New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-19
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The lTodOc Indians-They Are In'renched
Earthquake in CalifOrnin-Death of
Mississippi Secretary of State-One of
the BOwIes Brothers Arrested-Rail~
road AccideDt-Eight Persons Injured
ship from New Orleans Wrecked MT
Key West-Au Ex-1IuyOr Dead.
SAN FRANCISCO, December IS.-There has
been no further forward movement against
the Modoc Indians. They are entrenched
at Ben Wright's Cave, near Tule Lake
The hostile camps are twenty miles apart
There was a severe shock of earthquake
at Fisila yesterday, but no damage was
| done.
JACKSON, Miss, December 18.-Hon.
James Lynch, Secretary of State, died
at his residence in this city last night, of
pneumonia.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. December 18.-
Charles 5 P. BOwles. of the firm of BowIes
| Brothers Il Co., of Paris, was arrested hero
| to-day at the instance of a depositor Ma
| than Appleton, special partner, Gordon
| Bowles, brother, Mr.. Beamans, of New
| York, the counsel and two clerks of the
firm, were in consultation when the arrest
| was made.
| DETROIT, December I8.-About five
| o'clock this morning the rear coach of the
| express train on the Grand Rapids and In
| diana railroad was thrown from.the atraclz
| by broken lail, near Reynolds. Of'twenty
women were injured. One man will proba-
bly, die.
KEY WEST, December I8.-The French
ship Leone, with cargo of cotton. from
New Orleans for Bordeaux, was wrecked
while coming into this port.
SAVANNAH, December l8-Thomas Purse
ex-mayor Of this city, is dead, aged seventy
years,
Weather Report.
WAR DEPATsrn INT
Office Chief Signal Officer
Washington December 10, 1872 4:35 P. M.
PROBABILITIES.
In the Northwest and over the upper
lakes, nigh pressures, low temperatuTea.
northerly and westerly winds and generally
clear weather will prevail and extend to
Arkansas and Tennessee. In the Gulf and
South Atlantic States, nOrtherly and north Q
westerly winds, cooler, cloudy and clearing
weather, with occasional light rain, For
the lower lakes and Canada, threatening
weather, northeasterly to northwesterly
winds, light snow and increasing pressure5
In the Middle and Eastern States low
barometers rising tonight, northwesterly
winds, cloudy weather. snow and rain
clearing away to morrow with lower tenn
peratures.and increased pressures.
River Intelligence.
SOUTHWEST PASS, December Is, 6 P. NJ
Barometer 3O:l0 Wind north-nOrtheast, o
fresh. Weather rainy. Arrived-Ship Nor
wester, Sedgley master, thirty-seven davs
from Bristol, with railroad iron, to order.
ship to master. No departures.
MEMPHIS December l8-Weather cloudy
and cool. River about stationary. Ar
riyed-WeBt Wind, from Evansville: La
Belle, from New Orleans. Departed
Emma Elliott, for Cairo CIarksyille, for
White river.
SHREVEPORT, December 18.-Weather
cloudy and cold. The river rose eight
inches during the past twenty-four hours;
total rise, nineteen inches. Nothing from
above yet, but head rise is confidently ex-
pected,
VIcKsBURG, December 49, -Down-Belle
Lee 9 A. NJ, Pargoud, 9 A. NJ. Up-Bis-
marck. 10 A. NJ. Weather cool and cloudy.
River falling.
cloudy and cold. Light snow aud ST. : last
night, River seven feet three inches and
stationary.
PITTsBURG, December I8.-River ,hree
feet two inches: Light snow fell & ring
the forenoon. Weather cold.
LOUISVILLE, December 18.-River falling.
with three feet ten inches in the canal.
Weather cloudy. Light sieet last night.
and Sam j. HE, for
New Orleans. A gorge is reported above.
EVANSVILLE, December lS.-Weather
cloudy, wet and cold. Rained all last
night, freezing as it fell, River fallen five
inches in the past tWenty-fOur hours
CAIRO December l8-Arrived-susie
Silver from New Orleans, at A. NJ; Robert
Mitchell from New Orleans, at | P. NJ;
Alaska from Cincinnati, at 6 p. NJ. De-
of Quincy for New Orleans, at
sight o'clock last night; Mary Forsyth for
New Orleans, at 2. NJ. to-day. The river
has risen six inches in the past twenty-four,
hours. Weather clear and cold.
ST. LOUIS December 18.-River falling
and is fnll of ice bnut two iOcbas GF
snow fell last night. Clear and pleasant %
lay.