New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-08-12

mast.
M1SCELLANEOU9.
from the Black Hills.
CHEYENNE, August H.-General Crook
and Colonel Stanton have returned from
the Black Hills. Miners are preparing to
leave the country. The mountains are full
OF quartz Capital and skilled labor will
develop mines equal to Colorado and Ne
vada. There were 1900 miners in the hills,
who had done much preliminary work.
Death of Hon. William A. Graham.
SARATOGA, August 1l.-Ex-Governor Will
liam A. Graham, of North Carolina, died
of organic disease of the heart ut Congress
Hall this morning. He came here about
three weeks since, and had been confined
to his room four days.
The Anti-Papai Crusade.
BALTIMORE, August ll.-Gerdemann lee
tured to $50 people in Masonic Temple.
The RevOlutlonists mt san Bins.
SAN DIEGO, August I0.-The purser of
the City OF Panama reports that the revOlu -
ti0uists attempted to sack San Bias. They
were defeated, and fled.
Outlawry In Illinois.
ST. Louis, August ll.-The Globe Demo
crot learns that twelve families have been
compelled to leave Williameon county,
Illinois, to escape the vengeance Of outlaws
who rule that county. Many more are
quietly arranging their business to leave.
Reformed Episcopal Church.
NEwBURG, N. Y, August ll.-Rishop
Cummings, at q meeting of the Organized
Reformed Episcopal Church, said there
we're now fifty ministers and forty congre-
cations of that church in the United States
and Canada.
The News Of Governor t:raham's Death.
RALEIGH. August 1.-THE news of ex-
Governor Graham's death at Saratoga this
morning cast general gloom over the
community. The flag on the Capitol is at
half mast to honor his memory. Mayor Y.
Park has called meeting of citizens to ap-
point guard OF honor to meet the remains
at Weldon on Friday morning with special
train. The bar will also hold meeting and
appoint similar committee. The remains
will lie in state in the Senate chamber Fri
day evening, and will be buried at his home
in Hillsb0rO Saturday.
Tho North Carolina Election.
The latest authentic reports show that
the election has gone: Sixty Democrats,
fifty nine Republicans and one Independent
Democrat. Sixty-one is necessary tor .
majority.
Yellow Fever on Board ship.
KEY WEST, August 1.-THE bark Her
mann Becker, of Stettin, from Jamaica, put
in here, the captain and q portion Of her
crew being down with yellow fever. One
death had occurred.
Races at Rochester.
ROCHESTER, N. Y, August 1l.--Trotting
races-Lady Maud won the s,:lS race in
three straight heats. Time-2l8A, 2:I9h
PISA. Judge Fullerton took second money,
Rnao RAIL-
ERIE, August ll.-Bostons eight, Key
stones two.
A Railroad RIeetlng.
BALTIMORE, August 1l.-A conference Of
officials of the Baltimore and Ohio and
railroads, which was private,
was held in this city to-day to readjust
rates of freight by these lines to the West.
1t is understood that Il slight advance was
agreed upon, based upon the advance re-
Gently adopted by the New York Central
and Erie reads, which is to go into effect
delphia and Baltimore is graded on a fifty
cent rate per hundred pounds for first
class freight from New York to Chicago.
An Outrage by Trnmps.
THoMAsToN, Me-, August ll.-Trampe en-
tered the house of Mr.. Morton ut 3P. M
to- day. Miss Morton, being alone, ran UP
stairs, when a fellow followed her, put =
pistol to her head, threatened her life, then
bounded and gagged her, and proceeded to
search the house. He carried off q valuable
gold watch and chain, some money and
other valuables, and escaped unmolested
The affair creates great excitement, OCCUR
ring on one Of the principal streets.
Probabilities.
WAR DEPARrxRsrSr
Office Chief Signal officer. 81
Washington. August IL. 1875, 4:aO P. II. ~
For New England, rain will prevail, with
east to south winds, slight fall of teu-
perature and rising barometer.
For the Middle States, lower lake region
and the South Atlantic, cloudy weather
and rain, with southerly to westerly winds,
slowly rising barometer and no decided
change in temperature.
For the Gulf States, Tennessee and the
Ohio valley, local rains, followed by partly
cloudy weather, southwest to north west
winds, stationary or rising barometer and
slowly rising temperature.
rise slowly at Paducah, and Dos
'ibly reach the danger line. The Mississippi
will rise slowly at stations between Cairo
md Ficksburg. and continue to fall at sta
ions above Cairo.
Special River Report.
The Mississippi river has risen NO inches
1t New Orleans, Helena, Vicksburp and
Memphis, and is stationary at Cairo. It hsa
lallen fourteen inches at st. Louis. The
river will continue to fall at stations above
Cairo and rise slightly at stations below.
The river is now four feet nine inches
above the danger line at Cairo and one foot
seven inches above at Helena. 1t ia three
inches below the danger line at Memphis
and eleven inches belO " at Vicksburg. Tia
Red river has risen ten inches at Shreve-
port.
River and Marine News.
SOUTHWEST Pass, August ii, p. M
Barometer 1850. Wind southwest. fresb
Weather cloudy. No arrivals or departures.
ihe steamship Arbitrator is outside, bound
in.
PAsstA-L'OUTRE, August IL, P.M.-Wind
north.northwest. strong. Weather stormy.
The chip Mary =. Riggs, Captain Langdon,
from liverpool. has arrived to anchor. Tho
loosEmUsD Oh ToU1I1 IAo1.l