New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-08-10

OTTAWA, Can, August 9-The rains las
week caused heavy loss Of grain. Oats
ana wheat in thousand fields have lodi ged
and can not be cut with scythe or reaper.
| MISCELLANEOUS.
| Earthquake.
SAN FRANCISCO, August S-Heavy earth
quake at Hollister this morning. No dam
age reported.
Recapturo of the Convicted Ex.Treasurer
CHARLESTON, August 9-Parker, the OK
treasurer of the State, who escaped from
jail last week, where he was confiued await
ing trial for plunderiDg the State while in
once, was recsptured in Camden last night
and will be brought to Columbia in. irons.
Financial Troubles in NlontreaE.
MONTREAL, Can, August 9-Daring the
past week twelve commercial firms, per-
1ectly sound as far a. assets and liabilities
are concerned, have been obliged to make
special arrangements with their creditors
for extension.
I Fire i'm Oshkosh.
/ MILWAUKEE, August 9-Anothar big fire
| has broken out in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
Everything is in the widest confusion. IL
may possibly be put out, but that is doubt
full.
guished. Loss trifing.
Tho Grasshoppers in Nebraska.
OMAHA. August "a special from the
West report the grasshOppers very numer
GUS at several points. Immense clouds of
insects are still flying southwark. There
was good rain carly this morning.
Postponed.
TROY, N. T., August 9.-The national
amatt ur regatta has been postponed TO
August 81 and September
Pools.
SARATOGA. Auguet 9-Amoue the noo,s
sold at MOrrisseys this evening for to-mor-
rows race we're the following: Kentucky
stakes-Lorillard's $2lO, Belmont's Sos, Nc
Harney's $40.
Drowned Mt Niagara Falls.
NIAGARA FALLs,.August 9-Six citizens
visited the Cave of the Winds without q
guide. Ethelbert Parsons, aged twenty.
nine years. and Lottie C.. Philpot, aged
twenty-five years, descended to an eddy
never visited by guides, and while bathing
the lady lost her foothold; the gentleman
caught her, but the current carried. both
into the river where they were drowned.
They we're soon to be married,
ReAuls Of che North Carolina Eiecfiou in
Doubt.
RALEIGH, N. c., August 9-The resn1t os
the convention election is still doubtfuJ-
Returns from all counties show representa-.
ton as follows: Fifty nine Democrats. fiftv.
nine Repuhlicans, one independent Dem.
Ocrat. and Cherokee county to hear from
which has heretofore voted Democratic.
The Democrats claim four majority in the
convention.
Base Bail.
CINclSNAT1, August 9.-Cbicago Nhites
~ nn<l m
newly organized, and played their firs..
game in public to-day.
SYRACUSE, August 9.-BostOns II: Stars Z.
PHILADELPHIA, August 9.-Philadelphias
i6; St. Louis none.
Probabilities.
WAR DEPARTMENT
ro..,. Office Chief Signal Officer.
washington, August 8, 1875, 43O p. II.
For New England, the Middle Sta tea and
South Atlantic States clear or partly cloudy
weather during Tuesday, with sOutharlv fo
westerly winds, slight changes in bar0me-
ter and continued high temperature, risin,
on the coast.
For the Ohio valley, Tennessee and the
Gulf States, decidedly warm weather and
lncreaslng clOudintss, with east to south
winds. slowly falling barometer and loca!
rains.
The Ohio river will fall SLOWLY below
Louisville, and rapidly above, but will con.
tinue above the danger line between Lou,s.
vile and Evansville, and remain below it
at Paducah. The Mississippi will fall slowly
at st. Louis and Cairo, and remain station.
ary or rise very slightly at stations below.
During the past twenty -four hours the Mis-.
sissippi river has fallen eighteen inches at
st. Louis and two inches ut Cairo. At rhe
last named station it is now forty four feet
eleven inches, or four feet eleven inches
above the danger line. The river has risen
one inch at Memphis and one inch at Vicks.
burg, but will probably not reach the dan.
ger line at these stations.
River and Marine News.
SOUTHWEST Pass, August 9, 6 P. M
Barometer $3.50. Wind southwest. light.
Arri7ed-Barkentine Florence Margaret,
Corner master, forty four days from Rio
JaDelro. No departures.
PASCAL OUTRE, August 9, Noon.-Wind
southwest, light. The steamship Arbitrator.
Captain jackson, from Liverpool, has ar
rived outside, to anchor. She and the
Cortes are awaiting high tide in the morn
ng to come In. The steamship Alabama ia
on the bar, and the steamers Canandaigua
md OberOn are inside, bound out Sailed
Schooner Excelsior.
,V1CKsBURG, August 9.-Passed up
Illinois, at P. NJ. Down-Blue Lodge and
;ow, at eight o'clock last night; Katie. at 5
Z. M. to-day; John w. Mills, at M
AJAX and tow, at 4 P. NJ. The river has
isen ono inch. Weather warm and clear.
MEMPHIS, August 9.-Up to six O'Clock
bis evening the river rose aA inch and a
'alf since the fane time yesterday, and 1s
low within three and half inches of the
pr1ng rise. There ia no change in the stu.
Ition. Officers of the James Howard. from
<ew Orleans, report no further damage be-
ow here than already reported in these dis
,atches Weather clear and pleasant. Ar.
ived-James Howard, from New Orleans.
1eparted-St. Genevieve, for Vicksburg;
Belle Memphis. for st. Lonis
CINCINNATI, August 9.-River forty-six feet
nd falling. Weather clear and warm. Ar.
ived-Charles Morgan. from New Orleans.
PITTsBURG, August 9.-River seven feet
our inches and falling. Weather clear
nd pleasant.
CAIRO, August 9.-Arrived-Capital City
rom Vicksburg, at F.M Departed
;apital City, tor st. Louis. at p. NJ. River
triffe above fOrty-fOur feet ten inches on
ange at r. Al, and fell three inches in
be past twenty four hours Weather clear.
fercury 80.
LoUIsvILLE, August 9.-River falling fast
wenty seven feet on the falls. Weather
lear and pleasant. The Cherokee laid over
Ill to-day. taking the Mary Houston's
reight, and left to night.
ST. LOUIS, August 9.-Arrived-City of
|icksburg, from Vicksburg No departures.
eiver has fallen eighteen inches. Weather
Loudly and warm.
MARKETS.