New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-03-15
MISCEILANEOOS'
work nj Galveston Aarbor

.of the recent survey OF the narOor Dy
Tieutensnt Quinn shows the western point
where. in June, 1875, there was only nve
Feet of water, has entirely disappeared,
and souudiDgs at that particular spot sno"
- depth Of over fourteen feet.
Tie western channel formerly USED IN
crossing the inner bar is entirely closeo,
and the deem water of Galveston narDor
channel has united with the deep water op-
posite the end Of tie jetty, ana iacks only
$50 feet Of uniting with the deep wa!er VI
Bolivar channel. When this conEectlon Is
made there will be deptn u o'ei o's"'oeA
feet on the inner bar.
The cahions on the jetty are covered
,r;th s,nd. The old swash channel Is oblit-
ars ted and is now connected WIN ana
forms a continuation OF Galveston island.
The depth of water in the shOalest spot
at low tide is now fourteen 1eet nine inches;
at ordinary high tide sixteen feet. Before
the city commenced the pile breakwater
there was only nine feet of water on the
inner bar. The recent work by the govern
menr has confined the water to single
channel. The results already obtained are
very satisfactory, and there appears No
doubt that the etty system, as applied, Will
terminate in giving Galveston eighteen TO
twenty feet OF water over the Oar.
Fire at Rockland, massachusetts.
BosroN, March 1.-THE shoe factories OF
Cay 81 Esston, and S: II. Lane, together
with & number Of outbuiidings, at Rock
land. Massachusetts, burned last night.
Loss about $4,000.
Deuth Of Mrs. Belknap's Sister.
!or1syILLE. March ia Courier-Jo,tr-
nal special from Harrodsburg, announces
the death of Mrs. A. H. Bowman, wife OF
Col,e"'or Bowman, and sister Of Mrs. Gen
eral Belknap.
NORFOLK, March 1.-THE steamer Cy-
gnet, from CurIituck, reports largo bark
went ashore last n;ght near Currltuck
beach lighthouse, name and nationality I'M
known. The surf is high. No ccmmuni'
cation has been effected.
Important Railroad Suit.
RICHMOND, Va, March la bill OF
cnmnIsint was filed in the United States
Circuit Court by Francis Skiddy, William
Rutler Duncan and 5. l.. NJ. Barlow. of
New York, through H. j. Wickham, solicit
tor AGAINST the Atlantic, Mississippi and
Ohio Railroad Company. Complainants,
who are trustees under heavy mortgage.
ask for the appointment OF a receiver and
foreclosure of the mortgage in consequence
of failure on the part OF the Haill oao Com
pany to pay interest and otherwise COM
DIV with the terms of the mortgage.
Western Excursionists mt Atlanta.
ATLANTA, March 1.-Two hundred Of
the Western visitors have arrived, and 100
more are expected tomorrow.
Probabilities.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Once Chief Signal Ofdcer,
Warrington, March IA, 1916. $50 +. NJ
For the Gulf States Tennessee and the Ohio val
ley. warmer, generally cloudy weather and ram
with east to south winds, and falling barometer.
River and Marine News.
SOUTHWEST Pass. March Il. ?. M;ZBarome ct. y
kmma, fifty eight days from HavIe schooner Alice
7. BoaIdmsn, Boyle master, with fruit, 70 ).
and Marie and schooner Sergeant J. Day. The
AMERICAN ship Joseph Fish, Hedgman master.
from Liverpool, has arrived and sailed fol- Phils'
SHREVEPORT, March l.-Raining all Cay; no
business. No arrivals or departures.
"A. i n poxn1Kstie. at A. n; SatcRes al p
NJ Ho ston. At Pm
MEnpH1s, March H.-River rose seven inches.
Weather cool and rainy. Arrved-Thompson
Dean, from New Orleans. Depsrsed-St Gene
We've Maude ard Helena for st. Louis; susie Sill
yer and Carondelet for New Orlt ans; Illinois for
vicksburg; Augusta. for White river; Belle Of
Texas r Arb hhsas river; Baum, for Circinpati;
PlrTsBuRG, March. IA River zine feet eiahs
f-~hes auG about stationary. Weather cloudy and
ClycrxSAr1, March H.-Rivcr twenty seven feet
amt ri,lry Weather fair and mud. Arrived
Golden Rue, from Few orleans. Departed-U. P.
Scher ok for New Orleans.
ST Louis March 14.-NO arrivals. Departed
Bee and barges, for New Orleans: Capitol City, for
Victsburg River about stationary. Weather
cloudy and thu aeteniDg.
CAIRo. March l4.-AIrved-Colo1ado from v icks-
burg at p NJ; John W. Garrett from New Orleans
at nine O'Clock; J. A. Scudder fro u St. Louis ct
A. M; Thomas Sherlock from New Orleans at hve
o'clock; PeytOna snd bsrges from Evansville at
PM Der a'ted-Colorado for St. Louis at 8 r n i;
J. A. Scudder for New Orleans at A. NJ; Sherlock
tor CINCINNATI At six o'clock. River twenty seven
feet, ard risir 9. light rain has fallen since
dark. Mercury $50.
two inches ard rising. Wealth cloudy and mild.
Down-CI aries Morgan at A NJ.
LOUISVILLE March l4-klver rising slowly; ten
feet Lire inches in the canal. and eight feet nine
inches on the falls. Weather cloudy and COOL