New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-03-24

MIXSCEIAA EoOS.
'rc,. Claiborne Democrats ns RefOrners-
S1poressie,, ..f Past Party Names Fa-
vOred- Deir..u:c. to II EefOrn, state Gem
ventiOn-The d:r-at Republic Mt San
Franciscn--cvrrc Winter OIL Coast OF
China and Jairaa-suppOsed Wreck OF
United Sf.i,-- .,eamsr Saginaw-De-
crease o. -;,,ai;-aox in Phi 4delplia.
HOMER, L.. .iaYtu .3.--ClabOrne parish,
which sent t. N@,. Orleans the second
largest detegaJiun. decided, in mass meeting
To-Day, to make tht coming issue on reform;
declared all Other guVStious unimpOrtant,
ana favored the sniGrr sion of past party
names.
The delegates to til State Reform Con
ventlOn at New Orleans from Claiborne
are Messrs. Bartlett. Blackman, Mitchell
Young, Morelant, Ramsay, Gigsby, Maxey,
Simmons and Scaife
San Francisco, March 23.-Great Re-
public arrived to-day. She experienced
terrihc storm during the passage. and saw
portions OF wreck. supposed to be the
United States steamer Saginaw.
|. The winter has been the most severe ever
known on the coast of China and Japan.
PHILADELPHIA, March 23-Small-pox
deaths for the week, ninety four: de-
crease of twenty-six, compared with the
previous week.
Weather. Report.
WAR DEPARTnEsr}
Office Chief Signal officer, }
Washington. March %. 1877. 4:35 p n.
PROBABILITIES.
The low barometer north of Lake On
tariO will move eastwardly over the New
England States, and brisk and high north
westerly winds will extend from the lower
lakes to the east and middle Atlantic coasts.
Clear weather will prevail on Sunday over
the Middle States, except probably along
the lower lake region, and extend over New
England by and on Sunday morning, espe-
cially to southerly winds will prevail over
the Western Gulf States, with very prob
ably threatening weather. Falling barom
eter and winds backing to sOutherly are
probable for the northwest during the
night, and extend to the Ohio valley and
over the upper lakes on Sunday. Danger
GUS winds are not anticipated for the Allan
tic and Gulf coasts.
River lnIciIixeDce.
SOUTHWEST Pass, March %, P. M-Ba-
rometer 30.l0. Wind east northeast and
strong. Weather hazy. Arrived-Schooner
Helen F. Locke, Flemming. master, four
days from Falmouth, Jamaica; schooner B.
+. Lowell, Levitt, master, nine days from
Sagua La Grande, with cargo of molasses.
No departures.
V1CKsBURG, March 23-Passed down
Mary E: Forsyth at A. NJ; Mohawk and
barges, A. NJ: Dexter, 10 A. NJ: Susie
Silver, 6 P. NJ. Up-Tom Jasper, A. NJ. !;
J. n. Kellogg and barges, l P. NJ; Par
goud. s P. NJ; Belle St.iLouis, 7 p. NJ
Weather mild. River rising.
MEMPHIS, March 23.-Weather clear and
pleasant. River stationary Up-Mary
Houston and Lady Lee
LOUISVILLE, March 23.-River still falling
with seven feet six incnes in the canal and
five feet six inches in the chute. Weather
clear, cool and windy. Business active
Arrived-John Kilgour, from New Orleans
Departed-John kigonr. for Cincinnati.
All the undamaged freight has been re
moved from the Charnler. She will be
raised tomorrow.
ST. LOUIS, March 23.-Arived-Cit of
Helena from Vicksburg. Departed-City of
Quincy and Belfast for New Orleans; City
of Helena, for Vicksburg. River falling
slowly, but heavy rise is coming down
the Missouri. Weather clear and freezing
to night
CAIRO, March 23-Arrived-Nick Long
worth. from New Orleans, III A. NJ; Julia,
from st Louis, A. NJ; Oceanus, from st.
Louis, Z. NJ. Departed-LongwOrth, for
Cincinnati, P NJ; Oceanus, for Red river.
The river has fallen three inches in the past
twenty-four hours Thermometer i4o.
EVANSVILLE, March 23.-Weather clear
and cold: mercury 291. The river has
fallen ten inches in the past twenty four
hours.
PIrTsBURG,. March GA violent snow
storm has prevailed this afternoon. Mon
ongahela two feet eleven inches in the
channel and falling.
CINCINNATI, March 23.-River fourteen
feet six inches in the channel and falling.
Departed-Alaska, for New Orleans.
SHREv EPORT. March 23.-A heavy rain
fell yesterday, and the river has risen four
teen inches in the past twenty-four hours.
Weather clear and pleasant this evening.
Arrived-Fleta from Jefferson. Departed
Southwestern for New Orleans.
The Cincinnati steamer Anna, W hich sunk
few days since at Mooringsport. be tween
! here and Jefferson, has been raised.