New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-08-17
Wreck Of the Rio Rrarn.


ORANGE, Texas, August l6-The United
States steamer Rio Bravo, en- route from
New Orleans to the Rio GraDde, was struck
ny heavy southerly gale, fifteen miles off
Sabine Light on the night of the thirteenth
instant and driven ashore ten miles east
ot SABINE Light No lives lost. EVERYTHING
was saved except the vessel, which is badly
wrecked, out may be saved if the weather
abates.
Steamboat Explosion.
KNOXVILLE, August l6.-The steamer
Hugh Martin exploded her boiler at Wash
ington landing, on Tennessee river. Satur
day afternoon, causing the complete wreck
OF the boat Captain Jake Fritts, one OF
the passengers, an engineer from the Gin.
clnnatl Southern Railroad, name unknown.
boy and man standing on the bank.
were killed. Henson, pilot, and Hood
mate, badly hurt. Henry Fritts, clerk, was
badly hurt. Several deck hands and deck
passengers are hurt. The Martin was a
light stern:wheel boat, built for the nassen-
ger and freight trade between here and
Chattanooga.
The Election In the Indian Territory.
EuFAULA, ]. T., August 1.-THE election
OF Charles Thompson, who ran against
Koss, is asserted by Thompson friends, by
500 majority.
international Labor Troubles.
BOSTON,. August l6.-Seri0us trouble ia
threatened at Danvers, owing to iealOnsv
between Irish and Italian laborers nnon thS
new insane hospital. About sixtv Italians
made raid this morning on an Irish board
ing house, damaging the interior considera-
oiy and driving the occupants away.
Sale Of Railroad.
CHICAGO, August l6.-The Rockford.
ROCK Island and st. Louis railroad was
onl al
Judge DrummOnd, Of the United States
Circuit Court, upon foreclosure of mort
gage. II. Osterbere, of Germany, who rem
resents German bondholding interests. bid
$l,32V,ooO and took possession of the road.
Tho River-Fears Of q Cut.sff Above
Memphis.
MEMPHIS, August l6.-The river has de-
clined one-fOurth Of an inch, and hv To-
morrow it is thought steady decline will
set IN: Water is running across the neck of
Devils Elbow, thirty miles above here, and
some fear exists that it will cut through.
and thus shorten the river some twenty
nve miles. and cause sudden rise in this
vicinity, but those who are well informed
do not believe the cut off will be formed
during the present rise.
Failed.
Day, Kealhofer & Co., grocery and com.
mission merchants, made assignment To.
day. The liabilities are pivan a. s9f oG0
and assets at Ss6 600 w. s-''oo0'
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IN the ] new hr;id;na hGnanse ] was moved today
70 a,a .ne new pa'ioing erected tor that pnr-
which is said to be the finest in this country
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v Wa.1n 'pnn noHas, OF Leeds, and j.
';..;Ne Meaie' TM ~ Lennon, members OF the Mis-
law and had a s, c"nssro~ were ON Change to,
prominent citizens IN regard .n a;nant muDer OF
They leave for st. Louis to.n;ob. 'i"0e'
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t Beulah, near Nanoleon s,ts.snn A. - .no 'eree
eyee nafrol discovarod 1vh, H. AKansAs. ;Ma Ihe
ght ensued, resulting in the RiIlina ~ 90
Z the marauders, the wounding of two
thers, and the capture of a fourth.
Death Of Presidrut F;c..v
CLEVELAND. O.. An,us, 1s ",
'inney. for mapv veays nr.a;dn,,. nr 90 ".
n College. has Inc. a. p''.uohs S1sa. ot CoeF
cart disease. '"uu0n4s' ifon
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~''ehpf at BIackmaii.
mnlnvara in th;a -. 'ei"A Wealthy