New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-07

ISCEL1ANE oOS.
Mrs. Wharton's Trial for PoisOninE-In-
veutor Dead-Snow storm In Wisconsin
and Kansas-IIeaYiest Ever KNOWN
After the Diamond Swlndlers-Heavy
Rain at Boston-Engagement Between
Pawnee and sioux Indians-Damage by
Ice in the OhiO-Town Destroyed by
Fire-Ten Million Bushels Coal Com
Arkansas Politics.
AsNApoLIs, January 6.-Mrs. Wharton
who Aas arraigned to-day for an attempt
20 poison Vanness, was attended by her
daughter Nellie and other friends. who sup
ported her during the trial for the murder
Of General Ketchum.
BALTIMORE, January 6.-GeOrge Page,
well known engineer and inventor, is dead.
SAN Francisco, January 6.-The Cham
Der of Commerce is thronged with intiuen-
e tial citizens protesting against the cosslon
of Goat Island to the Central Pacific rail-
road.
ST. LOUIS, January 6.-The snow storm
over q large portion of this State and
Kansas on Saturday and Sunday WAS the
heaviest ever known. All the ferries are
running.
SAN Francisco, January 6-Detective
Iseese, of this city, has gone East for the
purpose of arresting Arnold and others con-
nected with the diamond swindle.
g. Y Marks and Jasper Farrell. harbor
commissioners, for alleged participation in
extensive harbor frauds. Marks and his
son have been indicted by the grand jnry,
but have not yet been arrested.
George Thistle, accused of libeliDg Laura
d. Fair, surrendered to the authorities to-
day.
BosToN, January Ga heavy rain, with
q strong northeasterly wind, commenced
here this afternoon and continues to night.
The streets are flooded and the sidewalks
are slippery with ice.
OMAHA, January ga hunting party of
Pawnee and Sioux Indians are said to have
had severe fight within the last few days
on Republican river. south OF the North
Platte, Nebraska, in which several Sionx
chiefs were killed. Troops are reported to
have started from North Platte to preserve
the peace and protect settlers.
CNCISNATI, January 6.-Advices from up
ehe river convey the intelligence that the
river is full of heavy shore ice. which il do
Ing much damage. 1t is estimated that one
hundred crafts. consisting OF ski4s. RATS
and empty coal barges have hOated past the
landing to day.
The town of Carlisle, Kentucky, was
nearly destroyed by fire Saturday night
The fire broke out in the Masonic block.
PirrsBURG, January 6.-River eleven
feet strong and falling slowly. Weather
cloudy; mercury $50. The ice has broken
at Oil City, and the Allegheny is putting
out large quantities OF heavy ice. No boats
have vet departed on account Of the ice.
The amount of coal in barges is estimated
at 5000, 900 to l0, 900 900 bushels, and should
the weather be favorable it is thought most
OF it will get out on the present rise.
LITTLE Rock, January 6--Both houses
of the General Assembly convened ut noon
ts-day and organized. Senator Clayton,
brother of United States Senator Clayton,
, was made president pro tom. of the Senate,
and G. W. Tankersly, Speaker of the House.
The Republican caucus nominees OF both
houses were elected throughout.
Both houses met in joint convention this
evening and canvassed the votes for Gov
ernor and declared Elisha Baxter elected
Governor He was sworn in and delivered
a short inaugural, very cOnversative in tone,
which was we'll received by all parties.
The Reform State Cow, ntion adjourned,
sane die, this evening after adopting resolu-
tons against the Inauguration OF MIR. Brooks
at this time.
Arguments in the Harrison HOdley inau-
guration case commenced before Judge
Caldwell to-day, and will be continued to-
morrow.
Joseph Brooks, who claims TO be elected
Governor has filed similar bill to that OF
Judge Harrison, before Judge Caldwell.
Weather Report.
TIL
oGioe Chief Signal Officer, }
Washington January E, 1873, 45S P. b.
PROBABILITIES.
For New England, westerly winds, gen.
orally backing to sOutherly, and clear
weather, but increasing cloudiness on Tues
day night; for the Middle States, southeast
erly to southwesterly winds and increasing
eloudiness, with probably light snow over
the lower lake region; for the south Allan
Il. nd
generally clear weather and rising tempera-
ture; from Tennessee TO Lake Erie and the
upper lakes, southeasterly to south westerly
winds and rising temperature, with gener-
ally cloudy weather, and with light snow
over the lake region; for the Northwest,
winds veering to westerly aud northwest
erly, and rising barometer, and extend east-
ward on Tuesday afternoon and night over
the upper lake region and to the lower Ohio
valley.
River Intelligence.
SOUTHWEST PASS, January 6, 6 2. M
Barometer 5000. Wind northeast,
blowing light. Arriyed-At 1880 A. NJ,
Spanish steamship Francol. Tarteguiz
master, from Havana, to Puigs Brothers.
No departures.
MEMPHIS, January 6.-Weather clear,
river falling. Arrived-Joe Kinney, from
Cairo The Bodmann and Bee and barges
passed up; the Continental passed down.
NIChsBJEG. VI dSStu utWu-
Belle Lee, p. NJ; City of Quincy 10 p. NJ.
ono boats up to-day. River rising. Weather
cool and clear.
CINCINNATI, January 6.-Weather clear
and calm. River twenty-si feet six inches
in the channel and rising.
EVANSVILLE, January 6.-Weather clear
this evening. Mercury 80. River station
ary and full of floating ice
CAIRO. January 6-Arrived-Mary Alice
from New Orleans at ten last night;
Glencoe from New Orleans at , a NJ; Bel
fast from New Orleans at A. NJ; IL. S.
Turner from New Orleans at s A. NJ. De
parted-Warner for New Orleans at 3 A. NJ.
The river has risen one foot in the past
twenty-four hours. Mercury 30o.
dispatch from Paducah reports heavy
ice passing there this morning, indicating a
break of the main gorge about the mouth
of Cumberland river.
LOUISVILLE. January 6.-The river has
risen twelve inches in the past twenty-four
hours, and is still rising rapidly. There is
now eight feet four inches in the canal.
Eight or ten feet expected on the falls by
this rice Weather cloudy and modersting