The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-02-03

fire had gained too much headway fol
any OF the contents to be saved. much
less to extinguish the flames There
were forty bales Of cotton, some hay, Q
new buggy, dray and the warehouse
books, together with some other valua.
bles, consumed, The loss Is estimated
ct 5000. The warehouse was insured
Tor f5OC. y Is supposed the fire was the
work OF an inccndiary.
A Boy Kills His Step.Father.
INDIANAroLrs, IND, Feb. 2.-Charles
Love, colored, aged rs years, shot and
killed his step-father, Edward Valentine,
yesterday. Valentine had assaulted
him with an axe, Love gave himse II up.
TRRNroN, N. j., Feb. 2.-Rev. J. M.
johnson, whose mysterious disappear
heard from in New York city laboring
under mental alteration caused by over
taxing his brain.
Terrific Gale Loss Over 300, 900.
BALTIMORE. Feb. "A terrific gale
from the Northwest burst over this city
at O'Clock this morning, and now con-
tinues with more or less severity. Up
wards OF a hundred houses were un-
rooted, chimneys, signs and fences blown
down, and considerable damage done to
the shipping in the harbor. 1t Is impos-
sible ~ yet to estimate the damage, hut
1t will certainly amount to upwards of
100000. On Chesapeake Bay and tri-
butaries the fury Of the storm was ter
rifle and many disasters are appre-
hended.
River News.
vICKsBuRe. Feb 2.-Up: Katie from Louisville
Down: Il. y. Turner from Louisville. and re-
mained here all day repairing her wheel She
took on 800 bales OF cotton and left this after
noon. Weather clear and cold. River rising.
Marine News.
SOUTHWEST PASS, Feb a-Baromctcr 80 s5
Wind north northeast. strong breeze Weather
Sailed. steamship Bothnia; -barks Folisa,
Auror, Niobe; zehooners John r. Kranz. Ella and
Josie. and IuisHeppe L8nata.
The. The BRIG rl2d previ2usly reported inside for
Steamship Guillcrmo inside bound out.
SOUTHWEST Pass. Feb. 2, 81. IN. Barometer
1880. Wind northeast light Weather cloudy
master, 81 days from Bremen. in ballast, 10 mas
ter. American schooner Hannah Coomer. King
master. days from Jamaica. with fruit to JOS.
Sailed Bark Epralm Williams. brig Erminia
r. and schooner j. g. Bullard.
The steamship Guillcrmo is ut anchor inside,
BALTIMORE, Feb. a-Flour quiet and steady.
unchanged. Mheat-Southern. duh and gen
orally lower: Western nominal; Pennsylvania
do. white e1 ~. Oorn-Southern steady; West
ern easier; Southern white bsc Southern yellow
Oats dull and unchanged. Rye dull and
nominal. Hay unchanged Provisions
steady and firm, but quiet Pork s21 2s
Bulk meats-Shoulders a. clear rib sides H.
loose packed 81. Bacon-Shoulders %. clear
RIB sides ..I2h. Hams 1sk. Lard unchanged.
Butter dull and heavy, except for extras which
are scarce and firm. Western extra "a. DO. ilrsts
g. Petroleum strong; crude 81. refined a. COT
fee dull and lower; Rio cargoes ll4, iobbng at
i5h. Whisky shade frmer, fl IL. Virginia con
soils sgk, Western Virginia 9,s bid. Sugar steady
and firm Mt l0h.
New YORK, Feb 2.--LGold opened Mt 1I3h.
LONDON, Feb 2,-The rate. 81 diacount in the
open market for three months bills is $685.
per cent below the bank rate The rate for
money at the Stock Exchange on Government
securities Is 81 per cont