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

Pennsylvania was caused by the tallow
on the ways having been melted and run
of by the extreme heat of the weather.
The hull received no damage.
MONTREAL, August l5.-The Caledonia
Society Of North America is in session here.
About fifty delegates from various parts Of
the United States and Canada are present.
Philadelphia has been selected for the next
annual meeting.
BOsTOE, August ia thunder storm
passed over Amesburg, Massachusetts, yes
terday afternoon. Lightning struck in five
places, one of which was the house of the
poet Whittier, prOstrating Mr.. Whittier to
the floor. He was not seriously injured,
however, nor his house much damaged.
Ogher buildings struck received no serious
injury.
TORONTo, August 15.-Dispatches re,
ceived from Fort Gary state that the In
dams at Portage La Prairie refuse to re-
ceive their aDnuities as provided by treaty
last year. They want better terms, and
declare if they are not granted they Will
stop the railroad surveys. Another report
says that Commissioner Simpson has re-
ce!yed word from one of the Indian bands
at Portage La Prairie which refused to re-
ceive their annuities that. they have re-
pented their action. One of the bands,
however, still holds out.
CHICAGO, August 81. A. Wallace re-
ported defauting and abscOnding, a mem
Der of the firm of II. N. Stanley & Co, TEL
graphs his friends that the charges against
him are false; that he left home on private
business, and will return in a day or two
and bring his defamers to grief.
Weather Report.
WAR DBPARTEHERl
once Chief Signal Ofic6r, :
Washington. August Is. 1872, 4:35 P. ~
PROBABILITIES.
Northerly winds and clear weather will
prevail on Friday over the New England
and Middle States; easterly to sOutherly
winds, cloudy weather and rain over the
South Atlantic States; clear weather and
light winds from Eastern Texas to Ala
ba ma, and north to Ohio; in lower Michi-
gan and Illinois, from the lower Missouri
Valley to Lakes Michigan and Superior,
sOutherly to sOutherly winds, increasing
clOudiness and probably threatening
Gather, with falling barometer.
River InLOIII&enos.
SOUTHWEST PASS, August Is, 6 P. M.-Ba-
Tometer 1870. No arrivals or departures.
VICKsBURG, August l5.-NO boats down.
Passed up-H. S. Turner and Lady Lee at
nine last night, City of Quincy at 6 A. N.
Weather warm and clear. River falling.
MEMPHIS, August I5.-Weather clear and
warm. River falling rapidly. Passed up
Chester. DOwn-City of Helena.
CNCNEATI August l5.-Tbe weather is
warm and shOwery. River five feet six
inches in the channel and falling.
LOUISVILLE, August lj.-The river has
risen four inches in the past twenty-four
hours, and is still rising. Departed-Mary
Ann, for Nicksburg. Business dull.
EVANSVILLE, August I5.-Weather clear
and hot. The river has fallen two inches
in the past twenty-four hours. Business
very light.
CAIRO, August l5.-Arrived-City of
Vicksburg, from Vicksburg, at A P. Nj;
Yeager, from ST. Louis, at 5 p. NJ. De
particularly Miller, for New Orleans, at
/ 4. NJ; City of ViCkBburg, for st. Louis,
at 5 p VI. The river has fallen five inches.
Weather clear and cool.
ST. LOUIS, August l5.-Arrived--MOllie
Moore, from New Orleans. Departed-Pau-
line Carroll and Atlantic and barges, for
New Orleans; Fontenelle, for Red river,
and Colorado, for EicksbuTg. River falling
slowly. Weather clear and warm.