New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-12-03

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wo,d water main bur-t-d this morning.
the cOlsblesN,nes and earth were thrown M
inyuepee height. A hUree csr eunk in the
excavation Caused by the rush Of water.
TIE passengers and horses were rescued.
Cause, Frost
A sailor In Trouble.
San Francisco. December 2.-Captain
Waddell arrived from New York in com :.
maud of the Pacific Mail steamer City Of
San Francisco. He intended to rake her on
her frat trip TO Sydney, via Honolulu, hut
being threatened with arrest BY the Hal
Waiian authorities OF charge of piracy for
destroying the Hawaiian bark Harvest dur
ing his operations against the Arctic whaling
feet in the rebel steamer Shenandoah,
Captain Lachlin will take his place tempo
rarily, pending arrangements to secure Wad-
dalls freedom from molestation by the
Hawaiian authorities.
DETROIT, December 2.-The steamer
Jaccki and consort Report are ashore on
Lake Michigan.
A Church Burned.
LOUISVILLE, December 2-The Broadway
Baptist Church was nearly ruined BY fire.
Loss 10000. The library, valued at $1,000,
was destroyed.
indianapolis Whisky Gases.
INDIANAPOLIS, December 2.-John w.
Bingham was in court to-day in charge of
the st. Louis marshal. The forfeiture OF
bail was remitted. Bingham then entered
aplea of guilty to all five indictments. He
was released on his own Iecognizanee to
await sentence. Hiram B. Snider slsO
pleaded guilty. 1t is supposed they will
make full disclosures, and startling devel-
opmen ts are expected. Gordon Bingham
is critically sick.
Sale of the Philadelphia Navy Yard.
PHILADELPHIA, December 2.-The old
navy yard here has been sold for 81 900, coo.
The purchase is supposed to be in the in
terest OF the Pennsylvania Central road,
.but they declined to say.
President Scott, OF the Pennsylvania
railroad, admitted tonight that the COM
pany had purchased the old navy yard
property, and that it would be utilized as
much as possible for railroad purposes.
boiler Explosion.
New HARMONY, Ind, December "a
portable engine boiler exploded. killing
Nelson, the engineer; Solomon Eulon, a
lawyer, and scalding several
Death ofEx.Senaior Harris, OF New York.
ALBANY, December 2,-Ex Senator Ira
Harris is dead.
Death of a Canal Commissioner.
SYRACUSE, N. Y, December 2.-Reuben
w. Stroul, canal commissioner, is dead.
Probabilities.
WAR DEPARTMENT
Office Chief Signal Officer.
Washington, December Q, 1875, 4:3O +. NJ.
For the South Atlantic and Eastern Gulf
, States, northeast winds, warmer. cloudy
and rainy weather, and stationary or rising
barometer.
For the Western Gulf States, stationary
sor falling barometer, southeast winds,
warmer, cloudy weather, and possibly light
rain, followed by norther in Western
Texas Friday night.
River and Marine News.
SOUTHWEST PASS, December 2, 6 P. NJ
Barometer 1885. Weather calm and cloudy.
Arrived-American ship j. A. Thompson,
Thompson, master, forty nine days from
Liverpool; British ship Armstrong, Bryan,
master, tifty-six days from Montevideo;
British ship Annie M. Law, Perry, master,
eighteen days from Yarmouth. Sailed
Steamer Hudson, barks Antonio and Tigri
and schooner Lily of the Valley. The
steamer Marina is on the bar, bound out.
The barks Susan L. Campbell and d. H.
Bile are at anchor outside. outward bound.
vICKsBURG, December 2.-Up-ColoradO
at 2 p. M. Arrived-Lee, at p. M. The
river has risen thirteen inches.
MEMPHIS, December 2.-The river has
risen one foot. Weather warm and rainy.
! epsrted-Andy johnson and Glencoe for
St. Louis; Charles Morgan, for Cincinnati,
the latter last night.
PITTsBURG, December 2.-River six feet
eleven inches and falling. Weather clear
and cold.
CINCINNATI, December 2.-River twenty
five feet three inches and falling. Weather
fair and moderating. Arrived-LouisvilIe
from New Orleans. Departed-Mary Miller,
for New Orleans.
ST.. LOUIS, December 2.-Arrived-St.
= Genevieve, from Vicksburg. Departed
Scudder, for New Orleans; Utah, for Vicks-
burg. The river has fallen four inches. Very
heavy fog last night, lasting till 10 A. NJ;
since then clear and warm.
CAIRO, December 2.-Arrived-Capitol
City, from Vickburg, at 8 A. M: Bee, from
New Orleans, at 10 A. M. Departed-City
of Quincy. for New Orleans. at 10 p. M;
Capitol City, for st. Louis, at four O'Clock;
Bee, for St. Louis, at noon. River twenty
three feet and rising. A light rain fell.
Mercury 4So.
EVANSVILLE, December 2.-River falling;
twenty-five feet nine inches on gauge,
Weather cloudy. mild and threatening.
LOUIsvMLE, December 2.-River falling:
ten feet nine inches in the canal. Weather
clear and cool. D0wn-RObert Mitchell.
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