New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-14
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sons and wounding three. An attempt to
| explode 200 kegs failed
San FRANCISCO, January 13-Mrs Fair
having removed her deposits from bank in
order to defeat the claims of her lawyers
and others. is now unable to make her
mother, Mrs. Lane, disgOrge $4,000 in
trusted to her for safe keeping.
Russian Minister De Long has accepted
a mission to the great powers from Japan
similar to Burlngame's from China.
MEMPHIS, January l3.-The following
officers have been elected under the new
city government: Chief of police, Phil.
Athey; chief of fire department, Ed. Ander-
son; controller, Fred. Shaeffer; treasurer
John NewsOn.
The gauge of the Memphis and Little
Rock railroad will be changed tomorrow
along the entire line.
The following officers have been elected
for the Memphis and Kansas City railroad /:
William G. Ford. president; w. X. Patter-
son, treasurer; George S. Pickett, engineer.
JACKSON, Miss, January 13.-General
Julius c. Webber, mayor of Vicksburg.
died in that city last night General Web
ber was colonel of an Illinois regiment
during the war, and promoted brevet briga-
dler general at the surrender. He was
mustered ont soon after, and located at
Nicksburg where he soon engaged in the
practice of the law, and was appointed
mayor in 1867, which Office he held till his
death.
Legislation to this time is almost en-
tirely local A desire is manifest by both
parties to retrench. Governor Powers is
giving general satisfaction.
All the Democratic clerks in the Senate
were discharged to-day
FRANKFORT, KY, January l3.-The vote
on the Cincinnati Southern railroad in the
House to-day was yeas SO, nays 3s. The
prospect is favorable in the Senate.
Weather Report.
WAR DBPARrnRyY)
ONCE Chief Signal Officer, )
Washington. January 10, 1872. 7:3O P. NJ
SYNOPSIS OF THE PAST TwENTY-FoUR HOURS.
The barometer. which was low Friday
evening over New England and the lakes
developed in a small central area, which
has, this afternoon, passed southeast over
New York. and the pressure has now in
creased decidedly from New England to
Arkansas and northward, the highest pres
sure being in Minnesota. The temperature
has fallen over this region. especially from
Lake Michigan to the Hudson. Cloudy
weather, with snow, is reported from lakes
Erie and Ontario, with fresh northwest
winds. The rivers have fallen slightly at
Nashville, and risen at Memphis and Cairo.
PROBABILITIES.
The barometer will probably continue to
rise north and west of the Ohio valley, with
north and nOrthwesterly winds
and falling temperature. Rising barometer
and falling temperature with cloudy
weather prevail in New England. Par
TALLY cloudy and claring weather prevail in
the Southern and Gulf States, with winds
veering to the northwest. The highest
barometer will move southeast into Michi-
gan: brisk, but not dangerous winds are
anticipated for tonight from Michigan to
the east Atlantic coast. Fresh and light
winds elsewhere.
River lnrelllGence.
SOUTHWEST Pass. January l3, noon -
Barometer 30:75. Wind northwest, light,
brig Sofia, Garreiga.
master. six days from Matanzas, in ballast
to PUG Brothers. Scholarships Assam
Valley, Freeman Clark, Mary Warren and
Regent; bark Mary M. Bird.
p. M.-Barometer 30:75. Wind west,
light. Arr.ved-Steamer Harlan at 6:l5 P.
NJ, Lewis, master, from IndianOla via Gal
weston, to c. A. Whitney & Co.; Italian
brig Five Sisters. Liposa, master, sixty-twO
days from Palermo, with general cargo
and twenty-five passengers, to G. Grande;
American brig r. B. Gore, Harkness mas
ter, twenty-five days from New York, with
. general cargo, to G. w. Hanson & Co.
Steamships Sherman and st. Mary,
and brig Margaret.
3 A. NJ; Katie, 8 A. NJ; John
Kyle, u NJ: Utah, 2P. NJ; Capitol City, 3
P. NJ: Nick Longworth, 4 P. N. Weather
,Ool and clear. River rising.
MEMPHIS, January 13.-Weather clear
md pleasant River rising slowly. Passed
Dean, George Weeks.
Allegheny Belle.
LOUISVILLE, January I3-Rver is still
alling, with seven feet ten inches in the
canal, and five feet ten inches in the chute.
Weather cloudy and cool. Passed down
7. w. Garrett and barges, for New Or
cans. Departed-Alaska, for New Orleans.
from New Orleans. The
water in the hold of the Sam j. Hale
las all been pumped out to-day, and there
3 a prospect Of getting her atlOat tonight
\ number of coal boats and barges passed
hrOugh the canal to-day.
EVANSVILLE. January 13 Weather
Loudly and cool; mercury 81. The river
las fallen sixteen inches in the past twenty
our hours. Passed down-Robert Mitchell,
t A. NJ.
ST. LOUIS, January l3.-Arrived-O. s.
Ierrill, from Cairo. Departed-St. Luke,
or Memphis: Columbia for Arkansas river.
river falling slowly. Weather cloudy and
old.
CINCINNATI, january 13.-River fifteen
nches. in the channel and falling. Ar
ived-Argosy, from New Orleans Weather
Loudly and cool
CAIRO, January l3.-Arrived-John Kill
our. from Louisville, at 9 p. NJ: Julia,
'om Vicksburg, at III a. NJ: Charles Bod
IAN, from New Orleans. at p NJ. De
arted-John kilgour and Great Republic,
u New Orleans, at 10 2. NJ; Julia for st.
ouis at A NJ
The Bodman blew out her cylinder-head
'-day, about eight miles below Cairo and
anne up on one wheel. Chief engineer
ichard Jones had his thigh badly frac-
lred, but received surgical attendance here
nd is doing well. The boat will repair
ere. River has fallen three inches.
Neather turning cold.