New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-10-14
N11SCELLANEOL6.
Fair in Georgia-Fever in Charlesfon-
Connecticut Fire Insurance ComDany

Fair in Georsia-Fever in Charlestou-
Connecticut Fire Insurance Company
s"spends-Execufion in Connecticut.
ROME, Ga. October l3.-The fair grounds
were perfectly crowded all day. The dis.
PLAY was magnificent. The racing was fine.
CHARLESTON, October l3.-TLere were
two yellow fever deaths during the mast
twenty-fOur hours.
HARTFORD, October l3.-The Connecticut
r1re insurance Company circular saws the
Chicago losses are too high. and it will be
obliged to suspend business until reorgan.
ization is settled.
David kently was hanged to day. He
attempted suicide this morning by punctur--
ing bis heart with a needle.
PORTLAND, Maine, October l3-Two mills
Of the Oriental Powder Company ex pioded
today. killing one person.
ST. LOUIS, October 13.-The Democrats
Springfield special says the Illinois Legisla-
ture met to-day. They go to Chicago to ex-
anime the RI ms, and Will resume the q ssion
on Monday. No definite plan has been
adopted for assisting the city.
M'LwACKEE, October 13.-Plunderers
who were driven from Chicago but refused
passes, attempted to throw trains off the
track.
Weather Report.
WAR DEPARTMENT !
Of3ce Chief Signal Onicer,
washington. October IS, 1871, 7:3O p. II. J.
SYNOPSIS OF THE PAST TwENTY-FoUR HOURS.
Ihe barometer rose very rapidly or
Thursday pight at all stations east Of the
Misslssippi river, with the highest pressure
central in Maryland; the latter now extends
from Cape Hatteras to Cape Cod. An area
OF low barometer apparently exists North
and west OF Iowa. but no reports have been
received. Lake Superior temperature has
fallen, but again risen in the Ohio valley.
and Is quite low in Kansas and Nebraska,
with northerlv winds. Northeasterly winds
with threatening weather is reported from
Florida: Southerly winds with clouds and
light rains from Arkansas to Iowa.
PROBABILITIES
1t is probable that on Saturday the bar
onneter " Ill fa'i very generally throughout
the Atlantic States. with easterlv W:nds
and increasing cloud'1ess and possibly rain
on the south Atlantic and Gulf coasts.
Cloudy weather with light rain will proba
bly, extend to Lake Michigan tonight, and
fresh southerly winds prevail over the low
er lakes tomorrow.
River lntelligence.
CISC1NSATI, October l3.-The river is two
feet six inches in the channel. 1t has fallen
one inch since last night.
LOUISVILLE. October l3.-The river is
slowly falling with less than two feet at
the head of the canal and six to eight inches
IN the chute. Weather pleasant, slightly
cloudy.
EVANSVILLE, October 13.-River falling
slowly. Navigation is almost entirely sus-
pended. Weather cleudv and cool.
CAIRO, October l3.-1he Andy johnson
cleared for New Orleans. at 9 p. NJ; Mary
Alice. for New Orleans from St. Lor:s, at
a. NJ; Morntaineer. from St. Louis, for
Memphis, at p. NJ; Susie Silver, from st.
Louis. for New Orleans, lat p NJ; SilverBcw.
from st. Louis, for Vicksburg at p. M
gonaut, from Cairo. for st, Louis, at PM;
Glasgow. from St. Louis, for New Orleans,
At +. NJ: The Belle Lee is at Dog Tooth.
Captain Hicks is here after more barges 70,
place under the guards. River falling
slowly. Weather cloudy. Thermometer 66.
Sr. LOUIS. October 13-Arrived: Clarks-
vile. from Memphis. Departed: Belle Pike,
for Memphis; K. j. Lockwood, for Vicks-
burg and Friendship, for lower Mississippi
There was heavy rain this afternoon.
River falling slowly