New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-17
MISCELLANEOUS.

Surveyors Of South Pacific Railroad Neal
Los AngeIos-One Democratic Omcia
Elected in San Frnncisc0-Death Of q
Lawyer-Attempted OutraEe-Suicid,
of q Gas Oncial-Special Trains o.
TempIars-Alabanla and Chattanoogs
Rallread-Refusai to Appoint q Re
ceiver.
surveyors Of the South Pacific railroad
have reached Petropolis, thirty miles from
Los Angeles.
The Democratic State harbor commits
sioner was elected.
BURLINGTON, VT, September l6-Lyman
Commins, the oldest lawyer in this city, is
dead, aged seventy-eight.
A negro barber, for attempting to outrage
Alderman JOhnsOn's wife, was held at $50
coo bail
Boston, September IL. Charles j.
Simonds treasurer of the Chelsea Gaslight
Company, attempted suicide and will die
from his wounds. He was charged with an
indecent assault on boy.
CINCINNATI, September l6.-Three special
trains leave tonight, with the telnplars from
the South and West, for Baltimore.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, September l6.-United
States Circuit Judge Woods refused to ap
point receiver on application of w. +.
Drake. q second mortgage bondholder of
the Alabama and Chattanooga railroad,
upon the ground that the State courts had
possession OF the road, through re-
BALTIMORE, September l6.-Arrangc-
ments have been perfected for the reception
and accommodation of the thousands ex-
pected here to attend the grand triennial
convention of Knights Templar Of the
United States and the general grand
chapters of Arch Masons next Monday. 1t
is expected that this will he the largest
of Hnsfp -,
the United States.
QUEBEC, September l6.-The boat race
was postponed on account of rain. The
Taylor Winship crew left this morning for
England, leaving only Kelly. Barton and
two local crews to contest for the four-oared
match. But little interest is manifested in
the race.
HALIFAX, September ia rich mine of
lead has been discovered in the island Of
Jersey.
Weather Report.
WAR DEPARTMENT
w..h,n,to, S ONCE Chief IS signal ssa, ocsr
The barometer has fallen slightly at the
Pacific and Rocky Mountain stations. and
hazy weather is reported which is probably
connected with the extensive fires lately re-
ported in Oregon. The pressure has fallen.
but is now rising in Minnesota. The high
est barometer extends northward over the |
Ohio valley, and the area of low pressure
which was Friday afternoon on Lake Erie |
has extended northeast and eastward and is |
now spread over New England, where rain |
prevailed during the night, and cloudy |
weather is now reported. small area of |
rain has extended from Tennessee and |
Northern Georgia n0rthward, and is prOba- |
ably now off Cape Hatteras. Local rains
have fallen on the immediate gulf coast dur
ing the day. Easterly winds on the Middle
and Eastern States have generally veered
through the southeast to west and north.
west. SOutherly winds have prevailed from
the Ohio valley northward with threaten
ing weather on Lake Superior. Cloudy
and clearing weather continue in the Mis-
sissippi valley.
PROBABILITIES
Partially cloudy and clearing weather
with rising barometer is probable for New
England on Sunday, and very generally
east of the Mississippi river. The condi-
lions will remain favorable for rain on the
immediate gulf coast in the course of the
weather for the upper lake and northwest.
River lntelllgence.
SOUTHWEST Pass, September l6, P.
1910. Weather calm. Ar
], Steamship George Washington at
70. AA'l uoSoAI AA0ctCA, AIOAA NCW 1VTk, 1
o A. Moulton. No departures.
VIcKsBURG, September l8.-Boats passed
Town: City Of Quincy at 10 A. NJ; May
lowry at 10 A. M. Up: Mary Miller at
!: NJ; Katie at 5 p. NJ; Utah at p. NJ.
Weather warm and clear. River falling.
MEMPHIS, September l6. Weather {
loudy and cool. The river is about sta &
ionary. Down: City of Vicksburg. 1t
CINCINNATI, September l6.-River four
Get. Weather cloudy and dark. II
ST. LOUIS. September l6.-Arrived: CITY c
+ Alton, Mary Alice and Capitol City from
Jew Orleans. Departed: Charles B. Church | a
nd Southwestern for New Orleans, Colo a
ado for vicksburg, St. Joseph for Memphis,
!innle Tor Arkansas and White rivers. {
liver stationary. Weather clear and pleas j,
Mt. 4
LOUISVILLE, September l6.-The river is
slling with twelve inches in the chute, and | q
MS than four feet on Portland bar. Weather &