New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-08-07
MISCELLANEOUS.
More Whisky Seized.

! More Whisky Seized.
MEMPHIS, August 6.-General Patterson,
collector of internal revenue, to-day seized
| q lot Of whisky shipped here by Bingham
I e. Co of Evansville, which is q part of q
lot OF ninty barrels sent out, and which is
all believed to be crooked, hsving been
sunk on the Ironsides and afterwsrd ths
stamps were duplicated.
Aanged.
! SELMA, Ala, August 6-Eugene Archie
Kelley, negro. was hanged here this morn
ing TOR the murder Of Andrew Cunningham,
cOi0red.
Accidentally Shot.
ROCHESTER, August 6-Henry Smith was
killed by stray bull. from target shoot.
ing picnic party on the opposite side of the
river.
At Long Branch.
LONG BRANCH, August 6.-Attorney Ger.
eral Pierepont ls here, the guest Of the
President.
Boiler Exploslon.
NASHVILLE, August 6.-Tbe boiler of q
steam threshlDg machine on Ben Harlan's
farm, in Maury county, exploded, killing
Harlan, his engineer and q cOlOred man.
Seven others were wounded, two of whom
will probably die.
Poisoned by Sausages.
PHILADELPHIA, August 6-One child is
dead, and ten others are sick from eating
stale sausages. The sausage maker and
storekeeper were arrested.
The Poushkeepsie Races.
PoUGHKEhPsIE. August 1.-TWO thirty
one class purse $4,000. Nelly Walton first,
Bateman second. Little Mary third T me
sation first, Huntress second, g. B. Daniel
third. Time-2:Al4, 2:3O1a, 224l4 Gold
smith Maid, American Girl, Fullerton and
Hopeful are entsred for the free to all race
to. morrow.
New YORK, August 6.-Hartfords 13, At
lantics none.
PHILADELPHIA, August G.-Chicagos II,
Athletics Z; ten lpnings.
O'Conuell Celebration at Savannah.
SAVANNAH. August 6.-City societies OF
Savannah celebrated o. 'C0nnelPs centennial
at the fair grounds, two miles from the city
There WAS large attendance. An Grafton
on the life and character of the great patriot
was delivered by T. b. Gather wood, Of this
city.
In Montreal.
MONTREAL, August 6.-There were 10000
people in the OCOnnell centennial process
sion to-day. No disturbance.
Probabilities.
Office Chief Signal Officer,
Washington, August s. 1873, 40 p. H.
For New England and tho Mode States,
increasing clOudiuess and rains, with in
creasing southeast to southwest winds and
falling barometer. followed by lower tenn
perature, rising barometer and soutberly 20
westerly winds.
For the Ohio valley, Tennessee and the
Gulf States. local rains and southwest to
westerly winds, with slight change in tenn
perature and rising barometer.
lor the South Atlantic States, generally
clesr and decidedly VAIN weather, with
81 al ~ west winds and stationary or rising
barometer.
The Ohio river will rise slowly at stations
below Louisville and fall at stations above
Cincinnati. The Mississippi will continue
to rise from Cairo to Vicksburg, and the
danger will increase during Saturday.
Special Rirer RepOrt.-During The past
twenty four hours the Ohio river has risen
eleven inches at Cincinnati, two feet eight
inches 1T Louisville, nine inches at Evans
vile, and five inches at Paducab; has fallen
six feet elk inches at Marietta, and four
feet at Pittsburg. 1t is now above danger
line from Cincinnati to Evansville, and
three feet ten inches below the danger line
at Paducah, where it will continue to rise.
The river has reached its maximum height
at Cincinnati, and will fall slowly during
Saturday.
The Mississippi has risen slowly at sta
tions from Cairo to Vicksburg, ana is five
feet above the danger line ct Cairo and
eleven inches above at Helena 1t is one
foot eight inches below the danger line a,
Vicksburg, and nine inches below at Mem
phis. The river will continue to rise slowly
during Saturday and Sunday at the sta
tiOns named, but will fall at St. Louis. The
rivers Of Pennsylvania have fallen rapidly.
The Cumberland has risen twenty one
inches at Nashville. The Missouri has
changed but slightly. The Red river has
risen four inches at Shreveport. Light
rains have prevailed in the lower Missis-
sippi and lower Ohio valleys, and heavy
rains will probably prevail in the Ohio
valley to night.
New YORK, August 6-The following is
the comparative statement Of cotton tor the
week ending to-day:
Eet receipts at all United States ports dur
ing the week k....................... 22es.
Net receipts same week last year 5.lS3
Total receipts since September l.........34 462 l26
Total receipts same time last year........37534
Exports for the week. ek...................... 2713
ExpOrts came week last year. .......... 8764
Total exports since September ...........2 64iG2I
Total to same date last