New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-03-27
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BROWNSVILLE, March 26-The United
States District Court, Judge Morrill, pre-
siding, being the first federal court held
here for several years, has concluded its
session. Many convictions for smuggling
and breaches of internal revenue laws have
occurred. The judge exercised clemency III
sentencing criminals, as the federal laws on
this frontier had been neglected so long that
such crimes had come to be looked upon as
not venal. He warned them that hereafter
offenders would have due notice that the
laws must be enforced.
The grand Jury indicted Mexican General
John n Cortina for levying war against
the United States, and has made present
ment Of the facts of armed bands OF MeAF
can raiders stealing cattle on the 1eAas
border to the court, for the purpose OF
securing prote ction from the United States
government. ,o.
San FRANCGsCO, March Ca slight
earthquake was felt last night throughout
the State No damage reported.
The central force of the earthquake this
morning was in the Sierra Nevada, east OF
Visala. At Visala the shocks were sntii-
c;ently strong to throw goods from shelves
and to crack walls. At San Francisco the
vibration lasted twenty seconds, but was not
felt by more than One-tenth of the popula-
ton.
NASHVILLE, March 26.-David Jones,
who was shot by a mob last night,
died this afternoon. He made contes-
sion of crimes of which he had been guilty,
but denied the shooting Of the farmer Muir
ray. On the other hand, Murray, who
knew Jones well, in his dying declaration
declared that he was shot by him.
PIrrsBURG, March 26.-B. C. Lauth and
A. Evans, Jr, of Pittsburg. were robbed in
IL l. Al.
ing. The former lost a valuable gold watch
and $40 in cash. Evans lost diamond valued
at 5000 and $50 in cash, beside a revolver.
A German on the same train was robbed OF
$50. The robbery is supposed to have been
committed east of Harrisburg. No arrests
were made.
Weather Report.
War ngPARrxEss
Office Chief Signal Officer, ;
Washington. March 20. 1872, f:39 7. .
PROBABILITIES.
The barometer will continue rising over
the Gulf and South Atlantic States during
the night, with clear weather "Wednesday.
Clear weather will extend over the Middle
States by Wednesday morning and over
New England during Wednesday. Clear
weather will very generally continue from
Tennessee north and northwestward, with
rising temperature. Dangerous winds are
coasts.
River lnteIifxeEcc.
SOUTHWEST Pass, March 26, P. Al
Barometer 30:l0. Wind north northwest,
light. Arrived-Ship Adept, Grosart master,
slxty-threc days from Hollyhead, in ballast,
to J. A. BrysOn & Co.: she reports seeing
On the seventeenth large black painted
ship ashore on Grand Cayman; schooner
Crown Point, Taylor, master, six days from
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fruit; at p. NJ. steamship Harlan, Lewis.
master. from Indianola via Galveston, to
G. a. Whitney Co.: at $40 Z. NJ, steam
ship Austin, Farwell, master. from Brazos
Santiago via Galveston, to {. A. Whitney
g. Co. Sailed-Barks d. II. Bills and
Pauline, briggs A. NJ Putnam and Tomas,
and schooner NJ. W. Smith.
VIcKsBURG, March !6.-Passed down
Thompson Dean at twelve last night. John
Howard at II A. NJ, Oceanus at P. NJ,
Natchez at 6 z. NJ, Robert Mitchell at : p.
NJ. Up-Bismarck and Kate Kinney at
nine last night. City of Alton at | a. Nj.
Weather mild. River rising.
PlTTsBURG, March .6-Weathe cloudy.
with indications of rain. Monongahela
thirty eight inches in the channel and sta
tionary.
LOUISVILLE, March 26-River falling, with
six feet six inches in the canal and four feet
six inches in the chute Weather clear and
cool. Departed-Nick Longworth, for New
Orleans.
CAIRO, March 26.-Arrived - Glencoe
from st. Louis. at 8 last night: Alaska from
Cincinnati. at l z. d. Departed-Mary
Houston, for Louisville. at s last night:
John Z. Tolle, jOr New Orleans. at 10 last
night: Commonwealth, for st. Louis. at 10
last night; City of Quincy. for New Orleans.
at midnight; Alaska, for New Orleans, at i
this afternoon. The river has fallen eight
Weather clear. Mercury 467.
CINCINNATI, March 26.-Weather clear,
mild and pleasant. River eleven feet in tie
channel and falling. eparted-Potomac,
for New Orleans.
MEMPHIS, March 26.-Departed-Tom
Jasper for st. Louis. Continental for New
Orleans, Marble City for Vicksburg Legal
Tender for White river. River rising
Weather cloudy and pleasant.
EVANSVILLE, March 46.-Passcd up.
IL. Groesbeck at noon. The river has
fallen twelve inches in the last twenty
four hours. Weather clear and pleasant
business active Tonnage scarce
SHREVEPORT, March 6.-Weather-Iudi-
cations of clearing up. The river has risen
one foot in the past twenty four hours. Ar |
rived-TeXas and Carrie A. Thorn, from
New Orleans. Departed-H. NJ. shreye, for
ST. Louis, and Marie Louise, for New Or
leans.
ST. LOUIS. March 26-Arrived-Cres
City, from New Orleans: City of Nicksburg.
from Vicksburg. eparted-Colorado, fer
Nicksburg: James Howard. for New Or
leans: Mary f. Poe, for Red river.
River rising slowly; weather clear and
pleasant.
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