New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-07-16


h Wheel-House and Drowning--.Bast
Ball Mt Chief Justice Chase
at st. Paul---Murdered and DrOwned-..
Telegraph Poles and Li9htning--.-Ver-
dict Against Brigham Y0ung..--BOal
Races ON the Lake---TOrnadO in Ne.
braska.
ST. LOUIS, July ia freight train on
the Kansas Pacific Railroad ran into a
washed-away culvert near Hays City yester-
day. M. J. Reynolds, engineer, and Seth
Williams, fireman, killed; c. Palmer, con-
ductor, and Thomas Gaffney, brakesman,
dangerously wounded. The locomotive and
several cars were wrecked.
While ten men were working on the
wheelhOuse of the steamer Northwestern at
MOntrose, Iowa, yesterday, the seaffolding on
which they stood fell, precipitating them into
the rever. Four men were drowned; names
not given.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Jnly ia splendidly
contested game Of base ball, was played
here to-day between the Forest City club,
of Cleveland, and the Harvards Of Boston,
resulting in favor Of the former by score
of fourteen to nine. Fa@f.&,' 8
CHICAGO, July 15.-Chief Justice Chase
and daughter arrived at St. Paul last even
ing, and will remain in Minnesota several
weeks.
William Simpson, an Englishman, aged
twenty-three years, was found dead in his
blacksmith shop in ShabbOna, DeKalb
county, Illinois, yesterday, with stabs in the
neck and through the heart. Suspicion
rests on a man named Grover, who has
been arrested.
Four men were drowned yesterday, at
MOntrOse, Iowa, twelve miles above KeOkuk,
by falling in the river from the wheelhOuse
of the steamer Northwestern, which they
were engaged in washing. Names not given.
In distance of five miles on the North
western railroad between Elgin and Gil
berts station, twenty telegraph poles were
shattered by lightning last night. The
wires were melted in several instances. The
thunder was terrific.
SALT LAKE CITY, July l5.-In the United
States District Court the suit OF GOdlee VS..
Brigham Young, as trustee of the Church
Of Jesus Christ Of the Katter Day Saints for
ten thousand dollars, with four years in
terest. The jury gave judgment for the
Others are pending.
DETROIT, July l5.-The second days re-
gatta of the Northwestern Amateur Boat
ing Association fOur-Oar race, was won by the
Toledo Club in 2l:4l34. The Saginaw Club
was second t- Sc
The barge race of one mile and half
was won by the Excelsior club. Time, HAS.
The review by Captain Jovett, United
States Navy, was fine spectacle. Thirty
boats were competing. The prize for the
best appearance was awarded the Excel
sior, Of Detroit. The next annual regatta
will probably be at Erie, Pennsylvania.
OMAHA, July ia terrible tornado
passed over the town Of Grand Island,
Nebraska last evening, blowing down
others The roof of the round-house of the
Union Pacific Railroad was blown of, and
their wind mill blown down. Loss est |
mated at $40, 600 to $751; 900. No loss of life. |
The same storm passed over this place last
evening, and although the winl was terrific |
no serious damage was done here. Their
mOmeter to-day 1902.
SAN Francisco, July 15-The shipment |
Of Chinese women will probably be stopped |
by the Chinese government.
CHATTANOOGA, July 15.-Five hundred Of |
two thousand Chinese for the Alabama and !
Chattanooga Railroad have arrived.
observation-disclosures.
a. SOUTHWEST Pass, July Is, 12 M-Barom-
eter $3.50. Wind south southeast and fresh. |
Arrived: Brigantine j. II. Lane, Shute, |
master, twenty-seven days from Boston, |
with general cargo to William Creevy. |
Sailed :-SchOOner Helena. ga
p. M-BarOmeter $3.50. Wind south |
southeast and light.
Arrived: Steamship Clinton at $50 P.
NJ, Beckett, master, from Galveston and
lndianola, to c. A. Whitney & Co. No de-
partures.
PAss-A-L'OurRE, July Is. p M.-Wind
south southwest, light. Weather cloudy.
Arrived: Haytien schooner Jeanette,
Mathew, master, twenty six days from Port
an Prince: bark Belle, Jodhunter, master,
five days from Havana, in ballast. to r. G.
MusgrOve 4 Son. The Belle experienced
light easterly and westerly winds during
the entire passage. .-....
VICKsBURG, July l5.-Passed IN: Vir-
ginia, at II NJ. River falling. Weather
clear and warm.
MEMPHIS, July l5.-Passed down: Marble
City. River stationary. The Arkansas
river is rising rapidly. Weather clear; mer-
curry $50.
LOUISVILLE, July l5.-Arrived: Edin-
burg, from New Orleans and departed for
Cincinnati. River falling, with five feet two
inches in the canal, and three feet two inches
in the chute. Weather very hot; thermom-
eter $50, and no breeze stirring.
CINCINNATI, July 15.-Arrived: Robert
Burns, from Memphis. Departed: Leon-
das, for New Orleans. River falling, with
ten feet ten inches in the channel. Weather
cloudy; thermometer 89o.
PITTsBURG, July Electromagnetic falling
with three feet nine inches in the channel.
Weather cloudy; thermometer SO at one
o'clock.
ST LOUIS, July l5.-Arrived: st. Joseph,
from Memphis, and Henry Ames. from New
Orleans. Departed: Belle Memphis, for |
Memphis.
River falling slowly, all upper streams
declining. Weather clear and hot; mercury
at p. NJ. 100, at p. NJ. 95.