New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-07-30
MISCELLANEOUS.

| Transportation In the Upper Red River,
| SHREVEPORT, July 29.-The steamer Gilt:
| ford, now at Fulton. has been sold to the
Iron Mountain railroad for $4,000 She
will run the upper river, in connection
with the railroad, and as the raft has cut
US of from that section of country, will
| take good trade away from New Orleans
Fire and Less of Life.
HAyERHILI, Mass, July ga tenement
house, with Mrs Long, burned. Two ether
| women jumped from the windows.
Prize Fight.
PHILADELPHIA, July 29-Jchn Keenan,
whipped John Collins in ninety-fve rounds.
in one hour and thirty minutes. Both bad
The Coal Ring.
A Schuylkill Coal Exchange met here to-
day and Endorsed the action of the board of
control Of the New York combination, in
advancing prices twenty-five cents per tor
was also decided to suspend operations
for two weeks, commencing August 8.
The Lehigh operators, it is said, have also
agreed to fifteen cents advance, with the
exception of lump coal, which is used in
furnances.
Excitement in the Philadelphia Stock Elk.
change.
There was great excitement at the Stock
Exchange to-day, caused by the decline in
HestOnville city railroad shares from $40
to $50. 1t is rumored that two firms will
DO compelled to suspend.
Grain in THE Chicago Elevators.
CHICAGO, July 29.-The committee ap-
pointed by the president of the Board of
Trade to investigate the condition of the
grain in elvaroIs. report it in good condi-
nit Of hn,,
bins, which contain warm wheat.
PIow Works Burned.
BELoIT, Wis, July 29.-John Thompson
g. Co.'S plOw and wagon works burned.
Loss $65, 600.
Ellen Shelton's' Baby.
ELIZABETH, N. j., July 29.-Ellen Shell
ton. cclored, was committed to jail Tor mur-
dering her infant, one year old, by throw
ing it into well. The child had four arms
and three legs. The well had been con-
stantly used. The child has been missing
since September.
Probabilities.
WAR DEPARTMENT
Office Chief signal officer, )
Washington, July 29, lS16-4:30 P. II. }
Fer the Gulf States, Tennessee and the Ohio
valley. partly cloudy weather and areas of ram
variable winds mostly from the south and west
rising temperature and slight changes in barome-
ter.
River and Marine News.
SOUTHWEST Pass, July %, P. M.-Barometer
29 IS. Weather calm and cloudy. Arrived-Steam.
ship Morgan City, at p. NJ, Read, mas er. from
New York, to c. A. Whitney Co.. spanish b: ig Z.
NJ, valero, master, fifteen days from Santiago de
Cuba, in ballast, to NJ. PUG Co. Sailed-Bark
Eiverton and big Carmela.
SHREVEPORT, July 29.-Weather clear. Mer-
curry 81 The river fell one inch since last report
and falling at all POINTS above. Departed-Dawn
for New Orleans.
vICKsBURa July 29.-weather hot and clear
River Ieil two inches. Passed up-City OF Vicks-
burg and Pargoud at noon.
AEApHIs, July 2a:-River fell nine inches, and
now stands twenty-five feet two inches Weather
Maude from st. Louis Depar1ed-Garland for
Arkansas river, Ruth Tor White river.
CINCINNATI. July 29.-River eight feet eleven
inches and falling. Weather cloudy and cool.
Departed-ShannOn, for New Orleans.
PIrTsBuKG, July 29-River tive feet inch
and stationary. Weather clear and pleasant.
ST. LOUIS, July 29.-ArIived-Bee and bsrges,
from New Orleans. Departed-Bee AMI taiges,
for New Orleans; Grand Tower. for vicksburg.
River falling, with lime feet out to Cairo Heavy
rain last night.
CAIRO, July 29.-No arrivals. neparted-Yaeger.
for New orleans, at eight O'clock last night.
River twenty-five feet three inches and falling.
Weather clear. Mercu 84o.
EVANSVILLE, July 29.-River seven feet and
falling. Weather cool and cloudy. Up-M;tchell,
at nine O'Clock last night.
LOUISVILLE, July 29-River falling; five feet four
inches III the canal Rain this morning. now fair.