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

| concealed among the rocks along a line o
| two miles in length. General Wheaton
heard the firing, and had no alternative bu
| 10 move to the aid of Captain Bernard
| without the fire of the howitzers. lh'
! troops fought an unseen foe from eigh
o'clock in the morning ill dark, under ;
| terrific fire, during which scarcely an In
| dian was seen. The loss to the troops wa
| forty killed and wounded. Modocs' los
unknown.
The troops were finally obliged to retrea
to their camps Captain Demands forces
bore the brunt of the battle, and suffered
| terribly. All the cavalry fought on 1901
| Among the killed were Frank 1rlmDle ano
| G. II. Brown, of Oregon. u: W; hoOerti
was mOrtally wounded, Captain Percy o.
the regulars, seriously. and Lieutenant hyie
| slightly wounded. The movement IS cameo
a forced reconnaissance of Captain Jack {
The leaders say they think about l0Ut
men will be required to dislodge him from
| the lava beds. The troops for the present
will only try TO prevent the Medocs lron'
| raidjng on the settlement, and walt lot re-
| Inducements.
| here have formed a St. Louis Industrial Tx
position Association, with view OF bring
| mo the merits of st. Louis before the world
| Capital stock 81 10000
| WAsuNGTON January 20.-The small
pox in Boston and vicinity Is creating
| grave apprehensIons. 1hree thousand
| cases are reported, ana more deaths tnan
| from all other causes. Victims are buried
| at night.
BosToN, January Gothic Board OF
Health urges the necessity of vaccination,
and requests prompt Information of new
cases and the cooperation of citizens gene
rally in carrying out proper sanitary meas
ures for the extinction of smallpox.
MEMPHIS, January 20.-Major Ed. A.
Beecher, one Of the most talented lawyers
of Memphis, died this morning. The courts
will all adjourn tomorrow in respect to Ills
memory.
HARRIsBURG. Pa, January 20.-fn The
Senate tonight Cameron, Wallace and II.
z. Wright were nominated for United
States Senator's. In the House Cameron.
Wright, Randall and Phillips.
Weather Report.
WAR DEPARTMENT :
Office Chief Signal Officer
Washington, January 20, 1915. 43S P. u.
PROBABILITIES.
For New England, falling barometer,
rising temperature, fresh to brisk south
easterly to southwesterly winds, cloudy
weather and rain, except possibly, light
snow for the northern portion For the
Middle States, falling barometer, rising
temperature fresh to brisk sOutheasterly to
southwesterly winds, cloudy weather and
rain. For the South Atlantic and Gulf
States, southeIly to westerly winds, rising
temperature, cloudy weather and rain, the
former veerng westerly to northwesterly
over the Western Gulf States, with falling
temperature and clearing weather. From
Arkansas to Lakes Michigan and Superior.
Minnesota and Dakota, rising barometer,
falling temperature, fresh to brisk and pos
sibly high westerly to northerly winds and
clearing weather, accom- panied by areas Of
light snow, and these conditions gradually
extend eastward to Michigan. Ohio. kens
lucky and Tennessee.
River 1nteilisences
SOUTHWEST Pass. January 20, p. M
Barometer 1880. Wind southeast, light.
ter, six days from Havana, in ballast to
PUG Brothers, Scholarship Naturs and
bark Emily
MEMPHIS. January 90 Weather cloudy:
moderatng. River declining. Arrived
Idlewild, from Evansville Departed~City
OF Chester, for st. Louis.
VICKsBURG, January 20.--Down 80 Ash
land, p NJ; Minneola, p. NJ; MEX Long.
worth, 10 p. M. Up-Commonwealth, :
p. NJ: City Of Quincy, 5 P. No Riveg ris.
ing Weather cold and clear.
CINcINNATI, January i2O.-River twenty
even feet in the channel and rising rapidly.
Raining. Mercury 4Vo at. p. NJ.
PITTsBURG, January 20.-Riyer ten feet
six inches in the channel. and falling.
Weather cloudy: light snow. Mercury 393.
The coal fleet has not departed owing to
floating ice from the Allegheny.
LOUISVILLE. January .O-The river has
risen six inches in the past twentyfouE
hours. and is still swelling. with seven feet
ten inches in the canal. Weather cloudy
and moderating. Light rain this evening.
Mercury 4.'. There is considerable ice
still in the river. The BOdmann and Church
are working through the ice at the head of
She canal, and expect to leave for Gin
cinnati tonight. The Bismarck left Tor
New Orleans this morning.
EVANSVILLE. January 20.-Heavv snow
last night. moderated and melting to-day.
The river ha. fallen ten inches. Down-K
W. SkiiIinger at A. NJ. The Shannon is
re ady 70 leave tonight.
CAIRO. Janury 20.-Arrivei-- James D.
Parker. from Cincinnati, at p. NJ. Ma de-
partures. The ice is heavy in both ilvoIs.
Many steamers are preparing to leave for
st. Louis to- morrow, if the present mild
weather continues. The river has risen
seven inches in the past twenty-touV hours.
Weather cloudy and warm.
81. LOUIS, January 40.-Rfver about sta
Weather cloudy and warm with
rain at intervals. Navigation south re.
opened. Several boats are receiving for
lOyer ports. among them the Julia, Rich.
n0nd and Great Republic for New Orleans.
and the St. Luke for Ouchita river. There
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