New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-03-17

! on the Mernentau river, about the time VI
| the war of 1872 succeeded in finding Q box
| of money, which upon being opened was
| found to contain American coin OF as late
| date as 1861, which leads to the belief tnat
| it was money stolen and buried by the Jay
hawkers, who were numerous N tnls Vtein !:
| ty during the war. The amount fOund ,e
| NOT known. but from all that can be learned
| it did not exceed $1,000 or $4,000. The lind.
ing of this created great excitement. and
| now there are hundreds digging along the
banks of the river and bsyous In this
vicinity.
HARRISBURG, Pa, March 1.-THE Senate
passed the repeal of the local option but
s.ring gent licence law which goes to the
House.
ExplosSon Of a Powder Mill and Loss al
Lie.
| CLEVELAND, March 1.-the Austin Pow.
der Companv's mills, located near the
canal, five miles south of this city, blew mp
this afternoon with series of terrific ex-
plosions. The works, which consisted Of
ten or twelve buildings, were completely
demolished, large fragments of timber and
heavy machinery being thrown consider
able distance.
There were eight or ten men at work in
and about the mills at the time of the ex-
plOeion, three of whom were killed, the
rest escaping with few slight bruises.
The names of the killed are: Frederick
Putnam, age fOrty-tbree-leaves wife and
two children; David Lawson, age forty
leaves q wife and -four children; August
Radcliffe, age forty fve-unmarried.
The two magazines, in which are stored
| large quantity of powder, are situated
about forty or eighty rods from the nearest
exploded mill, and did not explode, al
though the roof and wall Of one of them was
| badly torn by conclusion.
The loss to the powder company can not
| now be ascertainei, but it will be heavy.
The buildings, with the exception of the
| engine house, we're Of little value. The ex-
tent of damage to the machinery is not
known.
The cause of the explosion will probably
never be known, as man at the coming
mill, where the first explosion occurred,
was killed. In the immediate neighbor-
hood of the explosion houses were badly
damaged, windows being broken and plas-
tering torn off. In this city the widest
excitement prevailed, many thinking the
Houses rocked and shook, people rushed
into the streets, horses became. frightened,
adding to the alarm by their frantic plung-
ing.
Much damage to windows was done, the
large plate glass fronts in Ryder's photo.
graph rooms, Baldwins dry goods store,
new City Hall, Cushng's block, Standard
block and several Othes places being shat
tered. The damage in the city is estimated
at $25, 900 to $500 An explosion &C.
Cured at these mills three years ago. but
little damage was done to property, except
that owned by the Powder Company.
storm at Omaha.
OMAHA, March l6.-The storm which
commenced yesterday ragged oil day to-day.
Railroad trains east and west are behind
time. 1t is stated that one Of the eastern
roads is blockaded. The weather is in
tensely cold.
Steamboat Burned.
st. LOUIS, March l6-The steamboat w.
j. Lewis. bound, from Vicksbnrg to this
port, took fire while cOaling at Chester,
Illinois, sixty miles below here this after
noon, and burned to the waters edge. |
David Warbries. the watchnan, was burned |
or drowned, and one pilot and three other !
men are missing. The boat was owned by |
the Missouri River Packet Company;
valued at $4,000 and insured for S3S, 600 in
Wheeling aud Pittsburg offices. |
Tornado In South Carolina.
COLUMBIA, March ia fearful tornado |
passed over the lower part Of Richiand dis |
trict yesterday. A house was blown down, |
t NO persons were killed. and several badly |
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Probabilities.
WAR DEPARTMENT, |
Office Chief Signal officer |
Washington, March l6, 1875. 4:3S p NJ.
For the Gulf and South Atlantic States, clear,
partly cloudy and colder weather, with rising
will rise at Leavenworth, Keokuk, st. Louis Mem
,his, vicksburg New Orleans, PIttsbulg, C1ncn-
lati and Louisville.
River and Marine News.
SOUTHWEST Pass. March is. P. M.-Barometer
GAO Wind north mort beast, light. Arrived
sarkentine Scotland Rogers. master. twenty.
even days from Boston. Sailed-Stea mship Arbi-
rator, ship Fr.ncsP. Sage. barks Run. berg. Aus
ralia and Sheffield and briggs Theresa, Andrea and
vIcKssuRs March '6.-Paesed up Colorado, at
DOL River rose six inches during he last twenty
our hours.
larck. for New Orleans; Susie Silver for the Ohio
iver; vint shnkle. for CINCINNATI: Belle of Texas
u the Arkansas river, and City OF Helena, for
cksburg. The river rose two inches, and is three |
.et nine inches below xtreme high water mark.
OlHclHHArI. March 16.-River thirty seven feet
IN inches in the channel and rising weather
nd barges, for New Orleans.
PlrrsBuRG, March is. : River nineteen feet eight
1sather clear and pleasant. Ice running very
eavy in the Allegheny.
ieksburg. st loP. M; Thompson Dean. flom New
rleans. at A. NJ; Utah. from New Orleans, at 7
NJ. Glencoe, from st. Louis Mt nOOn Depart. | I
Nv. j. Lewis, for st. Louis, at p. M: st. Gene
eve. for st. Louis At II P H.; Thompson Dean, ! Z
T Cincinnati. at A. NJ; Utah. for Cincinnati, at
A. NJ; Glencoe, for New Orleans. at I A. N. River
rty one feet ten inches in the channel and c
sing. Weather clear; mercury 40; heavy wind u
ON the west ali day.
EVANSVILLE, March I6.-Wcather clear and cold; |
gh wind all last night and to-day. River sta. | 3
Onary and very rough. The Lo, gworth. bound i
,wn. has been wind bound here ali day A
LOUISVILLE, March l6.-Ths river has risen tive ~
ct in the past twenty four hours High wind
day prevents boats from IeaviI port. e.
ST. LOUIS, March l6.-Arrved-Katie Kountz, q
)m New Orleans. Departed-Julia, for yicks.
rg. The river has risen sixteen inches in the | 8
st twenty fonr hours, and is still swelling. A | 4
10 of eighteen feet is reported in the Illinois
yer, and other upper streams are swelling |
Gather cloudy and cold. Very high winds pre- q
il.