New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-21

E!res In IOwa-Freshet in AIaryianf-peo-
pie Leaving their Houses-SenatOrial
Pools sold in GeOrgia-Freshet in Penn
syIvania-GeneraI Lees Birthday %
Fight With the NIcdOc fndinns-Ten
HOur's Fight with Captain Jack-Our
losses EOrty-St. Louis Industrial Ex.
position Notwithstanding ox in BOs.
sOn-Death of n Memphis Lawyer.
CHICAGO, January 20.-A fire at Oska-
..oaa. Iowa. last night, destroyed large
portion of the business part of town. in.
ssiuding the Masonic Hall and Dixon .
Glsck. two of the finest buildings in the
:owD. Total loss estimated at $4,000.
DTT1aWA. Iowa, January GA fire
.Jroke out about one O'Clock yesterday at.
iern.on in the third story OF W. II. JOr.
dams clothing store, on Union block. and
spreading rapidly, soon destroyed the en-.
tire block and adjoining buildings OF Hug
gins & Simpson. The losses will amount TO
Sl50,0C0; fully insured.
The principal losers are Eaton & Arthur.
furniture: w. A. Jordan, druggist j. Ii.
Merrill 4 Co. grocers; Eagan Il Harper.
hardware; w. II. Jordan, clothing: Robert
Higgins. unoccupied building.
During the progress of the fire Henry
Miller %as killed. and seyega! other. in.
cured
Rock RUN, Nd, via Port Deposit. Jan.
Uarv pa temporary telegraph office has
been established here, the operator having
been forced to abandon his office in Por,
Deposit, in consequence of the flood. The
platform in front of the office was carried
away by water soon after he left. He was
forced to take 70 the hills So az TO reach
.his point. he people of Pc 2 Deposit
were leaNing their houses, and many had to
De re moved in boats. Loss of life is feared
ATLANTA, January 2O.-Senatoriai pools
were sold to-nighto General John b. Cor
81 on is the favOrte at three to one. Stephens
next and Hill last.
PHILADELPHIA, january .0.~-The gorge
IN the Schuylkill. below Manchunk, con
sInues, and the water is flooding all the
mills and houses in the lower part of Man
chunk. 1t is feared that when the ice
breaks away it will damage the waterworks
at Paramount and cut off a portion of the
water supply of Philadelphia.
SAVANNAH, January 20.-General Robert
h. Lees birthday was celebrated with great
eclat The first parade of military since
the war took place. The First Georgia
Volunteers, eighth battalion, Cheatham
Artillery battery and the Georgia Hussars
paraded in uniform. General Wade Hamp-
Con delivered an address. The day was
generally observed as a holiday, and re-
sembled the fourth of July before the war.
SAN FRANCISCO, January pa dispatch
from Eureka to-day says that a message has
y
quarters of General Wheaton commanding
the troops in the action against the Medoc
Indians. A severe battle was fought last
Friday by the troops under the command of
General Wheaton, consisting of go regu-
lars, two companies of foreign volunteers
and twenty-five rihemen of California under
the command of Captain Fairchild, making
sltOgether about 400 men. The battle took
place near the east shore of Tule lake.
Captain BERNARD on Thursday went
around the north end of the lake TO the
east side and to the east of Captain Jack
position. He was to advance against Cap
tain Jack from the east end and General
Wheaton from the southwest the forces
from the latter TO be under cover of the fire
gf howtzers. On Thursday night such
dense fog enveloped the country they could
not see forty yards. The two forces were
about twelve miles apart, though to com.
municate with each other it was necessary
SO go 8 much greater distance.
Friday Captain Bernard opened against |
Captain Jack. who had about 200 warriors