New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-12-31
River Intelligence.


weather of the preceding days. It was
cool in the morning, and toward evening
| it became much warmer and cloudy. Busi-
ness was more active than on the preceding
day. Among the arrivals we notice the
Selma with good trip; John Kilgour, from,
Louisville, deeply ladened, and with good
passenger list; Julia. Rudolph, from Jeffer-
from lower coast. deeply ladened. Among
the departures were tho steamer Belle Of
Alton TO Coushatta with one of the finest
trips Of the season to that point. She had q
magnificent freight trip and . cabin full Of
people.
The Edinburg departed for Cincinnati
with good trip of sugar and m0lasses.
The Marcella, Tor Ouachita river, also left
with fair trip. The departures were not
very numerous, most of those announced
having concluded to leave to-day, for the
last time this year.
Rates Of freight have not yet INCREASED;
neither has the price Of fuel or labor Mon
day there viii be some change made in
freight rates, surely. e
The Ouacllita and Red rivers are falling
slowly. The Arkansas and White rivers
are still frozen over at Duvafs Bluff and
JacksonpOrt. The dispatches in another
column viii give the condition Of the Ohio
and upper Mississippi rivers.
glad that we can now announce to steam
bOatmen the fact that the levee hereafter
will not be blockaded in the manner in
which it has been during. the week just past.
An ordinance has been passed by our City
Council which reduces the time allowed
for goods discharged from steamers to re-
main ON the levee to twenty-four hours, in
place of fOrty-eight, as heretofore. We
hope the wharfmaster will enforce this ordi-
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as well as the merchants.
A dispatch from Cairo, yesterday, to
James I. Tucker, agent of the Illinois Cen
trail Railroad, announces the ice blockade
between Cairo and Columbus at an end.
Cairo harbOr is free of ice, and the steamer
Arlington is running regularly between that
city and Columbus, and announces every
thing working well.
We have learned no further particulars
since our full report ofyesterday as regards
the accident to the steamer John KYLE. She
still lies on the other side of the river with
the steam tugs pumping away at her. An
investigation will, of course, be made in the
matter before the United States local in
spectors, and the pilot Of the Kyle has
strong confidence of owing the culpa-
bility of the tug. OF q 1rse, there are two
sides to question, and we hope that the
one guilty will meet his deserts. What has
luckily turned out only loss to steam
boat. might have proven one of the most
horrifying accidents of the season. The
passengers speak in loud praise 81 Captain
John B. Weaver and his officers, and hold
them still in high regard. Captain Weaver
refunded every cent of passage money to
those who paid their fares. The deck pas
senger whom we mentioned as having been
dangerously wounded has since died. Most
of the live stock that was knocked over
board has been recovered, having SWAN
ashore The Kyle will have to go to
Mound City or st. Louis to go on the ways.
She will make good companion for the
Robert f. Lee. .s
The Alice yhas gone to Gretna to lay up
until business opens out to more hattering
prospects. In the meantime Captain
Vickers and Clerk Chandler will enjoy
themselves seeing the sights.
Mr.. James White, of the steamer Mollie
Able, will make a trip as second clerk of
the Belle Lee, to Memphis. We hope that
clerk, and make him less attentive to the
wants of passengers.
The Tahlequah has come out of retire.
ment and is loading for Bayou Macon.
Dispatches from Shreveport to the Super
intendent of the Red River Packet Com
pany, announce the departure of the G.. Fl.
Durfee for this port.
The Alex. Mitchell also left Shreveport for
New Orleans on the twenty eighth.
The Julia A. Rudolph, coming down,
broke her shaft and will have to receive a
new one at this port. She viii be all right
again, and Byron PomerOy says she will
leave Thursday next on return trip.
Arthur Mattison, Esq, well-known St.
Louis and keokuk pilot, committed suicide
in St Louis on the twenty seventh instant
by taking an overdose Of morphine. Mr..
Mattison was of a very gay disposition, and
much given to dissipation. The cause as
signed for the rash act was dependency.
He. was unmarried, was thirty -four years of
age, and had been pilot on Keokuk pack
cts for some eight years. His brother is one
of the pilots on the Belle Memphis.
Skating on the river at st. Louis is now
one of the chief enjOyments of the inhabit-
ants of that moral town. Wonder if
"Dacus." of the Missouri Republican,
skates?
The Belfast is reported to have laid up ut
UniOntOwn.
The steamer Hamilton has broken her
Captain David Hopkins, of Racine,
Ohio, sometime ago contracted with
Captain John Barrett, Of the tug
Fairfield, to tow produce boat
to New Orleans from Racine for three hum
dred dollars. When the Fairfield went at
ter it, the captain had decided to float it
down. Captain Barrett has brought suit
for damages.
John Y. Briggs died in Memphis few
days since.
The Charmer and St. Marys have gone
into winter quarters at Evansville.
The City Of Quincy has laid up at New
Albany.
The Ironsides is icebound at Wellsburg,
Ohio river.
The Ohio has fallen much at Evans
vile. On the twenty-fifth the M0llie Moore
and Sam. Hale were laid up there. The
Susie Silver was to begin loading at Evans
vile for New Orleans on Sunday, to leave
yesterday or to-day.
Captains Irons and McCord consider tho
corner in which the Schuyler and Olive
Branch lay the best winter harb0r near St.
Louis. 1t is at the naval depot Of Jefferson
Barracks and under an extensive sand bar,
which affords complete protection.
Captain George Cullum and Will. s. Fra
zier, of the Shamrock, have returned home
to Cincinnati, their boat having laid up.
Captain James Kerr, Jr, went out on the
Belle of Alton last evening.
For OUACHITA RIvER.-At 5 P. M. to-day
the fine new steamer. Ouachita Belle will
leave for all landings as high as Camden.
Captain j. w. Blanks commands, and Mr..
Work is chief clerk.
For ST.. LoUIs.-The mammoth steamer,
Thompson Dean, leaves for Cairo and st.
Louis to-day at 5 P. NJ, and will go through
to Cairo in quick time, as the ice blockade
is at an end as high up as that point.
Captain James H. Pepper commands, and
Captain Fowler clerks the Dean.
For PrTTsBURG.-The Belle Vernon, Cap
tain John j. Darragh, master, leaves to-day,
on advertised time, for the above and way
landings. Mr.. T. j. Darragh is chief clerk.
For JEFFERSON AND SHREvEPORT.-The
reliable Red River Packet Company, carry
ing the United States mail, sends out the
popular steamer Tidal Wave for tlle above
and way landings at p. NJ, to-day: Cap