The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-04-04

hood Of Sunnower, Bolivar and Lake
Providence.
The crevasse reported this morning
was at Dennis, nearly opposite Laconia,
Arkansas, instead Of ut Davises, as first
reported, and was caused by the bank
caving The water through this will
run into Sunflower river through bayou
Phaliah.
Payne q Cos. gin, on Poplar street,
was burned by an incendiary this morn
ing. Loss $4,000 covered In the Globe.
Of Chicago, Frankland, Of Knoxville.
and Planters, of Jackson. Bill McNeal,
eolored, was arrested. charged with
firing it.
MONTGOMERY, April "A storm pre-
vailed over nearly the entire State,
coming from the east. lasting nineteen
hours without intermission, accompa-
MED by unusually heavy thunder and
continuous wind and lightning. 1t was
considered the heaviest rain ever known,
seven inches OF water having fallen in
the time. Great damage was done the
planting interests.
Rise In the Alabama.
The Alabama river has risen fifty feet
and Is now rising at the rate OF four and
a half inches per hour. No deaths are
reported. but many houses we're blown
down. No trains in motion since Satur-
day.
New York, April 3. 3.-Rogers. the
defaulting teller, recently arrested at
Knoxville, has reached here. The bank
RECEIVERS $10. 800 of the $25 900 stolen.
The Convent OF Vile de Sales. near
Brooklyn, burned.
L. =. Heiser u CO., and II. A. Heiser,
whose failure is reported to-day, were
leading bulls in the gold market.
The upper part Of the New York Club
House burned. Loss 100000.
Public Building. In Darkness.
| BosToN. April 3.-Orders were received
| from Secretary Bristow directing that
| fuel. lights aud water be cut off from
public buildings, owing to the apprOpri-
ations being exhausted. In the post
office. the engineers and employees in
charge of the building were discharged
The building will probably be in total
darkness tonight. The Custonhouse,
Federal Courthouse and Marine Hos
pital are In the same condition.
sub Treasury Balance.
New YoRK, April 3 -- Evening. - Sub
Treasury balances Gold SAC 1886, ,56S !:
currency $34 .65s. .252.
The Sub Treasury paid out $4,000 on
account Of interest, aud $4,000 for
bonds.
Customs receipts $265.Oo0
New York. April g. Arrived out .
Iessing and Denmark. Homeward
bound: Hercules for New Orleans.
An Impostor shown Up.
MOBILE, April 3.-Pass an imposter
calling himself Rev. S. Annear, about
fifty years Of age. medium height, heavy
built, good state of preservation wears
heavy beard and moustache tinged
with gray wears a heavy pair of gold
spectacles. He came here with letters
OF recommendation purporting to be
from ministers Of Cincinnati and Hous-
ton, Texas.
He was to have preached in one Of our
Baptist Church yesterday. Happily. be-
fore doing SO. his true character be-
came known. and from notice pub
lished in the Galveston Ne,cs of March
25. signed by VIM. Howard, Pastor
First Baptist Church, and r. +. Bunting,
Presbyterian Church. When shown the
article be said he would retire to his
closet and commune with himself In
stead of doing so he. repaired to his
landlady's, gathered his valisc and left
by the first train without paying board.
He sometimes passes under the name
OF Rev. Mr.. Boykin. Religious demon
nations are warned to give him wide
berth.
Post once service Crippled.
New YoRK, April 3.-The Postmaster
has received orders from Washington to
cut down expenses. owing to the apprO-
priation for warming and heating build
gas will be cut off all night. and work
in the basement suspended, The entire
postofIice service will be crippled
Indictment.
CHICAGO, April 3.-The United States
Grand Jury indicted j. ID. Wood, u
member Of the Forty-Third Congress,
land subsequently United States District
Attorney here, for completely in the
revenue frauds.
| Made to Give bond.
COLUMBUS. Miss, April 3.-The case of
II. G. Whitetield, United States District
Attorney. charged with forgery, was
tried before the Magistrate Court to-
day, and required to give bond of $1,000
for his appearance before the next Cir
Kidnapping Case.
MEMPHIS, April 3.-In the Circuit
Court at Bartlett, to-day, the jury in
the case of A. nj. and J. j. Smith and j.
M. Shaw, indicted for an attempt to
kidnap J. M. Tighe, for the purpose of
carving him TO Cincinnati, as reported
at the time in these dispatches, brought
in verdict of guilty, tining each $3.50
and Imprisonment. Judge Ray has not
as yet imposed the term of imprison-
ment A. M. Smith failed to appear to
answer.
The officers Of the A. J. White report
large crevasse at Davis's Landing on
Saturday night.
Yesterday morning the water was
pouring through and some three planta-
tions were already submerged. Davis
is half mile above Napoleon, on the
Mississippi side, and the water through
the crevasse will run into Old River
The water in the lower portion of White
River is already over the banks.
Fire.
BosToN, April 3.-The summer resi-.
dence OF s. W. Galloupe, of Boston
known as Ocean View Cottage, neal
Philips Point, Swampscott, was burned
to-day. Loss $4,000.
American steamship Company.
PHILADELPHIA, April 3.-Henry d
Welsh, of this city, was elected Presi
dent OF the American Steamship Com
pany. The following named gentlemen
were elected Directors: Josiah Bacon
B. H. Bartol, John Price Wetherill, ID
b. Cummins, M. Baird, N. Parker Hart