New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-04
MISCELLANEOUS.

JeffDavis Scandal-The End of Trag-
edy-RObbing California County
Treasurer-SteamboatM Man Dead.
CHICAGO, February 3.-The alderman
who was convicted of bribery has been sem
fenced to six months imprisonment and
fined $1,000.
RICHMOND, KY, February 3.-A party of
masked men took Slough, who murdered
his wife day or two since, from Jail and
hanged him.
HUNTSVILLE, A,a.. February 3.-Trice,
the sleeping car conductor on the Memphis
and Charleston railroad, who circulated the
story of the alleged liasOn of jeff Davis, to-
day knocked down General G. ID. Movry
with an iron poker near this place, serious
ly if not fatally injuring him. The rencontre
grew from the story.
CINCINNATI, February "a man giving
his naIhe as James Trimble attempted to
rob the Adams Express car on the Pan
handle route this morning, but was dis
covered by an armed guard, who fired upon
and wounded him. Trimble was formerly
brakeman on the road. He was brought
here and placed in the hospital.
SAN Francisco, February 3.-Adviees
from Acapulco, by the Panama steamship,
contain nothing cOntrmatOry of the re-
ported defeat Of General Alatorre by Diaz
in Oaxaca, as stated in the account received
by the way Of the Rio Grande.
Mining stocks are greatly excited here
and have gone up in consequence of the
announcement of continued developments
of rich ores on the COmstOck vein.
Last evening the treasurer of Santa
Cruz county, upon turning off the gas in his
office, was seized by armed and masked
men who had been concealed in the office.
They bound and gagged him. and threatened
him with instant death unless he unlocked
the vault, and he complied. The robbers
IL - IL
treasurer in his office. and departed No
clue to the identity Of the robbers has yet
been discovered.
CAIRO, February 3.--Captain James
Montgomery, we'll known commander and
pilot, died suddenly this morning from
heart disease, aged seventytwo. Funeral
tomorrow afternoon.
Weather Report.
WAR DEPARrnRI1, l.
Office Chief Signal officer, }
Washington, February 3, 1872. 1880 p. NJ
SYNOPSIS OF THE PAST TwENTY-FOUR HOURS.
The area of low barometer which was
Friday evening in Southern Georgia has
moved northeast, and is now Off Delaware
bay. The central pressure has steadily
diminished, and the attending winds have
increased. Brisk northeast winds now pre-
vail with snow from the northeast to New
Jersey and Pcnnsy ylvania and rain is re-
Chesapeake bays. Northeast winds have
backed to north and west from Maryland
south to Georgia. Partially cloudy and
clearing weather has prevailed in the Gulf
States. but falling barometer and cloudy
weather with easterly winds are now re-
ported from Texas. An area of low barOme-
ter has, apparently, developed during the
day in Dakota, where cloudy and threat
enlng weather now prevail. The rivers
at aLGhy
New Orleans.
PROBABILITIES.
The low barometer off the Middle At
lantic coast will probably move northeast
to the neighborhood of Cape Cod by Sun
day morning, and northeast winds con-
tlnue, with snow on New England coast.
Northwest winds, with partially cloudy and
clearing weather on Sunday from Pennsyl-
vania southwark to Florida. The barome-
ter will fall very generally throughout the
Mississippi valley, with southerly winds and
rising temperature. Low pressure in Wis
consin will move centrally northeast over
Lake Superior, but will extend its influence
rapidly southeast to Lake Huron. Cau-
tiOnary signals continue this evening at
Capy May, New York, New London, BOs-
ton and Portland, and brisk winds are an
ticipated from lakes Superior and Michigan :.
on Sunday.
River lnfeiIGence.
SOUTHWEST PASS, February 3, 6 p. M
Barometer 3O60. Wind northwest, light
Notwithstanding Austin at lis p. NJ,
Rathkamp master. from Rockport via Gal
weston, to c. A. Whitney s. Co. Sailed
Bark Paganini.
VICKsBURG, February 3.-Passed down
Governor Allen at A. NJ, John Kilgour at
4P. M. Passed up-katie at P. NJ, I.otar
wanna at ) z. NJ. River falling. Weather
cool and clear.
MEMPHIS, February 3.-Weather clear
and cool. The river has fallen twelve inches
in the past twenty-fOur hours. Passed up
Mollie Ebbert ii. NJ. Shreve. DOWN..
5. Turner
MEMPHIS, February 3-Should the Great
Republic not reach here by Tuesday. the
ducal party will take the steamer Belle
Lee.
CINCINNATI, February 3.-The river is
without special change Four inches OF
snow fell last night. The temperature to
day has been much warmer. and there are
of a thaw this evening.
CAIRO, February 3.-The towboat Kellogg
has been butting the gorge today without
effect. dispatch from Columbus to night
says the Longworth has moved down two
lengths and now lies crOsswise in the
chute. Her position is less secure than it
was Yesterday. The position of the other
boats is unchanged. Another dispatch saws
the slough which broke out above the Great
Republic near the Kentucky shore has cut
past the Longworth, leaving her clear of
ice but the current is so swift she can do
nothing in it. 1t ia thOu oht this al l,u0h xv;I