September 23.-0vo6 eax 1oeC NIX
ches and falling.
LOUISVILLE, september 2'.-weather cloudy