New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-08-25

MEMpHis. August 24.-Rev. Thomas
Brown, of Huntsville, Alabama, while on
top of a car, was knocked off by a bridge
near Moscow, Tennessee, yesterday, and
fatally injured. He had climbed on top Of
the ear to get rid of the crowd.
+. C, Clark, a planter of lizard county,
Arkansas, was killed last Saturday by the
kick Of a horse.
The Humboldt Hotel and two frame build
ings adjoining, at Humboldt, Tennessee,
were destroyed by fire on Monday night.
Loss 5000.
A desperate fight occurred in Obion
aounty, Tennessee, on Sunday night, be-
tween sheriff's posse and a number Of ne
groes, resulting in the wounding OF four
Whites and five negroes. The negroes have
been all arrested and confined in jail.
That night the citizens burned all the ne
gro quarters in the neighborhOod. The
riot grew out of an attempt of the sheriff
to arrest a negro for stealing, and attempt
ing to shoot white man named Edmund
jackson.
RALEIGH, N. c., August 24.-Josiah Tur-
ner, .editer of the Raleigh Sentinel, john
Ireland, James Scott and some of those
recently arrested by Governor Holden, have
sued out bail writs in the United States Cir
cult Court, against Kirk and his Lieutenant
Bergen. In default of required bail Ber-
gen was placed in the common jail this
/. afternoon by United States Marshal Car
row. Kirk is now at company shops.
Matters connected with the Caswell and
Alamance prisoners are still under examin-
alton in the United States Circuit Court and
State Supreme Court.
LOUISVILLE, August 4.-Captain Cannon,
of the steamboat X. E. Lee, was, at the Gait
House last evening, presented by his many
friends in this city with solid silver tea
Get.
nlo ,,ro..o+o@;or rroaob uas made hy
George W. Morris.
SAN FRANCISCO, August pa steamer
from Mexican ports brings $3.50, 600 In Mex
lean coin.
Mazatlan advices to the fourteenth say
that Vegas expedition was unsuccessful.
Corona was preparing to take the field, and
will doubtless capture or destroy him..
KEYWEsT, August 24.-The steamer Dc
cub ran on French reef, and was compelled
to discharge one hundred tons of coal. The
brig Alexander, from Matanzas for Viii
mington, ran on the same reef. Both yes
sells got off without assistance.
ST. JOHNS, August 24.-Heavy fires are
raging in the woods along the boundaries OF
New Brunswick and Maine. Several vii
Lagos are suffering severely.
a OTTOwA, August 24.-Large subscriptions
have been raised for the sufferers from the
late fires The government will, probably,
grant assistance. A large number of people
are living under tents.
River Intelligence.
SOUTHWEST PASS, August "a, P. NJ
Barometer $3.50. Weather calm.
No arrivals or departures
QUARANTINE, August "a, 6P. Mn quar-
antine: Bark India.
PAss-A-L'OUTRE, August "a. 6 P. M
The United States gunboat Pilgrim, from
Key West, passed up at four o'clock this
evening.
No departures. Weather calm.
MEMPHIS, August 24.-Passed up: Belle
Vernon, Lockwood and Susie Silver. River
falling. Weather clear. Mercury 80.
PITTsBURG, August Electromagnetic fall
ing, with twenty-five inches in the channel.
Weather clear. Thermometer SO at ) z. M.
CINCINNATI, August 24.-The river has
risen foot in the past twenty-four hours,
and there is now eleven feet in the chan
mel. Departed: Camelia, for Memphis.
ST. LOUIS, August 4.-Arrived: NJ. J.
Wicks, from Memphis; Rubicon, from
Vicksburg. Departed: w. Il. Arthur, for
New Orleans, and the Grand Tower for
Memphis. Weather sultry.
LOUISVILLE August 4.-The river has
fallen six inches in the past twenty-four
hours, leaving three feet six inches in the
chute, and seven feet ON the Portland bar.
Weather warm. Mercury IS to $50.