New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-11-15

Protestant Episcopsl Church Congress.
Boston, November 1.-THE third church
congress of the Protestant Episcopal Church
opened this morning at st. Paul's Church
Bishop Poddock called the congress to or.
der, and delivered the opening address.
Rev. Samuel OsgOod, of New York, read q
paper on the srue place Of art in Chris
tianity.
Meeting of the Alabama Legislature.
MONTGOMERY, November A.-The Legis-
lature was convened to-day. Nearly every
member was present. The Democratic
caucus nominated S. w. Cobb President of
the Senate, and N. N. Clements Speaker of
the House. Governors message tomorrow.
Burned Cotton at Savannah.
SAVANNAH, Ga, November I4-From the
best information Obtainable 1900 bales Of
cotton were destroyed and some $50 bales
were damaged; thirty-eight cars were total.
ly destroyed; twenty barrels of whisky
and 2 large quantity Of bacon, lumber.
destroyed. The railroad officials can not
give positive figures yet. Most of the cot.
ton burned was through cotton.
BERWICK, November 1.-THE ship Caro-.
line Agnes Shields, for New Orleans, was
wrecked. Six persons were drowned.
PORTLAND, Me-, November l4.-The bark
Roberts, from Wilmington, North Carolina,
for Hull, was tOwed here after grounding
outside the breakwater. She reports hay
ing snapped three anchors and unshipped
to be damaged.
Held for Extraditi0n.
PHILADELPHIA, November l4.-Max
Cohen, the alleged defaulter of the firm in
Meminger, Saxony, was arrested on de-
barking from the Indiana. and held for ex.
tradition.
They've Spotted Him.
MEMPHIS, November A.-Gentlemen ar
irving in this city tonight from st. Louis
say that General Phil Sheridan and staff, in
citizens dress, passed over the New Or
leans, st. Louis and Chicsgo railway to.
day, en- route to New Orleans. They will
arrive at New Orleans at eleven o'clock to.
morrow morning.
Probabilities.
War DsPARrulyr.
Once Chief Signal Officer
Washington, November IA, ls76-:3O P. N.
For the South Atlantic States, warmer south.
east to southwest winds falling barometer, in
attending storm centre 10 the noIthwsrd
For the East Gulf States. increasing southwest
winds possibly veering to cooler northwest falling
Followed by ritins barometer. cloudy and rainy
For the Western Gulf States. eliminating north.
erly winds, stationary or higher Temperature.
party cloudy and clearing weather, and in the
nOuthern portion stationary or rising but i'm fhe
northern portion falling barometer.
For Tennt ssee and the Ohio valley falling
barometer, cloudy and rainy weather attending
storm centre, and followed by colder notbe asst to
northwest winds, Using barometer, and partly
cloudy weather.
Fer the Middle States increasing northeast
weather, except in the southern portions falling
barometer attending storm csntIe.
River and Marine News.
SoUfHwRsr PASS, November I4.-Wind southeast
Arrived-Br tith ship George Bell, Rose, master |
chip Kate Davenport Msllet. master seventy. five
days nom Liverpool, to MASTER British ship Alex.
androyans, Churchill, master, ffty-three days
nom Hsvre, to master; British bark Granville |
pool, to master; British bark W. II jenkins.
rogers, master, sixty.fve days from Ham.
burg, to master; brig Lewis L. Squires, Baker
master, eighteen days from New York. to master; |
schooner Lily Of the Valley, Leith, master, from
Rnatan; Norwegian bark Alma, Thorb ornson,
msster, ffty.nine days from Milford, to master;
British bark Glasgow, Moore, master fifty.thTee |
days from Greenock, Scotland. to De- Wolf Powell
4 Co., for orders. Sailtd-shi Eu' jdce (pro. |
vi%Susly reported wal ing oIdersl, 70, Mobile.
Siondy. Riyer rose one inch to-day. DOWN.. |
H. Dugan. P. n. yesterday; Natchez. S r. NJ. Up
Pm.
mum thermometer 600. Arrived Grsnd Repub-
&c and thompson Dean, from New Orleans. De- |
parted Capitol City, for vicksburg. Up Schenck, |
Ior Cincinnati; Helena for ST. Louis
CiHciSstrI. Novem Der N4.-Rlver ten feet two
,i Mcnss ana rising weather rainy. Departed
fanchon, for New Orleans.
CAIRo, November IA acknowledgements from |
NieAspurg, 81 nine O'Clock last night Departed /