New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-21
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The Sc, 900 received by Mr.. Alcorn is salts
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factOrily accounted for.
There was no session of the United States
Court to-day. The government has sum-
moned one hundred more witnesses from
Meridian to testify in the Meridian riot
case. Seventy-iv witnesses had been pre-
viously summoned and were in attendance
here for the last four weeks. The United
States marshal on Saturday paid over $4,000
witness fees for this term of court.
MEMPHIS, February 20.-The suit of Fred
Breitzman against the st. Louis Packet
Company, for So, 900 damages for false i'm
prisonment and malicious prosecution in
1869, was concluded in the First Circuit
Court to-day by awarding the plaintiff $4,000.
". p. Wynne, young lawyer OF this
city, died suddenly last night of congestion.
SAN FRANCISCO, February 2O.-Freight
via Cape Horn, per ship David Crockett,
arrived, beating freight shipped by the Pa
ciic railroad.
CINCINNATI, February 20.-The cOnven-
ton for improving the Ohio river convened
to-day. with Thomas j. Power, of Pennsyl-
wanna, president.
Weather Report.
WAR DKpARrxxafl
Once Chief Signal Officer,
Washington. February 20. 1872. 1870 P. n. }
SYNOPSIS OF THE PAST TwENTY-FOUR HOURS.
The high barometer which existed Mon
day afternoon throughout the east Atlantic
States and Ohio valley, has extended south
westward. An area of low barometer has
advanced from the Mississippi valley nearly
eastward to Upper Canada. Fresh south
west winds have extended from Illinois to
the st. Lawrence valley, with light snow
and rain, which is now reported from Lake
Erie only. Rising barometer, with north
west winds and clearing weather, pre-
walls from Lake Michigan northward
and westward. Clear weather, with slight
increase Oftemperature, is reported through
out the Atlantic States. Threatening and
rainy weather, with fresh southerly winds,
have extended eastward into Louisiana.
The barometer has fallen decidedly during
the day in Oregon. The rivers have risen
burg, and fallen at Pittsburg and Cincin-
matt.
PROBABILITIES.
An area of low barometer will probably
on Wednesday extend eastward over the
Gulf States, with southerly winds and rainy
weather on the coast, and northeast winds
vecring to southeast with threatening
weather in the south Atlantic States. The
low barometer in Canada move down the
St Lawrence valley, with snow and rain
Easterly winds veer to southwest with
cloudy weather in the Middle States
Wednesday morning, and over New Eng
land during the afternoon, possibly with
light rain. Dangerous winds are not anti
cipated for Tuesday night.
River Intelligence.
SOUTHWEST PASS, February 20, 6 P. M
Barometer 3O:35; wind southeast, fresh. Ar
riyed-American ship Mary E. Riggs, Lang
with general cargo to George A. Fosdick
& Co.; British ship COronet, Kelly master,
fifty nine days from Liverpool. with salt to
order; British bark Unanima, Minta master,
sixty days from Aiiddleborough, England,
with railroad iron to Lowell & Bailey. No
departures.
Crescent City and barges, at eleven last
night. Up-Utah, at twelve last night.
Down to-day-Natchez, at p NJ River
rising. Weather cool and rainy
MEMPHIS, February 20.-Arrived-In-
diana, from Cairo. Departed-Grea Re-
public, for New Orleans; Kate Kinney for
Louisville. River rising slowly. Weather
warm and rainy.
CINCINNATI, February 2O.-Riyer sixteen
feet in the channel, and falling There is
some ice in the river, but it is rotten.
Weather cloudy and mild, with indications
of rain.
PIrrsBURG, February 20.-The weather
is cloudy and very mild. Mononga-
hela five feet six inches in the chanael and
stationary. There is every prospect of the
breaking up of the ice.
EVANSVILLE, February 20.-The weather
is cloudy and mild, with light rain this
evening. The river is rising slowly
Passed down-Concordia for Natchez.
LOUISVILLE, February 20.-The river is
rising, with about eight feet in the canal
and six feet in the chute. Weather cloudy,
with slight rain this evening. The river is
full of soft floating ice. Arrived-H. S.
Turner from New Orleans, Champion from
Red river. Departed-Anna, Armadillo,
Alice Dean, Altoona and Minneola for Gin
einnati. The Warner and barges' leave to-
morrow for New Orleans.
CAIRO, February 2b.-Arrived-Thomp
son Dean, from New Orleans, at A. NJ; {.
b. Church. from Evansville, at 3 A. NJ: Po-
tomac. from New Orleans, at A. NJ. Mary
Houston, from Louisville, at 10 A. M. De.
particle. b. Church, for New Orleans, at
5 A. NJ; Liberty, for New Orleans, at A.
NJ; Potomac, for Cincinnati, at A. NJ:
Alice Dean, for Louisville, at IL A. NJ;
Mary Houston, for New Orleans, at IL A.
M. The river has risen thirteen inches in
the last twenty-fOur hours. Wind north
Mercury 46o Raining since 2. M.
ST.. LOUIS, February 2O.-The river rose,
and then fell again, to-day, indicating a
movement OF ice somewhere. Weather wet
and foggy, but no rain this afternoon. The
Fisher, Bogy and Creveling are still ice
smashing between here and Carondelet, but
there are no advices to this writing that
they got through, nor is there anything def
mite as to the Petrol The gorge can not
last much longer, however, and steamers
are taking freights, and several are an
nounced to leave tomorrow. If they start,
they will lie at the head of the gorge TIL it
breaks up.
The following are the rates of freights to
New Orleans: flour 85c; pork ST IS; whisky
81 %; round freight 45c.