New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-08-14
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rounding country, estimated at $4,000 to
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rounding country, estimated at $4,000 to
5000, witnessed the execution.
Mutiny.
BALTIMORE, August l3-The brig Harry,
Captain Barnes, hence Monday night Tor
Matanzas, is at anchor at Annapolis inc
crew having mutiDied.
The Rochester Races.
ROCHESTER, August 13.-The races have
been postponed on account OF last night
rain, Pools sold in the free-to-all race.
Goldsmith Maid $780, field, including Lulu,
American Girl aud Nettie, $40.
Murder and suicide.
DETROIT, August - john Hoffman, OF
the firm of Hoffman Il Mayes, ship chan
dlers shot himself and wife. Cause, Jeal-
ousy. .,-,.,
MILWAUKEE, August l3.-Nothing has
been heard from Hobbirk, cashier OF the
Cord Exchange Bank of Waupun. he has
doubtless absconded with all the available
assets. The bank owes depOsitOTs $S5,OOO,
and SIS, 600 to otker parties.
Probabilities.
WAR DEPARTMENT
Office Chief Signal Officer, 7
Washington, August 10, 1875, 4:3O p M
For New England and the Middle States,
areas OF rain and decidedly warm weather
during Saturday, with southerly to westerly
winds and stationary or falling barometer.
For the South Atlantic and Cult States,
Tennessee and the Ohio valley, increasing
cloudiness and rain, with southeast to south
west winds, and slight change in tempera-
ture and barometer.
The Ohio river will continue to fall rapidly
at stations above Paducah, and probably
reach the danger line, thirty-four teet, at
Memphis.
Special River Report.
The Mississippi has fallen seven inches at
st. Louis, three inches at Cairo, and risen
one inch at Memphis and Helena, and two
inches at Vicksburg. The river now nine
inches higher at Cairo and one inch higher
at Memphis than it was during the spring
flood of this year. The Red river has risen
five inches at Shreveport. Rains are re-
ported from the river sheds of the lower
Mississippi, the lower Missouri, the Arkan-
sas and Red rivers.
River and Marine News.
SOUTHWEST Pass. August 10, 6 P. M
Barometer 1866. Wind south, fresh. Ar
rived inside-Steamship PenedO, Cain, mas
ter, at $50 A. NJ. thirty five days from Rio
Janeiro, to PIN, FsrwOOd Il Co.; steamship
Arbitrator, at A. NJ, jackson, master,
from Liverpool, to Ocean, Zerega & Co.
Sailed-Brig Stella.
PAss-A-LOUTRE, August l3-No arrivals or
departures, The steamship Alabama, draw
ing seventeen feet eleven inches was pulled
inside by the dredgebOats Essayons and
McAlester, assisted by the Ocean towboats
Rio Grande and Ocean, and lie now anchored
above the custOmhOuse. At anchor, out
side-Steamships COrtes, draft sixteen feet
ten inches, and ship Mary E. Riggs, draft
eighteen feet. The Rio Grande and Ocean
are now alongside the steamship Cortes to
assist her in she will probably take the bar
early tomorrow morning. Inside outward
Notwithstanding OberOu. draft l8 feet
inches; steamship Alabama, II feet IL
inches; steamship st. Louis, Is feet inches;
ship INLAND, Is feet inches, and bark A.
G. Adams, IA feet 10 inches
QUARANTINE, August ID, p. M.-Steam-
ship Penedo lie for the city at 4:35 z. NJ.
BELAIR PLANTATION, August 3D. p. M
Steamship Arbitrator passed up at 4:4O this
evening.
VIcKsBURs, August I3.-Passed down
OuachiJa Belle at P. M The river has
risen two inches during the past twenty
four hours. Weather ar and warm.
MEMPHIS, August l3.-Weather cloudy
aud threatening. Arrived-POrt Gibson,
from Arkansas river; Tower, from st. Louis.
Departed-Julia, for st. Louis; Illinois, for
Vioksburg
CINCINNATI, August l3.-River twenty -one
feet nine inches and falling. Weather
cloudy.
ST. LOUIS, August 3.-Arrived-City of
Helena, from Vicksburg. Departed-Belle
of Shreveport, for New Orleans. The river
has fallen fourteen inches; only seven ana
a half feet to Cairo. Weather cloudy and
cool
CARo, August 49, Arrived = Capitol
City, from St. Louis, at P, NJ, No depart
ures The river is forty-four feet four
inches and has fallen four inches in twenty
four hours. Weather clear. mercury 500.
EVANSVILLE, August l3.-River thirty
eight and three-tenths feet and falling fast.
Weather clear and warm.
PITTsBURG, August l3.-River four feet
ten inches and falling slowly. Weather
cloudy.