New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-08-07

Of two steamships sailing for Europe almost
simultaneously attracted large crowd 10
Christian street wharf this mOrning-the
American line steamer AbbO stsfOrd, 1Or
Liverpool, and the Red Star steamer Vader-
land. for Antwerp. The cargOes include
one hundred thousand bushels OF wheat
and corn and three thousand barrels OF
-four.
Guarding Sbe Doomed Man.
BALTIMORE. August 6.-Ernest Smith,
negro, aged twenty-five. will he hanged TO-
morrow at Easton. Talbot county, on the
Eastern Shore of Maryland, for rape com
mitted on white girl some time last spring.
At the time Of his arrest there were threats
of lyDching Smith Some time atterwaro
negro named Benson was arrested, charged
with assaulting u " bite woman, with intent
to commit rape. Benson is also confined
in Eastnn Jail. en- the eighteenth OF July
George Wheeler and George Kinds, negroes,
murdered Mrs Mailman in Talbot county,
and thew are also confined in the Easton
Jail. At the time of Wheeler's arrest he
would have been lynched but for his at
tempt to commit suicide by cutting MS
throat, and being supposed that ne would
| die from the wound inflicted by himself.
On account of these crimes by negroes
| fierce indignation has been excited among
| the whites; and it having been rep
resented to the Governor that at the eXecu-
| ton of Smith tomorrow an attempt would
| probably be made Ito lynch Benson. Wheeler
| and Kinds, two companies of the Sixth
| Regiment. under Colonel Clarence Peters,
| mum herring about leo men. left here tonight
| for Easton to preserve order in case of any
| attempted lynching.
TrOttinG 1T Montreal.
MONTREAL, August 6.-The fifteen mile
| trotting race at Decker Park. between
Quebec Boy and Girda. was won by rhe
latter in forty seven minutes and twenty
seconds.
Probabilities.
WAR DEPARTMENT.
Office Chief Signal Oficer. ,
Washington August g. 1874. %:35 p. n.
For the South Atlantic and Gulf states, lower
barometer, higher Temperature southeast 10 south
winds, and partly cloudy weather
River and Marine News.
SOUTHWEST Pass, August 6, P. M.-Barometer
1850 Wind east, light. Arrivea-Schoener Laura
Lewis. from Tuxpar; steamship Carondelet, at
230 A. NJ, McCreery, MASTER from New York. TO
bank, master at $40 p NJ. from Philadelphia, to
z. A. Yorke L Co. saed-Steamshp City of
PAssA-LOurKK, August 6. p. M.-Wind east,
fresh. AIrved-Bark virgen &c los Moves, from
Havana in ballast; bark Adeline c. Adams, from
vicKsBUKe. August 6.-Passed up-Jua, At 9 P.
N. No boats down to-day. River falling slowly
Weather warm and clear.
MEMPHIS, August 6-Rver rose two inches
Departed-City of Helena and Chester for st.
Louis; Glencoe for New Orleans.
CINClNNATI, August 6.-River eleven feet six
inches and rising Weather partly cloudy and
warm.
PITTsBuRG. August 6.-River three feet and fall.
ing Weather clear and cool
LOUISVILLE, August 6.-River falling slowly;
seven feet In the canal Weather clear and pleas
ant.
EVANSVILLE, August 6.-Heavy rain this morning.
River stationary, with ten feet to Cairo.
CAIRO. August 6.-Arrived-St. Genevieve from
St. Louis, at P. NJ. John TOlle from New Or.
leans. Departed-St. Genevieve, fer vicksburg. at
P. NJ; 1oe, for ST. Louis at P NJ. River
twelve feet nine inche and rising. Weather clear.
Mercury $40.
ST LOUIS, August 6.-No arrivals. Departed
Belle of Shreveport, for New Orleans. River fall.
ing. Weather clear and very warm. Heavy rain
last night and indications OF another storm to.
night.