New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-04
MISCELLANEOUS.

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Fire In Observation-Disclosures Horses and 1
Man Burned-NIr. sumner Sailed
OuRchifa Parish Politics-Ravages O
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Bridge Subscrip
BosT0S" September 3-James Forest
stables in StOreham were burned to-day
| with ten horses and one man.
l. Mrs. Shcridan's funeral TO day was largely
attended BY the histrOnics
Mr. sumner sailed in the Malta.
! Provides =. September "a male child
| siX months Old, fOated ashore Supposed
70 be j The Nets.
MOSE,E. La, September 3.-Ibe Repub
| ltrau paI.-h convention selected delegates
To the senatorial cUnEcL.lnn IN favor Ut O.
| H. Brewster ever JOHN Ray and Southland
! lcoluIeGJ.
Great dissatisfaction prevails among the
! friends Of Kay AMI SoUthafd. who say the
| convention was packed. Nearly all The in
| te.hgcnt colored Republicans and many of
! the white Radicals participate in tbs teel-
| ing. Two Radical candidates fOr State Sen
! ator in this district probable.
Delegates to the Radical Republican
Congressional Convention, to meet to-mor-
row, are arriving. Marcy, Judge Steele. Of
Iensas, and Robinson (colored). OF Nadi-
son, are said to be seeking the nomination
1BcIb IL uD uOUDG OF ACCFdIic D0Hlla-
ton by the Democrats of this congressional
district on the tenth instant The fusion
ticket is well received by both Liberals and
Democrats, and all are preparing for a
vigorous campaign.
monte OMERY, September 3.--Caterpil-
lars have stripped the Alabama cotton as
bare as frost. Some cotton fields, it is said.
are so Oyerrun that the worm could be
ladled up in burrows by the handful. Such
L. d 10
because of the eating of half grown b0lls.
But they are quieter now, and planters
more hopeful. They still insist that with
out higher prices the crop will not pay the
cost Of producing it. The estimates of the
crop is about ten per cent below the yield
of last year.
DETROIT, September 3-Chambers and
Edwards tight tomorrow morning on Nc
Comick's Island at daylight.
SYRAQEsE, September 3.-The largest
crowd ever here to convention is here
now. Augustus Schell is growing in
strength, and will most likely be the
nominee.
SAN FRANcIsco, September 3. = The
steamer America, from San Francisco for
Yokohama, burned to the waters edge.
The crew were saved.
SELMA September 3.-This city has sub
scribed 100000 for the from bridge over
the Alabama river.
Weather Report.
WAR DEPARTMENT
Office Chief Signal officer
Washington, September :, 1872, 435 2. NJ
PROBABILITIES.
Clear weather for New Entiland on Wed
nesday, with northerlv to northeasterly
winds. Generally clear weather for the
Middle States, with winds shifting from east
erly to sOqtherly, and rising temperature.
NInr4 !, IT, 70 a.
partly cloudy weather from northern Florida |
to North Carolina. Generally clear weather |
and light to fresh winds from Louisiana TO |
and thence north ward to Ohio /
and Lower Michigan. SOutherly to easter |
y winds from Missouri to Michigan, and |
westward with diminishing pressure. The |
afternoon telegraphic reports from upper |
Michigan to Dakota have not yet been re
,eived.
River Intelligence.
SOUTHWEST Pass, Sfptember3, P M
Barometer $3.50. Wind northeast, fresh
10 arrivals or departures.
NICKsBURG, September 3.-Down-H. s.
turner at ten and GladiOla at eleven last
light, Natchez at five this evening. Up
lily of Vicksburg at 10 P. NJ. Weather
warm and clear. River rising.
MEMPHIS, September 3-Weather clear.
fercury SO. River about stationary. De
cEJcu lhSU ulRuI-JOnu ldlly anu L ON JAS
er for New Orlean8 this evening-St J0-
eph for st. Louis; Dardanelle for Little
,ock, and City of Augusta for White river
CAIRO, September s. Arrived-Capitol
lily from Vicksburg at 6 A. NJ; Susie Silver
'Om st, Louis at A. NJ; John Kyle from
ew Orleans at 10 A. NJ. Departed.-Cap-
ol City for St. Lonis at A. NJ; John KYLE
IT st. Louis at noon; James Howard for
ew Orleans at 2 2. NJ. Crescent City for
ew Orleans at z. NJ. Susie Silver for
lew Orleans at 7 ?. NJ. River has fallen
X inches in the past twenty four hours
Weather clear and pleasant.
CINCINEATI, September 3.-River five feet
our inches in the channel and falling.
ST. LOUIS, September 3.-Departed-C.
. kOuntz for New Orleans, and Julia for {
icksburg. Weather clear and pleasant
LOUISVILLE, September 3.-No business.
Q departures or arrivals RI
The Louisville and New Orleans Trans
)rtatiOn Company held it's annual meeting
day, and elected the following directors !
r the ensuing year: II. Verhuf, Jr, C. H.
NIX, Christ. Busch, Fred LieD and John
II. Nerhaf was elected pres.
ent.
Evansville. September 3.-Weather clear
ID warm The river has fallen five inches ! '
the past twenty-tOur hours. :