New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-07
teen for Morton, seven for Blaine and Ri,
tow and two for Conkling.

tow and two for Conkling.
Houston and Texas Central Railroad.
GALVESTON, May THE annual meet.
ing of the stockholders of the Housten
and Texas Central Railway Comnsnv
was held in Houston yesterday. and
the following pereons elected directors
for the ensuing year: William E, Dodge.
Moses Taylor, John 7. Cisco, John j. Blair,
William NJ. Rice, A. Groesbeck, w. r.
Baker, F. A. Rice, A. S. Richardson. A. A.
Van Alstyne and Cornelius Ennis. The
directors afterward elected the following
officers: William E. Dodge, president; A.
Groesbeck, vice president; A. s. Richard.
son, secretary, and F. A. Rice. treasurer.
ALI Quiet at the Mines.
CLEVELAND, May GAIL quiet at the
mines. The strikers continue to hold out,
and the military remain under arms.
Base Ball.
PHILADELPHIA, May 4-Mutuals 5. Ath-
letics 7: Hartfords 6, Athletics 3.
CINCINNATI, May 5.-Louisyilles 9. Gin
cipnattis 3; Louisvilles 49, Cincinnatis 8.
NEW HAVEN, May 5.-Hartfords 6, New
Ravens 7, ten innings.
New YORK, May 5.-Hartfords 4, Mu-
ST: LOUIS, May 5.-Browus /, Chicago
BosTos, May 6.-Mutuals 3, Bostops IL.
Probabilities.
WAR DEPARTMENT
Office Chief Signal Officer
Washington, May g. 1876, 43O P. NJ.
For the South Atlantic and Eastern Gulf States,
stationary barometer. increasing southwest to
cloudy weather, with rain areas in the latter.
For the Western Gulf states, falling, followed by
nshg osr4hmeter, warm s'uthery veerins to
and rainy, succeeded by clearing weather.
River and Marine News.
SOUTHWEST Pass, May 6, p. M.-Wind east ana
light; Weather cloudy and hazy. Arrived-Ste AM
snip Whitney. att A. NJ: Talbot master from Nor
ton master, from Havana, to z. A. YOrke; American
ship Forest Eagle, Hosmer master. forty five days
port. Morgan master, forty four davs from Hayre,
in ba last, TO master. Sailed-Steamsti ps Chilian
and Strassburg, ship Advance, bsrks Leamipg ton
Pass A. l'OurRE, May s, p M.-Wind east and
fresh. Weather cloudy, hazy and warm. Ar
ter, six days from Ruatan No departures. ' ''"'
SHREVEPORT, May 6.-Weather warm and show
cry. The river has fallen tour inches Departed
New Orleans. Noarrivals or departures yesterday.
vIcKsBURs. May 6.-Weather warm ard cloudy.
as has 1ssa inch NJ y
at II A. NJ Arrived-Laura Davis.
MEMPHIS, May 6.-Rver fell five inches; now
river, beparted-Ruth, for White river; Idiewi!d,
for Arkxn:a as City; Alice and tow and C. B. Church
the latter last night. for New Orleans.
C1NCINNAr1. May 6.-River seventeen feet ten
inches and stationary. AIrived-U. P. Schenck,
from New Orleans Bepaftea-RebeFt Mitcke l. for
New Orleans. Clear aud warm.
LOUISVILLE, May 6.-Weather warm and clear:
River eight feet five inches in the canal and
falling.
EVANSVILLE, May 6-Cloudy and warm. River
stationary. up-Msry Houston, at noon. Down
Susie Silver, at P. NJ.
PIrrsBuRG. May 6.-River five feet eight inches
and falling.
CAIRo, May 6.-Arrived Thomas Sherlock, from
Cincinnati, at 8 A. NJ. Depar.ed-Maud, for vicks-
burg at A. NJ Grand Republic, Tor st. Louis at
"A. NJ; Sherlock, for New Orleans at noon River
thirty -four feet ten inches and rising. Weather
clou iy, threatening and warm.
ST. LOUIS, May 6.-Departed-T and BE and
barges for New Oresns; Grand Tower, for Vcks-
burg. River rising; heavy rain fallen for several
days West and NoIth upper streams rising
rapidly.