New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-06
EpIacopn. Church Rnrned.

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| Episcopal Church burned; loss $4,000.
VindicatInE the Sabbath.
Boston, January 5-The Supreme Court
of Massachusetts, has sustained the lower
| court in its decision that Isrselites must be
| held smenable to laws of States in regulat-
ing the observance of the Sabbath. The
case grew out of an attempt TO keep stores
open on that day.
The demonstration of Silver.
The Board of Trade to-day adopted re-
! port taking strong ground against the adOp-
| ton of a silver basic, and petitioning Con-
gress TO appoint government commissioners
| to meet European com missioners to cOnsi-
| der the question of reconciliation of silver,
| as fixed relation of value to gold coin, and
| asking the President to invite European
| governments to participate in such consi-
| Iteration.
Poisoned in Prison.
COLUMBUS, O., January 5.-Over 100
| prisoners at the penitentiary are ill with
| symptoms suggesting poison. Investiga-
| ton as to the cause of the trouble devel-
| oped nothing except a surmise that the
| sickness was caused by eating bread of
certain kind of baking powder which had
been on hand some time. None of the
cases are thought serious
Troops Going to the Hot Springs.
ST. LOUIS, January 5-Lieutenant Dyer,
/ of the Twentythird infantry, passed
| through his city yesterday with thirty
| men, from Fort Leavenworth en- route to
| Hot Springs. II is not known for what
| purpose these soldiers are sent to Hot
! Springs, but it is supposed the movement
| has some connection with government
| property at that point.
Explosion of Powder Mills.
WILMINGTON, Del, January 5-There
was an explosion at Dupont's powder
mills to-day, demolishing one of the build
| ings and killing one Of the employees.
Demonstration of the Ice Cutters.
RoNDoUT, N Y, January 5-Most of the
larger Ice companies have stopped cutting
here until Monday.
| A dispatch from Catskiil says the strike
| was resumed there this merping with in
creased vigOr. From 400 to 500 men, with
| clubs, paraded the streets in defiance of
orders from the authorities, making incen-
| diary threats. Agents of ice companies
here called on the sheriff for a posse of 200
men TO guard the houses at Catskill, Athens
| and COxsackie. If these are not provided,
the State authorities will be called upon for
| protection. The village officials are helpless
In Winter Quarters.
CHEYENNE, w. T., January 5-The
| troops composing the late Powder river ex-
| peditiOn are being distributed as follows:
| The Ninth Infantry goes to Omaha; the
| Twenty-ihird Infantry to Fort L3aven-
| worth; a battalion Of the Fourth Artillery
returns to the Pacific coast; the Fourth
| Cavalry to the Red Cloud Agency, when
| Colonel Mackenzie will take command of
| department headquarters; the Fifth remain
at Fort Russell, and the Third at Fort
Laramie.
| Indications.
| WAR DEPARTMENT
| once Chief Signal officer
Washington, January 5, lS77-4;50 P. NJ.
/ In he 49,
| increasing northeast to souteast winds, warmer
threatening and rainy weather will prevail.
| In tbs Gulf States falling, followed by rising
barometer, easterly winds. shifting TO northwest,
| slight changes in temperature and rain succeeded
by colder aud partly cloudy weather.
In the Western Gulf Slater, rising barometer,
| colder nOrtherly winds and clear or clearing
| weather succeeding hight norther.
| Ia the Ohio valley and Tennessee, no decided
| changes in pressure and temperature, winds most.
ly essterly or southerly, partly cloudy or cloudy
| weather, and occasional light rams
In the Middle States falling barometer south
erly 10 easteily winds, warmer, cloudy weather
winds shifting to northerly, with ram.
Cautionary signals are ordered for Galveston and
River and nIarIDe News.
SOUTHWEST PASS. January s, 6 P. M--wind north
| east; raining. Arrived-Joseph FISH, stAekDole
master, sixty days from London, to MASTER Brit
| ty-fOuT days from liverpool to master; NOrwegs n
ship Protector, Ralek master, seventeen days
from London, to master; Austria ian bark Herfa,
Luy k master sixty-two days from Gloucester to
MASTER British bark Kate Cam, Smith master
ffty.two days from Liverpool, TO master; British
ship Glenfnsrt, Hamilton master forty four days
| nom Glasgow, to m asteri Norwegian bark Vaudis
| LeIeen master, eighty seven days from Amster.
dam, to n asteT; bark Collin 3. Mcneil Gro we'll
master, from L9guyra, to master; schooner Lily OF
the Valley, Leitch master, from RuatSn, to J. T,
PoRT EADs. January 5. P. M.--wInd north
east. Wesiher thick and hazy aATTived-Bark
| Minnie M. Watts Watts, master, sixty days from
| Antwerp, to master; bark P. q. Merryman Merry.
man, master, ffty-eig6t days nom Liverpool to
master; Italian bark Cousigla GaatOla, lavind
master, sixty days from Dublin. to master.
CINCINNATI, January 5. - Weather clear and
thawing all the afternoon. The river is still closed
| CAIRO, January 5-Large fields Of ice have been
| passing down the Ohio this evening, showing that
| the g0Tges have broken above. The weather ID
mild. aud prospects, are favorable for an early re-
sHmption Of navigation. The gorge above Column
bus still holds k.ver six feet one inch on gauge
and rting Weather clear. Mercury $50.
EVANSVILLE, January 5.-River seven feet seven
| inches and stationary snow melting and ice
| routing rapidly tonight, with sigma Of rain.
| LOUISVILLE, January 5.-Westher COOL clear and
undertaking. Ice partly thaving
| PITTaBURe, January 5-Weather mAder to day
snow melted freely in the SUM viii freeze to night
| threatening. Ice unchanged.
| MEMPHIS, January S.-Ths river rose throe tnchee
| Maximum Thermometer AGO. No arrivals OF depart
ures. The ice is running light, and the snow is
| disappearing fast Randolph reports the gorge
| still holds fast at that point
| VICKsBURa, January 5-Tha Tensaw and Cotton
Valley passed for the bends, looking for cottor
| and seed, about noon; the Ice leaves the lake
/ with moderate trip; the steamer SintOn is atii
| aground At The mouth Of the Yazoo river Eothini
heard from the Grand Republic, now over due
| The snow 10 melting rapidly, and raining all Gay
| Ten and half feet Of water IL reported on thu
shoalest places below The river fell two inches