New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-11

Lake Tehoe Tunnel-The Scott Centen-
nial-President's LETTER First Bale
Alabama Cotton-Patriotic Sons of
America Catholic Question i'm Abey-
ance-Judge Bi0ageit,s Decision on
National Bank Share Assessments.
SAN Francisco, August l0.-The Lake
NTehoe and Central Pacific railroad tunnel
will be five miles long through grantee
sixteen feet in height, and'twenty one feet
wide.
LONG BRANCH, August 10.
To the Right Honorable the Earl Of Dalkeith
Edinburgh, Scotland;
Owing to absence from home did not re-
ceiye your congratulations and expressions
Of friendship for the American people in
time to send a reply,to be read at the cen
tennial celebration of that eminent scholar
and historian, whose birth you cemmemo-
rate.
The American people who have been in
structed and edited by Sir Walter SCOTS
works of history, poetry and fiction. viii
highly appreciate your cordial expressions
OF friendship, and reciprocate them in all
sincerity. u. S. GRANT.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, August l0-The first
bale of Alabama cotton was received by A.
& n. Strassburger, raised in this county by
q. GsJackson, and classes middling.
HARRISBURG, Pa, August l0.-The State
camp of the Patriotic Sons of America in
definitely postponed the resolution to
establish national camp.
The resolution declaring adherence to
Catholics for offices of honor. trust or profit
provoked an excited discussion. The mo-
ton TO postpone was lost by a vote of forty
six to one hundred and nine. The chair
man decided the motion out of order. An
appeal was made from the rulingssof the
chair. The chair was sustained.
CHICAGO, August l0-Judge Blodgett, of
the United States Circuit Court, in the case
of the consolidation of thirteen national.l'
banks against the city collector, has decided
that shares of national banks can not be |
assessed at a higher valuation than the par |
value thereof, and that the tax is in the |
nature ofroyalty upon the denominal value |
of each share respectively.
The court also held the State law of 1867, |
providing for the taxation of bank shares be |
wholly void, because it is in contravention |
of the State constitution, in that it provides |
for taxing shareholders in the district.
where the bank is located instead of in the I
district where the shareholder is resident. |
Weather Report.
WAR DEPARTMENT., |
Office Chief Signal 0ficer, III
Washington, August 10, 1871, 7:30 P. d. }
tYEoPsIs OF THE PAST TwENTY-FoUR HOURS
The barometer has risen at the Rocky
Mountain stations since Wednesday after
noon, and the high pressure which was then
over Ohio and Indiana is now central IN
Maryland. The barometer has fallen some
what to-day on the gulf and Soiith Atlantic
States. 1t continues rising in the Middle
and New Eng and States. The low pres |
sure then advancing over Minnesota is now
confined to small isolated area in Wiscon-
sin and northern Michigan, and the pressure
Is now rising in Minnesota. Southeasterly
afternoon from Louisiana to North Carolina,
and rain has fallen to-day from Tennessee
Brisk southerly winds with fair
weather is very generally reported from In
diana TO Missouri and northward. North
westerly winds with clear and hazy weather
has prevailed in New England and New
York.
? PROBABILITIES.
The area of cloud and rain in the Caro-
mas will probably begin tonight to extend
lorthward, with easterly winds ON the
middle Atlantic coast and threatening
weather on Friday. Pleasant weather viii
probably continue in New England, and the
ow pressure in Wisconsin extend TO Lake |
huron. Threatening weather and local |
storms from Ohio to Illinois and northward., Il
The barometer will probably continue lowiI
n the Southern and Gulf States, with nu-
nervous local rains in the afternoon from
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River Intelligence. /
SOUTHWEST PASS, August 10, 6 P. M
Barometer 30:05. Wind south southwest,
cry light. No arrivals. Sailed: Ship John !
:. Dim1nock and bark Mauldslie
VIcKsBURG, August l0.-Passed up: Colos- ,,
al at 2 A. NJ, City of Vicksburg at p. NJ.
he James Howard is still hard aground at :
;hoctaw bend. Weather warm and clear. !
liver falling.
ST. LOUIS, August 10.-Arrived: Belle J
lemphis from Memphis, City of Quincy
rom New Orleans. Departed: Belle st. !
4ouis for Vicksburg, Dexter for New Or
cans. River rising slowly. Weather clear
nd warm.
PrTsBURG, August 10.-Weather clear
nd pleasant. Eight tow boats started to- q
ay to bring up the lows Of empty barges
rom lower ports. Only three steamers got v
way with coal in the present rise. {
MEMPHIS, August l0.-The W sath, T is | b
lear. Thermometer 92o. River declining, a
nth eight feet scant to Cairo. Passed up: Q
ohm I. Moore. Passed down: Tom Jasper. I f
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