New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-11-21
An EasterIy Storm.

An EasterIy Storm.
NEW YORK, November 20.-An easterly
storm prevailed here since Saturday night.
Considerable damage in this city. Weather
reported very rough outside Ct Sandy Hook.
A Murderer Disposed OF.
MEMPHIS, November 2O.-Joe Chase, who
vaylaid and killed Leon Cohoupe, q French
dairyman, on fernando road, near this
city, last November, was to-day sentenced
to twenty years Imprisonment at hard
labor.
Convention of Railroad Mea.
A large number of general ticket and
passenger agents of leading Southwestern
railroads are in this city to attend con-
vention tomorrow for the adjustment of
passenger rates over their respective roads.
A PiIotboat Wrecked.
SAVANNAH, November 20.-The pilotboat
Meta capszed off Tybee at 6 P. NJ, Novem-
Der Il. Captain M. P. Ursiua and two col
ored boys were on her. One of the boys
was washed off, and the others were res
cued by the steamship Rapidan at A. M.
to-day.
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
BALTIMORE. November 20-At the regu-
lar annual meeting of the stockholders of
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
John w. Garrett, president, submitted the
tiftieth annual report of the president and
directors to the stockholders. Total reve-
nues of the road, branches and connections
for the fscal wear ending September 80,
1876, SIS 03l ,2S,. The expenses of working
and keeping the roads and machinery in re-
pair amour ted to s., sos, $50, being 56.lS per
cent upon the earnings, showing decrease
of 25s per cent compared with the previ-
GUS years earnings. Steam and branches
in comparison with 1875 have decreased
1881, 81. and working expenses have de-
creased S765, ,l65, making comparative de-
crease in the net profits Of $ll6,652.
The surplus fund, representing capital
derived from net earnings invested in
branch and connecting roads and other i'm
provements, $36. .022, ,36J; entire mortgage
Indebtedness in currency and sterling, $685.
I63, 9229; showing an excess of surplus fund
above the entire mortgage Indebtedness of
81 ,SJ3, i35. Eight hundred ind fOrty-two
thousand six hundred aud forty-th bar
rels of -four and II ,5l7 ,946 bushels of grain
were brought to Baltimore during the fiscal
year. OF this aggregate of grain i5,94S, l07
bushels were corn.
Probabiiities.
WAR DlPARrxlHf !
ONCE Chief Signal Officer
Washington, November 20, l876-:30 P. N. }
For the South Atlantic States, cool westerly
winds, backir- to warmer southwest with sta.
tonaly or higher pressure, and clear weather VIII
prevail
valley warmer southeriy winds, falling barometer
and partly cloudy or Gle ar weather.
For the Mdd Q Atlantic States, northeast back
ing to cooler northwest winds, falling fol owed by
ri sing barometer, cloudy and rainy weather, cear
ing away at Southern static
Cautonary signals continue from Cape Mag to
Eastport Maine.
River and Marine News.
SOUTHWEST Pass, November c0.-Wind north
west. Arrived-SteamshipL Lone Star, Forbes, mas
| ter, from New York, to Charles A. Whitney.
all x.
previously reported below for Gaves ston.
V1CKsBURG, November 2o.-Weather cold and
cloudy. Down-Alice, at A. NJ Grand Republic,
| at 6 P. NJ. Up-YazoO Valley at T. M. Arrived
DanseI, at S A. NJ Natchez, at P. N. River fell
| one inch. Ii now stands fourteen feet one inch.
| now nine feet four inches. Weather clear; maxi
| mum thermometer So. Arrived-Garl land, fro N
Arkansas river Illinois, from Vicksburg. De-
| raft ted-Robert Mitchell and Fanchon, fur New
/ orleans; Belle Memphis. for st. Louis.
| CINCINNATI, November 2o-River twelve feet
ST.. LOUIS, November 20.-ArrIved - City OF
vieksburg from Vicksburg. The river has fallen
CAIRO, November -Arrived-Cherclee. from
Cincinnati, at P. NJ; City Of Alton from st.
Louis, at P. NJ Maude, from Vicksburg, at P
NJ. Departed-Helena, for vicksburg, at miir light.
Riyer len feet six inches and falling. Weather
clear. Mercury 4Go.
EvANsvnLE. November 2e.-River seven feet and
stationary. Weather cloudy and cool
LOUISVILLE, November 20 River rising; five fee t
ten inches in the canal Weather cool and cloudy.
Down-GSldsn Rule, fiom Cincinnati to New Or
leaus.
TrsBuRs November 90 River five feet ten
inches and rising here and at all points above.
Weather cloudy and rainy,