New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-06

der If General Ketchum, but one witness,
Misa Club. ives examined, and her testl-
mony was not concluded. Counsel had a
Iona argument a. to whether the witness
should Be allowed to answer the question.
"Had you any conversation with General
Ketehum, ON his way to Baltimore. as to
his object in going there'" which was OBJ
iecred to by council for the defense. With
out concluding their argument the court
adjourned until tomorrow.
ALBANY, December Judge Learned
w, Chambers to-day heard argument on
the motion to reduce the bail required OF
Tweed. Hon. John II. Reynolds and Mr..
Slaughter appeared for Tweed: Charles
VCcnor and Hon. S. j. Tilden in Opposi-
ton.
VIcKsYrRc, December THE election
passed off quietly.
CHEYENNE, December 5.-Governor
Campbell this afternoon sent a message to
the lower branch of the Legislature vetOlng
the bill for the repeal Of woman suffrage.
Weather Report.
- WAN DEPARTMENT
ONCE Chief Signal Ofhcer,
Warrington December ;, 1871. $50 r. ny
sYNOPsIs OF THE PAST TwENTH-FOUR HOURS.
The area of low barometer has moved,
since Monday afternoon, northeastward
over Nova Scotia, beyond our stations.
Brisk and high northwest winds continue
from Lake Erie to New Jersey and Maine,
with snow on the lower lakes, but clear
weather ON the Atlantic coast. The winds
have subsidized on 1.-THE upper lakes and
south of PENNSYLVANIA, and have veered to
south from Texas to Lake Superior. The
highest barometer is central in Tennessee
and Mississippi. An area of low barometer,
with cloudy weather and rising temper
AZURE. has advanced eastward into Ne
braska and Dakota. Rain continues in
Oregon. Clear weather in California.
PROBABILITIES.
The barometer will probably rise on
Wednesday in the Middle and Eastern
States, and to a less extent in the south At
lantic States. Falling barometer through
out the Mississippi valley, with increasing
southerly winds. Threatening weather and
possibly rain on tho Louisiana and Texas
coasts. Cloudy weather from Arkansas to
Lake Michigan and westward. Northwest
winds back to southwest with rising tenn
perature on the lower lakes, with cloudy
and clearing weather. Warning signals
ordered CautiOnary signals continued this
evening at Cape May, New York, New Lon
don, Boston, Portland, Oswego, Roc hester
Buffalo, Cleveland and Toledo.
River lneelliGcaco.
SOUTHWEST PASS, December 5, p. M
Barometer 81. Wind north, strong. Ar
rived: Steamship Harlan, at $40 P. NJ,
Lewis, master, from Indianola via Calves
ton, to G. A. Whitney & Co. No depar-
lures.
The tugboat Reliance and ship Theobald
are still aground upon the pass.
VICKsBURG, December 5-Passed down:
City Of Cairo at II A. NJ, and Mary Louise
at y last night. Boats down today: Nat
chez at 6 p. NJ. Passed up: Great Repub
lie at III A. n. Weather clear and cold.
River rising.
MEMPHIS, December 5.-Passed down:
John +. TOlle. River falling. Weather cold
and cloudy.
CAIRO, December 5.-The H. c. Jaeger
cleared for New Orleans at IL A. NJ; H. =.
Turner, from New Orleans for Louisville.
at 2 A. NJ; j. H. GrOesbeck, from Cincin- |
natl, at p. NJ. The river has fallen three !
inches Weather clear; thermometer %.
The steamer w. H. Brown. with tow of |
salt, ran on Bacon rock, at the mouth of the |
Ohio, about eight o'clock this evening, and |
s reported badly injured A tug has gone
to her assistance.
LOUISVILLE, December 5.-River station
nv with five feet four inches in the canal,
ind three feet four inches in the chute. The
weather is very cold. The mercury at A.
was 70, at noon Ia. and at =. NJ. 49,.
The canal was frozen over this morning,
,ut the ice was broken by the steamers.
Departed: II. G. Gray for Arkansas river.
CINCINNATI, December 5.-kiver nine feet
en- inches in the channel, and slowly tall
ng. Weather clear and very cold.
EVANSVILLE, December 5-The river has
isen three inches. Weather chiefly clear
nd very cold; mercury ten degrees above
ero at 6 A. NJ, 2Oo at noon.