New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-04-17
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nv The gas from stOve.
~ ERIDIAN, Miss, April l6.-An earth
quake occurred here at 2:30 A. M. 1t lasted
haIf q minute, cracked plastering and
broke some glass; no other damage The
shocks passed from northeast to southwest
taking in York, Alabama, and Enterprise.
Mississippi.
CHARIoTrE,. N. c., April l6.-The Dis
Patch of this city will to morrow contain
rage in South Carolina: ''The latter part
of last week squad Of federal cavalry
shot and killed poor cOuntryman by the
name of Paris, while fishing in a boat on
Broad river, in York district. The so'dlets
allege that they shot only to terrI1y nin:
The squad was under the command OF
Lieutenant Benners."
BALTIMORE, April l6.-The supreme
Lodge of the knights OF rythias nau q
streets Of this city to-day with banners,
hands of music, and about 800 in line with
drawn swords at a carry. After the pro-
-cessiOn the lodge met in council. A num-
her of delegates were presen: IRON the
District of Columbia, Virginia, and other
States.
Associate OustiCc ho"iCy AOtuAAOu souny
from the East.
II is said to be the intention, to adjourn
the Mormon conference from week to week
until Brigham Young shall be released.
The new Gentle paper. the Daily Eye-
ming Express, will be issued on the first OF
May.
The snow is rapidly melting in the mining
districts, and It seems to be the general i'm.
preston we have seen the last OF winter.
ol,l
anxiOusly awaiting the decision in the
BALTIMORE, April l6.-Reverdy johnson
has had NO consultation with the President
regarding the Alabama claims.
Weather Report.
WAR DEPAkrxABr,i
ONCE Chief Signal Officer,
Warrington. April B 1877. 4:a5 =. ny
Probabilities.
Clear and pleasant weather will general
1y prevail over the New England, Middle
and South Atlantic States on Wednesday.
and the brick and high nOrthwesteriy winds
will diminish in force during tonight The
barometer will continue falling from Lakes
Superior and Michigan to the Lower Mis-
souri, valley, with increased clOudlness and
easterly to sOutherly winds during tonight,
which will extend over the Middle and
Southern States on Wednesday. Threaten
from Tennessee nOrthward and westward.
Dangerous winds are not anticipated.
River lntelllGence.
SOUTHWEST PASS, April 16, 6 P. M
Barometer 80 Wind northeast, light. Ar
riyed-Bark Annie Terry, Libby, master,
sixty-6ve days from Cardiff, Wales, with
1893 bars of railroad iron to order; steam
shin w. G. Hewes, at 1:30 p. NJ, Haw-
-thorne, master, from Indianola via Calves
ton, consigned to c. A. Whitney & Co.
Sailed-Ship Matura-
northeast, light. No arrivals. Saled-Ship'
Canova.
VICKsBURG, April 16.-Passed down
Dexter att A. NJ; j. N. Kellogg and barges,
with Atlantic in tow, at P. NJ: Natchez at ]
6 p. NJ. Passed up-Crescent City and
barges at seven last Tight. Passed up to-
day-Great Republic at II NJ; City Of Vicks-
burg at 6 p. M. Weather warm and clear.
The river has risen twenty-five inches in the
last twenty-four hours.
CINCINNATI, April l6-Weather clear and
cool. River forty feet in the channel and
falling. Departed-Alice Dean. for New
Orleans.
PIrrsBuRG, April l6.-Weather clear
eight feet one inch and fall
ing slowly. Stationary at Brownsville. The
Allegheny is falling at Oil City.
EVANSVILLE, ApIll l6.-Weather CLOUDY
and cool. River stationary: Passed up
Nick Longworth at l:30 P. NJ, and Mary !
Houston at 3 Business active.
LOUISVILLE, April 16 - River falling |
slowly, with nineteen feet six inches in the |
canal, and seventeen feet six inches in |
the chute.
The Louisville did not leave the foot Of |
of the falls last night, on account Of the |
high wind; she left for New Orleans this |
ST. LOUIS, April 16.-Arrived-M. J.
Wicks and Pauline Carroll, from New Or |
leans; City Of Helena, from Vicksburg. |
Silver and City Of Cairo, |
for New Orleans; Glasgow, for Red river; |
Julia, for Vicksburg. River falling slowly. |
Weather cloudy and cool.
CAIRO, April l6-Arrived-City of Helena,
from Vicksburg, at 10 p. N; Exporter, from
Pittsburg, at A. NJ; Belle Lee, from New
Orleans, at 6 A. NJ; Jennie Howell, from |
New Orleans, at A. NJ; Belfast, from St. |
Louis at P. NJ. Departed-Thompson
Dean, for New Orleans, at 9 P. NJ; Helena, |
for st. Louis, at midnight; Exporter, for
New Orleans, at z A. NJ; Belle Lee, for
st. Louis, at A. NJ; Jennie Howell, for St. |
Louis, at 9 A. NJ. The river has risen four
inches. Weather cloudy. Mercury $50.