New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-07-27

tion being considered satisfactory, General
JOvellar is about to return to Madrid.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Fire in Vicksburg.
VICKsBURS, July 20 "A fire at haif-past
| seven this morning, on Levee street. near
Compress, destroyed one twc-stOry brick
| and two one-story frame houses, the prop
erty OF Louis Peters. Loss about $4,000;
partly insured. The heat was 40 intense
several hremen tainted.
JEFF Thompson ON Hand.
General JET Thompson. superintendent
OF LoulsIana ievees, is here to-day He re-
ports no dagger Of overflow on the Lou.
lsiana side The Mississippi side, above
NIcksburg, is precarious, but work is pro-
gresslng, and no serious damage is antici.
pated.
The River Rising.
MEMPHIS. July 26-COntrary to all ex
pectations the river Ia again swelling trnm
local rains, and has risen tour inches dur
ing the past twenty four hours, but the fall
OF foot at Cairo precludes the idea of
much more OF a rise at this point.
In. Council Bend and Walnut Bend, on
the Arkansas side, some forty or fifty miles
below, some damage has been done OF DR..
Peters plantation by the caving IN of some
o"OACy oCACc, UtCt5slLdLluR u r6mOVAl OF
his residence and ginhouse.
The following plantations also suffered
some slight damages: Yates, jesse Griders,
j. Nj. Williamson, Feri Rogers, Ben Du-
payro, DR.. Monney. Gentry and Ellis. The
latter three near Fort Penney, opposite
Friar's Point, have suffered considerably
from q crevasse in tho Oid Town Ievee
Many others would have sustained serious
damage but for the prompt action OF the
proprletOrs in building ievees.
Foreisu Bondi.olders.
CHICAGO, July 26.-Jndgs Blodgett has
given decision protecting foreign holder
Uf railroad bonds IA caiust lessee.
Failed.
WHEELING, July 26-Sweeney, McClaney
4 Co, glass manufacturers, failed fer
$l5O.00O. They employ 800 hands.
Death Of the Editor Of the Galveston
News.
GALVESTON, July 90 Willard Richard
son, founder and editor in chief of the
Galveston Neus died this morning.
Reducing Rni'rond Fares.
Sr. LOUIS, July 26.-Tte cutting down of
passenger fare by tho St. Louis and South
eastern railroad betweelD here and Nash
vile, Tennessee, few weeks ago, in opposi-
tiOn to the Iron Mountain road and its
Southern connections, has been extended
The former road announce they will carry
passengers from Nashville to Louisville Tor
one-third fare aud freight at correspond
ingl, low rates. The route will be via the
st. Louis and Southern to Ncrtonyille.
thence ny Louisville and Paducah to Louis.
vile. The opposition was brought ahout
by the Louisville and Nashville road re-
tusiDg the st. Louis and Southeastern
tickets to Montgomery and other points
South.
Drowncd.
Pass A-LOUTRE, July ga son of Can
tain Lumherd, OF tho towboat Wicaoo
about seven years old, while playing on the
wharf at this station yesterday evening.
fell overheard, ana before assistance could
be rendered was drowned. All Efforts to
recover his body have so far been unsuo-
cessful.
Fast Fruit Cars.
CINCINNATI, July 20 Owing to the fail
ure OF the fruit crops in this section, the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad has put on
fast fruit cars.
Responsibility Of Carriers.
KINGSTON, Ont. July % Judge Bur-
rows gave decision tO-day in the case uf
Mckee vs.. the Grand Trunk hallway Com
pany, holding that the latter -i- respop-
sibie for loss in Canada on IT rough bill
were in charge OF The Railway. The steam
ship line was responsible for delivery at
destination, their responsibility not ending
with the shipment on the cars.
Unhappy Accident.
PHILADELPHIA, July 26.-Vi,l;.m RI.
COun, who accidentally shot ami killed hi,
wife yesterday, was TO-DAY committed for
trial by tbs co. Oner, although IT.. jury do
clded That the shooting was accidental
Base Ball.
Chicagcs S Philadelphias L.
Financial Trouble.
HALIFAX, N. s., Ju]y o. The old estab-
lisbed mercantile house OF George p. wi,ch-
ell e. Sons is in a.fnancial difficulty, owing
to misapprOpriatiOn Of their property by
Montreal merchant. The liabilities Of the
firm are stated at $3.50 900, tho loss in Mon
treal being $4,000
Murdered at a sunday School Picnic.
BALTIMORE, July GA special from
Glen Rock, n station on the Northern Cen
tral railway, four miles from Wis citv. SAVE
the dead body OF william Ison, aged
twenty one years, 70, merly from Baltmore,
was found in the woods near that place
yesterday morning, where u sunday sel.oof
picnic had been held tho day previous and
which he attended. His death was eal.ef
by a stab 10 the left breast near the heard.
A jury OF inquest was summoned.
Probabilities,
WAR DHPARr~axg,,
Office Chief signa Otiicer,
Washington, July 26 1875 4:3o P. ~
In the South Atlantic and Gnlf States
slight changes il barometer and temper.
ature. south west to southeast winds. Cor
tinued warm, clear Or partly cloudy weather
will prevail, with occasional rains in the
Western Gull States.
River and Marine News,
SOUTHWEST Pass, July 26, 6 p. M.-Ba -
rOmeter 29;oo. W,nd east southeast, light,
No arrivals or departures.
PAss-A LOUTRE,. July 26, 6 P M.-Wind
east-soutLaast, light. Weather clear. Ar
rived-Steamship Margaret, ut $40 A. M.
Baker, master. from Havana via the Flor
ida ports, to l. G. Roberts. Arrived outside.
to anchOr-trench bark Chevreuil, G.otaip
Richie, from Tabasco, for orders No de-
partures. The steamship Alabama and
bark st. GeDeyieve are inside, bound ont
The bark Cornelia is on the bar, bound ia.
VIcKsBUHG, July 26.-Passed up-.John
A. Scudder, at 7. NJ, and Illinois, at 5 p.
M. Down-Katie, at 5 A. III Arrived
City OF Helena, at P. H. Weather warm
and clear. River rose four inches: thirty
seven teet eight inches above low water
mark, and still rising.
MEMPHIS, July 26-The river roee four
inches. Weather cloudy and snltry. A.
riyed-Ruth. from New Orlegns, Uepar4.
ed-Belle Memphis. Bee snd barges tor 81
Louis, and Julia for Vieksburg.
CINCIsNATI. July 26-River thirty .seyeu
feet four inches and falling. Weather fai.
shower tonight.
PrrTsBURG. July 26-.River six feet six
CAIRO, Jaly 2s.-ArrivedNCitv ~ y;oLa
burg, from Vicksburg. 10 A, M. lam,
Howard, from st. Louis, II A. M. Depart.
6d-Clty OF .iekSburp for Sr I,n;, II