New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-01-13
River Intelligence.
OFE1CE OF THE DAILY REPUBLICAN,.
FRIDAY MOANING. January Is. 1871.

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WEATHER, BUSINESS. ETc.-The weather
it was windy and clear, and in the evening
cold and rainy. The prospects are that the
week will end with steady fall If rain.
Business was dull, and the arrivals and de-
partures meagre.
The Belle Lee came in laden with ABB
bales Of cotton and a big trip Of passen-
| gers. The coast packets brought in full
| trips of sugar and mOlasses.
Among the departures were the ID. l..
| Tally. with a good trip to Shreveport;
! Frank PargOud moderately laden, to Vicks-
burg: Belle YaZOO to iazOO river with some
freight
There is no change to report in the gen
| eral routine of business. the high prices and
scarcity Of fuel continuing to act as draw
back to all the steamers. The thaw in the
upper river has become general. and the
chances are good for an early supply of coal
from the Ohio river. The coal fleet has met
with no other detention save from ice. and
there has been very few accidents to the
several tOas.
The meeting which took place at the
Chamber of Commerce on last Thursday
evening, to consider what move should be
taken in regard to the falling of the trade
from this port up the Red and Ouachita
rivers promises to be productive OF good.
One of the first motions brought before
the meeting was a reduction of ste amboat
officers wages. 1t is palpably clear that
steamboat owners in the Red river trade
must reduce their expenses considerably or
else lay up their vessels. st. Louis has car
ried off the principal portion of the Red
river trade already from New Orleans. and
to regain that trade it is necessary that EN-
ployes should act with employers, so far as
10 submit to as much of Il reduction as
possible. To regain the Red river trade
which New Orleans once possessed. a low
freight tariff must be established from ST.
Louis to this port. and likewise from this
port TO all the landings on Red river.
Next. steamers must be reliable in de-
parture, and not delay shippers or con
sisnees Lastly. and not leastly, there
must be an organization formed which will
cause harmony in rates of freight. and stop
the pernicious - thrOat-Cutting that at
present is one of tho characteristic actions
among Red river bsatmen. A little more
energy and a few more meetings are reOui-
site to the redemption of New Orleans com
merce.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.-The Importer.
from Arkansas river. and the Enterprise,
from Attakapas will arrive at this port in
time to leave for their respective return
trips on Saturday next. Shippers to Ar
kansas river will do well TO call on Mr.. W.
NJ. Surls. freight agent. and make arrange
The Captain of the Enterprise telegraphs
to agent j. E. Carln that his steamer will
arrive i'll time to leave for Attahapas on
Saturday next.
The captain of the towboat Sam Parker
has purchased the shaft of the steamer Sill
yer Spray.
William f. Hai,es is agent at ST. Louis
of the Mississippi Valley Navigation Com
pany.
The Cincinnati Go-e''e of the tenth. pub
fishes a full manifest of the cargoes of the
sunken steamer II. 5. Turner and the Sam
Parker and bargeS.
Liberty No. 4 and bar.es and the steamer
Robert Mitchell. are advertised in the Gin
cinnati papers of the tenth. for New Orleans
Elghty-twO steamers were enrolled at
Louisville during the year 1870: lS5 en-
gineers and LA pilots received their licenses
during the same period.
The Louiseille Con'ierIo"rnn' of the
tenth says fhts W. II. Mcknight. OF this
city, received. d day OF two ago. the carpet
for CAPTAIN James Whites new boat. Katie.
now rapidly approaching completion at
that port. This carpet has, been imported
expressly for this steamer. and is certainly
fine and handsome. 1t is English velvet.
scroll pattern. and cost six dollars and fifty
cents per yard. NJ. Stephen Duncan. of
Mississippi. has presented Captain White u
magnificent grand piano. manufactured by
Peters q Webb, OF this city. at Il cost OF
$1,000 When the Katie is completed. she
will be one of the finest EQUIPPED boats
that have ever hoated upon the Southern Or
Western waters.
The Mary 4. Forsyth and Glasgow are
enrOutc from ST. Louis to this port.
The barge line boat Shark recently
sunk. was insured tor $4,000.
The stockholders meeting OF the Missi,-
sippi Valley Transportation took place in
st. Louis on the ninth instant. The follow
ing named gentlemen were elected direct
Ors: f. o. Stanard. Henry {. Haarstick.
William l.. Huse. Jacob Lcnfert and Henry
REILLY. The officers of the board have not
yet been chosen.
For RED RIvER.-The Tidal Wave will
leave, as announced, this evening at five
o'clock for all landings on Red river. This
steamer is one OF the finest in the New Or
leans and Red River Packet Companys
line, and her commander. Captain w. 7.
ScOvell, is an experienced officer.
FROM OUR ExcHASGEs.--The Memphis
SIN. of the eleventh instant. says:
The river at this port continues to de-
cline, but at q very slow rate. Above
Cairo stage of ten feet is reported. and
below, over Shoe Fly bar, but five feet six
inches. The Mississippi is declining at all
points between Cairo and St. Louis. The
Ohio is rising at Pittsburg and Cincinnati.
but stationary from Louisville to Cairo. A
heavy snow storm is reported all along the
upper Ohio, and general rise may be an
ticipated. The White is declining at all
points. The Arkansas is also reccdiny
slowly, with plenty of stage to Little Rock,
and all points above. The weather here is
s,,ltry and cloudy. Business on the levee
is fairly active.