New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-12-07
River Intelligence.
OFFICE OF THE DAILY REPUBLICAN,, I
TUESDAY EYKNING. Qecember 6. 1870

ant weather continues, and the bright skies
! and halny breezes are the present daily
gifts of nature. Business is not brisk on the
landing, owing to the lack of water in the
upper tributaries. Red river is low and fall
ing. Ouachita river is falling again, and the
Several OF our finest Red river packets
have laid up on account of low water, and
steamers can only load to about onehalf
their usual draught.
Rates are firm and inclined to rise.
The departures yesterday were the Wade
Hampton to Fort Adams; Robert +. Lee to
Vicksburg: Era No. 10 to Jefferson, deeply
laden with freight and crowded with peo-
pie, and the Thompson Dean to st. Louis,
with all the freight she desired.
The arrivals were not numerous, and the
names will be found in the marine column
OF arrivals.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMs-The towboat
Wildcat has been raised and placed on the
dock at Manchester.
Several of the Fearless barges are re-
ported aground at Merriman.
In addition TO the coal shipments reported,
| ten steamers, with $4,000 bushels. for Gin
cinnati, and ten steamers, with 100000
bushels. for Louisville, will leave Pittsburg
on this water.
The Kanawha is falling slowly.
The Alaska has laid up at New Albany.
The damaged freight of the Emma Floyd
was sold at auction at Evansville on the
third instant.
The notification OF General Weitzel.
through Superintendent Lockhart. 10 the
effect that the Louisville and Portland Ca
nal will he opened to-day for the passage of
boats. will be glorious news TO our river
friends all the way from Pittsb,irg to New
Orleans. The distractions once removed
and the channel clear and free from nui-
sarccs in the shape OF bridges and locks,
will at once put the river interests in better
shape. and the mercantile classes as well
will receive the benefit. Carrying by rail
roads has proven rot As good an investment
as some were inclined 10 believe, and the
river men. after all their suffering and
shameful treatment, may now be duly ap-
preciated. With this important event we
predict a great improvement in business.
The Maytower has concluded that the
Ouachita river is most too lew to attempt a
trip at present. She has laid up to await
good rise in that stream.
The tOwboat Wildcat was sink on the left
side of Brunot's Island shortly after day
light last Thursday morning. She VIII be
raised. Several barges of coal are sticking
on the right side of Brunot's Island, and
boats are compelled to go down on the left
side. The Lion, Leopard and Coal Hill
have succeeded in getting their tows off
Glass House.
A survey of the Missouri river at Boon
vile, made by General w. s. Smith for the
Tebo and Neosho railroad, with a view of
ascertaining the practicability and cost of a
bridge has recently been completed. 1t
was found that solid rock underlies the
bed of the river at an average depth of only
ten feet below the water. at the south bank
and of fifty feet at the north bank. The
width Of the river is | 400 feet
Messrs Johnston and Rose, Of Lou isville
have received the appointment Ofagents for
the Louisville and New Orleans packet
line. Captain b. C. Levi, Of Louisville. is
superintendent. Three boats per week will
leave Louisville, every Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday. The Kate Kinney left on
the third, to be followed by the Mary Hous-
ton.
Captain Sam Taylor. well-known White
river steamboatman. died at Des Are. Ar
kansas, on Thursday last.
At a meeting of the Pittsburg Council, on
Monday. resolution was adopted request
ing Governor Geary. OF Pennsylvania, to
take immediate action toward devising
measures for the protection Of the State at
large. in regard to the obstruction of the
Ohio river by the Newport bridge at Cinein-
natl.
The Mol,ie Ebert and Messenger were TO
leave Pittsburg on Thursday for New Or
leans.
The Henry C. Yeager is announced to
leave Pittsburg for New Orleans next
Wednesday.
The steamer Mary Emmett has been sold,
at Cincinnati, to the owner OF the Pine
Bluff. lately burned.
For the purpose of comparison we give
the dimensions of the steamers John Kyle
and Charles Bodmann. as recorded at the
crIstomhOuse in Louisville: Length of John
KYLE, 292.5 feet; breadth. 4S.2 feet; depth
of hold, S.5 feet: hull tonnage, e69.73; total
tonnage, 1896. Length of Charles Bod
mann, 277.2: breadth, 46.9; depth of hold,
70: hull tonnage. Sl7.43; total tonnage,
1856.
FROM OUR ExCH,NGEs-St. Louis
Weather clear and pleasant. A remarka
bly, fine winter, so far The decline con-
tnues steady in the upper Mississippi. and
10 ice yet reported at st. Paul. To Cairo,
six feet scaIt is reported, and trouble for
boats below Cairo. The Richmond stuck at
Island 40, and small steamer was to gH
yesterday to her assistance from Memphis.
Shoe Fly bar is also much in the way. The
New Orleans boats were loading at an adj
vance-four sixty cents, pound freight
thirty cents, and the same rates to Pitts-
burg. The Ohio is sending out rise of four
inches per day. The rise at Cincinnati has
been fair, and the water on the falls is yet
going up, but to-day lacks foot in depth
Cumberland is on the swell.-Dcmocrat, De
cember g.
Louiscipe Jack w. Blanks
new and magnificent steamer Ouach-
ita Belle, has received the finishing
touches, and will descend the falls
this afternoon or tomorrow morning, and
load at the Portland wharf, where she will
commence receiving for New Orleans direct
She will leave on her virgin trip Tuesday,
at 5 P. NJ. The Ouachita Belle is side
wheel steamer. and is the finest boat of her
class that has been built at this port for
two years or more. Her cabin is gorgeously
furnished. and her state-rooms are inferior
to no boats on the river for size and com
fort. Those who desire iirst-class fare and
unsurpassed cabin Accommodations, and
vithal the attention of clever and compe-
tent officers, we would advise to take pas
sage On this new boat The prospects are
that she will b. crowded with people, and |
those contemplating a trip down the river
would do well to secure their state-rooms |
We will, in Monday morn
ing's issue of the Courier Journal, give a !
complete description Of this splendid |
steamer -CoNyjer-s1oxr1lal December g.