New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-03-09
River Intelligence.
OFFICE OF THE DAILY REPCSLlCAN,
T,yrx~pAy MORNING. March 9, loii.

Turx.pAY MoKNINs, March 9, ls1l.
WEATHER. BUSINESS. ETc.-Io de>cfioe
the weather OF yesterday would be next 10
an utter impos>ibility. In the lnorhln" u
WAS sunslny and warm, though q A.Sn
wind and dusty atmosphere prevaiic.i. l"
ward noon the wind increased 10 aiino>t d
hurricane and the river more rcseIh"ie'. ali
ocean with its white capped waves. .i'ii
th,, usually serene and generous MISSISSIPPI.
In thc evening it cloudcd. and after dark :,
tremendous rain storm set i'll. winch capped
,b, cIim,x o1 the weather fr,TolltlrS, ana
made stcamboatmcn swear that Ne" w
leans weather can not he depended on.
Though we heard of no real damage done
to vessels ut the wharf hy the hlSh Wit
VET many OF the steamers arriving an" "e-
purtin" were DELAYED and embarrassed.
The arrivals were not very numerous.
but among those that did come i'll With good
rims we note the Potomac. from Clncnuatl,
with a rood trip of freight: Ida. from Ned
river. we'll laden: ST. John. with good cargo.
Trenton also we'll laden.
The departures were the Eann"rk City
for lower coast, with a moderate cargo:
Kellogg and barSeS. early i'll the morning.
with fine tow to ST. Louis.
The river here continues TO 1lse an'.
great danger Of an oVerfloW Is aplitheIcec
ON the lower coast.
At the uoiut where the Lake Eorgne
canal Will join the Mississippi river we
visited Yesterday. and found se>cr@! gangs
of men ut work repairing breaks III the
leyre> which threatened Immediate ere
vases. The rain and high wind OF last
evening will. we are atr:,ls, render their
exertions futile: and it seems a.niost IN
possible. under the circumstances. To think
otherwise than that the lower country vii.
he inundated this season.
RnSinaSS an the wharf Yesterday was
much retarded by the wind and weather.
and receipts aud exports were lar mellow
the average OF the preceding wetk. Hates
of freight remain unchanged
The Arkansas river continues on tie ram
page. and is Overlooking the banks. Red
and Ouachita rivers have a sutlicIencv OF
water 10 guarantee the larger class OF that
tonnage Il safe passage with GOOD trips.
The Carrie Y. kountZ. having been thor
ourhly repaired received her quota u rail
road iron Yesterday and vii! probably be
found ri the wharf this morning TcreINm.
sugar. etc.
ii. l.. Lee. master of the Gladiola. ;ele-
graphs 10 his agents that he VII. arrive
on Friday from Mnden with good trip.
The Seminole is coming from White river
with 1000 bales OF cotton and viii arrive
on Friday.
Captain David Blashtord. wharilIas:er a.
Cincinnati. died in that city on Saturday.
from the effects OF a fall on the levce some
time since.
The Mary Miller WAS purchased Il: auc-
ton sale on Saturday laSt by thc Evansville
and Cincinnati Packet Company ioI
| $4,000.
The Molhc Ebert left Cincinnati iol ti..s
port on the fifth instant with 4 tdl! tril'
One of her pilots is NJ. MathcHv. and ,Et
other WAS 10 lave joined her at New
| Albany.
The II. $. Turner left for this por. Ii,
| same .l,!v with a light Trip and 70 p.!Sscr
gers. Pilots. Joseph Purcell and Join
! Gray.
Tie body of john Bowman. late clerk q:
the Arthur. is supposed to have been re
covered. 1t has not as Yet been iu-!H
| identified
The ST. Louis and Arkansas Packet Com
! pany paid thirteen thousand dollars 10, The
| Sioux CITY. She will run IL White river IL
connection with the st. Louis and Arhansa.
packets.
FOX NICkSBURG. GREENvILE ND TEf
| BEND>.-The new and unrivaled hcaGty q.
the Southern waters. the Katie. viii leave
this day at ) Z. VI. on her maiden tIin il
the NickSbur. trade. We have already
described this elegant vessel. and tnos'
interested can more fully satisfy Themselves
OF her accommodations by paying Il v.Sl
on board Captain J. NJ. White commands
| and Mcssrs. Howard and Ne BrindlC art
clerks Messrs. Lilterell and CaytoI art
the pilots.
For SHREVEPORT AND WAY LANDINGS
The popular Belle OF Alton will leave thi'
evening at five o'clock for all landings or
the Red river to Shreveport. The Belle o
Alton j. an entirely independent packer
and one OF the mos; elegant i'll the trade
Her commander. Captain John 4. Erlnel
,,,.t.. Il al att
one who has gained great popularity sine
| his adven! in the trade. Mr.. Groves.
pleasing and attentive gentleman, Ii"
| charge of tie office.