New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-08-24

lno u1st OeA0 Wee received ON August W.
Frese In Minnesota.
ST.. PAUL, August 23-Killing frosts last
night and tho night before are reported
from several points along the line Of tho
Lake Superior railroad, destroying corn
and other unripe DROPS. If the frost ex-
tended throughout the State the large CORN
crop will be IN entire failure.
The Blaek Jeb In Georgia.
AUGUSTA, August 23.-Several of the
prominent negroes connected with tho
troubles in the counties below here have
made confessions. Jake 4Oormsn. first
lieutenant of negro company, testifies ON
oath that nineteen counties were to be en-
braced in the insurrection. and last Friday
was appointed for the uprising. ALI tho
white men and ugly white women were to
to be spared and tho land and sp0ils were
to be divided among the negroes. All who
have 30 far confessed testify substantially
the same as Jake Moorman. Governor
Smith arrived here this afternoon from
Waynesboro. He Is determined to preserve
the peace, enforce the laws and do Justice
to whites and blacks.
Governor Smith was serenaded and made
q speech to large concouree of people.
hension of an insurrection in the disturbed
counties, but owing to the timely and pru-
dent action of the whitee, all danger had
passed away. The great mass Of
the colored people. he remarked, really
knew nothing of the gravity and
danger of the plot into which they
were being led by few bad
bearance on the part Of all men. White
and black should be protected in their
rights of person and property. He would
see that peace and order and good govern
ment were preserved by rigid enforcement
of the laws. The courts were open and oil
violators of peace would be tried and pun
ished. All danger, he said, had paseed, and
there was NO reason to apprehend eny fur
ther infracri0ns. He will offer reward of
$500 for the arrest Of Morris, the leader in
the recent troubles.
It is reported cOlored man was killed in
one of the counties. The Governor says he
will offer . reward for the arrest of the
murderer if the report proves correct. He
will remain in Augusta tomorrow.
Base Ball.
CHICAGO, August 23.-Bostons IL, Chi
cagos l3.
Probabilities.
WAR DEPARTMENT.
Onice Chief Signal OAicer,
Warrington. August %. 1875 40 2. L }
For the South Atlantic and Eastern Gulf
States and Tennessee, northeast to south
east winds, stationary or slowly falling
barometer except ON the Atlantic coast,
slight rise in temperature and rains near
the Gulf For the southwest, slowly falling
barometer, southerly winds, rising temper
ature and occasional rains.
The Ohio and Mississippi rivers will prob
ably fall slowly at sll stations.
Special River Report.
The Mississippi has fallen four inches at
st. Louis, thirty-seven inches ct Cairo and
fifteen inches ct Memphis and ono inch 1t
Helens, where the river is now forty.tw0
feet one inch. It has remained stationary,
but is now rising at vicksburg, whore it is
forty feet ten inches.
River and Marine News.
SOUTHWEST PASS. August %, p. M
Barometer $3.50. Wind south, light. Wes-
ther thick and cloudy. No departures or
arrivals. The United States steamer Cansn-
put to sea by the steamship Hudson. Inside,
bound Out-Steamers Oberon, State Of
Alabama and St. Louis. Outside, bound
in--Steamship New Orleans and ship Mary
E. Riggs. The Esssyons il ct work on the
bar, and tho McAlester is anchored outside
The steamship Hudson, drawing sixteen
and half feet aft and fifteen feet forward.
crossed the bar and passed up at 3 AN.
Ten inches tide this morning.
PAss-A-L'OUTRE, August %, 6 P. M
Wind east, light. Weather cloudy. Ar
rived, outside for orders-American ship
George Hurlbut, Mason, master, aixty seven
days from Elsinore. No departures. The
ship INLAND 10 inside, bound out.
VICKsBURG, August 23.-Passed down
| Sunday-John B. Maude, at S A. N. Up
| Smeky City, at 9 A. M; Julia, at II A. n.
| A. j. White, at 4 p. N. Arrived-St. Gene
We've, at 12 NJ. River stationary. Weather
| c1aar and warm
MEMPHIS, August 23.-The river fell Af
teen inches in the last twenty-four hours
| the total decline 10 thirty inches. Weather
| clear and warm. Departed-Belle Memphis
tor st. Louis, City Of Vicksburg for vicks
burg.
CiNcnNAT1, August 23-River thirteen
feet niue inches and falling. Weather olea
| and pleasant.
ST. LOUIS, August % 3-Arrived-Capita
City from yicks6urg. No departures. The
river has fallen about three inches. Weather
clear and cool.
CAno, August 23.-Arrived - City o.
| Helena at noon. Departed-City of Vicks
burg at II A. NJ, and City of Helena, for St
Louis, at l p. N. River twenty-five feet
eleven inches and falling fast. Weather
clear. Mercury 76o.
PIrTsBURa, August 23.-River four fee
three inches and falling. Weather cleal
and cool.
EVANSVILLE, August 23.-River ten fee,
| and nine-tenths of an inch and falling
Weather clear and cool. Up-Shannon al
| 1880 A. N.
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