New Orleans Republican., 1873-03-11

Of the Missouri river to-day; bat little rise
kbort thousand feet of the wagon road
4,;d,,a across Loupe fork, at Columbus, was
carried away by ice this morning.
First Dispatch.7
SI1sBURY. March 9.--The funeral OF Miss
Shocklev. the victim of the murder of Fri
Sav Iast. took place this morning. Above
1000 people attended. The coroner's jury
rendered a verdict of death at the hands OF
George w. Hall.
The evidence shows that the deceased
left school accompanied by four snail
children About 100 yards from the school
Hall met her, and after a couveI satlon
about a letter, be asked one Of the children
if Miss Shockleys brother, Elijah. youth
of sixteen years, was at school. Receiving
a negative reply, be turned to Amelia, and
said he was going to shoot her. She re
piled: 'Pshaw, George Hall; you can
brighten me-"
Hall then directed the little girl standing
beside Miss ShOckley to get out OF the way
and deliberately raised his gun and fired.
The load took effect jnst under he shoulder
blade and entered the heart. Inc Sl.I eA
claimed "Oh Lord :" and tell.
Isaac S. Adams, the schDOlmaster, being
notified hastened and fonnd the girl 10 the
middle of the road IN the agony OF death
and unable 10 speak. Sha died III
few moments Two hundred dollars re
ward is offered for the arrest OF Hail. ne
is nineteen years old, sallOw compieAiioh
and burly form, has large gray eyes WIN a a
cast in one of them, long straight mar hdu
on a gray mixed fustlan SUIT anu sio"'"
nat. II
The deceased is a daughter OF james IL
Shockley. The murderer is SOD OF fnillp mn
w. Hall. both most respectable famllles,
who are plupged in the deepest g1lef over
this most terrible affair. A man answering
the description of Hall threw hiInsei uh4ef
the train at Kingston station on SATURDAY
night. Parties have started 10 vie" Ihe
body. .o,I
SHTsRuRY. March l0-The body of the
man who threw himself under freight
train on Saturday evening last has been
identified as that of George w. Hall, the
murderer.
Third Dispatch.l
SA1ysPrRy. Md, March l0.-George w.
Hall the murderer of Miss Shockley, pur-
poseiv threw himself under the south, bound
treight tram. between WestOver and Kings
ton stations, on the f. 5. railroad on Satur-
day evening, and was instantly Rllieu'
The body was mangled in such manner
that RECOGNITION was impossible until the
remains were brought to Salisbury by the
10 A. M. train to-day and examined by bis
relatives, who proved without doubv that 1t
was Hall An immense crowd gathered
around the depot on the arrival OF the
train. The body was handed over to his
father and this afternoon buried, and so
ends this horrible tragedy.
Weather Report.
WAR DEPARTMENT
Office Chief Signal Officer, ?
Washington, March 10, 1873, 4:3S p. NJ
PROBABILITIES.
On Tuesday, the area of lowest barometer
will move eastward over the lakes and the
Ohio valley. Southwest winds, cloudy and
threatening weather will prevail from the
Middle States and lover lakes to Tennes-
see. Southerly winds with threatening
weather will prevail in the Gulf States,
Falling barometer, increasing southerly
winds and cloudiness will prevail on the
South Atlantic coast Southeast winds,
veering to southwest, with rising tempera-
sure and cloudy and threatening weather,
will extend over the Middle States by Tues
Gay night. Parity cloudy weather, with
rising temperature, will prevail in New
England Brisk northerly winds will eX-
tend from Missouri to Texas by Tuesday
afternoon.
River Intelligence.
SOUTHWEST PASS, March 10, 6 p. M.-Ba-
rometer 30:l5 Wind south southeast, light,
with fog. No arrivals Sailed-Brig B. FL.
Sturken and schooner Island Belle. On bar,
bound Out-Ship Delharree.
MEMPHIS. March l0.-Weatber clear and
warm. River falling rapidly. Departed
last night-Capitol City, for Vicksburg.
Departed to-day-Clinton, City of Vicks-
burg, Belle Memphis, Belle Shreveport and
Continental, for ST. LOUIS; John Kilgour,
for Cincinnati: Pink Varble, for Arkansas
river, and Bee and barges for New Orleans.
VICKsBURG, March 0.-Down-Alaska,
at nine last night. Down to-day-Mary
Houston, at A. A. UP-John Kyle
p. M; John b. Maude, Z p. NJ :;
Fannie Lewis, p. NJ. River rising
Warm and cloudy.
CINCINNATI, March l0-Arrived-R. w.
Skillinger, from New Orleans River twelve
feet six inches, and falling. Weather pleas
ant during tlfe day; heavy thunder storm
tonight.
EVANSVILLE, March l0.-Weather cloudy
and mild River fallen eight inches within
the last twenty,fOur hours. Passed down
Garrett and barges at A. NJ. A heavy
thunder storm set in at Ell ght o'clock to
night.
CAIRO, March l0-Arrived-Cit of Helena
from st. Louis, at 8 A. NJ; Simpson HOrner,
from Louisville, 8 A. NJ; Robert Mitchell,
from Evansville, o Z. NJ. Departed-Clty OF
of Helena, for Vicksburg, Ii p. NJ; Simpson
Horner, for Vicksburg, II A. NJ; Mitchell,
for New Orleans,7 p. NJ. River falling.
Weather cloudy and warm.
LOUISVILLE, March 10.-The river falling
slowly, six feet in the canal, and four feet
IN the chute. Weather cloudy, mild and
threatening
ST. LOUIS, March -Arrived-Common-
wealth, from New Orleans; Mary Mellon
aid, from Ouachita river. Departed-kel-
!Ogg and barges, for New Orleans. River
rising slowly, with prospects of speedy
swell of two or three feet. The ice has
started on the lower rapids, and is break
ing at various points. Below Illinois it is
also breaking up. Weather warm; heavy
rain this afternoon. with thunder and light
ming.
SHREVEPORT, March l0-Arrived yester-
day-Belle Rowland, Ruby. Seminole and
Huntsville, from Jefferson. No departures.
Arrived to-day-Bannock City, Leo and
Lotus No. 3, from New Orleans. Depart
Sd-Seminole, for New Orleans; May Lowry,
Katie p. Kountz and Bannock City, for
jefferson. Weather showery. The river
has fallen five inches in the last forty
eight hours.
PITTsBURG, March l0-River seven feet
nine inches and swelling slowly. Both
rivers are reported TO be rising slowly
above.