New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-07-21
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bred will be in attendance, and three hun
dred rooms have been reserved for the
Boston. July 2O.-!The steward of a Gun
ard steamer has been arrested for SNUG
Cling. 40
Railroad Company will construct a line
from this city to Tehoma county. distance
of 30 miles. The capital is $S4 900 900,
and their directors are the same as the Cen
trail Pacific. The line was incorporated
yesterday.
James Sheffield, formerly postmaster at
Warrington, Florida, was found dead yes
terday. He had been dissipating.
The sale of the California Pacific railroad
and branches, steamers and franchises, to
the Central Pacific, is generally believed to
be accomplished, although it is not author
tatively announced.
Weather Report.
WAR DEPARTMENT, }
Office Chief Signal officer,
Washington July 20, 1871, 1870 p NJ
SYNOPSIS OF THE PAST TwENTY-FoUR HOURS.
The area of the lowest barometer, which
was Wednesday over Delaware, has moved
northwestward to the Bay OF Fundy, ana
The barometer has risen very generally from
Illinois to the gulf, and to New England.
The pressure has fallen somewhat this eve
ming on the gulf coast. The temperature
has fallen slightly on the middle Atlantic
coast. and from Alabama to Louisiana, and
northward to Illinois. Northwesterly winds
and clear or clearing weather prevail In the
Middle and Eastern States and westward
to the Mississippi. Threatening and rainy
weather is reported west of Iowa. Heavy
rains have been reported from Louisiana
to South Carolina.
PROBABILITIES.
1t is probable that the barometer will
fall somewhat, with threatening weather
and rain, by Thursday night from Georgia
TO Mississippi, and that brisk nOrthwesterly
winds will be experienced tonight on Lake
Superior and in northern Michigan. Threat
eniug weather, with light rain, will prob
ably extend eastward to Lake Michigan on
Friday Partially cloudy and pleasant
weather is probable for the lower lakes and
Ohio valley and eastward to the Atlantic.
River Intelligence.
SOUTHWEST PASS, July 90 P. M
Barometer 30. Wind west-northwest and
fresh. There were no arrivals. Sailed:
Schooner Aldana Rakes.
LOUISVILLE, July 20.-The river has risen
two inches, and still rising slowly, with two
feet five inches in the Indian chute and
four feet five inches in the Portland canal.
Weather clear and cool Business more
brisk. Arrived: Edinburg and r. c. Gray,
from Cincinnati; Texas, from New Orleans.
Departed: r. c. Gray and Edinburg, for
New Orleans.
The canal was closed at six o'clock this
evening. The Texas will go on the dock at
Madison, to be heightened thirty three
feet.
ST.. LOUIS, July 2O.-Arrived: Marble
CITY, from Memphis; Friendship, from lower
Mississippi; Natchez, from New Orleans.
Departed: Olive Branch and Bee and
barges, for New Orleans; City of Vicks-
burg for Vicksburg; Friendship, for lower
Mississippi. River falling: Weather clear
and pleasant.
CINCINNATI July 20-River nine feet and
falling Arrived: Champion, from st. Louis.
Weather clear and very cool.
PITrsBURG, July 20.-Weather cloudy.
Monongahela twenty-three inches and fall
ing.
MEMPHIS, July 2O.-Weather clear and
pleasant River falling slowly. Boats down:
Belle St. Louis and H. e. Yaeger.
VIcKsBURG, July 20.-Boats down: Bis
marck at 5 A. M. Boats up: Richmond at
ii A. NJ. Weather warm and clear. River
falling.