New Orleans Republican., 1873-04-09
mix from a collision with the steamer

men.
| LOUISVILLE, April 8-The upper floor OF
Patterson, Biggs & Co.'s bonded ware
house, at the upper end OF the clt?, gavef
wav this evening beneath the weight OF
whisky, crushing down the second floor,
but stopped at the lower story. 1t Is I'M
| possible to learn the amount OF damage.
| There were five thousand barrels OF whisky
| in the building.
The Library drawing is postponed to
July s.
was so rapid last nlght that large aihounU
of freight on the levee, including gram,
four. sugar, pork, bulk meats, and other
miscellaneous merchandise, was submerged,
| and although a large force OF laborers
has been employed all day endeavoring
to save it, much of it will be lost.
Accounts from the interior of this and
other States cay that all the tributaries Of
the upper rivers are pouring out great vol
| umes of water, and general freshet is
feared, The Illinois river, particularly, is
| exDected to overflow its banks, and people
| living in the bottoms are driving their live
stock to the bluffs and removing portable
| property to places of greater security. At
| Hannibal the Mississippi river rose eleven
feet in twelve hours, and at other points a
similar rise occurred. 1t is feared there
| will be great destruction of property all
MEMPHIS, April 8.-About half-past nine
o'clock this morning heavily laden model
barge, in a sinking condition, which had
| broken loose from some tow, came down,
| striking Brown g. Jones coal fleet, moored
| at the foot of Poplar street, breaking one
empty and four loaded fats loose, nearly
| capsizing the tug n. NJ. Jones, and one coal
| fiat struck the Andy Baum and was then
made fast Another struck the Julia. lying at
the elevator, tearing away the cook house.
This one was also caught; the others were
carried down the river by cargo. The
transfer boat McNutt has gone in pursuit
of a barge marked shippers Line" IL is
believed that some owboat has met with
an accident above. Weather bracing and
cool.
The model barge which came down this
morning belonged to tow of the Falls
Pilot
The officers Of the st. Joseph report her
living above The Hen and Chickens, pump
ing out her remaining barges.
The McNutt has recovered the coal boats
carried away by the barge.
The Falls Pilot with three model barges
laden with provisions, and four coal barges
ran into the bank at the foot of Foglesman
chute last night, sinking her fuel barge and
badly damaging the others. At the last
account she was still pumping to keep them
afloat. The ore which came by her and the
damaged coal fleet were landed at the foot
of Presidents Island. The Julia'S wheel
was too badly damaged to permit her get
ting away to day.
Robert Coleman and John Keel, charged
with the murder of John Hewett, were
again before Judge Ray today. The judge
declared that unless the State introduced
further evidence by noon tomorrow the
prisoner would be discharged.
CHARLEsToN, April S.-Grand prepara
| tons are making fer the gala week in this
| city, opening with the Schuztenfest on the
| twenty first of April, and lasting five days.
1t will be followed by the spring meeting
of the State Agricultural Society and
floral exhibition. On the twenty-ninth
two excursions down the harbor and to the
phosphate works are in contemplation
Tie State railroads will carry excursion
lists at one fare.
SAN FRANCISCO, April S.-The troops are
closing around Captain Jack, who persists
in either remaining in the lava beds or hav.
ing a reservation in that vicinity.
The peace commissioners think that Jack
is frightened.
Weather Report.
WAR DKrAR1sRST
Office Chief Signal officer, ;
Washington, April 8, 1873. i:@5 P. ny
PROBABILITIES.
The storm centre in Ohio will probably
move on Wednesday over the Middle States
to Southern New England. For the South
Atlantic States, on Wednesday, cloudy and
rainy weather. For the Middle States,
easterly winds, increasing to brisk, with
rain. For New England, increasing north
east winds. with threatening and rainy
weather. For the lower lakes, northeast
winds, backing to northwest, with rain or
snow. For the upper lakes, northerly Winds
with cloudy weather. Cautionary signals
continue at Mobile, New Orleans, Milwau-
kee, Chicago. Grand Haven, Detroit, To-
ledo, Cleveland and Buffalo, and are or
dered for Rochester, Oswego, New York,
Baltimore, Cape May, Norfolk, Whining
ton, Charleston and Savannah.
River Intelligence.
SOUTHWEST Pass, April s, P. M-Ba- |
rometer 29:70. Wind west strong. Ar |
rived-Schooner Excelsior, McCann mas
ter, eleven days from Galveston. with six
ty one tors of bones to the Stern Fertiliz-
ing Company. No departures.
SHREVEPORT, April 8 Weather cold and
cloudy; heavy storm last night. The river
has risen three inches in the past twenty
four hours. Arrived-Southwester and
Flirt from New Orleans. Departed-George
G. Wolf for st. Louis and FIirt for Jefferson.
VICKsBURG, April 8.-Passed DOWN..
w. Skillinger at eight O'clock last night.
Passed down to day-H. C. Yaeger at )
Z. NJ, Natchrz at 6 P. NJ, Dexter at z. NJ
Passed up-City of Vicksburg at IL A. NJ.
Weather cool and rainy River rising
MEMPHIS, April S.-Weather cool and
raining. River rising. Arrived - Mary
Boyd, from Little Rock. Departed-DtS-
met, TOle, James Howard and st. Joseph.
for St Louis; City of Augusta and John A.
Wood, with barges, for Louisville; Charles
Bodmann, for New Orleans; Longwortb,
for Cincinnati, aud Mary Forsythe, for
Cairo.
CINCINNATI, April S.-River twenty-nine
feet in the channel, and falling. Weather
cloudy.
LOUISVILLE, April S.-River falling, with
eleven feet four inches in the canal and nine
feet four inches in the chute. Weather
,ool and raining.
CAIRO, April S.-Arrived-Great Repub-
lie, from St. Louis, 10 p. NJ; Shannon, from
New Orleans, II A. NJ. Departed-Mary
Houston, for Louisville, 8 p NJ; Henry
Ames. for New Orleans, A. NJ; Kellogg,
or New Orleans, 10 A. NJ; Common
wealth, for New Orleans, noon; Shannon,
or Shreveport, p. NJ. The river has risen
thirteen inches in the past twenty four
hours. Rdined all day. Weather cloudy
md cool
ST. LOUIS, April S.-No arrivals or depar-
ures. River rising three inches per hour
The rise since Saturday ist nearly ten feet
Ali the upper streams are high and rising,
md destructive floods are looked for. 1t
las been raining all day, but tonight there
5 prospect Of a cessation and clearing
Weather.
PITTsBURG, April S-River seventeen feet
wO inches n the channel and falling
low!yo Weather clear and warm.
MARKETS.
Domestic Markets.