New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-07-08
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friends are jubilant. GoVerno.
opposed the reinstatement OF Ooi'in"'
Steamboat Explosion.

friends are iubilant. Governor
opposed the reinstatement OF ooi''n"'
Steamboat Explosion
ST. LOUIS, July The steamer D0, wbs ~,
,Js fferson, running in Ossge lN nv ias,
about three miles from Jenersoan "a ,o,ai
nigh' H;bbard. captain. and Stew.
ard n;lot. and John T. Kelly, passenger,
80. soaided bus it is not known now
h MeaH Two colored deck hands are MISS
ing. Supposed to be dro"neu
Crors in Northern Texas.
.arices from Northern Texas say the
aro verv fine in that section, and
travel to tina, State is very neavy.
s,epbeus Declines a Reelection.
,rcrsr,. Ga, July I'm response to a
Ietter from number Ut citizens ALEXANDER
" Stephens has announced bis determIna-
tion not to be candidate TOR reelection 10
f,or aress ON account of falling health. If
he does not improve during the summer ne
will resign his seat in the present Congress
in time for his unexpired term to be hled
Of the same time that an election shall be
held for a member 10 represent his distfict
in the next Congress.
Mr.. Stephens is so feeble from an attack
of rheumatism as not to be aeie 10 pe out Vi
doors but twice in Elk W eKs'
General Clusters Expedition.
ST pArL. July Ga courier from General
Custer's expedition, telegraphIng from Dis
mark, reports the command twenty mics
ont on the fourth, at noon. Inc Weather
was exceedingly hot. Five s0idiers ana
one teamster have been sunSruck.
Killed by a Falling Tree.
MEMPHIS, July Friday afternoon Mr.
Rockholdt, a worthy planter residing near
Mount Zion, in this county, While returning
home with wagon load of provisions, was
instantly killed by tree falling upon him.
Broke His Neck in a Well.
FL Bowie, formerly of this city but re-
Gently merchant at Beebe, WI lte county,
Arkansas, while drawing water from pup
lie well at that place Saturda! lost his 1901
ing and falling into the well broke LIS
neck.
Reputation.
The Appeals Paris. Tennessee, special
SAYS Colonel J. L. Hawkins, exmember OF
Congress from that district, in speech at
Paris yesterday advocated the reputation
of the national and State debt.
Barbor improvements at Corpus Christi.
CORPUS CHRISTI, July The efforts of
the last eighteen years to deepen the chan
mel from the Gulf to Corpus Christi bay
have at last proved successful, and steam.
ers OF the Morgan line are now arriving
regularly at our wharves, h'inging, and
carving away full cargoes. Vessels draw
ing ten feet have no difficulty.
The contractors for constructing the Cor
pus Christi and Rio Grande riilroad from
here to Laredo arrived today, and work
will be commenced Immediately.
Burned.
CINCINNATI. July The planing mill of
Retz g. Bush, at Fort Wayne. Indiana,
OF
insurance.
Railroad Depot Burned.
Fort WAYNE, Ind, July TIE Michigan
Central railroad depot and freight house at
Grand Rapids, Michigan, were totally de-
the contents. Loss $l2, 900 to $4,000. 1t is
supposed the fire originated from 5he sparks
of locomotive.
Hydr0ph0bia.
man named Evans, living il Warsaw,
Indiana, bitten by mad dog tendays ago,
exhibited symptoms of bydropho,ia yester-
day and is now given Up by the physicians.
Probabilities.
WAR DEnRrxKsr,)
Office Chief Signal Officer, )
Washington, July :, 1874. lbs P. N. }
For the South Atlantic and Gulf Stats clear or
fair weather, easterly or southerly winds, con-
tinued high temperature and stationary or rising
barometer
River and Marine News.
SOUTHWEST PASS, July !, s P. M.-Baroneter $780,
Wind east, fresh. No arrivals. Sailed-SchOoner
3. B. Locke.
PAssA.LOurRE, July :, 6 P. M.-wind ast.south-
east light. No arrivals. Saiied-Brig \. W. Nor.
wood.
vICKsBuRG, July Passed up-Capitl City at
5P. NJ. Dowp-JOhn A. Scudder at P. NJ River
fell eight inches in the last twenty for hours
Weather warm and clear
MEMPHIS, July 7-Weather clear merury 95o.
River fell one inch. Departed-Mary boyd. for
Arkansas river; Julia, for Vicksburg; Cherokee,
for Cincinnati; West Wind, for New Orleans.
PIrTsBURG, July 7.-River fourteen in,hes and
falling. Very heavy WIND and rain Storm this
evening
CINCINNATI, July River four feet ten inches
and falling. Weather clear and hot.
ST. Louis July 7.-Arrived-City of yrksburg,
from Vicksburg; Mollie Moore and John Klle from
New Orleans. River falling. Weather Gear and
hot.
CAIRO, July 7.-Arrived-John Kyle, FINN New
Orleans. at A. NJ. Departed-Kyle, for st. Louis
att ga. NJ. River twelve feet six inches md fail.
ing slowly. Weather clear and hot.
LOUISVILLE, July 7.-River falling slowly, four
feet in the canal, two feet in the chute. Weather
very hot. Arrived-Charles Bodmann andbarges
from New Orleane.
EVANSVILLE, July Weather clear and vsry hot
The river has fallen four inches.