New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-08-06

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was severely beaten and robbed OF valua BILE
astronomical Instruments.
Negotiations between Japan and C0rea
have assumed less friendly character
than before. Many Japanese officials have
been recalled from that country. rumor
of impending war was prevalent. but thus
tar there has been no such decision by the
| Japanese government.
LANEOU5.
| Strike Of Cigar Makers.
KEY West, August "a thousand cigar
makers, who were on Q strike since July /,
have resumed work at lower wages.
| An ex-senator Dead.
! CHICAGO, August 5.-Hon. Jesse O. Nor
ton. formerly United States Senator, is dead.
How the SuspeDsion Affects Chicago.
The report OF the controller shows there
| was deposited with Duncan. Sherman d
| $367 900 for Q tv coupon aod bond account,
Of which $42, 900 were unpaid at the time OF
the suspension.
CHESTER. Pa, August 5.--The Pacific
Mail ST. uship Company's ste amer City of
Sydney va, safely launched to-day.
Escaped from Jail.
CHARLESTON, August 5.-Ex.State Ire as
urer Parker, against whom q verdict OF
$4,000 was recently rendered in suit
g,O wing out of his Official frauds and en-
bezzl -ment. AMI who was in prison a welt
ing criminal prosecution for simil ar Offenses,
ESCAPED fiom the Columbia Jail at late
hour last night. There is no clew to hie
whereabouts. but every effort is being made
Base Ball.
New YORK. August 5.-Mutuals l. Harv-
ford. l. Game called ut the end of eighth
inning on account of rain.
PHILADELPHIA, August 5.-Chieagos 2,
PniiadeiphiX~ o.
Confederate Veterans at Fortress Monroe.
FORTRESS MONROE, August 5-The sur
viv"r- Of the Thlrd Georgia Regiment ar
rived here ON the steamer Adelaide to-day,
on visit to the fort. They were met BY
inside, where they received salute Of thir-
teen guns. after which they repaired to the
ramparts and witnessed the fling of some
shot and shell from q fifteen. inch gun.
They were afterward escorted to the
wharf, the band mean while playing Dixie"
where they embarked and proceeded ont to
the capes.
From the Black Hills.
OMAHA. August John Gordon, the
leader o. the fret miners expedition into the
Black Hills, arrived from Camp Sheridan
last night in obedience to the summons OF
Judge Lake on General Crook. The hear
ing Of the habeas corpus will take place
next week.
WIR DEPARrnEyr
Office Chief Signal Officer )
Washington, August ;, 1875, 4:30 p II.
For the South Atlantic aud Gulf States,
partly cloudy and continued warm weather,
with sOutherly winds, veering to westerly
and n"rthwesterly, stationary or rising ba-
md 1Non rad ,v,< <k.,1<
sippi valley.
rhe lower Ohio will continue to rise 81
stations below Cincinnati and fall rapidly at
stations above Cincinnati The flood win
become more dangerous between Louisville
and PAdncah. The central Mississippi will
rise 1t Cairo. Memphis. Helena and Vicks-
burg. and tall at St. Louis. The danger
will increase in the lower Mississippi be-
tween Cairo and Vioksburg during Friday
and Saturday,.
Special RiUer Report During the past
twenty four hours the Ohio river has risen
tw" feet four inches at Cincinnati two feet
at Lon'svile, aud one foot at Evansville.
The Mss,ssippi has. risen six inches at
Cairo. two inches at Memphis and is rising
ut Vcksburg, but has fallen one foot at st.
Louis abd five inches st Warsaw. 1t is now
four feet six inches above the danger line
at CAlrO, and ten inches above at Helena,
IT. is one foot below the danger line 81
Memphis, and one foot ten inches below at
Vick-burg. The Missouri has fallen slightly
al all stations. The Cumberland has risen
six inches at Nashville. The fl ,Ods will
increase in the lower Ohio and central
Mississippi during Friday and Saturday.
Heavy local rains are reported from the
VT stern portions of Tennessee, Kentucky
and Southern Indiana.
River and Marine News.
PAss-A-L'O 'OUrRE, August S, 6 p M.-Wind
south west. strong. Weather clear. No ar
r:vsls OF departures. The steamship State
of Alabama is still aground ON the bar, and
the sreamship OherOn is inside, bound out.
SOUTHWEST Pass August 5, p. M
B,r"mrter 1910. Wind southwest, light.
No arrivals or departures.
vIcKsBUKG, August 5.-Up-Capitol City,
at S r. M. No boats down to-day Weather
c"ol; light rains. River stationary.
MEMPHIS. August S. River rose two
inches. Heavy rain this morning; cloudy
and cool this evening. Arrived-lllinois,
from v'eksburg Departed-Blue Lodge,
for New Orleans; City of Helena, for Vicks.
burg; Chester, for st Louis.
CINCINNATI, August 5-The river is fifty
four feet one inch, and rising half an inch
per hour. 1t is thought the highest poin t
" u be reached before noon tomorrow.
Weather fair.
PrrsBURG, August 5-River eleven feet
'oSVH ucuop duu idiiIDR. W61L06T clear
and pleasant.
EVANSVILLE, August 5-Riyer thirty.
Dine feet seven tentls' of an inch aud rising
slowly. Rain this morning; clearing to-
night.
ST. LOUIS, Augnst mo arrivals. De
for Vicksburg. River fallep
'ne foot, and has declined twenty seven
nches since it began to recede. Weather
cloudy and warm The barge company
alter to-murrOw will withdraw their steam.
,rs and barges till revival of business.
CAIRO, August 5.-Arrived--St. Gene
'ieve, frcm Vieksburg, at A. NJ City or
Alfon, from ST. Loris, at 2 A. NJ; Caarles
Morgan. from New Orleans. at "A. NJ. De-
OF Alton, for New Orleans, At
A. ST. Genevieve, for St. Louis, at !,
!. NJ; Morgan, for Cincinnati, at 6 A. M.
River forty-tour feet eleven inches on gauge
II P. NJ; risen five inches in the last
wenty y-four hours. Weather fair. Mercury
20.
LOUISVILLE, August 5-River rising one
nch per hour, with twenty feet at the head
# the falls. Wsarher cloudy and warm.