New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-13

ThundorI0it,, u bee ana 1plo o. Hopes, eX-
hibitiea q che 1re department, and visiting
the most prominent places Of interest.
Great haanshy and fsasorual feeling pre-
vailed.
- Rise h ~ Csnaeeessus.
WooLsvn4LE, n, H., May l2.-The Con-
hecticut river is eighteen inches higher than
within ten years past The entire valley is
broad sheet of water from Nerthumber-
land to Dalton. Travel is entirely sus-
pended on the Boston, Concord and Mon.
troAl railroad between South Lancaster ana
Gr0vetOn Junction, on the Grand Trunk
railroad, q distance Of twenty miles.
TIE Paaucah sid Memphis Road 70 be
MEMPHIS, May 12-Judge Emnons has
granted decree selling tho Paducah and
Memphis railroad.
Killed BY q Stroke Of Lightuipgs
P11rsBUkG, MAY 12.-The lightning struck
house, killing Mrs. Rallsto0 and severely
injuring Mr.. Rallston.
Death Of a. Editor.
CLEVELAND, May l2.-Georee A. Burdick
proprietor OF the Cleveland Herald, is dead
d. Arrest Of lncendiaries.
FITCHBURG, Mass, May l2-The detec-
tives have arrested three incendiaries who
confess burning $63, 900 worth Of property,
besides robbing stores.
A Woman's story.
CINCINNATI, May IA St. Louis special
to the Commercial says the wife of John
master Of the whisky ring, has made aft
dsvit that she was present when money
passed, both at her own and McKee's house,
between her husband and Mckee, amount
ing to thousands of dollars. She makes
this affidavit TO mitigate the punishment of
Zeb Leavenworth, her brother-inlsw.
The China asd Japan Mail Service.
The Occidental and Oriental Steamship
Company notifies the Postmaster General
it will not carry the mails to China and
Japan for ssa service after this month. As
the Postmaster General has no authority to
give more the service will stop. Mails will
steamers.
Dom Pedro's MovemenEs.
/ PHILADELPHIA. May 1.-THE Emperor
persons left at ten O'Clock this morning for
the West on special train BY the Phila-
delphia, Wilmington and Baltimore and
Ohio, and Ohio and Mississippi railroads 10
st. Louis.
Tourist agents who have charge OF the
travelling arrangements announce that the
imperial party, after Visiting Louisville and
the Mammoth Cave, will leave on Thurs
day next for New Orleans by the steamer
Grand Republic, and return to Washington
by way OF Mobile, Montgomery, Atlanta
and Knoxville. The tour will be completed
BY visits to Niagara Falls, Toronto, Mon
treal, Quebec, the White Mountains, Bos-
ton, Saratoga, Albany and New York.
The President and Cabinet.
The President and Cabinet left this city
for Washington at noon to-day.
Eight Thousand Dollars Gate Money.
The number of paid admissions to-day
was $1,000.
A Yacht Launched.
CoBoURG, Ont, May i2.-The yacht
Countess of Dufferin was successfully
launched to-day, and will leave for New
York shortly and contend for the Queens
cup. She will also visit Philadelphia.
Probabilities.
WAR DEPARTMENT, } :
Office Chief Signal Officer. :.
Washlr gton, May II, 1876 43O P. N. }
For the South Atlantic States, higher barometer,
winds veerng to cooler nOrtherly and easterly and
clear partly cloudy weather will prevail, follow
ing rain sreas in The Csrolinas to-nIght
In the Gulf states ri.ing followed by falling or
stationary barometer, warmer foutherly or east
erly winds, except lower Temperature over the in.
teIior of the east Gulf StaIes, partly cloudy
weather and possibly followed in the southwest
tennessee
ed by fallir barometer, winds shifting to nor b.
east, and later to southeast. and generally cooler
partly cloudy wealth..
Lower Lake region and Middle States, rtsing'
followed by stationary balomei or, northeast TO
northwest wipds; shifting to weste rly, and in
partly cloudy wea her. except lower Temperature
III the southern por'l non OF latter.
The Mississippi yer, from Cairo to Helans, will
Cauticnsrs signals continue along New En- g'and
aud New Jtr; ey coast, and ordeled for the North
River and Marine News.
L. SOUTHWEST Pass May Y, s p M.-Barcreter 80
Wind east, light. Arrived-Spsnish steamship
Rita at $3.50 P. NJ, Galtevi. master, to NJ. Pug 4.
DAYS from Bore eaux, with general cargo to U.
Mar .noni; America schooner Veto, Henderson,
M ster, twenty days from Philadelphia. with gen;
er~l cargo Decai, ze.ega L Compsn American
schooner Eunce P. Newcomb, Baker mi ster, seven
days from Unlla; with fruit; BRUSH schooner
Lily of the Valley, Letch master seven day from
u lla with mutt; American schooner Trnve er
Hodges master SIX d Us from Havana; with a
cargo of sugar; Ameii an schooner Leander A.
land American schooner C. Read, Grow ley mas.
ter, ak DAYS from Caidenas, sailed,s Gamer
aground on tie bar bound out.
PoKr EADs, Msy ~ s P M-weathsr calm and
hazy. Arrived, at 800 P: M-stssm hip Hud; on,
Gag er msater, from New York to A. Mo, it,n III $ .
is the first arrival % an ocean steamer through
TIT jettles draft, fourteen feet six inches No de-
vIcxsBUae, May l2-River stationary. Down.
Robert Mitchell at "A M Katie, at P. N. Up
lllilois. at II n
and pleasant. River tell ,hr. inches. No
Hv ala or departures. Business very aull. I.
MEMPHIS. May i2.-Riv-r rose five inches Mer-
curry $3.50. Arrlsed-Ruth, from White River: De.
burg; CaoitO City, for ST. Louis
PIrTsBuRG, May l2.-River five feet six inches
anC rising. W.a.her cloudy and cool.
falling. Weather clear and pleasant.
LOUISVILLE, May l2=RiGel tai ing; seven feet five
Inches IN the cshaL Weather warm.
tonight. Up-Tnompson Lean at 6 a. NJ. Down
Mary Houston at P. NJ.
st. Louis, at i A. NJ. Departed-Scudder from
New Orleans, at p. NJ. River forty feet seven
inches and RISING. Weather cloudy ana warm.
oT. Louis May r. Arrlyed-CJmmOnvealth
from New Orleans. hiser fallen. three inches, and
all the upper streams are rtceding. Weather /
c. oudy and cool.
statement Of cotton Tor the week
ending today:
Net receipts at all United States potts. Is 1882
Same time last year .....-.............. 20,l59
Total receipts since September 1868 sos
Same time last year. .10D
Exports for the week. ................... 2003l
Same time last year; ......;:. :......... 229il
Total exports since September 1........2 3S6 O.6
Stock at all United States pOrts........ 49l 7.3
Stock same time asst year.. ....-..;...... 465 682
Stock at all interior towns, estimated ..... 81 264
Stock same time last year. 81 1893
Stock at Liverpool. .........l Oo5 900
Same time last year ..................... 96l 600
American cotton aHOat for Great Britain. l58 600
AtlOat same time last year ........ 1856 600
MARKETS.
Domestic Mark cts.