New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-03-17
IooNTneuED FROM Ynsr PAoE.J
Chamber, asking government aid for the
Texas and Pacific railroad.

Apprehensiens Of a Freshet.
AUGUSTA, March l6.-Heavy and contin-
nous rain for twenty four hours. The rlver
is rising twelve inches an hour. Some ap-
prehension of freshet is entertained.
The Imprisoned Editor Ont ON Bail.
CIScrNNATI March I6.-John K. Mclean.
managing editor of the Enquirer, who was
committed to jail for contempt, was re-
leased late last night on bail.
Autopsy Of Senator Summers Body.
BosToN, March l6.-An autopsy OF the
hody of Senator Sumner was made this
morning, and the report written out as fol-
lows:
The cerOnary artery, IN q considerable
norton of it's length was so much Ossified
that it's calibre was diminished. At least
one-half of the right coronary artery was
slightly atherOmatous and considerably en-
larged. The cavities of the heart were di-
lated, especially the lower third of the left
yentrice The walls of the ventricle were
generally thinner than usual, especially
at point about an inch and a half from the
apex, over space of two thirds of an inch
in diameter. In the vicinity of this were
several small clots of blood, some of which
had probably formed before death. Nothing
abr Ormal was found in the brain OF other
organs. Signed: j. b. S. jackson. c. Ellis,
X H. Pits In presence of Henry 9. Clarke,
ID. L. SOLtlUk, Al1Ttu IlltCuCOChs LIZ IL "a
Beach, Joseph T. johnson and &. +. Brown
Sequard.
DIR. Brown-Sequard says no traces OF The
assault committed by Brooks were dlscov-
cred in the brain.
Business Suspended and Schools Closed.
There is a very general suspension Of
business to-day, including the closing OF all
public schools, out of respect to the mem
Ory of Sumner, whose funeral takes place
this afternoon.
Action Of the Louisville Board of Trade.
LOUISVILLE, March 1.-THE Board of
Trade to-day adopted resolution asking
Congress to extend aid to the Texas Pacific
railway
Wilmington H0n0rs sumner.
WILMINGTON, n. c., March LITTLE me-
Sumner, were quite imposing, considering
the inclemency of the weather. The pro-
cessiOn was composed mostly of cOlOred
people, including two military companies
and several benevolent organizations. 1t
proceeded to St. Stephens Church, where
the customary eulogies were pronounced,
and the services then closed.
Death Of an Army Quartermaster.
JEFFERsoNvILLE, Ind, March l6.-COl-
onel H. C. Ransom, Of United States Quar-
termaster Department, at New Orleans,
died here at 7:20 tonight.
Probabilities.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Office Chief signal Officer, ;
Washington, March 16, 1874, %35 P. NJ.
FOR the Middle States, the lake regions, aad |
thence south to the gulf generally cloudy weather
slight changes Of temperature.
The Mississippi river will rise slightly at vicks-
burg and New Orleans.
The display Of cantionary sig nails will be resumed |
at the lake stations on April !.
River and Marine News.
DouszwEsr PASS, March l6. P. M.-Wind south
and rainy Arrved-Bark Carmen Esbret, mas.
ter fourteen days from Santiago de Cuba; schooner
Excelsior, Nielsen. master from Ruatan. Sailed
Steamers Carondelet and George Washington.
PAss.A-L'OrrRE, March It, s p. M.-WiId south
southwest, fresh. Weather foggy, with thunder
lightning and rain. Arrived-American bark Wild |
Hunter, Howard, master, sixty days from Havre;
Norwegian bark Preciosa, Jacobson master, fifty |
three DAYS from Portland, England Saied-Steam-
HENpHls, March l6-River is still stationary.
Wealth.. J clearing pegartediIrJohn Kyle for ST.
river; ST. Genevieve, for vicksburg.
VICKsBuRG, March l6-Up-Bee and Barges at 3 |
?. NJ: Doxn-Pauiine Carroll At $ ?. n. Heavy
rains for the past two days River rising, with |
orty one feet nine inches above low water mark.
CAIRO March l6.-Anived-Rob Mitchell from
burg at p NJ. Departed Kitchen for Louisville vile
It A. NJ; Capitol City for ST. Louis at 7P. NJ.
siveI has fallen seven inches. Weather cloudy
ST. LoUis March 16.-No arrivals. Departed
lady Lee for Red river. River falling slowly. |
Weather cloudy and damp all day. Rain tonight.
CINCINNATI, March l6.-River twenty feet six |
inches and falling Weather cloudy.
PITTsBuRG, March l6.-River five feet eight inches
md about stationary.
LOUISVILLE, March 16>-Rver falling; now nine
net eight inches in the canal and feet eight
pches in the chute. Drizzling rain. |
EVANSVILLE, March 16.-Drizzllng rain Mercury |
30 to 500 River fallen eighteen inches. Up
Indiana at half past inc last night. Down-Sher-
,ck at p. NJ.