New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-10-06
WHOLE NUMBER 1874.

criminal court of this city to the circuit
court OF Annarundel county.
IN the Protestant Episcopal convention
Today. the standing committees were an
nOunced.
The English clergy were formally intro
duced, and made addresses.
BOSTON, October 5-Letters from Wash
| 1ngt0n slate that Special Agents N. w.
6lnenam, OF Boston, and B. G. Jaynes, of
New YORK, report the case, jointly investi-
gated by them, of fraudulent importation
OF spices, has been settled by the payment
into court OF the penalty of $50, 900. This
is believed to be the third largest case of
the kind ever reported.
ROCK ISLAND, ILL.,, October 5-The grain
elevator at Davenport, Iowa, with 10000
bushels of grain, burned this afternoon.
Loss 500, 1000; insurance $4,000.
CHARLESTON, S. c., October 5.-There
have been two yellow fever deaths in the
past twenty four hours.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, October 5.-The Dem
ocratlc State convention yesterday NOM
mated 5. 8. Hayes Congressman at large.
SALT LAKE CITY, October 5.-There is no
excitement here on account of the arrest of
Brigham Young.
Brigham Young is still at his residence.
anu promises to submit to trial, but says
nothing as to what he will do it convicted.
Weather Report.
WAR DRPARfnRN1,1
Once Chief Signal Omcer,
washington. October 5, 1871, 100 p. Ny
SYNOPSIS OF THE PAST TwENrY-FoUR HOURS.
The barometer has risen decidedly since
Wednesday evening. at the Rocky Noun
III the northwest has moved very rapidly
eastward, being now central north OF the
lower lakes. Brisk southwest winds have
prevailed for short time from Missouri to
Lake Huron, and northeast winds on Lake
Superior, SO far as heard from. Very ex.
tenslve forest fires are reported in Minnesota,
Wisconsin and Ohio, with smoke and haze
t extending to the Middle and east Atlantic.
Ihe storm in the eastern gulf is now felt as
southeast wind, with rain from Virginia to
Georgia; its centre has apparently been ar
rested IN its progress over the Florida PENN.
sula. High southwest winds have continued
in lower Florida. and nertherly winds and
clearing weather in the western gulf. Com
munication with upper Michigan and Texas
is still interrupted.
River lntelllgeace.
MEMPHIS, October 5.-Weather clear and
warm River falling. Passed down: John
VIcKsBCRG, October 5.-Passed mn: Bel
fast at A. NJ. Weather warm and clear.
ST. LOUIS, October 5-Arrived: citv Of
Pekin; Victory and Pembina, from KeoEuk:
Argonaut and r. J.. Lockwood, from Red
River; st: Luke, from Jefferson City. De-
parted: Bayard, for Keokuk: Victory, for
st. Paul; Bee, for Cairo, and Emile Labarge,
tor Vlcksburg. River stationary. Weather
clear and warm.
LOUISVILLE, October 5.-The river is still
falling. and is now lower here than it has
been since 1856. There is two feet in the
channel at Puppy creek, eighteen inches at
French island, and less than three feet to
There is as much freight as the
PACKETS to Cincinnati can carry. Weather
clear and warm.
PITTsBURG, October 5.-Monons sahela six.
teen inches, and falling. Weather warm
and pleasant.
CINCINNATI, October 5.-The river has
fallen three feet three inches. Weather
pleasant.
EVANSVILLE, October 5-River falling,
with sixteen inches above and twenty, light,
below. Passed up: Florence Lee, John
and Rapidan. Weather hot. Mercury SOo.
Shipments heavy.
CAIRO. October 5.-Arrivals and depart
ares: Utah. from Memphis to St. Louis, at
10 p. NJ; Henry Ames cleared for New Or
cans at 9 A. NJ; Durfee from St. Louis to
New Orleans, at P. NJ; City of Alton,
from New Orleans to St. Louis, at l; Belle
Pike. from St. Louis to Memphis, at 3:
K. 7. Wall. from St. Louis to Memphis. at
); Virginia, from St. Louis to New Orleans,
IT Z; Sioux City, from st. Louis to White
liver, at 8.
The river fell one inch. Weather clear;
78o.
The fire on the steamer Sonthwestern
vas extinguished during the 1t did
lot extend above the hold H. boat was
lot seriously damaged, but the cargo in the
loid. consisting of apples. potatoes, floux