New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-22
Indian Depredatious.

Hor, CREEK. w. T.. December 2O.-Four
freight teams, accompanied by five men,
were attacked by Indians in camp on In
dian Creek. six miles north of this place,
about nine O'Clock last night. Three es
capped and arrived here, barefoOted and
half clothed. A detachment of soldiers
and q party Of citiz ms repaired to the
scene OF the fight early this morning and
found the bodies of the two men, B. c.
Stevens, of Salt Lake, and q German
named Fritz, from Colorado, horribly mu-
tilated with butchers cleavers taken from
enc of the wagons. The contents of the
wagons were scattered over the ground.
Six horses are missing. and over forty bull
let holes were found in one wagon. The
The dead were brought here and buried.
Suffering Among the Sailors.
BALTIMORE, December 2l.-Captain Davis
reports terrible suffering among the crews
of vessels that sought refuge in Mogoty
river during the late storm.
Another Fire in Little Rock.
LITTLE Rock, December 2I.-Another fire
broke out here this evening Several build
ings were burned. Probable loss 100000.
Probabilities.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Once Chief Signal Onicer.
Washington, December 81, l876-4:3O p. n
For the Middle States and lower lake regions,
east to southwest Winds partly cloudy w ather
and occesonal snow With stationary barometer.
For the South Atlantic and Gulf States. Ten.
nesoee and the Ohio valley, southeast I'd south.
west wiads and areas Of raia followed BY partly
cloudy weather, stationary or slight rise in tenn
P1 il tee ono ssey By friday evening
BY colder northerly wi1ds and Increasing baron
River and Nlarise News.
SOUTHWEST Pass. December 2l..6 P. M-wind
Friga, Welsh, master. ffty:tix days from Liver
pool to master; Norwegian ship TrSs. Br.gsr, mas:
X.koy, Marcusson, master, fifty three da, $ from
Leitb, to master; steamship Morgan City. Read
mas er. from New York; at A. NJ, to Charles a.
whitney Co British ship Choice, Masters, mas
wegian bark Botvid, Hendricksen master. from
Cosulich, master. af i've days from London. to
master; Austrian bark Agar Bussanich master.
ffty-ore day from Gloucester, TO master s;ros ~
trian bark DariO, ty-fOur days from Cork to mas.
PAss-A LOuTRE, December 81. 6 P. M.-wind
south. south west, light. Arrived Schooner Will
liam NJ. Jones, Davis, master, from Havana, to
master.
coo Rain during the day. The river fell five
inches Passed dOwn-Grsnd Republic and Frank
Parsold at NJ Passed up-A. C. Donnaily at
MEMPHIS. December 2l.-River tell three inches
Maximum thermometer $50. No arrivals or depsr-
tn es. Ice has commence running in the river
here. The steamers John A. Scudder, James D.
Parker, Ashland, Schenck, Thomas Sherlock, Mary
Houston and C. b. Church are laid up here with
cargoes Of over 5000 tors Northern bound freight,
chiefly sugar and mOlasses.
CINCINNATI, December 21.-River unchanged
weather cloudy mild and 70 Kgy tonight
CAIRO. December d. Navis alton is still sus-
pended. River one foot nine inches by the gauge.
ell ght rise has been occasioned BY the gorge be.
low. Weather clear. Mercury $40.
BvANsv LIE, December N-River swollen three
feet six inches to-day; 10 gorged at West Frankia.
No ice running here. Weather clear during the
day; smoky to. night.
Lou1svIIil, December 2l-Weatber cool and
clear. No noticeable change IN the river
PITTsBu1e December 2l.-Snowed Last night;