New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-03
WHOLE NUMBER 1919.

pleasure drive yesterday in Charlestown,
New Hampshire, were run into by an ex-
press train on the Vermont Central railroad
and the three first named instantly killed.
Miss Walcott escaped with severe bruises.
| WILMINGTON, Del, August "A freight
and peach train collided on the Wilmington
and Reading road. The engineer was
killed and several brakemen hurt. The
train was badly wrecked.
GREENBRIER WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS,
West Virginia, August 2.-In the Dental
Convention this morning, the discussion on
| dental physiology was resumed, and par
ticipated in by Professor Saft, Dr. Howe,
| Professor Brown. DR.. Atkinson, Dr. Nc
| CULLEN, DR.. Harrison and Professor Judd.
The report on dental pathology and sur
| gerry was read by DR.. Atkinson. of New
York.
Among the recent arrivals are ex-Secre-
tary of War G.. NJ. Conrad, of Louisiana,
and General Robert Toombs, of Georgia.
CHARLESTON, August 2.-The municipal
election which took place to-day, was one
OF the most exciting ever known here The
opposing parties were the Citizens party,
embracing the white voters with such
cOlored voters as they could draw to their
support. and the Republican party, consist
ing of the bulk of the colored voters. with
a small portion of whites, chiefly State and
city officials Gilbert Pilsbury, the present
y
German. were respectively the Republican
| and Citizens candidates.
Business of every kind was suspended,
| and the whole voting population remained
at the polls at the request of leading citi-
| zens who apprehended violence. A small
squad of United States troops was detailed
to each precinct, and by their aid several
| threatened disturbances were stopped.
| Only one man was shot during the day.
| The contest is thought to be close. Both
parties claim the victory. The vote will be
| counted tomorrow.
PHILADELPHIA, August "A special to
the Ereming Telegraph from Atlantic City
| says about thirty persons, after eating corn
starch pudding at dinner at the Alhambra
Hotel yesterday, showed signs of having
been poisoned 1t is supposed arsenic was
put in the corn starch by discharged do
mestic.
SARATOGA, August "a bet of ten thou
sand dollars a side between the owners of
Longfellow and King Fisher was made here
to-day for the October meeting.
Weather Report.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Office Chief Signal Officer, )
Washington, August 2, 1871, 7:3e P. M. }
SYNOPSIS OF THE PAST TwENTY-FOUR HOURS.
The area of the lowest barometer extends
from Nebraska northward. The pressure
has risen since Tuesday throughout the At
lantic and Gulf States. 1t has risen, but is
now again falling on the lakes. Southerly
winds have prevailed on the Atlantic and
Gulf coasts, and are now reported from the
Ohio valley to Lake Superior and Kansas.
Fair and clearing weather prevails in the
New England and Middle States, and south
of the Ohio and Missouri rivers. Threaten
ing weather, with local rains has been re-
ported to-day from most of the stations
north and west of Kentucky. The tempera-
ture has risen, especially in Tennessee, and
from Missouri to Minnesota.
PROBABILITIES.
Partially cloudy and pleasant weather,
with rising temperature, is probable for
Thursday from Pennsylvania to Missouri
and southwark. Rising barometer, with
but few local storms, will probably be ex-
perienced from Michigan to Missouri and
Iowa. Local rains of this evening from the
Ohio river northward and westward will
probably continue but a short time. No
important change is indicated for New
England.
River Intelligence.
SOUTHWEST Pass, August 2, P. M
Barometer 1920. Wind southeast, fresh.
No arrivals or departures.
MEMPHIS, August Weather clear
and pleasant. Mercury 94o. River falling
Passed up: Oeeanus. Passed down: Mollie
Moore and Belle st. Louis.
LOUISVILLE, august t2.-Rlver 1alilng, with
elven inches in the chute, and four and q
half feet on Portland bar. Weather clear
and hot. Thermometer 960. No business.
Departed: Mary Miller, for New Orleans.
CINCINNATI, August 2.-Arrived: Peoria
and Bismarck, from New Orleans. Departed:
Rubicon and Mary Alice, for New Orleans
River falling. Weather clear and very
warm.
PIrTsBURG. August 2.-The Monongahela
has tUantv-nIDa iuphps apH ia faIlinfr
slowly. No arrivals or departures. Weather
clear