New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-09-01
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Trade of shreveport.

SHREVEPORT, August 3l.-The receipts Of
cotton at this port for the past year amount
| to 1O4, 095 bales, against 80 ,O4 for the veal
before. Stock on hand tonight lo5 bales
against 81 bales last year. The receipts Of
new cotton amount to 40 bales, against 81
| bales for the same time last year. The
worms are doing some damage on the river
plantations. The old cotton has quit grow
| ing and is shedding q good deal. The pros
poets along the river are not near as fiat
tering as they were ten days ago. Late
cotton is doing :olerable we'll in the bot
toms, but is suffering from drOuth in the
hills.
The Fire in San FrancIsco.
SAN FRANCISCO. August 3l.-Loss by the
fire Yesterday $780,0O0. 1t is supposed the
fire was ince ndiary, the intention being to
burn the factories employing Chinese.
A Newspaper sued for Libel.
RALEIGH, n. c., August 3l.-The Daily
Ne,cs, Democratic, was sued to-day by A.
w. Tourgee, an exjudge, for styling him
an ex-penitentiary convict. This charge
the second libel suit brought by Repub-
licans against the Ners within the past six
months.
Sufocated In a Mine.
DENVER, Col, August 3l.-Four miners
were suffocated by foul cir in mining
shaft, near Central City. A father de-
scended to search for his son, the other vic
tins followed and were dead before relief
could reach them.
French Gunboat at Port Royal.
PORT ROYAL, S. c.. August 3l.-Ar-
rived-French gunboat Guichon.
Jesse Pomeroy's Death Sentence Com
muted.
BOsToN, August 3l.-The Governor this
evening acted upon the case of the boy
murderer, Jesse PomeIoy, under sentence
of death, and committed his sentence to i'm
prisonment for life, in accordance with a
decision of the council.
A New Freight Tariff.
CHICAGO, August 3l.-The general freight
agents OF Southwestern Missouri river rail-
roads have established new rates, some
what higher than the former ones, which
90 into effect September l. They hold an
other meeting IN St. Louis ON September
H. to consult as to whether the present ar
rangemen will suffice, or whether new
one will be necessary.
Boiler Explosion.
ST. PAUL, August 3l.-The explosion OF
the boiler attached to threshing machine
near Dover killed three persons and NOR
tally wounded one.
Probabilities.
WAR DEPARTMENT
Cffice Chief Signal Officer, :
Washington August 81, lS76-4:3O P. n.
For the Gulf States. slighly lower bare meter.
nearly stationary temperature. winds mostly
from southwest 10 southeast partly cloudy
weather, and possibly occasional rains.
River and Marine News.
SOUTHWEST PASS, August 3l-Barometer 20 IS.
Wind southeast, light. No arrivals or departures.
SHREVEPORT, August 29.-Westher partly cloudy.
The mercury ranged from To to $50. River
fell five inches Departed-Belle Rowland, last
night, for New Orleans. ArIived-BOnne Lee,
seven this morning, from New Orleans.
CINCINNATI, August 81 -River eight feet six
inches ard falling. Weather partly cloudy and
werm.
P1rrsBuRG, August 3l.-River three inches and
falling
LOUISVILLE, August 3I.-River ia ling, with five
feet six inches in the canal Weather warm.
vICKsBURG, August 81. - Weather warm and
fair. Up-John B. Maud. River stationary; 1t now
stands at tive MY one feet.
now stands thirteen feet Heavy rain and thunder
storms this afternoon. Maximum Thermometer,
92o. Arrived-Pa1ker, from Cincn natl DepaGted-
Scudder. last night, for st. Louis
CAIRO, August 2l.-Ariived-Helens, from st.
Louis, at 10 P. NJ. City of vicksburs, from Vicks-
burg, at A. Nj Atlantic, from New Orleans, at
A. M; Standard. from St; Louis at 10 4. n: De-
vicksburg. for st. Louis at A. NJ; Atlantic, for
st. Louis at A. NJ River fourteen feet ten inches
and falling slowly. Weather clear. Mercury $40
ST. Louis, August 3l.-Depal ted-S Genevieve,
for vicksonrg River falling slowly. Weather
EVANSVILLE, August 3l.-R.ver seven feet and
falling. Weather clear and hot. Up-Cherokee,
at P. NJ.