New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-01-12
River Intelligence.
OFF1Cg OF rHR DAILY REPUBLICAN,.

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THURSDAY MORNING. January II. 1871.
| WEATHER. BUSINESS. ETC.-YesterdaJ
| was another pleasant. mild day. Business
! was brisker than during the corresponding
day last week, and the shipments caused
! considerable activity on the levee. The re
ceipts were not large. Among the de
partures were the Lizzie Hopkins and Mar
celia. Rates OF freight have not YET
advanced. The tributaries are still low.
MISCELLANEOUS IrHMs.-There are .51?.
| 81. bushels of coal for shipment SOuth-de
| layed by ice.
| Captain John n. BOffineer, the ener ,etic
! president of the st. Louis and New Orleans
Packet Company. arrived in this city yes
| terday. Captain Botiinger has done much
| toward invigorating the trade between New
Orleans and 81. Louis, and to his energy
alone may be attributed the fact that the
Apresent magnificent line Of steamers is in
such q prosperous condition.
by Teiesraph.l
TRENTON. January II, 1871.
| Messr.. Phelps, McCulloc1 & Co, New Orleans:
Turned back from Newport. We leave
here with full load. VIII arrive Friday
morning. j. W. CARLETON,
Captain steamer Mayhower.
A private dispatch to Captain John N.
Botfngcr from St. Louis announces that the
weather moderated and appearances of rain
promising. The above news is also har-
binger of general thaw on the Ohio river.
We are informed that 81, 500 was the
limit OF the II. 5. Turner's insurance.
Howell 4 Carroll. of ST. Louis, placed
risks of $1,000 on her in Wheeling Offices
ST. each in the Franklin and Peabody.
They had $1,000 more, but the policy was
Cancelled mont, ago. This is the seventh
OF January, and already one steamship and
seven steamboats, have been destroyed on
the lower Mississippi besides valuable car
goes and heavy damages by collision, since
the opening of the month. The season bids
fair to surpass all former periods in the
amount of losses upon the Mississippi.
John NJ. Harris. Of the Glendale. and
Captain James II. Pepper, of the Thompson
Dean. were in st. Louis on the ninth.
Captain w. Joe Ross WAS a successful
candidate for Council from the third ward
Of Maysville, kentucky, last Monday.
The towboat Shark. aground at Liberty
Bar has sunk, owing to tho sand washing
out under her. She was owned by the
Barge Company: value $4,000. and insured
in Pittsburg and Cincinnati; offices for
$24OOO. The wrecking boat Aid may go 10
her assistance.
The Ohio River Salt Company reelected
their old officers last Tuesday. viz: Hon.
V. B. Horton. president George McQuigs.
secretary. and A. ID. Brown. treasurer.
The ice gorge three miles below Steuben
vile gave way on Thursday, carrying sev.
cral coal flats down the river. as well as
logs to the value of $1,000, fiat of sand
and boat laden with straw for the Steu-
benvilie Paper Mill.
The trestling to be used in putting up a
span of the railroad bridge at Bellaire.
across the Ohio. was swept OF by the ice
few nights since.
EN-. Joel of the Ercn;ay Dispotrh. in
st. Louis. has returned to that elegant city
from Jefferson City, and amt i Senator at
that.
The st. Louis Democro: of the ninth says
that the Belle of Alton has laid up at New
Orleans temporarily We don't guess she
has. Mr.. RvIand: not if we understand our
selves. Mr.. Reliable Ryland. The Belle OF
Alton is running regularly to Couslatta. on
Red river: is making money and a reputa-
ton under Captain john A. Bruner a. COM
mander. Try again. Mr.. Rvland.
FROM OUR FXCH.NGE,.-The s.. Louis
Democrat of the ninth says: The weather
was cold on Friday night bat moderated
Yesterday afternoon. with another change
of the wind. The ice looked additionally
solid; four ferrvboats ran. steamers lay
still il their chilly fetters, and no one dared
to predict IA date for the resumption OF nav
igation. President Baker. OF the Mer-
chants Southern Packet Company, ven
lures the assertion that. if the South wind
continues four days more there will then
be navigation. We got information OF the
Shark sinking TOO late for particulars.