New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-13
MISCELLANEOUS.

Jewels.
MISCELLAN
Trial for Conspiracy under Ku"klux Law
The Wharton Murder Trial-Wrecl
Of a Ship-All Hands LOst-LocOmOtivs
ExpIosion-Iron ship Building Yard
Ice Georges near st. LOnis-Sfeamcr &C.
Ieste Sunk-HOle Knocked in the Pal
Cleburne.
COLUMBIA, December Fin the United
States Circuit Court to-day. X. Hayes Nit
chcll, of York county. was arraigned on the
charge of conspiracy under the ku-klux
law. The jury consists Of two whites and
ten blacks and mulattOes.
ANNArOLIs, December l2.-In the Whar
ton trial to-day Professor Aiken was sub.
iected to a severe cross examination: some
contradictions were elected. druggist
swears to having sold Mrs. Wharton sixty
grains Of tartar emetc for a plaster.
CHILLICOTHE, O.. December l2.-The YER
dict in the Blackburn case was murder in
the second degree. A motion was made for
a new trial.
HALIFAX. December l2.-The ship Far.
quar- of Greenock. has been wrecked. and
all on board lost.
CAIRO, December ia locomotive ex.
ploded near Centralia. Illinois. on the Hi
nois Central road, killing three persons:
one was blown two hundred yards.
Sr. LOUIS, December l2.-The lower
house of the Legislature adopted a concur
rent resolution requesting the government
to aid in the establishing of an iron ship
building yard at some point on The Western
rivers. in conformity with the suggestions
of the Secretary OF the Treasury.
The gorge above the bridge pier moved
short distance this afternoon, but lodged
against breakwaters, and has since been
stationary. The gorge at Widow Waters
landing, twenty-five miles below the city,
is expected to break up soon. which will
give an open river to Cairo. there being no
ice below the former point. The water is
very low, however.
MEMPHIS, December l2.-The steamer
Celeste, belonging to the Memphis and
Arkansas Packet Company. sunk in seven
feet of water, near Pine Bluff yesterday,
and is probably a total loss: valued at
$4,000; insured in Pittsburg and Cincinnati
for $4,000. The Pat Cleburne. belonging to
the same company, knocked hole in her
bottom, near the mouth of the Arkansas
river yesterday. damaging her cargo. She
entered protest here She goes on the
docks.
Weather Report.
WAR DRPAkrnHS1,l
Once Chief Signal Ofncer
Washington, December u, 1871. 7:30 p. n.
SYNOPSIS OF THE PAST TwESTY-FOUR HOURS
The high barometer in the Gulf and
Southern States has passed east and north
northeast. The low barometer on Lake
Ontario has also moved III the same direc-
ton. Partially cloudy and clear weather
has prevailed in the South Atlantic States.
An area Of low barometer has passed from
Iowa to sOutheastward into illinois. and
falling barometer. with cloudy weather, is
now reported from Lake Erie and Michigan
to Texas and Louisiana. Rising barome-
ter, with fresh northwesterly winds, is re
ported from Minnesota to Kansas. The |
weather has varied between raining and |
clearing in Oregon.
PROBABILITIES.
The barometer will probably fall very |
generally in the Gulf and Atlantic States, |
with rain tonight in the Gulf States and |
weather on Wednesday from |
the lower lakes to the middle and south At |
lantic coast. The low pressure in Illinois
will probably move east and northeast, pre-
coded by southeast winds in the Middle
States, and followed tonight by increasing
winds ON Lake Michigan.
Areas OF rain are apparently developing in
Virginia, Pennsylvania. Illinois. Michigan
and Louisiana. Cautionary signals are or
iercd for this evenin. at Chicago.
River lnteIIiGence.
SOUTHWEST PASS, December r. p M
Barometer 1890 Wind north and light. Ar
lived: British ship Preston. Donald, master,
fifty seven days from Liverpool. with salt,
o j. G. Lingham & Co: brig Leopoldine,
Iiaesloop, master, fifty-six days from Rio
Janeiro, via Key West with cargo of coffee,
o Williams, Rupert g. Co.; American ship
da Lilly, Otis, master, sixty days from
cardiff, Wales, with railroad iron to order
British ship Antarctic. Flynn, master, forty
tx days from Liverpool, to Ocean. Zerega
L Co. She experienced souihwesterly gales
n the channel and to the western channel
stands; sailed IN cOmpany with the ship
1ope, from Port Glasgow. 10 nd to Pensa-
ola, and parted company of Grand Cay
nan Light trade winds throughout the en- ,
ire passage.
Sailed: Ship Ricard barks Norton Sto- ,,
or and X. A. Allen.
NICKsBURG, December l2-Passed down: '
lick LOngworth 5 p NJ: Natchez 6 F. NJ;
latte, . r. NJ. Passed up: Belle Vernon,
leven last night. Up today c. Il. Church, =
7. NJ. Weather clear and cool
MEMPHIS, December l2.-Weather clear f
nd pleasant. River falling. Passed up: +.
ldiana. Passed down: ArgOsy and barges. i
CINCINNATI, December l2.-The river has
We feet in the channel; has fallen six 7
ches in the past twenty four hours. and v
now clear of ice. Weather moderate and n
NY. 81
PITTsBURG, December l2-Weather very +.
lid; there are indications of thaw. The g,
onongahela has thirty four inches, and s,
Both rivers closed with ice. $:
LOUISVILLE, December l2-The river Il
still falling, with four feet four inches in =
Q canal, and two feet and four inches in g.
70 chute. Weather greatly moderated; a,
oudy and mild. Thermometer $50. Ar g.
we'd: Belfast and H. S. Turner from New o,
rleans. 81
EVANSVILLE, December l2.-Weather ga
ear and cool. The river has fallen five at
ches in the past twenty four hours. y,
CAIRO, December l2-Arrivals and de- s
'rtures: Mary Houston, from New Or 5
ans for Cincinnati, at A. NJ: E. Hens. >,
Y cleared for New Orleans, at 1 p. NJ: y. "a
atie Putnam, from Cincinnati for New s:
rleans, at p. N; Andes, from Cincinnati he
New Orleans, at S z. NJ. The river has
zen two inches in the past twenty-four ~ ~
urs. Weather clear. Thermometer 500 10;
ST LOUIS, December l2-Tbe pilot of the s
ensley, which reached Cairo Yesterday :,
I'M Platin Rock, reports but two feet aud "
! inches on the bars. Weather clear and ms
ite warm, with south winds. Boats begin pa
ding tomorrow for below. a. a.
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