New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-29

States Court, this morning, John S. Miller
was found guilty.
! Judge Bond announced the decision of
the court overruling Mr.. Stanberys motion
for new trial and an arrest OF Judgment.
| All defendants so far convicted, or who
pleaded guilty, were then sentenced. John
! W. Mitchell, five years imprisonment and
! $1,000 fine; Sheppard ChiIders, William
Montgomery. Evans Murphy, Hazekiah
Porter, P. H. Mitchell, Sylvanus Shearer,
| Hugh Shearer, William Shearer and James
b. Shearer, each eighteen months and 500
! fine; DR.. Thomas b. Whildis, one year and
| 500 fine; John S. Miles, three months and
! $40 fine.
MEMPHIS, December 2S-It is rumored
| here that the Memphis, Little Rock and
! Fort Smith railroads are consolidated.
The jury in the Graves Posten case to-day
returned a verdict of not guilty.
CINCINNATI, December 28.-The prOs-
| pectus Of the Ereniny Ne,cs, a new daily,
is out. The proprietors promise the paper
| in a few days.
The condition of Jessie R. Grant is much
| improved, and he is now considered out of
danger.
Judge Bellemy Slower, of the Superior
| Court, wlN recently resigned, retired from
| the bench to-day after a long and faithful
| service.
temporary restraining order was issued
| to-day fOrbidding DIR. Bramble and others
| from issuing, until the further orders OF the
| court, medical journal known as the Re-
pcrto,y.
LOUISVILLE, December 2S.-The inouest
| on the body of Mrs. Klanner, who was
killed with hatchet by her daughter-in-
law, Mrs. Weissert, last Saturday, revealed
the probability that the murderess was de-
ranged on the subject of crime, from read
ing cheap novels and the fashy literature
Of the day Numbers of such books and
papers were found N her room, and proved
| she had been in the habit of pOriiig over
them necessarily. In the city court to- day
her examination was continued till Satur-
day, and the proper medical treatment
ordered.
ST. LOUIS, December 2S-Annabelle
Hamilton, aged sixteen years, committed
suicide to-day by taking cyanide of potas-
silm. Cause, a quarrel with her lover.
BROOKLYN, December 2S-There are
seventy-two new cases of smallpox this
week.
Weather Report.
VAR DsP1srnsxs,}
washington. December 2a fs7i. 7:3oP. III
SYNOPSIS OF THE PAST TwENrY-FOUR HOURS.
The highest barometer has moved east
ward from Missouri to the middle Atlantic
Mississippi, and until Thursday afternoon.
Increasing cloNdiness with falling barOme-
ter is now very generally reported, with
threatening weather and rising tempera-
ture, in the Mississippi valley. The tenn
perature has risen at the Rocky Mountain
stations and cloudy weather with rain is
reported from San Francisco. Northwest
erly winds have backed to southwest with
rising barometer and falling temperature in
New England and New York fresh winds
from south and southeast from Lake Su-
perlOr westward.
PROBABILITIES.
Cloudy weather will probably extend
very generally on Friday from the Atlantic
coast to the Western plains, and the ba-
rometer fall, with stationary or rising tenn
perature over this area. Southeasterly
winds. with rain. on the gulf coast, and
threatening weather in the Southern and
Middle STATES. Sonthwesterly winds, back
ing to south. with rising temperature from
New England to the lower lakes. The low
est baroinetcc will move eastward Into Hi.
nOis, with rain to the southwark and snow
to the northward of its path, and brisk
southery winds on Lake Michigan by Fri
day morning. Dangerous winds are not
anticipated for the Atlantic coast tonight
River lntellixence.
SOUTHWEST PASS. December %. 6 p NJ
Barometer 1910. Wind east, light.
Arrived Bark r. 2. Buck. Curtis, master,
forty.three days from Glasgow, with gene
raj cargo to order; bark Emma G. Litch-
field, erocket, master, forty FIVE days from
Bordeaux, in ballast to Norton & Bell; shin
Caledonia, Carter, master, fifty days from
Havre. with a general cargo to Meeker,
Knox & Co. Sailed: Bark Flensburg and
steamship Jorge.
PASCAL OUTEE, December 2S.- Wind
east, light. No arrivals. Sailed: Steam
ship Lord Lowell.
Potomac last night. Passed up: Kate Put
nam eleven last night. Up to-day: Gov
ernor Allen at 10 A. NJ. Weather cool and
clear. River falling.
MEMPHIS. December 2S.-Weather cloudy
and cool. River five feet scant on Reeves
bar. Pass Q | un: Lady Lee. Down: Belle
Lee.
CAIRO, December 2S-Arrived: Belle of
st. Louis, from New Orleans, at9P.M.;
Crescent City. from New Orleans, at 3 A.
NJ; +. ii. Duriee. from st. Louis, at nine,
and Shannon, from Louisville at 4 p. NJ
Departed: p. W. Strader, for New Orleans,
at A. NJ; Mohawk, for New Orleans, at IL
A. NJ. The river has risen four inches in
the last twenty tour hours. Weather cloudy
and warmer. Thermometer 36o.
PITTsBURG, December 2S-The MOnon-
gahea has seven feet three inches in the
channel. Both rivers are full of floating
ice. Navigation is suspended.
The coal men apprekend danger from
two immense gOrges in tie MonOngahela.
A large number Of twoboats are endeavor-
ing to effect a gradual dislodgment of the
ice.
EVANSVILLE, December 2S-Weather
clear this evening, but cold. The river
has risen fifteen inches in the past twenty
four hours.
CINCINNATI, December 2e-Gorge is five
miles long at the north bend Of the river;
the river is rising in consequence three
inches per hour. Navigation suspended.
Boats which left last night have returned.
Weather cloudy.
ST. Louis, December 2S.-Navigation
still suspended. The river is full Of run
ming ice: the ferries have some difficulty
in crossing. The gorge at Big Eddy has
been carried away; several boats have
been forced down with it. but no casual
ties yet reported. River stationary here.
Weather clear and moderating.
LOUISVILLE, December 2S.-,The river has
fallen eight inches; four feet in the canal
and two feet in the chute Mercury 28O
at p. NJ. Weather cloudy and moderate,
River reported gorged above; opened to
Evansville. There is considerable floating
ice.