New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-12-18
River Intelligence.
!. OFFICE OF THB DAILT REPUBLICAN,.
SUNDAY NoRNlHa. December 10. 1870. Y

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cold, disagreeable day. . 1t rained from
morning until night, incessantly and it was
one of those piercing, DRILLING rains that
always render everyone miserable. Every
steamb0atman you met with looked as
though he had just been riding to his own
funeral, and hadn't had much Of q funeral
either. Business on the landing, it is need
less to say. was extremely dull, and the
shipments consisted almost entirely Of sugar
and molasses. The other freights shipped
were almost wholly on compulsory orders.
The arriving packets were unable to dis
charge their cargOes. The w. X. Arthur.
from st. Louis, came in deeply laden, and
lay idly at the wharf with her full cargo I'M
discharged. The Southwestern came i'll
with fine trip Of cotton.
The arrivals were few. though many
steamers were looked for.
The departures, that should have been
numerous, were principally the following:
Natchez to Vicksburg, with good passen-
ger trip and some freight; Governor Allen
to Camden, with light trip; Wild Wagner
to Natchez, with splendid trip considering
the weather; Kate Kinney to Louisville,
lightly laden LOtawanna and Is. Ii Hodge
to Shreveport, with considerable passengers
and light freights; the Carrie V. Kountz for
Pittsburg departed with about 600 tons of
sugar and molasses; the Mary Alice and
barges for st. LOnis departed with her usual
trip.
The river here continues to swell. Red
and Ouachita rivers are as last reportedat
good stages and inclined to rise. Ohio
river is at good stage. Arkansas river is in
fine navigable condition.
Rates Of freights to all points are firm and
unchanged. The prospect for this coming
weeks business is very good if the weather
only proves propitious. The delay of ship
h<>Tn u
more to the business of this week; and outside
even Of this fact, the sugar receipts are in
creasing. The numbers of steamers due
and en- route to this port, which are ex-
pected to arrive within the next few days,
will Of itself create an increased activity on
the wharf. We sincerely hope that the
rainy weather will cease, and that glorious
sunshine will come with the dawn Of to-
morrow.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMs.-The W. R.
Arthur. Monday; Bismarck, Thursday;
MOllie Able, Saturday, for st. Louis; and
Great Republic, Thursday, for Cairo, is
Captain John BOfnger's arrangement for his
st. Louis line of steamers this week. They
will all leave on advertised time.
The rainy weather of yesterday prevented
the departure of the pretty Ouachita river
packet, Ruth, as advertised. She will, how
ever, leave tomorrow, at Z. NJ, without
fail. Captain Burton. commander of this
swift and lightdraft packet, means what he
says, and shippers can depend on him. Mr..
Oscar Haines is chief clerk of the Ruth,
and is always on hand to attend to business.
For information in regard to the move
ments of the Red River Packet COmpany's
steamers, see regular advertising column.
with full programme for the week.
Captain John N. Bofinger informs us that
he has secured the magnificent steamer
Great Republic to run in connection with
the steamers Dexter and Richmond to Cairo,
in the railroad line. This addition will, no
doubt, highly please our merchants, as it
will guarantee them reliable line of three
of the most famous and elegant steamers
afloat, as special line to al points in the
North and West. The perfect arrangements
that Captain BOfinger has made with the
Illinois Central Railroad is such as to guar
antee no delay in the forwarding of ship
ment by either of the three aforementioned
packets. The Great Republic leaves for
Cairo on next Wednesday, at P. NJ.
The steamer w. r. Arthur, which arrived
elusive of the present arrival, fourteen
round trips between New Orleans and ST.
Louis since the sixth of last January
Captain Harry BrOlaski commands this re-
liable packet.
A dispatch from Vicksburg says that the
Grand Era passed that point yesterday with
over HOO bales Of cotton on board.
The steamer Frolic was lowed to retire
ment yesterday.
The Silver Lake will load this week for
Ohio river.
The Fontenelle has not yet determined
where to load for.
Forty thousand dollars has been expended
on the Henry Ames. She has an entire new
hull. She is now loading at st. Louis for
this port.
Captain Marbles new tOwboat Robin is
nearly completed. Steam was raised yes
terday, after which she is ready for bust
ness.
An immense hay boat, with 300 tons Of
Vevay, Indiana, is lying at the towhead,
waiting for water. This boat is destined
to New Orleans. So Says the Louisville
Courier Of the fifteenth.
The new steamer Henry c. Yeager, en-
route to this port from Pittsburg, arrived at
Louisville on the fourteenth, and lightened
over the falls. She had her freight transs
ferred to Portland. and ere this is far on her
way to New Orleans.
''The Julia No. is the only arrival. She
reports having met the Yeager at Steuben-
vile under way all right. 1t is stated that
the Yeager left here with GOO TONS and only |
drawing three feet three inches. The Glen |
cOe, Captain Stockdale's new side-wheeler,
is rapidly approaching completion, as is also
the Belle of Texas, Captain F. Maratta's |
new cotton boat. Captain w. NJ. Clancy, a !
well-knOwn coal man, has assumed the man. |
agement of the Erening Nail newspaper, of |
which William kountz is the owner and !
proprietor"
The Great Republic, Glasgow, Messenger,
and Ouachita Belle were mOmentarily ex- |
pected in last evening, and should arrive |
to-day.
The Nellie Able and William j. Lewis.
fully laden. left st. Louis for New Orleans |
on the seventeenth.
The steamer G. w. Thomas, while under |
going inspection at Evansville last week, |
collapsed a tiue. Her boilers had with |
point the tiue gave way. She laid up with |
her full trip on board to await repairs.
The steamer Batesville, running up the |
Black river, struck snag a few miles above |
DesArc and came nigh proving a total loss. |
Much cotton on board was lost in the at |
tempt to save her.
Alfred u. Armstrong, late of the Gait J
House, Louisville, has taken charge of the !
office on the Henry Ames. at St. Louis.
Captain H. U. Hart is loading the j. II. |
GrOesbeck at Cincinnati for New Orleans. |
Cdptdlu L. ID. Otonc, ioIiHeriv VI INC III !
g0mar, has boat under contract at Pitts |
burg. which he intends running between !
and Rochester. The machinery |
Of the Ingomar will be placed in the now
boat.
The light-draft steamer Exchange leaves |
tomorrow for Pittsburg and way landings.
She is staunch, well built boat
FROM OUR ExCHANGEs.-Louisrill |
Couricr, of Tuesday, says: Captain Perry's |
new boat, John Howard, raised steam yes