New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-03-05

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Gold Discoveries Excitement on the
ncrease-Tpper Mississippi OPEN
| Portland EleciiOn-Fire in PhiiadeI.
phia-Jayne's Block Destroyed.
, WILMINGTON. n. c., March Andrew J
Jones, late president OF the Western Rail
road Company, charged with havin made
| fraudulent use of the bonds of the COM
! pany, was tried before the Circuit Court Of
! Moore county last week. convicted. and
sentenced to pay fine of $4,000. aud one
years imprisonment in the peniteEtiary.
He takes an appeal to the Supreme Court
NORFOLK, March 4-The barge A. b.
! Hill. loaded with lime, and having on board
| Captain w. IL. Peasants, of Portsmouth:
John Bromhy. of Currituck, and Robert
! Jones, negro, Of Norfolk. is supposed TO
| have sunk near New Point, Chesapeake
| Bay, Saturday morning. The tug Lane had
| the barge in tow, hut the violence of the
gale compelled them 10 cut loose and make
| a harbOr. The Lane a1terward returned.
F.! but could not lind the barge.
| ALBANY. n. Y. March 4.-The Assembly
| committe have agreed to report in favor OF
| the repeal OF the Erie directors classified
; ton act
| SIOUX CITY. Iowa. March" 1.-THE excite
ment over recent gold discoveries is On the
| increase.
| Major F. ID. Pease, agent for the Grow
Indians in Northwestern Dakota. arrived
| here to-day, ard says the reports are far
below the real facts IN the case. He brings
several rich specimens. and SAYS that the
tribe over which he has charge have long
known the exact location of rich deposits
of gold, and have repeatedly killed white
| men who attempted to penetrate the coun-
try for the purpose of exploring it.
HARTFORD. CT. March Mrs A. c.
Dowks was arrested here to day, charged
with firing the Sigourney House.
PORTLAND. Ne. March i.-This city re-
elects Republican mayor The towns
heard from show lite change from last
years vote.
LOUISVILLE, March Mrs. Bramette
wife of Ex-Governor Bramlette, died i'll this
city this evening, after an illness OF four
months.
Fort MADISON. Iowa. March 1.-The Mis-
sjssippi river at this point was opened yes
teriay for navigation.
PHILADELPHIA, March DIR. Javnc's
granite building on Chestnut street, below
Third, was discovered to be on fire III the
rear on Carter street shortly after nine
o'clock. and the flames soon spread from
the third to the eighth story. The immense
height of the building renders fire engines
almost useless in reaching the upper stories.
ii 2. M.-The fire on the sixth ti"or of
Jaynes building eXtinguisled. The Chest
nut street front is entirely dark. Shannon 5
tea store. adjoining Jayne's drug store, was
Hooded with water, and his stock OF tea ami
coffee ruined
Midnight-The flames a!e belchiDg from
the sixth story OF Jayne's building, on
Chestnut street. There is 10 prospect OF
saving this splendid block from total de
structon. The seventh and eighth stories.
however, show 10 signs Of fire. There We're
On the premises a stationary ire-engine and
reservoirs of water on the roof. which
checked, but did not subdue the flames.
Weather Report.
WAR DxPAHTssr4
once Chief Signal Otticer
Washington. March 4, 1877, 7:3n P. d
SYNOPSIS OF THE PAST TWENTY -FOUR HOURS.
The low barometer which. on Sunday
evening, was over upper Michigan, has
moved enthusiastically, and is now Lowest
over Vermont and New Hampshire. aid
northward into Canada. The area of
cloudy weather, with occasional light SNOW,
from eastern Lake Superior TO the Ohio
valley. extended during the night eastward
over the Middle States, the latter becoming
very general along the lower lakes region,
and from Ohio 70 New York sand during the
day over the New England States. south
easterly winds from the western Gull States
TO westerly over the south Atlantic have
prevailed. with clear and pleasant wea hcr
and rising temperature.
Rising barometer. falling temperature,
northerly and northwestelly winds and
clearing weather very generally extended
during the night from the Northwest and
Lake Superior to Illinois and Michigan, and
during to-day to kentucky, the Middle and
Atlantic States, and New York. Brisk
northerly winds have extended from Lake
Michigan to the lower lakes. increasing
occasionally to high. The barometer has
continued falling on the Pacific coast, with
heavy ram at Portland, Oregon, and now
threatening at San Francisco. The rivers
have risen at Vicksburg ana Nashville, and
fallen at Plttsburg.
PROBABILITIES.
Rising barometer, d decided fail in the
temperature. nOrthwestcrly to r0rtheIlJ
winds and clear weather extend turlng to-
night from the upper lakes to southeast
ward, and east 10 the Atlantic. the
winds along the middle and east Atlantic
coasts Increasing to very brisk and probably
high northwrsterly. The pressure dilnin
lshes somewhat during tonight and on
Tuesday throughout the Mississippi valley,
and westward with southerlv to easterN
winds, and probably increased cloudiness.
dangerous winds are not anticipated for the
Cult and Atlantic coasts this evening, ex-
cept very brisk and possibly high north
westerly from Cape Hatteras to Maine.
River InLeiIiGence.
SOUTHWEST PASS. March 4, 7 P. M
Barometer 1910. Wind southwest; fresh. |
Arrived, at GAO P. M.-Steamship Juniata, ]