New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-16
MISCELLANEOUS.

Death of n sister Superior.
BALTIMORE. May l5.-Sster Agnes Nc
Donald, superior in charge OF the Maryland
University Hospital, is dead.
Rescued.
GARDNER, Me-. May 1.-THE captain,
wife, child and crew Of the schooner Mary
L. Rice, supposed to have been lost were
rescued by the schooner Jennie Middleton.
Fire ut Springfield.
SPRINGFIELD, May 15.-Wills' block,
North Adams, burned. Loss $35, 900.
A Clergyman's Irregularity.
BosroN, Nav I5.-Rev. Phillips Brooks,
of the Episcopal Church, will be disciplined
for allowing an unlicensed clergyman to as
sist him in marriage ceremony.
Walking Match.
SAN Francisco. May ia walking
match between O'Leary and Schmehi be-
gan at midnight. At nine, this morning
O'Leary had completed his fOrty-sixth mile.
Schmehl was two and half miles behind.
Hanged.
SAVANNAH, NAV I5-The two negro pris-
oners, Paul Campbell and Prince Robertson,
convicted of the murder of Mrs. Cochrane
and daughter. at Eden, Bingham county,
were hanged to-day at Springfield Efing-
ham county. A crowd of 5000 people was
present. The condemned were guarded by
hussars, numbering thirty armed men.
Both the condemned were Indifferent and
vehemently asserted their innocence. Rob-
erson died easy from strangulatiOn. Camp
bell died hard. Another prisoner sentenced
at the same time has been granted a new
trial Mr.. Cochrane. the husband Of the
murdered woman, was Present, and was
deeply affected.
Probabilities.
WAR DEPARTMENT }
Office Chief Signal Officer. ,
Washington, May Is, 1876, 400 P. NJ.
Fer the South Atlantic snd Eastern Gulf States
falling or stationary barometer, southwest 10
southeast inds increasing to brisk and generally
warmer, cloudy weather Will prevail with possibly
occasional ralne
barometer, brisk sautnerly winds veering TO west
erly, continued warm, partly cloudy weather, AID
The Mississippi river at Nit mphis ana LaGiosse
will continue rising.
River and Marine News.
SOUTHWEST Pass May Is, s P. M.-Baror eter De 49,
WIND southeast. light. Acknowledgements Mar
garrett, at 6 A. NJ, Baker, master. from Havana to
i. K. Roberts; American brig S J. Street, Ficketts
master, eight days from Havana; American
schooner SsntO Oteri. eight Gays from Jamaica;
from Vera Cruz; French BARK Polymnia, Coussat,
master. fifty. sever days from Bordeaux; Italian
bark smeto, viyano, master, sixty-hve days from
Palermo. Saied-Neamer ltburieI
SHREVEPORT, May l5.-Weather clsar and hot.
River on q etand. Arrived-COlonel Kouus, from
New Orleans. Departed-Colore Kouns, for JEFF
fersOn and st. Mary, for New Orleans.
vICKsBURG- May l5-Riyer fallen one inch; now
forty.tour feet nine inches. Up-SherlocR, at
P NJ; Biemarck at twelve O'Clock last night.
Down Parg oud, at P. NJ. The Satchez arrived
at 5 p M.
MEMPHIS, May l5.-River four inches, and
now stands thirty three feet four inches. Weether
c'Oudy. Mercury 91S. Arrived-lii no;s, from
yicksburg. Observation-Disclosures, for Cine matt;
Mary Houston, for New Orleans; Simpson Homer,
tor Pittsburg, the latter at two O'clock this NOM
ing.
GiscIsyArI. May l5.-River fifteen feet SIX inches
AID falling Heavy rain this afternoon partly
Cloudy aid warm.
Plr1sBuKG May l5-Rver-fve feet ten inches
and stationary. Weather c.oudy; heavy shower
til is afternoon.
LOUISVILLE, May IS -Down-Morgin, from Gin
cinratI 10 tew Orleans River rising; seven feet five
inches in the canal. Weather warm ard clear.
kvASsvILLx, May l5-Riyer eleven feet four
inches and falling. Weather cloudy TO Rht; very
Nipd5; trg1s of rain. Down L. P. Scnenck, at
eleven O'Clock last ght.
CAIRO, May lJ.-NO arrivals or departures eX
cet local Jackets. River rtytwo feet two inches
anu stationary. Weather cloudy.
ST. LOUIS May l5.-AIIived Capitol City, from
yicksUWg River falling steadily.