New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-07-29

accompanied by Postmaster General Cres'
well, left to-day for Kingston, New York.
RUTLASD. Vermont, July 28.-Major Wal
lace Spear, chief engineer Of the Norfolk
navy yard, died in Ludlow, Vermont, on
Saturday. The funeral takes place to-day.
Sioux CIR, July 28.-Durirg the last
two days grasshOppers have been visible IN
the air but not in large enough numbers to
excite alarm. At this hour countless mil
lions may he seen. Their general tendency
seems southwestward. Grave apprehen-
sions are expressed by those familiar with
their raVages IN other parts OF the country.
The result can not be otherwise than DIS
astrous should the clouds of grasshoppers
now lowering over this vicinity settle here.
Weather Report.
WAR DHPAR-KHST.1
Office Chief sigma! Cticer, (
Washington, July %, 1879 4:35 ?. ny
PROBABILITIES.
On Tuesday for the Gulf States, rising barometer,
southwest aid northwest winds. lower teDpeIa-
ture aud generally Gear weather. except on 'ne
Atlantic cOas; .ocal storms will probaoiy cont ue
For the soC:h Atlantic States, sout hWestel!E
win"s veeI.ng 70 southeast, and generally Cloudy
weather.
winds partly coudy, followed bv clearing weather.
For New Enaiaud and New York, southeast ana
southwest w:Ldt, clearing weather AID hisnei
Edr The ..rper lake region and the Northwest,
north nnG vest wiuds. rising barometer, partly
cloudy and Gearing weather
River Intelligence.
SOUTHWEST Pass. jay q, 6 P. M-Baroneter Ht.5.
" nd sast-soutleasr aud ligh:. Arrlvtd-st.asln-
ron New YGrik, to j. H. LudN .gseD; schooner Ex-
cesior vi1ks, master. eight days from Ruatan,
with fruit to Eaeheca oteTi. No HeP nd
"a rAs ,icbt No arrivals. Sailed-sfip Marcia
Greenleaf. Lark Paramount. and brig Pa9Uete de
Espans. Ar po.o.
90 -0 weather calm. Ar1ived-Ship Mayfower,
Call master ffty.twO DAYS from HavTe il ballast.
to order On jay "a. in latitude 26o 80. los'tlde
sSo .T The Mavt,6wer spoke American brig JOHN
Wesley twelve DAYS from Galveston. bound to New
York. No departures.
P.ss.AL'CUrkH. July &c. 6P M.-Westhef CAIN
No arrivals. Ssiled-Schoorer Mai.
vIcKsBURG, July 29.-Passed dowr-Yazoo at
\: NJ. E smaIek at P. NJ and Bee AID earses , at
3P N. up-N.ck Longworth at A. N. Weather
warm and Gear. River falling
MYMPHl. July 2S.-The river 10 tar steadily.
Weather Gear and pleasant DepaEted-beAe
CIyoIHyA71 July 28.-River ten feet two inches
and falling Heavy showers this morning and
afternoon: weather fair and cooler to;;llsnt:
now seven feet two inches and about stationary.
Heavy rain to-day. Weather Low elosdy and
EVANSVILLE July 2s.-weather cloudy. It fas
rained uta Iiy al day. The river has rallen four
inc'-s in the past tweuty'four hours. down.
CiSno, July 2s-Arrived-city Of yicksburg,
from vicksburg, at P. NJ; Departed-City OF
vckshug, for ST. Louis, 3 P. NJ The Eckert re-
turned from the wreck of the Jennie Howell this
morning and reports her total loss. The river
has fallen three inches in the last twenty.four
hours. Weather clear and pleasant.
ST. LOUIS July 28.-NO arrivals. Departed-Mo-
hawk. for New Orleans. Weather warm, cloudy
and threatening.
LOUISVILLE, July 2S-River falling; tive feet ten
inches the canal and three feet ten inches in
the chute.