New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-12-09
River Intelligence.



as the few preceding days. Here we are,
nearly in pid-winter, and people are
burdened and heated in their ightest win
ter clothing. Even at st. Louis the weather
remains very mild, no ice having yet ap-
peared in the river at that point. We hear
that reports from the far Northern points
on the upper river also announce a mild,
late winter.
Business here is increasing now, rapidly,
and all that is desired for prosperous sea-
son for the boats plying in the tributary
trade, is sufficient depth Of water in the
channels to allow them to bring out the
full cargOes of cotton now awaiting ship
ment on the BANKS. The late rise in the
Arkansas river has placed that stream in
good navigable condition, and the Clarks-
vile that arrived yesterday reports all the
water necessary to Fort Smith. Red river
continues to fall, and the mouth Of the
dead low. Between Cairo and St. Louis the
upper Mississippi is improving, there being
now eight feet in the channel.
The Ohio river is at good stage and rising.
Rates are firm to all points. Among the'a ar
rivals yesterday, with big cotton trips, were
the Frank Pargoud, with 4l27 bales; Magenta,
with, 1916 bales; Silver Lake, with 1900
bales and 800 sacks seed; GAINESVILLE, with
1850 bales. There was over $4,000 bales ar
large trips were expected. The Waunita,
from Pittsburg, came down fully laden.
The great Richmond, from St. Louis,
brought in an immense trip of freight and
the largest trip of passengers OF the season.
She had full go cabin passengers and over
400 second-class and Checkers" She also
brought down q large number of people to
the mouth of Red river. The Pauline Car
roll and the n. j. Wicks, from st. Louis,
nj
Among the departures were the City OF
Quincy, for Louisville, laden deeply with
freight and well filed with passengers. She
had full 800 tons of sugar and mOlasses.
The Olive Branch, for st. Louis, had all the
freight she could handle; she must have had
fully 1000 hogsheads of sugar, and a ire
mendous amount of mOlasses, ETC.; most of
her cargo was for Memphis and the bends.
The Lulu D. left for Red river with good
trip. The regular Thursday packets all de-
parted on time.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMs.-The steamer Ma
genta, which arrived yesterday from Mem
phis, brought down the freight of the Post
Boy, which was put ashore to relieve her,
when she met with her accident on her last
trip from st. Louis. Among the items are
2479 sacks of corn, AT barrels Of -four and
about 500 miscellaneous packages. 1t is all
consigned to our New Orleans merchants
Reese, sails on Saturday for Pittsburg.
The Silver Lake No. is advertised for
Arkansas river, to leave Saturday.
There was little misunderstanding on
the steamer NJ. j. Wicks yesterday, between
a well known levee discharging clerk and
the barkeeper of this boat. The discharg
ing clerk looked as though he had been run
through thrashing machine, and the bar
keeper INDUCED in his usual ''smile" after
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William Henry, one Of the barkeepers OF
the steamer Belle of Alton, left for his home
in st. Louis yesterday.
The New Orleans REPUBLICAN OF yester-
day contains the new ordinance relative to
the new landing for steamers to discharge
their cotton when the upper landing is
crowded.
We received copy of the steamer Rich
mond's Headlight yesterday, from Editor
George Negus, and find it filed with in
teresting news.
The Belle YazOo, deeply laden, arrived
during the night from Yazoo River. She
had a beautiful trip of cotton.
The Marble City enters the trade between
Memphis and Cairo, making one trip to
Cairo and one to New Madrid weekly.
Mr.. John Byrnes, Of Louisville, has sold
one-half of the towboat sValid as follows:
Seven twenty -fourths to A. +. johnson,
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two twenty fOurths to F. p. Bowen, at the
rate of $11 900 for the whole boat.
The name of Captain StOckdale's boat has
been changed from Criterion to Glencoe.
The machinery of the burnt City of
Evansville will be sold at Evansville on
Saturday.
The John Kyle, for this port from Cincin-
matt, has five hundred turkeys in one lot.
" Christmas is coming" "Heigho!"
port, from Pittsburg, have passed Cincin-
natl, deeply laden.
The Garrett and barges have, among their
cargo for this port, six thousand plows and
five hundred barrels Of whisky. Now,
'River Reporters" can be truthful in say
ing a steamer is blowing" her way through
the waters.
Captain Patrick Rogers died at his resi-
dence on Sycamore street, in Cincinnati, on
the fifth instant, aged about sixty-four
years. Captain Rogers first went on the
river about 1925 as second engineer on the
Belle Creole. He was afterward engineer
on the Cincinnati, Montezuma. New York,
Isabella and other steamers. The first boat
of which he was part owner was the Con
He was one of the founders Of the Louis
vile and Cincinnati Mail Line.
The II. S. Turner gets $14OO for carrying
Whitby's circus, including 136 horses, from
Memphis to Louisville.
r. Arthur for assisting that steamer in get
ting over bar, at Sunnyside, about hun
dred miles above Vicksburg.
Captain G. G.. Russell, of st. Louis, was
robbed of $4,000 in cash, by member of the
demi-mondc, in st. Louis, on the fifth in
slant. Captain Russell is a well-knOwn
steambOatman at this port.
For SHREVEPORT AND JEFFERSON. The
fleet and light draft steamer Era No. 9
day, at five P. M. She is.one Of the regular
Red river line of packets, and will leave
punctually. George L. Kouns & Bro, foot
Of Canal street, are her agents.
For ST.. LOUIs-The famous low pressure
steamer Richmond leaves tomorrow at five
p. M. for the above and intermediate points.
Captain Nat. s. Green commands and l..
Cooke Creighton is chief clerk.
For YAZOO RIvER-The beautiful side
M. tomorrow. Captain s. H. ParisOt COM
mands and William S. Jones is chief clerk
For ST. LOUIS DIRECT.-The capacious
steamer NJ. j. Wicks leaves tomorrow pos
itively at p. NJ. The Wicks is comfort
able, well furnished boat, and is Differed by
experienced gentlemen. Captain William
Barnes commands, with MIR. Tschudi in the
Office.
FROM OUR EXCHANGES cksbury.-The
Hartford, very neat looking stern-wheeler,
is in port, looking out for business. She
thinks of entering the Natchez and Vicks-
burg trade. If our merchants would only
encourage boat in this line, it would un-
dOubtedly pay both parties. We have be-
fore spoken Of this matter. There is no
reason for all the trade below this point
going to New Orleans.-Zin,es, December 7.
Cincinnat-The pilots of the r. 4. Hud-
son report passing twenty-seven towboats
with tows Of coal, between Sunday evening