New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-04
MISCELLANEOUS.
A Policeman Killed by Burglars.

A Policeman Killed by Burglars.
NEWARK, N. j., August 3.-POliceman
Brock fired at two men whom he surprised
robbing a house They returned the fire
shooting him fatally.
Denth Of an Eminent Virginian.
RICHMOND, August 3-David j. Burr. fol
many years president of the Richmond
Cham Der Of Commerce, and first presiden,
of the Virginia Home Insurance Company
died to-day after lingering illness. aged
titiy-seven. He was prominently identified
with the interests of the city, and leader
in all commercial enterprises.
Served Gu. Their Terms.
ST. LOUIS, August 3.-Addler and FIRST
distillers and rectihers from Kansas City
committed for three months in the county
Jail, have already served their term. They
pay fine and other penalties amounting
to $4,000.
The New Boat for the Paris Crew.
ST. JOHN, August 3-The new boat tor
the Paris crew has arrived from Eng
The crew will row in it at PHILADELPHIA
W alter Ross is training for the single scull
races at Philadelphia.
Base BnE.
HARTFORD. August 3. HArttords II,
Athletics D.
CINCINNATI Augu5t 3.-St Louis 10, Gin
cinnatis 0.
NEW HAVEN, CT, August 3.-Hartfords
I3, New Ravens ).
BOsToN, August 3.-Bostons 8, Athlet-
less.
LOUISVILLE, August 3.-During the 9Th
inning of the Chicago and Louisville game
to-day it commenced raining. and the
ChicagOs attempted to bat out, but the
LOuisvilles refused to put them out, when
the Chicagos left the field, and the umpire
decided the game in the ChicagOs favor
The score stood Chicagos 4, Louisvilles l..
The LOuisviiles entered q protest, as five
innings were not finished.
Sickness in the Tilden Family.
HUDSON, n. Y, August 3.-Hon. Moses
Y. Tllden, brother of the Governor, ia dan
ger0usly i'll in New Lebanon. The Cover
nor was summoned to his bedside to-day.
A Railroad Train with Five Thousand
Passengers.
PHILADELPHIA August 8 "A train on the
Pennsylvania railroad, leaving Pittsburg
yesterday with military for the centennial
camp, was added to on the main line and
Northern Central branch until it numbered
ITO carriages, in eleven sections. carrying
over 5000 passengers. 1t was the largest
passenger train ever run over the road. 1t
arrived here without any detention or &C.
cident, and without any interference with
regular trains.
The International Regatta.
1t is understood that the Dartmouth
crew will enter in the international regatta.
The Argonaut Club. of Toronto, Canada,
enters in the four-oared race. The Friend
chip Club, of New York. has withdrawn
from the fOur.oared race, and enters in the
gle skull with Mr.. Mccormack. The
Minerva Club, of Philadelphia, decided to
from the fcur-oared contest.
Probabilities.
WAR DEPARTMENT.
Office Chief Signal Officer.
Washing on, August 3, I616-4:G0 P. n.
For the South Atlantic and Eastern Gulf States
rising followed by nearly stationary barometer
with southeast to southwest winds and slightly
warmer and partly cloudy weather will prevail.
with occasional rains in the Western Cult etates.
River and Marine News.
SOUTHWEST Pass, August 3--Barometer $3.50.
Wind southeast, strong. Arrived-British ste aner
Alice at as T mas shn IRON to-
son, master forty.twO days fom Liverpool, with
general ca, go, to DeWo Golf, Powell Co. Sailed
steamer Knickertoeker, for New York.
SHREVEPORT, August 3.-Weather partly cloudy.
92o. The river has fallen Blk inches
N the last tive nty-four hours. Ar,ived-BOnnie
Lee, from New OTtcduoi anu 5ttdm Tug a. W. AC-
Dougal, from Lake Erie.
vICKsBURG. August 3.-Weather hot and clear.
The river fell one foot Up-Maude at noon.
Down f. Lee, at midnight: .Arrivsd-Grand
Tower at 10 A. NJ; Illinois, at P, n.
MEMPHIS, August 3.-River fell six inches; now
,ta nds eighteen feet six inches. Rainy. Mercury
"a. Arnved-Raiesyille,f from White river Par
ker from Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI, August 3.-River eight feet two
inches aud rising. Weather warm and clear
PIrTsBURG, August 3.-River three rect one
nch and about stationary. Wea- her cloudy and
warm.
ST LOUIS, August 3.-Depsrted-St. Genevieve,
or vicksbu'g. River falling, with eight feet out
% Cairo. Weather clear and hot.
LOUISVILLE. August 3.-River falling five feet in
he camel. Weather warm and fanny. Down.
Robert Mitchell. from Cincinnati to New Orleans.
EVANSVILLE, August 3.-River six feet seven
inches and falling. Weather hot. up-Charles
Morgan, at P. NJ.
CAIRO, August 3.-Arrived-City of Vicksburg,
rom vicksbuIg. at .. NJ; Glencoe. from New Or
lee u.s. at O'clock John +. TOlle from st. Louis,
at p M. Departed-Helena, for vicksburg, at II
P. NJ: Glencoe, for st. Louis at A. NJ; vicksburg,
for st. Louis, at five o'clock. River eighteen feet
eleven inchts and falling. Light rain this after
aoon. Weather cloudy. Mercury 80.