New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-03-12
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OFFICIAL Is"nse of St. Louis:
- 1onng, df Nashville, Tennessee,
y1Rev. Dr.. Huston, as pastor of
g prtSc Church, in Baltimore.
~ctsrDr. Cowles, presiding elder OF Lynch
4. Ess district, who broke his leg few days
pas is recovering rapidly.
WILMINGTON. N. c., March 1.-THE latest
intelligence received from Robson county
today tends to confirm the report Of the
killing of Boss Strong. The party OF men
who went to Andrew Streng's for the pur-
pose of securing the body of Boss Strong
returned to Shad Hill yesterday. They re-
port that they found large quantities of
blood on the floor of Strong's cabin, and
say that Andrew Strong's wife acknowl-
edged that Boss Strong. was killed,
and that other members Of the
There seems to he no doubt that Mcqueen
shot Strong, as first reported, and the prob
abilities are that he was killed by one OF
the gang.
LOUISVILLE. March IL The Paroquet
Springs were to. day sold to j. w. Burton
of this city, for $25, 500. These springs are
famous watering places. about fifteen miles
from the city.
Charles Budlin, poor employee in the
y
notice of the death of a relative in Ger
many leaving him $40, 600.
William BrannOn was before the city
court to-day upon the charge of committing
a rape on his own step-daughter, aged six
years. He was committed to jail without
bail.
New YORK, March IA special from
Brownsville states that meeting OF stock.
raisers ports that 1000 cattle, valued at
$4,000, have been driven across the Rio
Grande this month within thirty miles of
Brownsville.
This is fair sample of the thieving oper-
ations along the entire line. Thieving
bands are organized on the Mexican side.
well armed, and usually number about fifty
men. The band which recently crossed
with 1000 head of cattle at Santa Maria
numbered eighty men. General Croker
passed half an hour after the marauders had
crossed with the cattle.
The meeting approves protection for the
fisheries of the northeast and the Pacific
railroad in the northwest, aud asks like
protection in the southwest. They threaten
the government.
They declare the immunity of thieves is
owing to the country between the Rio
Grande and Nueces being thinly settled.
Nine tenths of the population are Mexican
bantltti who cross the river, roam, rob
and murder at will. The rancheros refuse
to grant any information through fear of
being killed by the Mexicans, and say. in
the country, to the Nueces river, that the
thieves are determined to drive out the
Americans by despOliation.
Weather Report.
WAR DEPARrAEsY
Office Chief Signal Officer,
Warrington, March III, 1877. $50 F. h.}
PROBABILITIES.
The diminished pressure now over the
South Atlantic States, and thence to West
Virginia. will move eAstwardly during the
night with light rain over North Carolina
and snow over the middle Atlantic States.
followed by rising barometer from the
upper lakes to the gulf, with northerly and
nOrthwesterly winds and clear and clear
ing weather, aud extend to the South and
middle Atlantic States by and on Tuesday
morning. Falling barometer. rising tenn
perature and winds backing sOutherly is
probable for the Northwest during tonight
and on Tuesday. Dangerous winds are not
anticipated for the Atlantic and gulf coasts
tonight.
River intelligence.
SOUTHWEST Pass. March IL, P. NJ
Barometer 1880. Wind northwest, blow
inr strong. Arrived-British bark John S.
Harris, Durie, master. three days from Gal
weston in ballast, to Eugster & Co.; British
bark Celeste, Fullerton, master, sixty days
from Britton Ferry. with railroad iron to
order; steamship Austin. at $50 z. NJ.
Rothcamp. master. from 1ndianOla via Gal
weston, to L. A. W hltney n 20. Salied-
Maggie Mcneil.
PASs-ALOUTRE, March IL, 6 Z. M
Wind west northwest and strong. Ar
rived - Schooner Nellie Chase, Dallings
master five days from Havana, with a
cargo of molasses, to 4. j. Gay & Co.;
schooner J. l.. Somers, Pitield master,
from Horn island, with. a cargo OF sand, to
the United States government, Sailed
Schooners William Fisher, F. V. Turner,
Time Challenger and Pharos.
MEMPHIS. March l1-Weather clear and
cool. River declining. Passed up-City of
Alton, City of Vicksburg, Andes, Susie Sill
yer and Thompson Dean. Downtown
kilgour. City Of Cairo and Nick Longworth.
CINCINNATI, March 1.-THE river is ten
feet in the channel and rising. Arrived
Louisville, from New Orleans. Light snow
all day and 1t continues tonight
PIrTsBURG, March ll.-Weather cloudy
and mild. The Monongahcla has three feet
in the channel and is rising and reported
rising above. Considerable light ice Is
running.
CAIRO. March 1l.-Arrived-City of AL
ton. | A. NJ, Fontenelle, p. NJ, Dexter,
2P. NJ, all from New Orleans. Departed
Kellogg, for New Orleans, 10 P. NJ; Julia.
for Vicksburg, 3 A. NJ; City Of Alton, for
st. Louis. Z. NJ; Yeager, Tor New Or
leans, 5 P. NJ. and Fontenelle. for st.
Louis, +. NJ. The river is stationary and
freight plenty. Tonnage scarce. Light
snow this morning, but it is now clearing
up. Mercury 80.
EVANSVILLE, Ind. March ll.-Weather
cloudy and cold; showing nearly all day.
The river has risen sixteen inches out OF
Green river. Up-H. Il. Turner, at +. M.
SHREVEPORT, March li.-Weathcr clear
and cool The river fell two inches in the
past twenty-four hours. Arrived Mary Z.
Poe, from st. Louis: Belle Rowland, from
jefferson. Departed apides, for New Or
leans.
NICKsBURG, March ll.-Passed down
Tidal Wave at ii A. NJ: Belle Lee at 3 2.
NJ: Pauline Carroll at P. NJ; Indiana at
2. NJ. Passed up-COntinental at 8 A. NJ:
Paraoud at 4 =. NJ. Weather clear aad
coolf River rising.
ST. LOUIS March -Arrived-Bismarck
from New Orleans. Weather cold and freez-
ing tonight. About two inches of snow fell
last night. River stationary.
LOUISVILLE, March ll.-River rising, with
ten feet in the canal and three feet ten
inches in the chute. 1t has been showing
nearly all day. Weather cloudy and cool.
Arrived-Kate Kinney, from New Orleans
Departed-CharlesB odmann for New Or
leans.
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