New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-18
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BosroS, January 1.-THE steamship Con.
cordia arrived to-day. thirty-eighU days out |
from. Liverpool. She encountered very |
boisterous weather, had her hatch houses |
stove in, and lost her boats. Her supply OF !
coal was exhausted and she had to depend !
upon her sails for the latter half of her |
voyage.
The steamship IIecla, from Liverpool. ar
rived to-day.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, January 1.-THE Legis |
lature. in Joint session to-day, elected George
Nickers United States Senator. On the fifth
ballot the vote stood as follows: Nickers %.
George Il. Dennis p, james M. Creswel a,
others scattering.
Eickers election telegraphed last night
was premature.
ATLANTA, Ga, January 1.-THE Legis.
lature passed bill to provide for the re-
demption in exchange Of bonds of the State
of Georgia, and the payment of the interest
thereon.
JACKSON, Miss, January 1.-THE act to
repeal the internal Improvement bill, which
passed the Senate yesterday, was lost in the
House today.
An act is to be introduced to suspend the
operation of what is popularity known as the
railroad subsidy bill, granting $4,000 per
mile to all railroads building in this State,
until the said act shall be submitted to the
popular NOlc lOE TdlluCdllUH'
An act was introduced to regulate the ad-
mission of physicians and surgeons to prac-
tice in this State; also an act to provide for
the vaccination Of all citizens.
LITTLE Rock, January 7.-Parties who
have just arrived here from above report
that the steamer Importer sunk yesterday
at Horsehead below Van Buren,. She had
1000 bales of cotton, en- route Tor New Ut
leans. She is total loss.
ST. LOUIS January ia large meeting
of Irishmen was held last night to protest
against the unfair distribution OF offices by
the party in power.
CINCINNATi, January 1.-THE coroner's
jury to-day indicted Engineer Isaac
Ackley, of the Ohio and Mississippi rail
road, for manslaughter. The testimony
was conflicting whether the whistle was
blown in time to prevent the accident.
UTICA, N. Y, January IA woman
giving her name as Mrs. McCarty, of Al
bany, shot Milton H. Thompson, of this
city, through the nose and cheek, and II.
H. Hale, coal dealer OF Ogdensburg,
through the heart.
The woman got on a car somewhere near
the head of Genessee street. Thompson
and Hale (whO was a relative of thompson
got on the car at ThOmpsOn's residence.
Some words passed between Mrs. McCarty
and Thompson, when the woman drew
revolver and fired at him. The ball passed
through 1uODpSOH ldSC anu on uSh AioiS
in the heart. The latter jumped from his
seat and fell dead in the bottom of the car.
VICKsBURG, Miss. January IA fire
broke out to-day in a building occupied by
Fred Lloyd, butcher on Levee street, be-
tween Clay and Crawford streets, destroy
ing it, with the building occupied by CD.
Edwards as a boat store, and Schaffer's gun
shop Several adjoining buildings were
damaged. Loss about $4,000; partially in
surel
Weather Report.
WAR DEPARTMENT
Office Chief Signal Officer, I
Washington. January II, 1872 1880 2. NJ.
SYNOPSIS OF THE PAST TwENTY-FoUR HOURS.
The low barometer which was Tuesday
afternoon in western New York, is now in
Massachusetts Bay. Northerly winds and
snow have prevailed in New England.
Northwest winds, cloudy and clearing
weather, from Virginia to Ohio and New
York. The highest pressure is central over
Kentucky. Clear weather with light winds
has prevailed in the Southern and Gulf
States. Increasing easterly winds in Lou
isiana and Texas. The barometer has con-
tinued to fall slowly from the upper lakes
to the Missouri valley, and has risen to the
westward. Fresh winds from the south and
east, with threatening weather, are now re-
ported on Lakes Michigan and Superior.
Brisk northeast winds and stationary ba-
coast.
A falling barometer, with soutbwesterly
winds, will probably extend on Thursday
possibly with snow, very generally east
over the Ohio valley and the lakes. Clear
weather will prevail tonight over New
York and New England, followed by
clouds and snow on Thursday. The high
est barometer continues, with clear
weather, in the South Atlantic States.
falling barometer, with easterly winds,
prevails in Texas and Arkansas. An area
of low barometer, and possibly severe
storm, is apparently approaching the Cali
fornia coast from the southwest. Danger
GUS winds are not anticipated for tonight
on the Gulf and Atlantic coasts, except on
the Bay of Fundy and east of Nova Scotia.
River lntellixence.
SOUTHWEST PASS, January T.-Weather
calm, Barometer 1918. No arrivals.
Sailed-Ship Marlborough, and steamship
Harlan.
PAss-ALOUTRE, January T.-Weather
caim Arrived-Spanish bark Magdalena,
Gotare master, twelve days from Cientue-
gos in ballast, to Herman Hertz. No de-
partures.
VICKsBURG. January H.-Weather clear
and cool The river is stationary. Passed
down-Lady Lee at 10 A. NJ, Pauline Car
roll at p. NJ. Passed up-GOvernor Allen
at II NJ. -,
ST.. LOUIS, January 17.-Weather mild
and threatening. The river is falling; there
is some ice running. Arriyed-Salle, from
Arkansas river. Departed-S. S. Merrill,
for New Orleans.
CAIRO, January H.-Weather clear and
pleasant. The river has fallen twelve
inches Arrived-Edinburg from New Or
leans, q NJ; Silver Moon, from Cincin-
natl. 3 p NJ: Arkansas, from New Orleans,
p. NJ. Departed-Indiana, for New Or
leans. Ii p. M; Edinburg, for Cincinnati,
3P. NJ.
louisville, January I7.-Weather cool,
and alternates between clear and cloudy.
The river is falling, with five feet ten inches
in the canal, and three feet ten inches IN the
chute Freights are offering freely. De
parted-Libcrty and barges and Belfast, Tor
New Orleans.
EVANSVILLE. January H.-Weather clear
till noon mercury $40 at noon. River has
fallen fourteen inches Passed down-Pey-
iona and barges, 9 p. NJ; James Howard, III
Pm.
CINc1NNAT1, January H.-River eleven
feet three inches in the channel, and falling
slowly. Departed-John II. Groesbeck, for
New Orlevns.
PIrTsBURG, January T.-Weather pleas
ant. The MOnOngahela is falling, with
three feet in the channel
Memphis. January H.-Weather clear and
pleasant. River falling slowly. Departed
St. Luke. st. Joseph, Alice, Susie Silver,
Longworth, for St. Louis; Belle Vernon, for
Louisville; Dardenelle, for Arkansas river.
MARKETS.
Domestle NTorlxets.