New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-08-21
WHOLE NUMBER 2577.
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| Freshet In Wayne County.
A sudden rise in the creek, near West
Salem. Wayne county, last night, swept
awav dam and sixty feet of heavy EN-.
bankment on the Atlantic and Great West
ern railway, delaying all trains. Great
damage was done to other property in the
vicinity.
Sons Of Jonadab.
PROVIDENCE, Angust .O..The sovereign
council of the Sons of Jouadab of North
America adjourned to meeo next year in
Harrisonburg. Virginia.
| Probabilities.
War DEpARrmxvr,)
ONCE Chief Signal Officer, ,
Washington. August 20. 1875, 4:3O P. II.
| For Nsw England, the Middle States and
lower lake region, partly cloudy and slight
~ warmer weather, sOutherly to westerly
possibly light local rains
For Tennessee and the Ohio valley, clear
Or fair and warm weather. with south to
west winds. and stationary followed by
rising barometer.
For the South Atlantic States. warm and
partly cloudy weather, with east to south
winde, stationary or rising barometer and
rain In the southern portion.
For the Gulf States, light rains for the
coast and fair weather in the interior, with
easterly to southerly winds, slight rise of
temperature and slowly falling barometer
during Saturday.
The Ohio river and the Mississippi at
Memphis and stations above will continue
to fall. The Mississippi will probably rise
slightly at Vlcksburg and Helena.
Special River Report.
The Mississippi has fallen four inches at
St. Louis, thirty inches at Cairo, three
inches at Memphis, and two inches at New
Orleans. 1t has remained stationary but is
rising at Vicksourg, and has risen one inch
at Helena. The river will probably rise
very slightly at Helena and Vicksburg, and
continue to fall at stations above Helena.
River aad Marine News.
SOUTHWEST Pass, August 90, 6 P. NJ
Barometer $3.50. Wind northeast. fresh.
Weather thick, cloudy and rainy. Arrived:
Steamship Josephine to ca Whitney &
Steanship New Orleans, ship Mary E.
Riggs. Inside, bound out-Steamships Ala
bama, Oberon and St. Louis. The Rio
Grande and Ocean assisted the United
States steamer Canandaigua on the bar at
8:45 A. N. They worked until ten o'clock
and succeeded in getting her to within one
length Of going to sea. The dredgeboat Nc
AlOSVOS UuOu CoAA0 Su0 0SOk0U0Us uo LuI0o
boats pulled at the Canandaigua until
eleven o'clock, but did not move her any.
1t was useless to work any longer rs the
tide had fallen. There was only eight
inches rise to-day. She will probably be
towed to sea ut high tide to morrow morn
ing. The Csnandaigua is q little too much
to westward of the channel. The packet
boat Marie left at 1890 A. NJ, with twelve
passengers from the steamship New Or
leans.
PAss-A-L'OUrRE. August 90. 6 p. M
Wind eastnortheast, light. Weather rainy.
Arrived-Spanish bark Pedro Gusi, Pages
master, thirteen days from Havana No de-
psrtures. The ship INLAND is inside, bound
out 'F-t
V1cKsBuRo, August 2O.-The Ouachita
Belle passed down at P. N. No boats up
to-day. Tho river has fallen quarter of an
inch during the last twenty -four hours.
MEMPHIS, August 20.-The river fell two
and half inches, and now stands thirty
three feet eight inches. Weather clear.
Mercury $40. Arnved-Ruth, from Amite
river; Legal Tender, from Arkansas. river;
Capitol City, for St. Louis; A. J. White, Tor
Vicksburg; John B. Maude, for New Orleans;
Shannon, tor Cincinnati; Bee and barges, for
St. Louis, the latter at two O'Clock last
night. i.
CINCINNATI, August 2O.-River thirteen
feet niue inches and falling. Weather ol. ar
anS ST. pieasas'' f'osas An,uat ~ No .rr;v.,.
partures. River about stationary, with
seven and q half feet to Cairo. Weather
clear and pleasant. A petition to the Men,
phis Packet Company, asking them to ex-
tend their Inc of steamers to New Orleans,
so a. to give steady and reliable shipping
facilities to the lower country, was eigned
by large number Of merchants on Change
to-day.
CAno, August 20.-Arrived-St. Gene. b
We've, from St. Louis. at p. M. Depart
ed-St. Genevieve for Vicksburg, at seven.
River thirty five feet, fallen thirty ono
inches IN twenty four hours. Weather
clear and pleasant.
LOUISVILLE. August 20.-River falling
slowly; seven feet four inches in tho canal.
1t is expected the work of dredging the
canal will be completed tonight, and tho
canal be il working order to-morrov.
Weather clear and pleasant.
EVANSVILLE, August 20.-River fourteen
feet and eight-tenths Of an inch and fall
ing fast. Weather clear and pleasant.
Down-Big Sunfower at 9 P. NJ. .at
P1rTsBURs, August 20.-River FIVE feet
ten inches and rising. Weather clear.
New YORK, August 2O.-The following is
the comparative statement Of cotton tor the
weekending to-day:
Bales.
Net receipts at all United States ports dur.
ing the week. Observation-Disclosures. 1904
Net receipts same week last year .... 5625
Total receipts since September 10 ,723
Total receipts same time last year. 1853 S27
Exports for the week. k.................... S,O74
Exports Same week last year. ............ 9545
Total exports slnco September 1850 ao8
Total to Same date laet year. 989 911
Stock at all United states ports. ......... 87l96
Same time last year neutrality-suspicious.. i24,584
Stock 1t al interior towns ...............s 7542
Same time last year. eaf...................... O,l50
Stock 1t Liverpool l...................... 887,oO0
stock at Liverpool same time last year 10000
MEXICAN cotton afiOat for Crest Britain :, l4,O0O