New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-22
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Enlisting Friendly Indians Cincinnati ef
Hog MISUNDERSTANDING Clerk
Death of Georgia Congressman
Scarcity of SteambOHt Hnnds.
SAN FRANCISCO, December 2l-General
Crooke is enlisting friendly Indians to fight
t9ose who are hostile. If let alone, General
Crooke expects to make short and deci-
slve campaign.
CINCINNATI, December 2l-A preliminary
report OF hogs slaughtered in the West, in
dioates 887, 100 i'll number Reports regard
ing weight, and the yield of lard give n
wide margio for estimates.
CHICAGO, December 2l.-It is reported
thai Btxbv, clerk, the agent of the Star
Union Freight Line, has absconded with
considerable funds
Weather throughout the West extrc mely
cold
AUGUSTA, Ga. December 2l-Goneral
Ambrose Dawson Wright, one of the edito
OTIS nf the Chronicle and Sentinel, and q
member elect to Congress from the eighth
district of Georgia, died This morning from
nervous fever after about three weeks i'll
ness. native Georgian of rare abilities,
his death causes most profound grief, and
will be m0urned throughout the State as @
public calamity. He was one Of the ablest
men in the South, distinguished alike by his
military record and legal acquirements
MEMPHIS, December 2l.-Owing to the
difficulty of getting hands several boats
were compelled to lay over, the men refus-
ing to work at forty cents an hour. on ao-
count Of the cold weather.
PHILADELPHIA, December The police
raid ON the gambling house at No. 23l Dock
street, resulted in the capture of $1,000
worth of implements and twenty nine per-a
sons.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, December 2l-A fire,
last night, at Dardanelles, destroyed nearly
I,lf 4 4In E4I,, 4.
the Uuited States land cffice and pOstoffice.
All the books in the land Office were de-
strOyed Valuable documents in the post
Office were saved.
BosToN, December 2I.-There were sixty
nine small pox deaths during the week.
Weather Report.
WAR DEPARTMENT.
Office Chief Signal Officer, )
Vashtngton December 81 1872 4:3S P. M.
PROBABILITIES.
For New England and the Middle States,
southeriy to westerly winds, cloudy weather
and light snow tonight, the winds veering
to southwesterly and northwesterly on Sun
day, with clearing and cold weather For
the South Atlantic States, nOrtherlv to
westerly winds and generally clear weather.
For the Gulf States, northerly and north
westerly winds and clear weather. From
Tennessee to Ohio and lower Michigan.
N4uuH Oh8NIuR 10 westerly anu 6OuJDeflYs
with generally clear weather and higher
temperature. From Missouri to Lakes
Michigan and Superior and Minnesota, di-
minishing pressure, higher temperature and
winds backing to southerly and increasing
cloudiness and possibly snow from Dakota
to Wisconsin.
River Intelligence.
SOUTHWEST Pass, December 81, 2. M
Barometer 30:60. Wind northwest, strong.
Arriyed-Ship Athcnais, Baker master,
fourteen days from Savannah i'll ballast, to
Wheeler & Son Sailed-Steamship Mis-
slssippl.
sHREeEroRr, December 81. Weather
clear and cold. The GTiyer is stationary,
with three feet three inches above the
lowest water Of this winter. Arrived-R.
7. Briarlv, who reports that the George was
not sunk. Departcd-Bossier and Garry
Owen, for New Orleans.
MEMPHIS, December 2i.-Weather very
cold, with slight snow this afternoon. River
from Cairo, and w. J. Lewis, from Vicks-
burg. Departed, B. II. Hunt for Yazoo
River; LII Belle, Mary Alice and barges, for
New Orleans; Belle Pike, for st. Louis; and
DArdanelles, for White River.
VICKsBURG, December 2l.-Passed down
r. E. Lee, 3 A. M; Northwestern, s p. NJ;
City of Cairo p. M. Passed up, P. w,
Oli tltlti1 o IA Nl'5 pDlH ID m LuubJ . L. uAs
Weather cold and cloudy. River rising.
CIECINNATT, December 2l-Light snow
this afternoon. Mercury So above
zero tonight, and growing colder.
River seven feet six inches; heavy ice NOV
ing slowly, indicating gorge below.
EVANSVILLE, December 81. : Weather
clear; codest of tho season. Mercury 100
at 5 z. NJ. River has fallen four inches in
the last twenty hours. The river is
gorged above.
CA1Ro, December 2l.-No arrivals or
departures. The river has fallen eight
inches. Weather clear and very cold.
There is very heavy ice in the Mississippi,
and it is feared it will gorge above Colum-
bus might.
PITTsBURG, December 2l.-River rising,
seven feet eight inches in the channel A
heavy snow is falling.
ST. LOUIS December 2I.-Weather very
cold. Mercury 80 above zero at A. NJ.
and 50 below zero at IL 2. NJ. The river
is full of heavy ice. There is gorge forty