New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-07-19
WHOLE NUMBER 1906.

and six to-day. Among them was William
Dean, well known grocer
AUGUSTA, July 18.-Heavy rains accom-
panied by destructive winds have prevailed
for several days. The dams at Langley cot
ton factory and Bath paper mills, situated
on Horse creek, six miles from Augusta.
broke at four o'clock this morning; volume
of water striking the South Carolina rail-
road swept away the embankment and track
for half a mile. The damage to the road
has been repaired and trains are running.
Some three hundred operatives in the mill
have been thrown out of employment. Loss
$4,000.
SAN Francisco, July 1S-General Crook.
with five companies of cavalry, fifty picked
Mexcans and number of the best native
scouts, have taken the field against the
Apache Indians i'll Arizona.
Weather Report.
WAR DEPARTMENT.,
Office Chief Signal officer,
Washington July is, 1871, 1880 P. NJ.
SYNOPSIS OF THE PAST TwENTY-FoUR HOURS.
The barometer has fallen slightly since
Monday evening at the Rocky mountain
stations. 1t has risen in the Middle and
Eastern States, but is now again falling
rapidly from the lower lakes to Texas and
eastward to the Atlantic coast. An area of
low barometer is now over Lakes Huron and
Ontario. The temperature has been gen
orally lower than on Monday. The thermo-
meter is again rising on the east Atlantic
Southwesterly winds are now reported from
North Carolina to New Jersey and from
Pennsylvania to Maine, as also on the gulf
coast. Rainy and threatening weather ex--
tends from Georgia to Virginia and west
ward TO the Mississippi. Light rain is also
reported from Minnesota and Vermont
PROBABILITIES.
1t is probable that the barometer will
continue low in the Gulf States, with in
creasing southerly winds and rain from
Louisiana to West Virginia and eastward
to the Atlantic. Falling barometer, with
threatening and rainy weather, will prob
ably prevail very generally on Wednesday
in the Middle and Eastern States, and brisk
winds from the northeast and southwest
are probable for the coast. Local rains
will probably extend over Minnesota and
northern Wisconsin tonight.
River Intelligence.
SOUTHWEST Pass, July 1S.-7 P. NJ
Barometer 80. Wind west, fresh.
Arrived: Steamship Weybosset, at 1920
P. NJ, BOlger, master, from Havana, to
Henry s. Fales steamship Hutchinson, at
LILO T. NJ, Talbot, master, from Indianola,
via Galveston, to G. A. Whitney & Co.:
steamship Juniata, at $50 p. NJ, Hoxie.
master, from Philadelphia, to William
Creevy. Sailed: Steamship Harlan.
VICKsBURG, July 1S.-DOwn: w. S. Pike
at 6 p. M. Weather warm and clear. River
falling.
MEMPHIS, July lS-Weather clear. Mer-
curry 900. The river is falling slowly. Up:
Natchez. Down: Julia.
ST. LOUIS, July 1S-Arrived: S. S.
Merrill, Rob Roy, Keokuk, Grand Tower,
Memphis, Alice, Kansas City, City of
Vicksburg. Departed: Rob Roy, Keokuk,
Belle of st. Louis, Vicksburg, Huntsville,
Peoria, Lewis, Kansas City, Lake Superior.
st. Paul. River falling slowly. Heavy
rainstorm here since early this morning.
LOUISVILLE, July l8.-The river has risen
two inches, and is still rising slowly, with
twenty-five inches in the chute and forty
six inches in the canal. 1t rained all the
morning; cloudy and pleasant tonight
Arrived: Eddyville, from Cairo. The Anne
liza is receiving for Cairo. James Howard
e. Co. will launch new boat tomorrow for
the Galveston and Houston Navigation
Company.
CINCINNATI. July 1S-River eight feet
nine inches it has risen six inches Arrived.
Palestine, Charmer, from Evansville; Dove
No. 2, from Kentuky river. Departed:
Edinburg, Gray, for New Orleans; Dove
No. 2, for Kentucky river; Annie Laurie,
for Kanawha. Business good. Weather
showery.