New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-03-08

tied the watohmau, and then commenced
boring the door of the vault, which task
they Kept up till four O'Clock this morning
without making the least impression on
the door, the same having been lined
with chilled steel, and which could not
be penetrated. The Waterman was tied in the
cellar to q door in such position as to
cause him to choke in case he made any
attempt to free himself. He was first
knocked senseless on the floor with slung
shot in the hands of one of the villains.
Price says the Waterman ia severely IN
iured. and that five dollars will cover the
damage to the vault door.
Probabilities.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Office Chief Signal Officer. (
For the Southern States on the Mississippi dur
ing Sunday. clear weather decided lower te.i.
winds, diminishing in force .
The central aud upper Mississippi will continue
to rise quite rapidly.
River and Marine News.
SOUTHWEST PASS, March l. P. M.-Barometer 30 10.
v ind mort b northeast light. Arrivea-steamship
General Meade, at p. NJ, sampson. master, from
New York; bark Pomona, MAILER masteT tity-
three days from Cette; ship Clydesdale. Jewett,
master. fortyfi days from Liverpool. Sailed
Brig Leatland. banks Parqueta and Rosina Bruno
arrived and sailed for GalvestOn-Ahip Maud, Nc
Donald master. forty eight days from Liverp oo.
PAss-A-L0UTRR. March I. NOon-Wind north
strong, weather clear. Arrived-Ship Charles II.
Southland, kldridge. master. ffty-nine days from
London; ship Bombay, Work, master hftyseVen
days from Liverpool. No departures
vIcKsBUkG. March 7.-Up-Bee Lee at 10 A. NJ;
Frank PArgOud. 10 A. NJ. Selma, I. u. DOWN.
Charles BOdmann at p. NJ. Weather clear and
pleasant River rising.
MkMpHIs March Weather clear and cool.
River rising slowly. Serious fears are entertained
of an overflow. Departed-Meuntan Belle, for st.
Paul. Arlington. for CINCINNATI Maude for New
Orleans; Grand Tower, Tor ST. Louis; Bsnnock City
and Ella, for White river. During the storm last
night at ChicOt City the chlmneys Of the Katie
were blown down; no other damage was done.
CISCISNATI, March 7-River thirty feet six
inches; falling. Departed-Nick LonSworth for
New Oricans
ByAnsvILLx March Trained hard last night;
clear to-day. Growing cold. River has risen one
foot.
LOUISVILLE March THE river has risen one
foot; now stationary; with thirteen feet in the
canal eleven feet in the chute. Weather clear;
very windy Arrved-Louisville. from New On.
leans. Departed louisville, for Cincinnati.
PirTsBURa, March THE river has risen Twelve
feet ten inches. .
ST. Louis, March 7.-Departed-JOhn A. Scudder
and Crescent City for New Orleans; Capitol City.
from Vicksburg, Joe Kinney, from Red River
River is rising rapidly; twelve feet to Cairo.
Weather clear and colo; very high wind all day.
st. Louis. at P. NJ; Exporter. from New Orleans,
at 10; shannon. from New Orleans. at midnight;
John KiIgour. from Cincinnati, at A. NJ; Mary
Alice and Susie Silver flOm New Orleans, at 3; City
of Helena from vicksburg, at H. Departed-Com-
monwealth, for New Orleans, at 10 M; Exporter
for Cincinnati at H. Shannon, for Cincinnati. at l
A. H.; John Kilgour. for New Orleans. at 10; Mary
Alice and Susie at 10; City OF Helena for st.
Louis. at 2 +. NJ. River has risen five inches.
Weat her clear. Mercury $50.