New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-08-05

Tho Price Of Nails.
PITTsBURG, August 1.-THE nail manufac-
turers have fixed the price at $3 per cord.
Arrival Of a Wrecked Crew.
QUEBEC, August 4.-Ths captain and
four seamen taken from the acho0ner Marie
Beatrice, which sunk during the voyage
from Cape Blanc to Quebec, arrived here
to-day.
A Barge Wrecked.
DETROIT. August 4.-The barge Braley
OF Saginaw. broke from the tow and is sup
posed to have gone to pieces. Five of the
crew are supposed to be drowned.
Death Of nm Eminent Surgeon.
BosToN, August 4-Dr. Winslow Lewis.
surgeon, is dead, aged seventy-six years.
The scull Championship.
Lsnders beat Plaisted in the single sculI
race, two miles. for $4,000 and the cham.
pionship Of New England. Time 14:4O.
Base Ball.
Eleven innings were played. BOstons 4.
Philadelphias 3.
The Rise In Grain.
MONTREAL, August 4.-The sudden rise
the carrying trade. Boats that were living
up have begun to move.
Tho Flrst Bale.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, August 4-The first
bale of new cotton was received to-day.
The first bale last year was received on the
eleventh of the same month.
SAVANNAH, August 4.-The first bale of
Florida cotton has been received from
Gainesville, Florida.
International Regatta.
SARATOGA, August 4.-The international
regatta begins August 25, and continues ON
the twenty fifth and twenty-sixth.
Probabilities.
War DRPARrMxsr,S
Office Chief Signal Oficer.
Washington, August 4, 1875, 40 r. n.
For the South Atlantic and Gulf States.
continued warm, clear or fair weather, with
east to south winds, and slight changes in
barometer.
The lower Ohio and central Mississippi
rivers will continue to rise, and remain
above the danger line, from Cincinnati to
Evansville, and at Cairo. The Ohio will
fall at stations above Cincinnati. Danger
GUS floods will occur in the Mississippi. be-
tween Cairo and Mepphis during Thursday
and Friday.
Special River Repor..
The Ohio has risen during the past twen-
ty flour hours thirty eight inches at Cinoin-
natl and twelve inches at Louisville 1t is
above the danger line at Cincinnati, Mariet-
ia, Louisville and Evansville, but is now
falling at stations above Marietta and il
four inches below the danger line at Pitts
burg. The Mississippi river is four and q
half feet above the danger line at Cairo,
where it has risen nine inches. and has risen
one inch at Memphis and two inches at
Vicksburg, and is reported eight inches
above the danger line at Helena. 1t has
fallen eleven inches at st. Louis and eight
inches at Keokuk.
The food will continue on the lower Ohio
during Thursday, and the danger will In
crease on the Mississippi between Cairo and
Memphis during Thursday and Friday.
The upper Ohio and the rivers in Pennsvl-
vanla have fallen rapidly. The Cumber-
land, Missouri and Red rivers have changed
but slightly: Rains have prevailed during
sippi and lower Missouri valleys.
River and Marine News.
SOUTHWEST Pass, August A, z. M
Barometer 1910. Wind southeast, light.
Arrived-Mexican schooner Serafins, Zarra-
goic0achea master, eleven days from Tam
pico, with fruit; schooner Witch Of tho
Wave, Treduss master, eight days from
Tuxpan, with sugar, to Manuel Psyro.
No departures.
PAss-A-L'OUTRE, August 4, Noon.-Wind
north northwest, light. Weather hot and
Pearl river, bound to South Point, passed
up at $3.50 last evening. Sailed-Bark Do
minico Lanata and brig E. NJ. The steam
ship State Of Alabama is still aground ON
the bar, lghtering her cargo. The steam
ship Oberon Is inside, bound out.
VICKsBURG, August 4.-No boats up or
down today. Arrived-Capitol City, at 3
p. N. Weather warm and clear. River
rose two inches.
MEMPHIs, August 4.-River rose ono and
half inches. Weather clear and warm.
Arrived-Vint Shinkle, from Cincinnati;
Chester, from st. Louis. Departed-John
A. Wood and Coal City, with tows, for Now
Orleans.
CINCINNATI, August 4.-The river is fifty
two feet six inches, and rising ono inch
per hour. Weather clear and pleasant to.
night.
PIrTsBURG, August 4.-River seventeen
feet eleven inches and falling fast. Weather
clear.
ST. Louis, August 4.-Arrived-Julis,
from Vicksburg. No departures. River
falling slowly. Weather partly cloudy and
warmer.
CAIRO, August 4-Arrived-City of He
lena from St. Louis at p. N. Departed
City of Helena fot Vicksburg ut JPN.
River forty -four feet Elk inches; risen eight
inches in the last twenty -four hours.
Weather fair. Mercury 800.
1OUIsvILLE, August 4.-River rising near
ly an inch per hour; twenty three feet ON
all falls. No rain to-day.
EVANSVILLE, August 4.-River thirty
eight feet eixht-tenths inch on gauge; risen