New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-08-28

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capi,ulated. The Alfonsist army occupied
the forts this morning The garrison were
made prisoners of war and were taken to
Pnlgcerda. The bishop of SEQ dc Urgel was
also taken to Paigcerda as . prisoner Of war.
MISCELLANEOUS.
"A Tewbeat and Eleven Barges Sunk.
| CAIRO, August 27.-The towboat Smoky
City, with twelve bsrges in tow, struck the
bar at the head of f.lsnd No. 10, sinking
the whole tow except one boat.
| Collision In Lake ssperisr.
| DETROIT, August 27.-The Canadian
| steamer Manitoba and the propeller Comet
coliidea at halfPast eight O'Clock while at
Fish Point, Lake Superior. The Comet
sunk Immediately. Ten persons were lost
and ten, including the captain, saved No
one was injured on the Manitoba.
Arrival Of the Survivors.
SAULr SrE. MARIE, Mich, August 27.-The
steamer Manitoba, with the survivors of
the crew of the propeller Comet, arrived
here. Among the drowned are Babey and
Brown, first and second engineers, and nine
others, whose names are unknown. 49,
sleepers Robbed.
CHICAGO, August 27-PasaenRars in the
sleeping car from Chicago. via Ksnkakees
Robbery Of m Express Car.
SALT LAKE CRY. August 27.-The sx-
press car on the Union Pacific railroad,
bouGd east, last night va robbed of sew.
eral packages between Bitter Creek aa9
Table Rock stations.
A Planter Assassinated.
MEMPHIS, August 3.-Jsmes X. MoNeif.
we'll known planter, living eighteen miles
below the city; on the Arkansas side, was
assaaAinated' this morning. He had lust
lett q field where HE hands were at work
and rode out into the road when they heard
shot fired and saw his horse .riderless,
running up the road, following man ON
horseback. When they reached the road
they found Mcneil lying dead, the whole
charge OF buckshot' having entered his
breast. No clue to tho a,sassin.
Burning Of a Barge.
BUFFALO, August 2.-The large fous.
maeted steamship Persia, from Chicago to
Is 900 bushels of wheat, which was burning
rapidly ten miles east of Long Point, Lake
Erie, last night, will probably be q total
loss The grain is insured, but there~is ne
insurance on the hull.
Fire in Richmond.
RICHMOND, Va, August 27.-A fire TO.
night destroyed Smith, Snyder & Co g ex.
tensive bark and sumac mills. Loss 423. 600:
insured for $4,000.
Cornelius Williams. q negro, was hanged
to-day, at jackson, North Carolina, for the
murder of an old mau named William
Presee, bridge keeper at W-l,lon, some
months since, He made full confession,
duplicating three other negroes.
Base Ball.
CHICAGO, August @.-Athletics ?, Chica-
gos /. ..~
Crime in the Iadian Territory.
CINCINNATI, August 27.--A dispatch from
the Indian Territory states that John
Hatchell, Cherokee, Of Cooisd vie district,
while sitting in bis door, holding his horse
by the bride, was struck ON the head With
piece of board by Bill How
ard, . colored desperate. This fright
ened the horse and he dashed off,
dragging Hatchel with him. Howard
caught the horse and beat Hatchells brains
out. The dispatch also says that woman
named Emeline Jones, who was q promi
nent witness in murder case soon to coilao
to trial, was brutally and repeatedly out
ragged by gang of ruffians and afterward
assassinated. The supposed object was to
get her out of the way.
Probabilities.
War DEPARrMENrl l.
once Chief Signal Officer
washington August q, 1875, 4sO p. n.
For the Eastern Gulf States, the Ohio
valley and Tennessee, east to south winds,
high temperature, slight changes in baron.
eter, and fair or partly cloudy weather.
For the Southwest, s0utherly winds,
higher temperature, stationary barometer,
and cloudy weather, With local rains.
The Mississippi will fall rapidly, except
at sta ions below Vicksburg, where it will
change but slightly.
Special River Report.
The Mississippi has fallen two inches st
st. Louis, eighteen inches at Cairo, twenty
inches at Helena, and has remained station
ary at Vicksburg, where it is forty feet
eleven inches
River and Marine News.
SOUTHWEST PASS. August q, $50 p. NJ
Wind east, fresh Arrived-Bsrk Atlanta.
Davis, master, from New York, with gen.
eral cargo to George A. Fosdick e. Co.:
schooner Monadnock, Baker, master, seven
days from Havana, with sugar to Chaffraix
4 Agar; bark Mamie 7. Bell, Frits, mas
TOR, from Havana, with sugar to Chsffraix
4 Agar. Sailed United States shin Ply-
mouth. at 1O:45 A. NJ, for Port ROYAL via
Key West: bark Elliot Richie, ct 1850 A.
NJ schooner Lily of the Valley, at 33OP.
M: On the way up-Bark Atlanta and
schooner Monadnock. Outside, bound in
Steamship New Orleans, ship Mary T.. Riggs
and bark Mamie T. Bell. Inside bonnd
out-Ship INLAND. The steamship 81. Louis )
was put on the bar at 5 A. M. by the Rio
Grande and Ocean; heavy sauall from
the eastward struck her when about two
Lengths frem being over the bar and drove
the steamship to the westward Of the chan
mex The Essay0ns came and assisted but
with no effect. The st. Louis lies about
her breadth to the westward of the channel.
and one and half lengths from being ont
and will PROBABLY go to sea TONIGHT or To.
morrow morning. The Rio Grande. Ocean
and Admiral will work at her at biph tide
in the morning; and if they get her ont.
they will assist the New Orleans an to.
morrow morning. High tide It 5 A. M. The
dredge boats Essayons and McAiester are
working on the bar. Inside, bound ont
Bark Atlanta. The steamship Knicker-
booker ls coming to the bar.
PAss-A-IOU1kE, August 27s 6 2. NJ
wand east-southeast. fresh. No arrivals.
sailed-Schooner j. 6. Whipple, at 8 A. M.
Steamship Alabama anchored outside. load
ing from barge Ct,cka1-w
MEMPHIS, August 27.-The river fell tweu-
ty-eight. inches Weather generally clear
and warm. Arrived-Legsl Tender, from
Arkansas river Departed Shinkle.
for Cincinnati; St. Genevieve. for st. Louie:
White, for Vlcksburg.
CAIRO, August 2.-Arrived-Charles B.:
Church. from Cincinnati. at IL p. M:
Helena, from st. Louis. at P. NJ; Scudder,
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