New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-09-17

A Horrible Tale Of Suffering ON the Plains
SAN FRANCISCO. September ia dit
patch from Los Angeles narrates tale g
terrible euffering on the Colorado deserl
Henry Smith, from St. Louis, with one CON
| panion and pack train, left Yuma for LO
! Angeles, California, and wandered fou
| days on the desert without water. Smitl
| opened the veins of his arms and drank bi
| blood. which clothed in his throat. He the,
| cut his windpipe to remove it, and died il
| few hours after. His companions reached
the station in the last stage OF exhaustion
A storm or Norfolk.
NORFOLK, September 16 "A fearful storm
has been prevailing for the last twenty foul
hours. The rainfall here is three inches,
| and: five inches at Cape Henry, where thu
wind is blowing forty live miles an hour.
Fruits Of the Gold Hills Misses.
CHEYENNE, September l6 The Wheele,
brothers, who have been working theil
famous claim No. 9, below Gay
Vile, on Deadwood creek, arrived 81
Fort Laramie last night with paid Escort
of twenty men. They bring, as the pro.
ceeda of seven months work, over $500, 900
and 1900 pounds Of dust. They will bring
their eecort to the railroad at this city, and
will probably arrive here tomorrow.
Sheridan at Fort Laramie.
General Sheridan is now at Fort Laramie
awaiting the arrival of General Crook, or
sdvices from him as to point of meeting
for council.
Bridging the Tennessee.
KNOXVILLE, September Is. The East
Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia railroad
bridge over the Tennessee river, at London,
was finished to-day. Two passenger and
SIX freight trains passed over this evening.
One Days Gate Money.
PHILADELPHIA. September I6-There
were 81 1871 paid admissions to day at the
exhibition.
American Pharmaceutical Association.
The Anne lean Pharmaceutical Associa.
ton continued its 81 ssion today. Toronto.
Ontario, was selected as the next place of
meeting. Reports on the drug market and
on the progress of pharmacy were read, af
ter which the association adjourned sine
die.
A TRAVELLING Editor.
ALBANY, September l6.-J hn Walter,
pr oprietor of the London Times, reached
this city to-day on his was to Niagara Falls.
A Local Failure.
The State Fair, though one of the best
! failure financially. The Centennial Fair
las affected this and other home enterprises
A Belt in Arkansas.
LITTLE Rock, September l5-H. B.
tuart was nominated for Congress bv the |
Democrats of the third district. A portion |
fthe convention withdrew, and nominated |
ordan E. Crasens.
Greeubackers.
The greenbackers met in mass convention |
nd nominated an electoral ticket for the l
tate.
Probabilities.
WAR DsrARrnsxr,)
! OficA Chief Signal O6acer |
Washington. Septs mber is. ls76-4:3O r n.
For the Western Cult States. falling barometer.
1thesst winds, increasing cloudiness ana sta. !
onsry or higher tempera IRE.
River asd Marine News.
SOUTHWEST PASS. September l6-Bsrometer 2s7o
ind north, fresh. Weather clear and cool Ar.
Hudson. st P. NJ. Gager, mas.
r. from New York, to A. Moult0n. No de- |
PASS A.L'ournn, September Is -wi-d northwest
.sh. Weather clesr and cool. Arrived-Ste an !
ip Margaret, at 4:20 P. NJ, Baker. mister, from
'vans. via Florida ports, to l. X. Roberts. No
SaRHvsPoRT. septemher l6.-weather clear.
,rcury ranged from $50 to $50. The river fell |
for the par tss;on sed RoSu;
7lczssURa. September 49, Weather fair. The |
~ Iol nIno lncne6 CP-JOnn y. hhOdaa. at |
N Grand Tower. at IL Nj Katie, at P. M
isnPHn, September 10 The riv.r rose four
;hes. Maximum mercury 74o. Arrived-Parker,
m Cincinnati. NJ d. parures.
IBCIENArI, September l6.-Rtver eighteen fe~t {
1t inches and falling. Depa ted-Go den Rule,
New Orleans w.athsr cloudy and cool.
he's ard q ationary. Weather clear ard .oI.
OUIsvILLE. September l6.-R yer nine feet in the
al and falling. Weather cloudy and cool
vAHsvrILE September lG.-Westhtr clear and
l. River rising.
AFRO, September 16.-ATived-Bee from st. |
lis. 1T 10 A N. Departed-St. eenevieve for | Q
kshure, at II p H.; h. rokee. for New Orleans, a
2 P. N Hhs rlock. for Cine 10, att. at "A. N :
or twenty feet .hrte inches and rising. Weather Z
Ir and cool. / 2