New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-08-20

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pest ton years on the country, which va
1c1bEEed. An adjournment to tomorro'
then took place.
The Break 1. the Erie Canal.
SCHENECTADY, August 1.-THE break il
the Erie Canal is four miles wide, and on
hundred feet of the tOwpsth and one Gu
vert washed out. 1t will take three to nv
days for repairA
The Crop Prospects,.
CINCINNATI, August l9.-The Price ca,
rent has reports from $50 points in nesrl.
- many counties, and gives the following
summary:
Wheai-The reports indicate in Ohio AND
Indiana full average acreage; yield some
what short; large Losses by rain and qualit,
very inferior. IllinOis-Cr0p below an aver
age; condition largely bad; quality inferior
I0wa-Acresge about as usual; generally
harvested in good condition; some damage
by blight and other causes; yield large 10
MANY places: crop not Q full average; quail
ity inferior. Considerably shOrI
aud materially Damaged. Kentucky-Yield
up to average amount, but largely and
badly damsged. M.chigsn-Fsir crops
OaS-Large devastation and damage in
Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana and Illinois, and
portions of Missouri, while the acreage was
increased. and Michigan, Wisconsin and
Iowa show large production.
Corm-Largely increased acreage and
very promising outside of portions of the
Ohio Valley, and if the crop natures north
usual. Cattle and hogs generally in better
condition than year ago; and in many sec
tons are feeding on the damaged grain.
P0tatocs-PrOmise an unusually large
crop throughout nearly all these sections.
A Brother Kicked to Death.
Three brothers, named William, Thomas
and Nicholas Moran. 4narreled in the Filth
street horse market this afternoon, resulting
In the former being knocked down and lit
orally kicked to death by the others. The
origin of the quarrel is said to be of long
standing. William. by superior business
tact, had succeeded in acquiring consider
able property from his brothers, which had
aroused their hatred. The survivors were
arrested.
4 Cow On the Track.
WHEELING, August l9.-The fast line
train westward bound on the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad ran over COW thirty-seven
ing the engine and four cars. The fireman
was instantly killed, and the engineer badly
Injured. None others hurt. The postal car
10 total wreck. The mail was saved with
cut much injury. Trains delayed some six
hours by the accident.
Probabilities.
War DEPARTMENT.
Office Chief Signal Officer. ,
Washington, August 10, 1875, 40 p. n.
For the South Atlantic and Eastern Gulf
States, clear " fair weather and stationary
or falling temperature, with light winds
from tie north and west. slowly rising ba-
Fometer and possibly light rains near the
coast. For the Western Gulf States areas
OF rain and rising temperature, with east |
erly to southerly winds, and falling ba- |
The Ohio river will continue to fall at all |
stations. The Mississippi will fall at Csiro |
and Memphis, and rise very slowly 1t Vicks- |
burg and Helena.
Special River Report.
The Mississippi has fallen one isch at St.. |
Louis, twenty five inches at Cairo, and |
three inches at New Orleans. 1t has re-
NAMED stationary, but is reported falling |
Ct Memphis, and stationary but rising at
Vicksburg and Helena.
River and Marine News.
SOUTHWEST PASS, August l9, 9 A. M
The bar was sounded in and out this morn
ing BY the towbOat Ocean, with two bar
pilots on board Fred Gersdorff and Thomas
Craig). Two hundred casts Of the lead |,
brought the following result: Fourteen and
> half and fifteen feet for about $50 feet
from the outer stake up: then nothing less
than sixteen and half feet all the way up !
to deep water. Captain Elwell, of the
dredgeboat McAlesrer, expects to get out
to-day. She is about one length and half
tr m being out.
1880 A. M.-Tbe dredge boat McAlester
has dug herself ont over the bar.
2. M.--She has been at work since 1890
3. n. ON the bar dredging inward. The Rio
Srande and Ocean will assist the United |
states steamer Canandaigua, on the bar, TO-
morrow, and they will probably succeed in
ge''ing her to sea in the morning. Wind
lef beast, light. No arrivals or departures.
!. slde bound out: United States steamer
hip OberOn, steamship St. Louis. Outside
,Ound in: steamship New Orleans, ship
fairy E. Riggs.
PAss-A-L'OUr August 10, 6 P. MI
Wind northeast, light. No arrivals or de- !.
afturee. Inside bound ont: ship INLAND. |
VIcKsBURo, August l9.-Up-City of Hell.
ne. et p. M. Weather clear and pleas
MEMPHIS, August 19.-The river fell half 7
n inch. Weather clear. Mercury 7So. :
lepsrted-Chester, for St. Louis, Juiis, for !,
icksburg: Charles Morgan, for New Or !.
'ant; John A. Woods and j. w. Mills, for =
tits burg.
CINCINNATI. August l9-River fourteen I
'et and falling. WeAther cloudy and q
,0l
81. LOUIS, August l9-Arrived- of 9,
lton, from New Orleans. Departed-St. !.
enevieve, for Vicksburg. River fallen ..
ne inch. Weather fair and cool. u
CAIRO, August l9.-Arrived - City of =,
icksburg. from Vicksburg, at IL A. M; =,
,hn b. Maude, from st. Louis. at noon. I
Morgan, for New Or 9
ans, at nine O'Clock last night; City of -
lcksburg. for St. Louis, at noon. River ..ee
irty seven feet seven inches, fallen twenty u
70 inches In twenty four hours. Weather q
ear. Mercury, 76o. y
EVANSVILLE, August l9.-River seven u
en- feet and nine.tenths of an inch and ~
ling fast Weather cloudy and raining @
the evening; now clear and cool. "
PITTsBURG, August l9.-River four feet
d rising slowly. Weather clear. u
LOUISVILLE. August l9.-River falling:
ven feet six inches in the canal. Weather 81 81
oudy and cool. tr
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