The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-04-05
HOME NEWS.
The Overflow.

MEMPHIS, April 4.-Ine report or the
City Engineer Of New Orleans, in refer.
ence to the overflow, is discredited by all
here who have paid any attention to the
subject in years past. Unfortunately
but little is known in reference to the
exact height or other statistics of floods
previous to the establishment of the
signal service, but from the fact that
the water at this point is within nine
inches this evening Of the highest
water known and one inch above the
flood of 1874 and ten inches above that
Of last August, coupled with the state
Of the weather, and lakes, and bayous,
and lagoons, as well as all
tributaries below being bank
that we will have a food equal to any
previous one, as the river at Cairo is now
/ thirteen inches higher than last August
and several feet higher at st. Louis,
and none Of the volume coming down
will be expended in filing up st.
/ Francis, White, Arkansas and other
rivers, and besides records show that no
decline IS ever felt here until six OF
seven days after the river has com
menced falling at Cairo. The bottom
/ opposite this city is flooded back to
| Madison, and trains on the Little Rock
road are discontinued.
/ Many persons living in the bottom
| have been compelled to move out to the
hills 1t is feared q large amount of
stock has been lost. Planting opera
tions are at stand still, and the bottom
/ plantations will suffer heavily in fencing
and forage. Between Mound City and
Marion, Ark, skiffs have been substi-
tuted for hacks, in order to carry mails
and passengers.
( TowbOat Explosion.
4 The valve connecting with the syphOn
pump on the towboat J. N. Kellogg
/ bursted this morning, near Island 81,
scaldin9 Fred Hayden, clerk, to death.
Every effort possible was made by the
captain and others to rescue him but in
! vain. The remains were brought here
and will be forwarded to Springfield,
linois.
Bob Wheeler, the colored bootblack
who murdered Ben Blumenstein about
a nickIe, q few weeks since, has been
captured and jailed
Doian to ne Executed.
ALBANY, ". Y, April 4-The Court Of
Appeals has affirmed the action Of the
courts below, and Dolan, who murdered
/ the merchant Noe, will be executed.
Kills His Own son.
\ CoLUMBUs, O., April 4.--patrick Pick
ering, a lab0rer, made his son, aged
seventeen years, get on his knees and
promise noG to play with an objection
able boy. While in this position Pick
ering killed his son with q shot gun.
Wholesale Murder and suicide.
I ST.. LOUIS, April 4~Thonas Tracy, at
/ CordensviIle, Ills, killed himself, wife
/ and little daughter, aged six years.
/ Barge Crushed.
4 A barge crushed against the Boon
/ m E,~.s, ri q
7 four were saved they were negroes.
The barge had $4,000 bushels Of corn
aboard.
PoRT JERvTs, ". r, April 4-The rail-
road shops increased time from thirty
five to forty hours and discharged every
/ fourth man.
For the Centennial.
PHrLADELpHrA, April 4.-The steamer
Pennsylvania brought a very large cargo
Of exhibits for the Exposition, among
which are sixty-five packages Of pictures
and a large number of cases Of statuary.
PHILADELPHIA, April 4.-The Postoffice
will open on a guarantee that the busi-
ness men will pay the expenses.
AbOuf That Circular.
Boston, April 4-The Gas Company
have offered to supply the Postoffice
until the appropriation is made.
Fire.
BosToy, April 4.-The Ocean View
House at Nantucket Beach is burned.
Heavy storm.
New YORK, April 4-Dispatches from
the East announce a heavy rain-storm
prevailing, accompanied with high
winds. The telegraph wires are down,
there being but one between New York
and Boston.
Arrived Queen and City Of New York.
A dispatch from Waterbury, Conn,
SAYS the Naugatuck river is rapidly
rising and has overfiowed its banks in
many places. Railroad travel has been
impeded The Fall river boats for New
York will not start till tomorrow
morning.
NEW YORK, April 4.-The Cotton Ex-
change adopted resolutions recognizing
the usefulness of the Signal Service, and
calling on Congress to organize it on a
more fixed aud substantial basis.
NEW YORK, April ARRIVED: Geo.
Cromwell. Alps, and Prussian. Arrived
out: Shelbourne, Elwell, Sanlandia,
Fl. W. Workman, James Duncan,
ArZilla, Gunhilda, Crimea. Emanuel,
W. L. Burroughs, Henry Palmer, Ellen
Holt, Presto TrinO, Anna, Eleanor,
I Ruby, Camsten, Lanyard, Julia, Guis-
sepe, Lanata, and Adrlatlc. Home
ward bound Columbi for DobOY.
.ub-Treasury Balances.
/ New YORK, April 4, Evening. -S Sub
| Treasury balances Gold S46, 300, 241
currency $34, III, ,979. The Sub-Treasurel
/ paid out $1,000 on account Of interest and
\ So. 900 for bonds.
! Customs receipts S241 900.
\ Indicted
/ CHICAGO, April 4-EX-Supervisor d
Y ". Mum and eX-ColIector Z. Budges
were indicted.
Ruriingame'. Treaty.
\ SAN FRANCTsC0, April 4.-The LeGlsla
/ ture appropriated money for the eX
N penses Of a committee to visit Washing
ton in regard to Burlingame' treaty.
4 Riot Threatening.
\ SAN Francisco, April 4.-The six grea
7 Chinese companies which dominate the
n Chinese population of California, held
meeting Saturday night and addressed
a letter to the Chief Of Police OF TIL:
city, in which they complain that tht
present agitation against Chinese TmmI
grafton has already provoked ASSAULT
upon their countrymen, and that unless
some steps are taken to check acts o
hostility. they fear a bloody riot may D.
the result. They profess willingness t
lend their aid in obtaining a mod1tica
ton Of the BurIingane treaty, bu
claim protection under the rights guar