New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-09-10

A False Report.

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MISCELLANEOUS.
False Report.
JEFFERSON, September 9.-The report of
yellow fever here is false. There have been
no cases, and no danger is unprecedented.
The Yellow Fever in shreveport.
LITTLE ROCK, September "a private
dispatch from Shreveport reports two hun
dred and sixty-tour cases OF yellow fever
there.
Death OF Noted Steamboatman.
MEMPHIS. September 9.-The flags on the
steamers in port are at half-lnast to-day, in
respect to the memory of Captain John T.
Shirley, the veteran commander, who died
at his residence, in Promenade street, this
morning, of a congestive chill. He was
native Of Louisville, and the builder Of the
famous Confederate ram Arkansas and
several Others
A Strike in Charleston.
CHARLESTON, September 9.-Some ex-
element was caused here to-day by a band
of negro strikers who visited the principal
mills in the city and by threats of violence
forced the hands to strike for s. 30 per day.
The employees de clining to pay at this rate,
the mills have been closed and nearly 1000
laborers are thrown out of employmena
Sudden Deaths.
ATLANTA, Georgia, September 9.-Thomas
L. Buzby dropped dead yesterday of heart
disease on McDonough street, and Willis
Paine dropped dead this morning on Peters
street.
Improved Order ofRed Men.
WILMINGTON, Del, September 9.-The
Great Council of the Improved Order ef
Red Men is in session here. There is
large Attendance, including the following
chiefs: Joseph p. Riley, of Virginia, Great
Inchohonee; Charles Belts, of Ohio, Senior
Sycamore; William f. Mescham, Junior
Sycamore; Paxon Coates, eff Ohio, Great |
Prophet; Joshua Mario, of Delaware, Chief |
of Records; William Benson, of Maryland, |
Great Keeper of the Wampum.
Most Remarkable Game OF Billiards on
Record.
CHICAGO, September 9.-Tke most re- |
markable game of billiards en- record was
played at Kingsbury Hotel tonight between
George SlOsson and John Bessunger, beth
of this city. The game was four ball
game en- q earem table, 2eQ9 points up,
stake $3.50 eide, ana was won by Slesson
in one hour and fifty minutes by the fol-
lowing extraordinary score:
Sosson-e, 800, GO, 4a4, Q, 70. 53i, as, Is,
6, 1862, AZ, 81, l65, %; total-200l.
Bessunger-3o, los, o, 81: 0, o.o,a. o,as.
9, 3; total-2l6.
Tbs winners average was l4e 1914.
Yale College Exploring Expedition.
l
Marsh, Of the Yale College exploring expe-
ditOn. win remain here come days, and
will then 10 to Oregon. His explorations
in Wyoming TerTitory have been exceed
ingly snecessfal.
The Canadian Credit NIobilier buvestiga.
ton.
OTTAWA, September 9.-The royal COM
mission to-day examined Manager Dakors,
of the Montreal telegraph limo, elicitins that
I, Of An ANA Inf kn-
tween Allan and MCMILLAN, or between
the government and Allan, relative to the
Pacific railway. Ex-Mayor Coursall, Of
Montreal testified similarly.
Sheriff Leblanc, Of Montreal. testified
that he knew nothing relative to the charges
of the Merehants' Bank Of Montreal, Of
which Allan is president and likewise that
he knew nothing Of the Pacific railway az |
fairs or of Mcmillan or Of the election.
Mormon Immigrants in Paris.
PARIS, September "A party Of Mormon
immigrants, just arrived here on their way to
America, have been notified by the project
of police that if they hold their religious
exercises in public they will be expelled
from the city. |!
The British Queen. |,
LONDON, September e.-Iti is reported that
the Queen soon goes to Homburg a cele-
brated watering place near Frankfort.
Probabilities.
WAR DEPARTMENT
Office Chief Signal Officer, J |
Washington, September y, 1873, 4:S p NJ.
For New England. Wednesday the pressure |
viii diminish, with fresh easteHiy to southerlT |
Winds, increasing clondiness, rising tempeasare'
For the Middle States, east6rly 70 southerlr
winds, rising Temperature with generally cloudy
westher, light rain and fresh 20 brisk winds from
Virginia to southeastern New York.
For the South Atlantic States, fresh and brisk |
nnrfh at1u fnIc " Av
weather and rain
For the Gulf States east of the Mississippi, gentle
to fresh winds from the east and southeast, higher
temperature and generally cloudy weather. with {
For Tennessee and the Ohio valley tre.h south 6
east to southwest winds, rising temperature and
generally cloudy weather with rain aress:
veering to southeast and southwest, rising tenn
perat and increasing eloudiness with light rain
during the afternoon or evening
rain areas tho winds shifting to westerly aud
northwestorl!. With clearing weather +
River Intelligence.
SOUTHWEST Pass September 9, 8 P. M-Barem-
st@r $50 Wind cast.northeast. strong. No ar :
rivals Sailed-Steamship laaoo.
rAssA.LourKs, September ., M-Wind sast
northeast fresh. Weather cloudy. There are fndca
tions Of blow. Notwithstanding avaca, At "a.
NJ. Ceokser master, from Cedar Keys to Post L \
mastsr from Havana and hey West, to CA. Whit
hey & Go. Saiisd-EArk Lincoln and s,sr Fried /
,v.ck.sune septembsr a.nswnnBar Able. a.
10 last pight. Up today-Mary Miller. at A. NJ: =
and Exporter, at p. II. Weather pleasant and
MENrus, September a--woather clear and pleas ,
ant. River declining Arrived-John Kyle. from 4
ST. Louis peparte6-Enma Elliott and Mary Alice | )
and barges, for St Louis Ii. s Turner, for CfneSn
hatl Henry Ames aud C. B. Church. for New Or a
leans.
CINCINNATI. September s-River seven feet SIX | q
inches and IA Ting. Weather clear and cool. oil
PlrTsBvKG. September e-Riyer two feet seven |
inches ana falling Weather cl6Ar and cool.
LOUISVILLE, September s-Rver falling with !
four feet two inches ip the canal and tive feet |
two inches IA tho pass down tho chute. Weather q
cloudy and warm.
EVANSVILLE September s.-weather Qlear aud q
pleasant The river has fallen seven isehes :
CAIRO September s.-Arrived-J. B. Maude from b Z
New Orleans. at ) P. NJ. p,pArted-y Maude -
for ST. Louis at =. II. River risen one ipch a
Weather cl0Sdy. Mercury 2o. Py
Sr Louis. September 9-Arrived-Belie Shrere-
port from Red river City of Helena, from vichs- q
burg. DeDartcd-Mary Alice. for New Orleans; a
Julia for vicksbuf.. River failing. Weather clear
and warm. Al
MARKETS. A
Domestic Marzers. r.
NEW YaKK, September g. Evening. -Costen closed
quiet hui fra; sales to-day 1870 bales midahng