New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-16

Quincy her cabin furniture and piano. The
boat Is badly broken amidship. The pilots
of the Belle of Texas think the Quincy can
not be raised, and will have to b wrecked.
The wrecking boat Eckert has gone to the
wreck. and will endeavor to raiee her 1t
possible, and if not then wreck her.
New Hampshire Fire.
CONCORD, N. H., February ia fire at
Pittsfeld burned Tuttle's brick block, the
postoffice and Congregational Church. Loss
$4,000.
Opposed to Subsidies.
ALBANY, N. Y, February l5.-A resolu.
ton passed the Senate requesting Senators
and members of Congress to use all proper
means to defeat subsidies for canals, rail-
roads or other international improvements.
Winslow's Statement.
Boston, February l5-The Herald has q
London special to the effect that WinslOw,
when arrested, asked to be sent to America
at once. All the money in the party, $4,000,
was his wife's. Nothing has been recovered.
He asked that his wife be let alone. He
denies having cash or bonds, and say 8
nearly all the newspaper accounts are
erroneous.
Forty Years for Two Murders.
BELv1DERE, N. j., February l5-John
Ritter, charged with killing his two children,
pleaded guilty of murder in the second de.
gree, and was sentenced to twenty years
hard labor on each count.
Probabilities.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Once Chief Signal Officer,
Warrington. February IS. 1876. $50 r. u.
For the South Atlantic and Eastern Gulf States,
rising barometer. northwest to southwest winds,
colder and clear weather, succeeded IN the latter
by rising temperature.
airy barometer, southwest to southeast winds.
River and Marine News.
SOUTHWEST Pass. February Is, P; M.-Be1ometer
cloudy and hazy. Arrived-British steamer Mem
phis, at eleven this morning, Melton master. from
Bacchus. thirty seven days from Hull; Swedish
bark Ale xander, Rhodn. master, f.riy-two days
from N.za re- Saied-Bsrks Ergo, Australia, RUBY.
The bark Bratsberg. which arrived inside for
orders. has sailed for Mobile. The steamship San
Marcos, is at anchor inside, bound out.
v'Gsssuns February iS-DownlNat s at =;
A. NJ; Genevieve, at P. NJ Mitchell. at A. ~;
James Howard, at A. NJ The Colorado arrived at
MEMPHIS, February 1s.-The river fell an inch
Weather cloudy and cold. Acknowledgment
Dean, from New Orleans. Departed--August,, for
Illinois, for vicksbura; Baum for Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI, February l5.-River forty four feet
eight inches and rising. Light snow. Weather
cloudy and cold Ar1ived-Charles Morgan from
New Orleans
eight inches and rising. Weather cloudy and
cool
LOUISVILLE, February l5-River rising slowly;
seventeen feet on the falls. Weather cool, cloudy
D,wn-U. P. Scher ok, iEom Cincinnati to New Or
leans.
EVANSVILLE February l5-River thirty. five feet
six inches and rising 1t snswed ali the NOR
ming Weather clear and very cold to night
Dovn-Mary Houston, at 2 A. n. Up-Sherlock
st8P. n.
CAIRO, February 15.-Arrived-Bee from St
Lonis, st P. n h. c. Yeager. from St Louis at
tw. I've midnight; Capitol City. from Vicksborg at
noon. Departed-Bele of Shreveport. for New Or
leans. at midnight; Bismarck. for New Orleans. At
P. NJ; CayitOl City, for st Louis. at p NJ; Yea
ger. for New Orleans. at P. NJ: RIVER thirty nine
curry thirty eight
ST LOUIS, February l5-Arrived-Julia from
vicksburg No d. partures River falling slowly.
Weather clear and cold.