New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-12-24

LOUISVILLE, December SI-Nearly tho
entire business portion of Brandenburg,> z
Meade county, Kentucky was destroyed by
fire early Thursday morning; only three
business houses left in the place. The
origin of the fire is unknown, but Is sup
posed TO- have originated in the hotel acci-
dentally. Loss, $100, ,OOO, upon which there
was SO 600 insurance.
CHICAGO, December 23.--Money market
here is close. Some of the strongest housee
have asked for an extension Of time on thoir
paper.
The weather is intensely cold. and the
thermometer falling. This is decidedly the
morning the thermometer stood sixteen
degrees below zero, and has ranged con-
siderably below zero all day.
At Peoria. Illinois, it was 20o below zero;
st Jacksonville 100 below; Bloomington so
below; Genesee 16o; LasalIe l4o;; Mattoon
llo, and Springfield llo below.
SPRiNGPIRLD, Mass, December 23.-fif-
teen hundred pounds Of nitrOg lycerine OK
ploded at Hoosic tunnel to day. John VAL
sar. superintendent, was blown to atoms.
ELLzABKrHTowN, N. NJ, December 3D..
The Thermometer for the week past has
ranged from So to 28o below zero. There are
eighteen inches of snow at Toos, N. NJ, and
but two to three in the mountains, insuring
an abundant supply Of water and encourag
ing prospects for mining next season.
River Inteliigeace.
SOUTHWEST PASS, December 23, 6 r. n
Barometer 1910. Wind west northwest,
and blowing strong.
Arrived: Schooner Linda, Leyroy, master,
eight days from Sabine Pass, in ballast to.
Goldenbow & Kelly; steamship Morgan, at
ola via Galveston, to C. A. Whitney & CO.
Sailed: Ships Marcia, Grcenleaf. Gardner
Cally and R0salie; barlks Indiana La Plato,
Mystic Tie and Nellie May, and schooner
River Queen.
Pass A L'OU1RE, December g, 6P. NJ
Wind west northwest, fresh. No arrivals.
Sailed at 3 p. H.: Steamer Lavscs and
schooner Tampico.
MsMrH1s, December 23-Passed down !:
Thompson Dean; che added 5000 bales Of
cotton and 1000 eacks Of coke here. Weather
clear : mercury 3Oo at noon and 900 to-
night.
LOUISVILLE, December 3.-Departed !:
Charles Bodman for New Orleans, and
MinneOla for Memphis. The Argosy, for
Cincinnati, being loaded too deep to de-
scend the falls, aud the canal being closed,
has laid up. The river has fallen four
inches in the last twenty -four hours, with
four feet five inches in the chute, and six
feet five inches in the canal. The river 10
full Of aOating ice, and fears arc entertained
that navigation will be Obstructed. The
canal is already closed, and no more boats
or barges con pass through until the weather
moderates.
To-day il the coldest of the season. The
mercury early in the day was 90 above
zero, and did not rise above 100 at any TINS
during the day.
PrrfsDURo, December 90. -Thermometer
l4o. Monongahels i've feet six inches.
VIcKsBUR0, December 8.-Passed down.
Alice, at 7, and Aarcella, ut ii last night.
Down, to-day: Viola Belle, at A A. NJ; Mol
lie Able, at A. M, and Edinburg, at 8 A.
NJ. Passed up: Leonidas, ut A. n. River
rising. Weather clear and cool.
ST. LOUIS, December 23.-Weather still
cold tonight; mercury standing only llho
above zero at 6 P. M. Ice above the bridge.
and piers partially gorged to-day. Pros
| pects are favorable for the entire stoppage
Of navigation tomorrow, leaving tho lower
! siOn Of tho harb0r clear.
CINCINNATI, December 23.-River thirteen
| feet three inches--has fallen eighteeninche,
| in last twenty-four hours. Arrived, Robt
Brown from Memphis. Weather very colo
here tO-day-twO degrees above zero thi,
morning and NO Indications Of moderation
If the cold continues few hours fears an
entertained that navigation will close. III
impression now = that no boat win 70 .
the river after Sunday. Tho piers q q
bridge may make gorge. The packets -