New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-07-01
MISCELLANEOUS.

| A Rough in the Mining Regions. Shot
Dead-Three Drunken Gamblers Fight
With knives-0ne Hacked TO Death
Indian Disturbances ON the Texas
| FrOnfier-ParticularsO of the Death of
LoOney, the Rough-General Crook
Organizing a Campaign Against the
| Indians.
CHICAGO, June 30-LOoney, well known
rough in the mining regions of Colorado,
was shot dead by an unknown person. The
| event gives universal satisfaction.
ST. LOUIS. June 30.-BrOoks Matthews
and Mareno, drunken gamblers, fought
with knives at the six mile house Brooks
| was carved to death.
| SAN ANTONIO, June 20.-Business is dull
and disturbances continue on the frontier
The German residents are urging annexa-
tion to the United States. and. it is said,
with the approval OF the German govern
| ment.
CHICAGO, June 30.-A noted prize fighter
and desperate, who has long been terror
to the people of Central City, Erie, and
other mining districts in Colorado, was shot
dead at Erie Saturday last, by some person
unknown. He went by the name of Looney
On the day previous, Looney and his COM
rade, jim Dray, brutally assaulted and NAL
treated Rev. Mr.. Vanvalkenburgh and other
! citizens.
Saturday, Looney entered saloon with
a huge knife and revolver, and commenced
| violent demonstrations against two other
persons. While thus engaged, a rifle ball
came whlzzing through the open door and
struck Looney in the side. He dropped to
the floor dead.
1t is not known who fired the shot but it
is supposed it was done by member of tho
| vigilance committee raised at Boulder to
rid the country of rutfians The death of
Looney gives universal satisfaction.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 30.-Gen. Crook is
actually organizing campaign against the
Weather Report.
WAR DEPARTMENT, }.
| O1ice Chief Signal officer,
| Washington June 30, 1871, 730 P. NJ
SYNOPSIS OF THE PAST TwENTY-FoUR HOURS
The barometer has remained stationary
on the Pacific coast. Has fallen heavily
| from Wyoming Territory to Illinois and
northward Has risen along the Atlantic
coast, but is beginning to fall in the Eastern
States and on the lower lakes. The tenn
| perature has risen in the north west so far
as heard from, and has fallen on the Attain
| tic and guilt coasts Northeasterly winds
are reported from Virginia TO Georgia, and
fresh southeast and southwest winds on
Lake Michigan and Iowa. The rain ef
Thursday evening in Northern Florit
after clearing away, is again renewed1a.
| afternoon from South Carolina to Alelear
| Cleudy weather as far as Marylausbtates.
| weather continues in the Easfa for the
The storm which was apprehsSby reports
northwest is now fully indie Stations. No
received from the neighbci northwest of
reports have been reeda.
Milwaukee nor fromSHTIEs.
PRopaln, are probable for.
! Brisk winds, .wsday on Lake Superior.
tonight and ser, with local rains, from
Falling barr Carolina Cloudy weather.
Ohio to " winds. are probable for Satur
with east Atlantic. Cloudy and threat
day fesather will probably continue from
eniU'lth Atlantic to the Ohio and the
tsfssippi valley.
River Intelligence.
SOUTHWEST Pass, June 30, r. Ma
ometer 29;95. Wind west, light. No ar
ivals or departures.
VICKsBURG, June 30 Passed down: Rob
rt T.. Lee, at P. Nj. Weather warm and
lear. River ia ling
CINCINNATI, June 30.-yfThe river has r;sar
ne foot in the past tyenty-four hours.
Arriyed Nashville from Memphis.
ST. LOUIS, June e<50.-Arrived: Arponaut
'om Tennessee river; Colorado. from Vicks,
urg, and Abeena, from Cincinnati.
departed: Marble City for Mempbis
River stationary Weather clear and
arm.
LOUISVILLE, June 30.-About twantv
lches In the chute, and torty-four inches
the canal. Weather pleasant. Petrel
O. arrived from Pomeroy and returned
: eCap1ain g. b. Trinidad, Superintendent.
ine NE a.sakapas transportation Company,
-. m1so re! !M.aKing arrangements to build
ew boat for the Bayou Teehe trade
MEMPHIS, June 30-Westher cla.r.
CONTINUED ON EIGHTH PAcRl