New Orleans Republican., 1873-08-08

senger tram South to the Little Missouri
river on the Cairo and Fulton railroad
went down to-day. The Little Missouri ls
twenty seven miles below Arkadelphia and
ninety two below Little Rock. Track lay
ing is progressing rapidly at the rate OF
mile and a half per day and 1t ls the inten-
tion of the workmen 20 reach fulton IN
twenty days.
Mee,iaR of the National Educational AS
sociation.
ELMlRA, n. T., August THE meeting
of the National Education Association this
morning was very largely attended. NJ. A
Newell. superintendent of schools of Mary
land. spoke in regard to the school system
of that State, describing it fully and show
ing the admirable state of affairs there. He
was followed and sustained by DR.. Van
Bokkellin. of New York.
Base Bail.
BALTIMORE, August I'm the game Of
base ball to-day between the Baltimore and
Philadelphia clubs, the former scored FIVE
runs and the latter four. The Baltimores
earned two runs.
Weather Report.
WAR DEPARTMENT
OfHce Chief Signal officer, :
washington, August :. 1873. ABS ?. NJ
PROBABILITIES.
roE NOItnWeBl, UlmlntSQlDS pressure. SOutli-
east winds. with warm and increasing cloudy
weather.
For the upper lake region and Indiana, north
westerly TO mort heasterly winds, veering to south
eastery, cloudy al he and LEGAL rains extending
to the lower Ohio valley.
For the lower lakes and thence to West Virginia.
southwester!y and northvesterly winds cooler
and cloudy weather and light local rains
For New England. southwest rly winds, warm
cloudy weather siOnal rains.
For the Middle Atlantic States. southwestery
asd westerly winds low barometer, warm and
partly cloudy weather With occasional rlins.
For the South Atlantic and Eastern Gu1 States
falling barometer, southeasterly winds rising
temp-ratare. cloudy weather and rains near the
coast.
For the Western Gulf States, southeast wiDds
high temperature and generally clear weather.
Reports arc missing from the extreme North.
west.
River Intelligence.
SOUTHWEST Pass August :, 6 P. M-Barometer
2965 Wind east southeast. fresh. No arrivals.
Saied-S:eamship San Antonio
Pass A-LOUrRR, August I, P. NJ Wind east,
fresh. ArriveA-Steamshu Margaret, Baker mas
ter, at twelve O'clOch this morning, from Cedar
Keys, to L. K Roberts. Sasd-Ship Caledonia.
s7o. River fell one inch. Arrived-John r. Moore
and c. H Durfee from New Orlesns Frank Nor
gan, from Jefferson. Observation-Disclosures, for
New Orleans; Huntsve and ROYAL George, for
Jefferson. There is ten feet rise reported at
Dooleys ferry, upper Red river. The Moore reports
six feet at Coushatta bar.
VICXsBrKa August 7.-Down-Gencoe P. NJ
Up-Capitol City, P. NJ. Weather warm and
% MEsrHis. ga August 7.-weather clear. pleasant,
River falling steadily. Arrived-Clarksville from
Pine Bluff Departed-City of Chester for st. Louis
C. B. Church for New Orleans.
CINCINNATI. August 7.-kiver twelve feet and
rising. Weather fair. warm and cloudy; threaten
ing tonight.
PIrrsBUKG, August THE river is five Ret and
falling. Weather cloudy and hot; threatening
CAIRO, August 7.-Arrived-C0oraco, from vicks-
burg, at to night. Derarted-Julia. for vicks-
burg, last night; Colorado for st. Louis. at TO-
night. River fallen five inches. Weather clear
and pleasant
EVANSVILLE. August 7.-Weather clear; mercury
74o to 86o. River risen four inches. Passed up-H
s. Turner at ii A NJ. DOwn-Shannon. at aP. II.
ST. LouIs. August NO arrivals Departed
Pauline Carroll, for New Orleans; City OF Helena,
for vicksburg River falling, With seven and q
half feet to Cairo. Weather clear and warmer.
LOUIsvlLLR, August River falling slowly, with
five feet six inches in the cana! and three feet
six inc, in tha clauta