New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-15


Amount in transit on lakes and canals is
reported at 100000 bushels, making the
amount in store and transit l,6G5,OOO
bughels, against 5, 100000 for the same time
last year. Receipts of wheat for the first
ten DAYS Of the present month at Chicago,
Milwaukee, Cleveland Detroit and Toledo
ere given at so, 900 bushels, against ,462,-
600 for the same time last year
Font SCOTT, Kansas, August IA
severe storm passed over southeastern
Kansas last night, doing considerable dam
age to the crops.
down
Lead mines are reported as having been
discovered in Butler county.
SARATOGA, August l4.-Ehe success OF
the tournament to-day was somewhat
marred by Thunderstorm. Attendance
large. The horns were borne off by the fol-
lowing gentlemen in the order named: X.
O. Gwin, Knight Of Washington City; T..
III. Jackson, Knight Of Fairfax, Virginia;
4. L. Allen, Knight Of Ontario, Canaoa; K.
Wallace, Knight of Marlborough, Maryland;
j. IT. McGregOr, Knight Of My Maryland;
J 2. GWyn, Knight of Baltimore; w. H..
Johnson, Knight of Troy, New York.
A grand tournament ball took place this
evening at the Union Hotel.
MILWAUKEE, August 1.-THE order pro-
hibiting the transportation OF wheat IRON
Milwaukee to Chicago over the North.
western railroad has been rescinded, and
forty cars were loaded this morning. The
difference in the price Of wheat between
Milwaukee and Chicago gives the shippers
a profitable margin.
CRCIENATI, August 1.-THE Liberals and
Democrats, in convention here to-day, made
the following nominations for Congress:
First district, long term, Milton Sayler;
short term, Q. j. DOdds, both Democrats.
Second district, General Il. Is. Banning,
Weather Report.
WAR DEPARTKFEF
Office Chief Signal Officer, }
Washington, August IA, 1872 4:35 P. ny
PROBABILITIES.
Continued low pressure, southerlv and
westerly winds with threatening weather
and occasional rain areas on the lower
lakes and thence eastwardly over the Mid
die States; variable sOutherly and easterly
winds on the south Atlantic, with partly
cloudy weather; falling barometer, threat
eniDg rain, with light nOrtherly and easterly
winds on the gulf clearing and cooler
weather from Minnesota to Michigan aud
southwark to Tennessee, with northerly
winds.
River IntsIlIEezos.
SOUTHWEST Pass, August IA, E P M.-Ba-
rometer 1880. Wind southwest and blow
ing hard. Arrived at $50 this evening
steamer w. G. Hewes Lockwood, master,
from IndiauOla via Galveston, to G. A.
WI itnev a. Co. No departures.
NICKsBURG, August li.-Passed down
AjaN ana OargoS at - NJ. Up-Mary Alice
and barCes at - NJ. Weather warm and
cloudy. River falling.
EVANSVILLE, August l4.-Weather partly
cloudy and hot. The river has fallen four
inches in the past twenty four hours.
LOUISVILLE, August l4-RIver falling
with three feet eight inches in the canal and
twenty inches in the chute Weather hot
and partially cloudy.
PTTsBURG, August IA. - Monongahela
uver twenty nine inches and rising very
slowly.
MEMPHIS, August I4-Departed CITY of
Nicksburg and Harry johnson, for ST. Louis;
Crescent City and barges, for New Orleans
River falling.
CNCNNATI August A-The river rose
eighteen inches last night, and is now fall
ing again.
ST. LOUIS, August l4-Arrived-Jobn
Kyle, from New Orleans; Colorado, from
Nicksburg. No departures.
CAIRO, August H.-Arrived-Molie
Moore, from New Orleans, at 5 A. NJ:
Smoky City, from New Orleans, at > 2. NJ;
City Of Helena, from st. Louis, at p. NJ.
Departed-Mollie Moore, for st. Louis. at
Q A. NJ; City of Helena, for VickSburg, at
Z A. M. The river has fallen six inches
IN the past twenty-fOur hours. Weather
clear aud cooler since p. Al.
The Haeger is at Greenfield, lighting
over the bar.