New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-03-02

Mississippi Ku.Kiux TriaIs-Grenada and
Arkansas City RailrOad-Daughter
Murdered by a Father-The Murderer
RevOlvers Himself-RailrOadC CONSOLE
daticn- Memphis, shreveport and
southwestern.
JACKSON, Miss, March 1.-The testimony
Tor the government in the case OF Bell, kli-
Klux, from Meridian, closed to-day. The
defense will proceed with their case Mon
day. Thus far no act of violence has been
identified by any witness.
In the Legislature the funding bill occu-
pied most of the day. The Senate ana
House passed charter for tie Grenada and
Arkansas City railroad.
Showing heavily all day.
CINCINNATI March IA farmer named
Willis williamson, living near Muncee, In
diana, followed his daughter to Dalesville,
where she went for matrimonial purposes,
found her at the house of a relative, cut her
throat. and then revOlvered himself fatally.
Williamson had large family.
MEMPHIS, March 1.-The boards of di-
rectors of the Memphis and Little Rock,
Little Rock and Fort Smith, and the
Memphis. Shreveport and Southwestern
railroads, met here to-day and completed
articles of consolidation, and authorized
the completion of the remainder of the
Fort Smith railroad during the present year.
CHICAGO, March 1.-The corner stone Of
the new Chamber of Commerce was laid
TO day.
A large assortment of blooded live stock
and improved machinery have been col
lected here by ex- commissioner Capron, for
shipment to Japan.
LOUISVILLE, March William Tull,
baggage master, injured by the recent Short
Line disaster, died tonight.
The commencement exercises of the
Medical University of Louisville were held
last night. There are eighty -four graduates.
SAN Francisco, March Harvey A.
Byrne, late district attorney and the first
husband OF Matilda Heron, is dead.
Weather Report.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Off,ce Chief Signal officer, .
Washington March /, 1872. 1880 P. n.
SYNOPSIS OF THE PAST rwENrY-FoUR HoURs.
The low barometer which, on Thursday
evening, was over West Virginia, has
moved eastward over the middle Atlantic
coast and beyond our stations. The area of
snow having extended to Pennsylvania and
New Jersey. clearing away during Thurs
day night. Cloudy weather, with occa'
sional light snow, has Prevailed from the
upper Mississippi to the lower Missouri val
ley. An area of low barometer has
developed in the Gulf States, proba-
bly, central south of Western Florida.
the area of rain extending over the Gulf
States and to Southern South Carolina, and
cloudy weather to the Ohio valley, and
thence To Virginia. Brisk nOrtheastefly
winds have prevailed west of Alabama.
Clearing weather is now reported from
Eastern Texas. The rivers have risen at
Nicksburg and New Orleans. Cloudy
weather, with rain, has prevailed at San
Francisco and Portland, Oregon.
PROBABILITIES.
The low barometer south of Western
Florida will move northeast into the South
Atlantic States during the night. the area
of rain extending by Saturday morning to
Virginia. and of snow from the Mississippi
to probably the Ohio valley, increasing to
probably brisk northeasterly winds along
the South Atlantic coast. Clearing wealth
er. with the wind veering to the northwest,
will extend eastward from Texas to Ala
bama by Saturday morning, and Western
Tennessee and Georgia by evening. Pleas
ant weather will prevail over the New Eng
land Stares, increasing cloudiness over the
Middle States, with probably threatening
weather from Pennsylvania southwark
Dangerous winds are not anticipated for
this evening. except possibly Tor the South
Atlantic and Gulf coasts.
River lnteIliEence.
SOUTHWEST PASS. March l. P. NJ
Barometer 80. Wind northwest, blowing
hard. No arrivals or departures.
MEMPHIS, March River rising steadily.
Arrived-Alice, from st. Louis. Departed
Cleburne, for Arkansas river; Capitol City
and Tom Jasper, for st. Louis; Thompson
Dean, Continental and Arkansas for New
Orleans.
VICKsBuRG, March Passed down
Governor Allen at +. n; Andes, at 1 p.
H.; Robert E. Lee, at z. H. River rising.
Showing heavily all the evening.
CINCINNATI, March 1.-Weather clear and
mild; thawing all day. River twelve feet
in the channel. and falling
PITTsBURG, March WEATHER clear and
pleasant Mcnongahela four feet four
inches in the channel and stationary. Ar
rived-Argosy and Exchange from New
Orleans.
EVANSVILLE. March 1.-The weather was
foggy last night, delaying boats ten hours.
Cloudy and mild since noon. with signs Of
Of rain The river has fallen eight inches.
CAIRO. March l.-Arrived-Nick Long
worth from New Orleans, at A. M; City
OF Vicksburg from st. Louis. 7. NJ De-
parted-Henry Ames, for New Orleans, at
ten o'clock last night; Marble City, for
Vicksburg, 2 A. NJ; Allegheny Belle, for
Cincinnati, 2 P. M Longworth, for Louis
Vile, 4 Z. NJ; City Of Vicksburg, for Vicks-
burg, l.. NJ. The river has fallen two
inches III the past twenty-tOur hours.
Weather cloudy; mercury So.
ST. LOUIS, March l.-Arriyed-Bclle st.
Louis, from NIcksburg; Atlantic ana MO
hawk and barges, New Orleans. Departed
kellogg and barges and City of Quincy.
for New Orleans; Mary f. Poe, for Red
river. The river is about stationary Wealth
er clear and cool. The John Kyle will go
on the docks tomorrow. The Kidd COM
menccd wreeking the Columbia to-day The
Lockwood and Silver Bow will be attended
TO by Submarine No. Ia.
LOUISVILLE, March l.-Weather cloudy
md River ST. GU faat
six inches in the chute. Passed up-John
kilgour, from New Orleans. Down.. w.
Garrett and barges, John II. Groesbeck and
Cincinnati for New Orleans