New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-04

TO unseat the chairman, A. A. Stevens, was
made, and was speedily followed BY a rush
in that direction. The attempt, however
proved unsuccessful Much feeling has been
aroused by the affair.
Weather Report.
WAR DRPARrssHY !
Office Chief Signal officer,
| Washington. January 3, 1872 7:3O 2. Il.
SYNOPSIS OF TIE PAST TwENrY-FoUR HOURS.
The barometer has fallen since Tuesday
afternoon throughout the Atlantic States,
| with prevailing northeast winds and light
rain. The low barometer in Iowa has
| moved northeast to Lake Huron, with
| clouds and light rain or SNOW on the lower
| lakes, where the temperature has risen.
! with southeasterlv winds. The low barom-
| eter, with fight rain, has passed over North
ern California and probably Oregon. A
| small area of high barometer, with falling
temperature, has advanced from Kansas
and Colorado southeast to Mississippi. The
rivers have risen at Cincinnati and fallen
at Memphis and Pittsburg.
PROBABILITIES.
Clear weather, with northwesterly winds,
is probable for Thursday from Florida,
Kentucky and westward. Cloudy and
clearing weather prevailing on the South
Atlantic coast. The barometer continues
to fall in the Middle and Eastern States,
with clouds and fog. Westerly winds, with
cloudy weather, continues over the lakes.
An area of low barometer is developing in
Nebraska and Minnesota. Dangerous
winds are not anticipated for tonight.
River Intelligence.
SOUTHWEST PASS. January 3, p. M
Barometer 5000. Wind north fresh. Ar
rived-Steamship Clinton, at $40 P. NJ,
Fraham master. from Indianola and Gal
weston. to c. A. Whitney g. Co. Sailed
Steamship Maryland and bark Ellen Dyer.
Pass A-LOUTRE, January3, 6 p. M.-Wind
west northwest. Arrived-British bark
Eva, Trew master, six days from Santiago
de Cuba, in ballast, to K. G. Musgrove 81
Son. Arrived and sailed for Pensacola
British ship Euxine, Whyte master, thirty
six days from Liverpool, in ballast.
N1CKsBURG, January 3.-Passed down.
Bismarck and John Kyle at p. M. Cool
and clear. River falling.
feet in the channel and rising very
slowly. Moderate drilling rain tonight
Departed-Alice Dean, for New Orleans.
PITTsBCRG, January 3.-Raining hard all
day; cloudy tonight, with good prospect
of more rain. The Monongahela has ten
feet in the channel, but is falling slowly,
ST. LOUIS, January 3.-Arrived-JOhn
F. Tolle, Glencoe, Bee and barges and II.
NJ. Shreve, from New Orleans; Emile La
Barge, from Vicksburg. Departed
Glasgow, tor Vicksburg; Belle St. Louis,
for New Orleans. River falling. Weather
much colder.
LOUISVILLE, January 3.-The river has
fallen three inches, but will be rising again
tomorrow. There is now eight feet
six inches in the canal and six feet six
inches in the chute. Arrived-Mollie
Ebert, from New Orleans. Departed
Mary Houston. for New Orleans. Business
IS lively. Tonnage is largely i'll excess of
freights.
EVANSVILLE, January 3-The weather
has been cloudy all day, and is now growing
rapidly cold. Mercury 3Oo Light rain fell
last night The river has risen forty inches
Passed up-Robert Mitchell; Peytonia and
barges.
CAIRO. January 3.-There has been no ar
rivals. Departed-Tom Jasper for New
Orleans, at P. NJ City of Cairo. for ST.
Louis, at 9 A NJ; NJ J. Wicks, for New Or
leans, at | A. NJ. The weather has turned
cold since noon. The river is stationary.