New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-26
SIG 90 PER ANNUM.
WHOLE NUMBER 1889.

aside the sale of the Cincinnati and Dayton
Tunnel railroad, and dismissed the receiver
under the scheme. of capitalization issued by
the Secretary of State to the aforesaid
company.
The effect of this decision il favorable to.
John c. Fremont and others. and the Great
Eastern Railway Company, who have an in
teresr IN the road by way Of the tunnel I'm
der Walnut hill
ST.. Louis, August 25.-The Indians killed
three and captured three of a party of eight
whites, thirty miles south of Cheyenne
The capital movers hold q mass meeting
tonight.
MEMPHIS, August 25.--The trial Of WYNN
Cannon, for the killing of Hod Morse, was
resumed to-day. Owing to the evidence
adduced the magistrate cancelled his bond,
and ordered him to jail.
BROWNSVILLE. Texas, August I6.-GoverS
nor Davis health officer has been inpris--
oned at Brazos Santiago, for contempt of
Judge Davis court. Governor Davis will
sustain Wood, and martial law is expected.
FORT MONROE, Va, August 25.- The
Spanish brig Lola was picked up off Hat
teras and towed in. She encountered gale
fon the sixteenth instant.
FORTRESS MONROE. Va, August 25.--
Pedry Palair, son of. the Mexican minister
at Washington, and secretary of the Mexi-
can Claims Commission, was drowned tor
day while bathing on the beach.
SELMA, Ala, August 25.-The army worm
commenced operations on the twenty first
instant in'this vicinity, and il now commit
ting fearful ravages. The cotton crop Will
be materially shortened.
WnMINGTos, N. c., August IS. For two
days we have had reports here thai yellow
fever prevailed in Charleston information
was received to-day, which removes all
IsN,rh 20. %o so<<x
feared in epidemic form.
A letter, received this morning, from one
of the most prominent clergymen of Charles
ton, states that a malignant type of yellow
fever is there, and that the writer has him
self seen four cases.
Information from other sources states
that the'disease is there, and thought to be
spreading.
The city authorities OF Wilmington tele-,
graphed the Mayor of Charleston for infor-
nation yesterday, but - TO five ocloelzthis
afternoon received no reply.
Notwithstanding the above testimony
Charleston papers of yesterday say the
health of that city was never better.
INDIANoLA, Texas, August l6.-On the
twelfth, lot of hides crossed from Mata-
moras. The State inspectors attempted to
stolen brands, but the collector resisted and
called on the military. A guard was fur
nished and the inspection prevented The
State officials afterward seized the hides at
Brazos. The collector has referred the qiles-
tion to the Treasury Department.
SING SING, August 25.-Bernard Wiley,
the escaped convict, was brought here to-
day from Hackensack jail, not so badly
wounded as at first supposed. Nothing
heard from convicts yet at large. Wheeler
ex-convict who was captured, denies every
thing in relation to the chartering Of the
steam tug.
AMBoY, ILL.,, August 25.--A fire this morn
ing destroyed nearly all che business houses
on both sides ofaMain street. Loss 5000 COO;
insured for S75,00G: John Shannon was
burned to death in the town jail before
assistance could reach him.
ST.. PAUL, August 25.-A military expedi-
ton isnow fitting out from st. Paul with
the double object of escorting the engineers
of the Northern Pacific railroad through
Western Dakotah and Eastern Montana,
and suppressing hostile demonstrations of
the Sioux Indians in Yellow Stone valley.
The expedition will consist Of seven com
panies of infantry, with four Gatiin guns.
twenty-five mounted Indian scouts, twenty
five members of the Northern Pacific en-
gineer corps and seventy teamsters and
government employees, making about six
hundred men, to be commanded by General
Whistler
The engineering party will be in charge
of General I. S. Rosser, formerly of the
confederate cayalry, and now chief engineer
of the Dakota division of the Northen Pa
cffc railroad.
Weather Report.
WAR DRrARrMENr }
Office Chief Signal Officer, y
Washington, August 25, l27l, s:30 p. NJ
SYNOPSIS OF THE PAST TwENTY-FoUR HOURS.
The barometer has coptinued to fall dur:
ing the day over the middle Atlantic States.
with increasing southerly winds. An area
of low pressure has developed from Ohio to
Arkansas and Missouri. The barometer has
fallen on the gulf, and rapidly in Northern
Florida. No reports have been received
since Thursday afternoon from lower Flor
ida, but there is evidence of the existence oil
cyclone central near st. Augustine.
PRoBABILdTIEs.
The barometer will probably rise from
Lake Superior to Maine but will continue
low south of that region, with local storms
tonight, and on Saturday from Iowa and
Arkansas to New Jersey, and of special
severity in the Ohio valley, Southeastern
Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The Florida
cyclone will probably on Saturday move
over Southern Georgia, with increasing
easterly winds on the South Atlantic coast.
River Intelligence.
SOUTHWEST Pass, August 25, 6 p. NJ
Barometer 1890. Weather calm. No or
rivals Sailed: Bark Chalmette
MEMPHIS, August 25.-Weather clear and
pleasant. River stationary. Passed down:
Julia. Passed up: Bismarck, Tom Jasper.
City of Chester and City of Vicksburg.
LoUIsyILLE, August 2j.-River falling
slowly, with ten inches in the chute and
four feet on the Portland bar. Rained all
night and this morning. Weather cloudy,
with signs of more rain tonight Arrived:
Umpire, from Cairo.
PTTrsBURG, August 25.--It has been rain
ing steadily throughout the day. Monon-
gahela sixteen inches; stationary
Sr. LOUIS, August 25.--Arriyed: Mary
Alice, Andy johnson, Capitol, Dexter from
New Orleans. Departed: Belle Memphis
for Memphis. River rising slowly. Weather
hot, with slight showers this evening.
CINcINNATI August 25.-Riyer three feet
ten inches, and falling. Heavy rain last
night and this forenoon.
VIcKsBURG, August 25.-Passed down: :
John Kyle at 3 p. N. Passed up: Henry
Q. Yaeger at 10 A. NJ, James Howard at /
P. NJ, City of Quincy at z. NJ, and. Gov
ernor Allen at A. NJ. Weather warm and
ax- fo11 inc