New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-07-30

to make a survey of the Elizabeth and
Nansemond rivers, and also to take tidal
observations of the currents in Hampton
Roads for the benefit of commerce.
CHARLESTON, S. c., July 29.-Sailed j:
Steamer Manhattan for New York, and
schooner Florence for New York
LONG BRANCH, July 29.-The President
and family will remain here through the
season.
The President has abandoned his contem
plated trip to the West and California, he
having been advised by General Sheridan,
General Sherman, and many others, that it
is now too late in the season for a satisfac-
tory visit through the Western country, the
crops having all been gathered, and the
> accordingly concluded to postpone the trip
until the latter part of the spring of 1872
OMAHA, Neb., July 29.-The first rail on
the Denver and Rio Grande railroad was
laid yesterday afternoon. Rolling stock
and iron enough has been received to COM
plete one hundred miles of the road. Track
laying commences next Monday, at rate
of five miles day.
SAN Francisco, July 29-The funeral OF
Mrs. Hatch, the bookkeeper of the Amador
mine, and Mr.. McKennamy. of the leaguers,
took place yesterday, and both passed Oh
quietly.
No new trouble has been reported at the
Amador mine. Bennett, who fired the shot
that killed McKennamy, is in San francisco.
The leaguers have taken out a warrant Tor
his arrest, on a charge of murder. AS the
Ieaguers ATTEMPTED to murder him before
and after the shooting, Bennett will keep
out of the way, as he believes that if he
should be arrested the leaguers would rescue
him from the authorities and lynch him.
The British gunboat Sparrowhawk ar
rived here to-day from Victoria.
NAvAsoTA, Texas, July 29.-The construc-
ton train bound north this evening, with
nine cars and eighteen laborers, were pre-
cipitated into the Navasota river. The der
rick of the wrecking car striking the lateral
braces and rods of the bridge caused the
accident. The superstruction of the first
span. was carried away, the second, third
and fourth spans went to the bottom, and,
with the cars and engine, are mass OF
ruins. Five men were killed instantly: two
more are fatally injured, and twelve are
more or less injured. One man was thrown
twenty feet into the air, falling. was in
stantly killed.
Weather Report.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Office Chief Signal officer, ,
Washington, July 29, 1871, $50 P. M.
SYNOPSIS OF THE PAST TwENTY-FOUR HOURS.
The barometer has risen since Friday
afternoon ON the Pacific coast and west of
Illinois The area of low barometer
in the latter region has apparently ex-
tended nOrthward, and the pressure has
fallen decidedly ON Lake Superior. The
barometer has risen on the coast of Texas,
but has fallen from Florida northward.
Areas of high barometer are central over
Ohio and Maine. The temperature has fallen
from Maine TO New Jersey, and has risen
from Lake Erie to Illinois and northward.
Light eas terly winds, with clouds and rair,
continue on the immediate New England
coast Clouds and rain are again report ed
from South Carolina to Louisiana. Local
rains have fallen ON the middle Atlantic
coast and Tennessee to Minnesota.
PROBABILITIES.
The conditions are favorable for local
storms tonight from Lake Superior south
ward to Kentucky, and warmer weather
will probably prevail on Sunday. Cloudy
and threatening weather will probably
continue cast of Louisiana, and extend with
local storms to Virginia. Local storms
are also probable for Sunday throughout
New England.
River Intelligence.
SOUTHWEST Pass, July %, 6 p M
Barometer 1910. The weather is clear and
calm. There were no arrivals or depart
ures.
LOUISVILLE, July 29.-The river is slowly
falling, with less than seventeen inches in
the chute. Weather clear and very warm
Departed: Ada Heilman, for Cairo
The new boat City of Helena, launched
for the Memphis and st. Louis Packet Com
pany, is 30 feet long, ~ feet beam and 8
feet hold
PITTsBURG, July 29.-Weather warm and
pleasant. Monongahela thirty inches.
ST. LOUIS, July 29.-Arrived: John Kyle,
from New Orleans. Departed Belle of st.
Louis, for Vicksburg Sallie White, Arkansas
river; Lady Lee, Red river; st. Joseph,
Memphis; Florence, Cairo. The river is
falling slowly. Weather cloudy and sultry.
There was slight rain this afternoon.
CINCINNATI, July 29.-River five feet five
inches. 1t has fallen three inches. Weather
clear and pleasant.
MEMPHIS, July 29.-Passed up: Grand
Tower Down: Susie Silver. River fall
ing slowly. Weather clear and warm.