New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-12-03
MISCELLANEOUS.
Completion of the Mississippi Central
Railroad to the Ohio River.

JACKSON, Tenn, Dece mber 2.-The com
pletion of the Mississippi Central railroad
extension from jackson, Tennessee, to the
Ohio river is this day announced. This
gives to New Orleans-by the New Orleans
Jackson and Great Northern and the Mis-
sissippi Central railroads, known as the
great jackson route, connecting immedi
ately with the Illinois Central railroad al
CairO-the shortest and most direct route
to st. Louis, Chicago and the entire North
west.
1t is the first North and South trunk line
in the Union, making continuous line OF
rail from the gulf to the great lakes and
beyond-two thousand miles in length
over which freight and passengers can be
carried without changing cars or breaking
bulk.
The extension which forms this connec
tion link-ll0 miles in length-was begun
about twelve months ago, and, despite. the
recent panic and consequent money disor
ders, has been pursued uninterruptedly to
this early completion through the energy
and administrative capacity of Colonel
McComb, the president Of the line Of South
ern roads entering into this route.
The Cicalla Case.
MEMPHIS, December 2-Jadge Holsey
having heard the argument in the case OF
ex-actlng Mayor Cicaila, will render de.
cision IL few days.
The Burgett Murder.
w. A. COmstOck, arrested here last night,
charged with numbering Peter Burgett,
some ten days since, was to-day sent to Jail
without bail, to await a reguisition from
the Governor of Arkansas; but the Helena
papers say that Frank Smith, now in Ken
tucky, states he killed Burgett in self-de-
Tense, and will shortly return and stand his
trial.
Railroad Accident.
A western bound freight train on the
Memphis and Charleston railroad was
thrown from the track by a broken rail
near Moscow last night. One brakesman
was killed and several cars destroyed.
Mike McCoole Held for Murder,
ST. LOUIS, December mike Nc Coole is
held in $4,000 bail to answer charge Of
murder in the second degree.
The Election in Mobile.
MOBILE, December 2.-In the municipal
election to-day the entire Democratic ticket
is supposed to be elected by 200 or 300 ma
jOrity. Last year the Republicans carried
the city by 2000 majority out of a voting
population of 1000.
Lottery.
LOUISVILLE, December 2.-The drawing
Of the lottery for the benefit OF the public
library of Kentucky, announced for to-
morrow, has been postponed until March 81.
Probabilities.
WAR DEPARTMENT
Office Chief Signal Officer
washington, December Q, 1873. 4:35 p N.
For the Northwest, variable to fresh and brisk
northwestery winds, with partly cloudy and cold
weather and probably light snow.
For the lake region, easterly to southerly winds,
with cloudy weather and rain.
For the Ohio valley and thence southwark to
the gulf, light to fresh sOutheasterly to south.
westerly winds, cloudy weather and light rains
followed by less cloudy weather on Wednesday
For the South Atlantic States, less pressure
rising temperature, with increasing cloudiness and
posi- bly, light rain in South Carolina and Georgia.
For New England and the Middle states con
tnued cloudy and threatening weather, with light
rain and snow in the former and rain in the latter
The pressure will diminish, with slightly rising
the winds gradually veering to
easterly and southerly on the east and middle At
lantic coasts.
After the tenth instant the display of cautionary
hals Will be suspended at the lake ports for the
winter.
River and Marine News.
, SOUTHWEST Pass, December 2, 6 P. NJ Barometer
5ooo WIND southeast, strong. Arrived-Spanish
Farjo & Co.; Spanish bark Constanea Carran,
master, eleven days from Santiago de Cuba. in bal
last. to PUG & Co steamship Bahiana, Griffths,
Tampico and Brazos Santiago, to Meeker Knox &
Schultz; steamship YazOo at p NJ, Barrett mas.
ter, from Philadelphia via Havana to Z. A. Yorke.
Sailed-Steamship Jam aican and ship Tabor.
VICKsBURG, December r2-Down-Mountan Belle
nine last night. Down to-day-Charles Bodmaun'
A. NJ; PargOud, 10 A. NJ. and Natchez P. MI
Up-Kate Kinney, A. NJ; Texas Bell A. NJ. In
diana, A. NJ; Belle Yazoo, p. u. Up last night
Seminole, p ~ Weather cloudy and cool. The
river has risen two feet one Inch in the last
twenty four hours. 0 "'
, MEMPHIS December 2-Cloudy and damp weather
Rivsr q % rising steadily Departed-City Of Augusta.
Ior whlte rlver K. W. Dugan, for Arkansas river
Louis. ''
Captain Dugan thinks it will be impossible to
sase tne Alaska should the present rise continue
CIHclNNArI, December 2.-Rver twenty.tree feet
md falling. Weather cloudy and warm
inches and stationary.
nvANsvIlLR. December Z Weather cloudy
mild and threatening. River stationary.
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