New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-12-23
River Intelligence.
OFFICE OF THK DAILY REPUBLICAN,. /
FRIDAY MORNING, December y. 1870. }

FHIDAY mORNkNNs DcCcxHOCA SSs Ao'v'
WEATHER, BUSINESS, ErC.-The sunshine
that visited us poor mortals on last Wednes-
day, was rs transient IA welcome. The
rain began falling yesterday morning again,
and up to q late hour had not ceased. 1t
turned extremely cold during the day, and
many Of our bOatmen dOnned their over
coats with as much gustO as their brothers
in the North are wont to do. Business, OF
course, was dull on account Of the deplora-
bic condition of the weather.
Tho MOllie Ebert, from Pittsburg. came
in with full cargo Of freight and fair list
of passengers. The Emile LaBarge, from
St. Louis, brought in a fine cargo. The
Mohawk and barges, from St. Louis, came
in on time, with mammoth trip.
Among the departures were the Great
Republic, for St. Louis, with full cargo
and q good passenger list; Era No. 9, for
Red river, with q fine trip. Rates are firm
and unchanged. The Red. Ouachita and
Arkansas rivers are at good stage.
I MISCELLANEOUS ITENs.-The Glasgow, for
st. Louis, was detained by the weather and
did not leave az announced. She will de-
part to-day. at S p. NJ, and is receiving
freight for St. Louis and all way points.
Captain w. A. LamOthe commands, and
Will Lamothe is chief clerk.
The Emile LaBarge will load back for
St. Louis. She is to leave to-day. at 5 p. NJ.
Captain Joseph LaBarge has command Of
her, and Yates LaBarge is chief clerk:
A special telegram to the Cincinnati Com
mercial says: ''At Schooner Point. nine
miles below LeavcnwOrth, at two o'clock
this morning, the forward barge Of the Tom
Rees was run into by the Kate Robinson,
descending, striking her just forward of the
ring bolts on her starbOard side, cutting the
Kate Robinson down to the waters edge,
and breaking through her guard and hull
az low down as her breast hooks. She took
no water to speak Of, and damaged no
freight. She was got ashore as soon as pos
sible and her damage repaired sufficiently
to permit her to proceed on her way. The
Kate Robinson had been floating for six or
eight minutes, and was backing when she
was struck. The Rees had no light on her
forward barge ana blew no whistles. 1t
was a narrow escape, as the water was very
deep.
BY telegram from Natchez we learn
steamers can get no coal there. Downward
bound boats will remember this before
leaving this port.
the Arkansas. The Ida StOckdale was to
leave St. Louis yesterday for the Ouachita.
The Magenta left Memphis Friday with
out any cotton, prices being too low.
There was some talk at Memphis last
week of putting the Arkansas Belle and Pat
Cleburne in the Memphis and Louisville
trade, to connect at Memphis with small
boats for Arkansas river. but the sale Of the
Belle to Captain Dexter broke up the ar
rangement.
Captain NJ A. Cox is loading his new
sternwheeler Oceanus at st. Louis for New
Orleans.
Captain w. 7. BOardman is in st. Louis.
and will bring down the Northwestern to
run her in his line to Shreveport.
One-fOurth interest in the steamboat
Henry Ames has been sold at st. Louis by
Caroline V. Price. executrix of Thomas Il.
Price, executor OF the estate OF Thomas l..
Price, to Cyrus W. Gray for $4,000. The
vessel was recently heightened. Its other
owners are John f. Baker and j. w. Jacobs,
each possessing three-eighths interest. The
measurement of the boat at the Custom
house is 1919 tons.
Andrew j. Shahr, who killed Pilot Caleb
W. Baldwin, at st. Louis, on the ninth OF
March, 1869, has been found guilty of man.
slaughter. and has been sentenced to the
penitentiary for three years.
FROM Our ExCHANGEs-T. LOuis-The
river here is stationary. No ice floating
yet. No prospect of a rise. River six feet
out to Cairo. River closed above Keokuk.
Missouri river full of ice at Sioux City.
Floating ice at Quincy. Commenced snow
day; about five inchces Of snow lying on
the ground. Temperature gradually falling.
Sharp wind blowing from the north yester-
day evening. Weather prophets predicting
cold weather, ice. general suspension OF
river business. Don't think they know
anything about it. 1t may become very
cold; it may not. We shall see. There was
very little business on the wharf yesterday.
The Olive Branch, Henry Ames and City of
Al. To N1nyvN
selves. Prospects are not very good for
business -Rcpnbican December. 90.