New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-16
NEW YORK.


Jem Mace Back Again-No Prospects for
Fight-Terrifc Thunder stOrm-Rivsr
Raised by Rain-RailFOad Bridge Un-
safe-HOrrOrs of the Yellow Fever at
Sea-TwO More Yellow Fever Vessels
Below New YOrk-Twenty-three Cases
of SHnstrOke-Five FntnI-Intense Heat
Yesterday.
New YORK, August 15.-It is stated that
Jem Mace arrived here this morning, and
that O'Baldwin is in Philadelphia. No pros
poets for fight.
The North German brig John Frederick,
from Havana, Lamar master, for Stettin,
put in here in Distress having lost six men
by yellow fever.
The British ship Cathedral, from Pensa-
cola, for Liverpool, put in here, leaking
badly, with nine feet Of water in her hold,
She will repair here.
A terrific thunder storm occurred last
night rain falling heavily from midnight
till near daylight. The storm yesterday af-
ternoOn and evening in the interior of the
State was very heavy. At OswegO, the
river was raised by rain 80 high that the
railroad bridge is deemed unsafe and the
trains stopped running.
The German bark John Frederick, which
arrived last night, left Savanna La Mar, ia
maica, for Stettin with nine of her crew
sick with yellow fever, of whom six died
prior to August Z, since which time the yes
sci has been drifting along the coast from
Hatteras with one seaman and the cook
sick with yellow fever. She was fallen in
with off Sandy Hook yesterday by pilot
boat, and tOwed into lower quarantine. Her
passage has been one of horror.
The brig Liberty, Devocaux, master, ar
rived last night from MansaniellO, having
lost one man on the voyage. Three are sick
on board, but the captain and crew deny
having yellow fever. The hospital doctor
here, however, has no doubt the sickness is
yellow fever.
Twenty-three cases Of sunstroke occurred
in this city yesterday, FIVE Of which were
fatal. Several cases also occurred in Brook
The heat to-day is again excessive, but
the weather is cooler by five or six degrees
than it was yesterday. The thermometer
today was 992 in the shade.
The SIM says: N. mayerga, agent of
Cuba, states that the report Of a Cuban fill
clustering expedition being formed in Can
ada is false.
Alderman McMullen telographed to
Mace's friends in this city this evening sun-
gesting New Orleans as the place for the
fight. An answer was made to this PROPOSE
tiOn to meet in Erie Pennsylvania, and 20
to Canada to fight. McMullen replied that
he would name the time and place to fight
tonight.
There were several cases Of sunstroke TO-
day. The weather is clear and pleasant
this evening.
Three of the twelve yellow fever patients
at quarantine hOspitalWill soon recover,
William Page, the well known artist, was
struck with paralysis at ais studio here this
morning. He is expected to recover if he
has no other attack.
The Atlantic Base Ball Club, for the
seventh time this ge2sop. was defeated by
the BQstons to-day 5y a score of u to 6.
Tammany Hall ara organizations acting
in concert with it met this evening" and ap-
pointed a-comrAittee of twenty-One to ar
range for '.nass meeting to indOrse the
nominations Of the Baltimore convention.
It was d'Ioided to hold mass meeting
Septem Ier II, week after the Syracuse
conye ,ntion.
= he MutuaIs beat the Maple Leafs by a
Argument in the case of Rose McCabe, Of
! the BloomingdRle Asylum, was concluded
! today. The court took the papers.
! The sheriff received notice to-day from
tho Attorney General not to arrest Andrew
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