New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-10-19

usual formalities Of adjustment. The
American Central Company. OF St. Louis

usual formalities Of adjustment. The
American Central Company, Of St. Louis
commenced paying today.
The executive board Of the Republic In.
surance Company, of this city, to-day re-
solved to wind up. Their losses aggregate
pany will pay twenty-five per cent on de-
maud.
Twenty-one thousand dollars was received
from Memphis to-day.
The Times figures the total loss by the
fire at $l5O, 100000.
The business Of the board Of trade has
finally been resumed.
The receipts and shipments Of grain are
very heavy.
A survey of the Tribune building was
made today by architects, who report the
walls and most of the floor good, and say
the building can be repaired tor $4,000.
Original cost, $4,000.
MILWAUKEE, October l8.-The relief COM
mittee for northern Wisconsin have de-
cided to send twc men into every county
devastated by fire to ascertain the exact
amount and kind of supplies needed during
the coming winter, and the nearest points
to which supplies may be sent.
Recent rains have stopped the confagra-
tons.
Weather Report.
WAR DRPARfnzHs,,
Once Chief Signal Oficer,
Warrington, October Is, 1871, 40 p. n.
SYNOPSIS OF THE PAST rwENrY-FouR HOURS.
The area of low barometer which ex-
tended north of the lower lakes, Tuesday
evening, has extended southeasterly, with
diminishing pressure over the Eastern
States, and fresh northwest winds have pre-
vailed to-day from the lower lakes to the
middle and east Atlantic. The pressure has
now rieen slightly in Pennsylvania. The
area of high barometer has moved from the
Mississippi valley eastward. and extends
from Ohio to Arkansas, with light winds
and clear weather. The temperature has
risen north and west OF Iowa; it has fallen
in New England, with cloudy weather in
Maine. Clear weather has prevailed very
generally elsewhere.
PROBABILITIES
Falling barometer, with increasing south
erly winds, is probable for Thursday in the
Northwest and on the upper lakes. Sta
tiOnary and rising barometer with clear
and pleasant weather from the Ohio
valley to the gulf and south Atlantic coast.
Partially cloudy weather, with westerly
winds, in New England.
River lstelllgeuce.
SOUTHWEST Pass October l8, P. NJ
Barometer 5000. Wind northeast, light
Arrived: Ship Waterloo. Mcdonald master,
thirty-eight days from Rio Janeiro. with
cargo Of coffee, to Lacy. Terry e. Co.; ship
SciOta. Mitchell master, fOrty-seven days
from Liverpool, with cargo of salt, to
master; bark Hattie G. Hall, Fisk master,
eighteen days from Boston, with q general |
cargo, to G. A. Fosdick & Co.: schooner
Fancy, Nelson master, five days from Rua- |
tan, with fruit, to New Orleans and Bay !
leland Fruit Company. Sailed: Banks Lin
coin and Augusta, and Gustave; steams hip |
Austin.
MEMPHIS, October l8.-Weather clear
and pleasant. River declining. No port
list. The Arkansas had rise Of four feet
at Little Rock last night, and is still rising.
CINCINNATI, October ls.-kiver falling.
Weather clear and cool.
EVANSVILLE, October l8.-Weather un.
changed. The river has fallen one inch
in the past twenty four hours.
CAIRO. October lS.-Arrivals and depart
ures: Oceanus, from New Orleans to St.
Louis at 6 A. NJ. Lucy Bertram cleared
for New Orleans at II A. NJ; Tom Jasper at
p. M; w. j. Lewis from St. Louis to Mem
phis at p. NJ; p. w. Strader from St.
Louis to yicksburg at 6 p. NJ. River sta
tiOnery. Weather clear. Mercury go.
LOUISVILLE, October l8.-There is two
eet water at the head of the canal and SIX
inches in the chute.
The committee of the Cincinnati Chamber
# Commerce are we'll pleased with the
work on the canal. They say fifteen more
lays work will advance it enough to let
through boats that are eighty feet wide.
ST. LOUIS, October l8.--Arrived: Mary Alice
rom New Orleans. and Victory, St. Johns,
4untsville and Pembina from keOkuk De-
Isrted: Victory for st. Paul; St. Luke for
Memphis; st. Johns for Keokuk; S. s. Mer-
i'll for New Orleans, and Colorado for
7icksburg River stationary. Weather clear
nd pleasant.