New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-11-29
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Chicago fSlief and aid society has received
e.. 5OS mn cash for the beneti, OF the suffer
ers nv the fire. Contributions came from
forty States and Territories.
All RAINY. November 2s-The weather is
inten sely cold. The canals will probably
soon be closed. &
gss ssssNss Weather Report.
WAR Dz2AHrxRrr..
Office Chief sigma Officer.
Washington November %, 1871, $50 r. ".
synopsis OF THE PAST TwEsTf-FOUR HOURS.
Z ! The high barometer which was Monday
afternoon in Minnesota. has extended east
and northward, with clouds and snow on
etLe lakes. Very cold and clear weather
has been reported in Idaho and Montana:
rain on the Carolina coast. Warm and
damp weather has continued in the Gulf
and South Atlantic States. An area OF low
barometer. with light rain. having devei-
Oped this afternoon from Kentucky to the
Carolina coast, clear weather has prevailed
during the day in New England, and for a
short time on the middle Atlantic coast.
Increasing nor;heasterly winds prevail on
the lower lakes. Northwest winds from
Lake Superior to Texas. Telegraphic COM
nunication with Oregon is interrupted.
PROBABILITIES.
Threatening weather with rain will prob
ably prevail by Wednesday morning from
Virginia to New Jersey, with snow on
lakes Erie and Ontario. Northeast winds
prevail in the Middle and Eastern States,
veering to north on Lake Ontario, and north
west from-Lake Huron to Georgia and west
ward. An area of clear weather, with cold
the upper Missouri eastward, reaching to
Michigan and Illinois on Wednesday. eau
tiOnary signals are ordered for OswegO.
Rochester, Buffalo, Grand Haven and Mil
waukee. and continue at Cleveland. Toledo
and Chicago.
River lntelliEonce.
SOUTHWEST Pass, November %, 6 P. NJ
Barometer 1920. Wind west southwest,
light, with fog. Arrived: British bark
Alarm, Watson, master, fifty-nine days
from Liverpool, in ballast, to master;
British ship Florence OultOn, Atkinson,
master, fifty-tour days from Liverpool. in
VIcKsBURG, November 2S.-Passed down:
Continental, 4 A. NJ; James Howard. |
p. NJ; Great Republic . 2. NJ; Natchez. 6
p. NJ. Up: GAINESVILLE. 3 Z. M; Louis
vile, p. NJ. River rising fast. Weather
cool and clear.
- MEMPHIS, November 2S.-Passed up: ST.
Luke, Colorado, Shannon. Down: Mollie
Moore, Clifford, Bismarck St. Marys. John
Scott and Laura. River rising. Weather
cloudy and cold.
CAIRO, November 2S.-Arrivals and de-
partures: San Juan from Pittsburg for
Galveston at 10 p. NJ; Marble City from St.
Louis for Vicksburg at ii: Mary Houston
cleared for New Orleans at 3 A. NJ; Poto-
mac from Louisville for New Orleans at 4;
City of Cairo cleared for New Orleans at
noon; Belle Vernon from Cincinnati for
New Orleans at 3; Susie Silver from New
Orleans for st. Louis at 3. The river has
risen four inches in the past twenty four
hours. Weather cloudy and cold.
The steamer Sallie from st. Louis for
Arkansas river, struck snag opposite
Cairo at noon to day, and sunk in six feet
water. Her deck load will be saved with
out damage. The boat will probably be
raised without difficulty. The obstruction
is the same that damaged the Sallie on her
Last trip.
LOUISVILLE, November 22-River still
slowly falling, with five feet two inhces in
the canal and three feet two inches in the
chute. Weather cloudy. cold and damp.
The Lookout, with four barges of hay
from Madison, for New Orleans, passed |
down to-day.
CINCINNATI, November 2s-River nine
feet three inches in the channel. with ris- !
ing tendency. Weather cool with driz- |
cling rain.
"a PIrTsBURG, November 2S.-Monopgabela !
has five feet six inches in the channel. and |
rising very slowly. Weather cool, with |
rain.
ST. LOUIS, November 2S-River falling
slowly. Weather cloudy. with slight snow.
The Illinois. Missouri and upper Mississippi
rivers are closed by ice. Arrived: Rob Roy
from New Orleans; Tom Jasper from Colum-
bus; Minnie from Arkansas river. Departed:
City of Vicksburg for Vicksburg; Dexter
tor New Orleans; Bessie for Ouachita river.
EVANSVILLE, November 28-Weather
cloudy, cold and damp. with prospects of
snow. The river has fallen five inches in
the past twenty-four hours. Passed down:
John Howard, from Louisville. for New
Orleans, at seven last evening: Mary Arret.
at 3; Arkansas Belle, at =, Gray Eagle, at
p NJ