New Orleans Republican., 1873-05-03

| anu Formerly general agent or the Western
Associated Press, died at his residence ir,
| th!s city to-day from the effect Of paralysis.
FircHBIR'i, Mass, May 2-The paper
mili at Crockerville, owned by Croker.
nre to-day. W
LITTLE Rock, MAY 2.-The steamer Edin-
burg, from New Orleans to Little Rock
sunk at Swan Lake, thirty miles beJow Pine
Blum, yesterday. She was loaded with
railroad iron for the Cairo and Finite, r,;I-
road. '"'i
Brown Brewer, colored, was hung at
Sea:cy, "hlte county, to-day, for the mur-
0er OF another negro several months ayo.
MANITowoC. May "A fire broke ont
last night i'll Trueman & Morse's hay press
ing building, spreading to their flour mill.
thence 10 the lumber yard of Cooper &,
Jones'
Au hour later another fire was discovered
on South Eighth street, supposed to have
caught from tho cinders of the other fire.
~ destroyed the building occupied by
N6te n Forest as law office; also LesJ,.
mer's store. Burns hardware store, Karka-
ble's leather store and Macklins drug store.
Total loss about 1000; amount of 1nsur-
ance not stated.
CHIcAGo, May "A very heavy rain
storm, accompanied by thunder and light.
ming, prevailed here from seven O'Clock last.
night until near daylight this morning. An
immense quantity of water fell, and four
hosses in different parts of the city were
struck by lightning and set on fire, but the
damage was slight in all cases.
Weather Report.
WAR DKpAR1Mzs1 }
Ofdce Chief Signal Officer, )
Washington, May ?. 1873. 4:3S P. h.
PROBABILITIES
For the Gulf States, Tennessee and the South
Atlantic states generally cool, clea ring weather
northwesteIy to south westerly winds az a higher
pressure. For the lower Ohio valley occasional
ram ana pa. tiy cloudy and Gle airing weather. with
ed for Norfolk, Baltimore. Cape Nav Savannah
Charleston and Wilmington.
River Intelligence.
Sou1HwEsr Pass, May 2. P. M.-Barometer
2975 Wind west, fresh No arrivals or departures
PAss-AL OuTaK, MAY 2. 3 p. M-Wind west light.
No oarnvals. sailed-sehooner Frank Lucas.
ViCksBrRG, May 2-Weather clear and p easant
River rising. Passed down-KatIe at P. NJ. Up
Belle Belle Lee os sst at A. NJ Thcmeson Dean, st5A NJ
City, at eight last nil hit.
CINCINNATI. May 2--Rver twenty-five feet six
inches and rising. 1t has been raining since
EVANSVILLE, May 2,-Weather cloudy and cool.
Passed up-H. y Turner, at i:3o p n:
st. LOUIS, May 2.-Arrived-Mollie Ebert and
City of Quincy from New Orleans. No departure.
River rising. Raining nearly all day; continues to-
CAIRO, May 2-Arrived-R F. Lee, from Louis
Vile. 2. NJ Commonwealth, fiom st. Louis
midnight; Robert Mitchell, from New Orleans 7
a. Nj Mary +. Poe. from Red river, p. NJ Lady
Lee from New Orleans P. NJ; Kellogg, frrr.. st.
Louis, 4P. NJ; Capitol City, from St. Louis 6P.
NJ; Bismarck, from New Orleans 7 p. NJ De-
parttd-R. +. Lee, for New Orleans, 9 p. NJ Rich
nohd, for New Orleans, Is NJ Mitchell, for
Louisville P NJ, Poe, cor St. Louis, 2 P. Nj. The
liver has risen eighteen inches in the past twenty
for hours. Weather cloudy. Mercury $50.
L0risviLLx May 2.-Tne river has risen seven
inches, and there are now eight feet four inches
in the canal and six feet four inches In the chute.
Raining nearly ali day and tonight.
fITTsBURG May 2.-River seven feet six inches
III the channel and stationary. The MonOng,hela
is reported rising above. Weather cloudy.