New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-01-01
River Intelligence.
oFFICR OF THB DAILY REPUBLICAN,,
SUNDAY MORNING, January |. 1871.

SUNDAY MORNING. January 1. 1871. :
WEATHER. BUSINESS, ETC.-This morning
we greet our numerous friends on the river
with a Happy New Year" The old year
departed last night, at IL 7. NJ, laden with
a full cargo of remembrance, hopes, joys,
and sorrows. Old Captain Time was in
command, and punctually did he leave.
Among the arrivals we greet the New Year,
1871, also laden deeply with hopes, plans,
and expectancy. There has been many a
change since the arrival of the New Year of
1870, and many are the faces we miss from
among our good, whOle-souled steamboat
men. There was not an unusual mortality
among boatmen last year, though a cOnsid-
cradle number of deaths tOOk place.
We hope that the coming year will wit
ness ever a less mortality among them than
last year. The weather yesterday was all
that could be desired. 1t was bright, warm
and breezing, and a fine day without for
the CLOSE of the year. The prospects are
that fine weather will continue for some
time. Business is very dull on account of
the lack of fuel. Several steamers laid up
yesterday, and more will follow this week.
Rates of freight, as we announced they
would, AVE advanced in The NicRsburg
trade fifty per cent. The packets will not
hereafter make a landing at any point for
less than two dollars.
The prospects are that rates will be in
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compulsory on steamers to do this, and
shippers must consequently look at it in
that light. In Red river trade especially it
is dull and steamers leave far between
times. The receipts from the North are not
large, on account of the ice blockade in the
upper rivers. Cotton and sugar continue
TO come in on arriving packets, in fair
quantities. The river here is falling.
Among the arrivals yesterday we notice the
Ouachita Belle, from Camden, with a big
trip of cotton and passengers; b. l.. Hodge,
fair trip from Grand EcOre Southwestern
and Lotus No. 3, from Shreveport, with
moderate cargoes. TIL departures were the
Belle Vernon, to Cincinnati and Pittsburg,
with all she wanted in the shape of freights,
and considerable people; Virginia, to Louis
vile, with fair trip b. i. Hodge, to Grand
Ecore, with fair trip. The tributaries all
continue at good stage for large +ennage.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMs.-The roustabOut
who was shot on Friday night last, by
Mr.. Gibbs, mate Of the Wild Wagner, died
yesterday morning, and Mr., Gibbs has been
confined in the Parish Prison to await his
trial.
The Oaachita Belle having been unable to
discharge her cargo until a late hour last
evening, concluded to defer her departure
till tomorrow at five P. NJ. She will leave
positively ct that time, with Captain j. w.
Blanks in command.
No later news from the Kyle, but to ali
appearances she is all 20. X"
The Atlantic and barges, from st. Louis,
arrived yesterday with a heavy cargo,
amounting in all to 29,7l4 packages. The
Atlantic and barges leave on return trip to
st. Louis tomorrow at 5 P. n, Captain j.
n. Burdeau, the energetic agent of the
Mississippi Valley Transportation Company
Barge Line, had his heart gladdened yester-
day by the arrival on the Atlantic Of his
two boys, fine looking young gentlemen
they are too. They come down to spend
the holiday season with their father, and
we wish them q merry time.
The Tidal Wave laid over last evening,
and will leave this day at five P. N. for ali
landings on Red river. This steamer is one
Of the regular packet company's boats, and
wiz be the only boat leaving to-day. Cap
tain Eeovell commands her.
Captain Robert Burton's nice steamer
Ruth eamc in yesterday with q god trip Of
cotton. She will leave again for Onachita
river early IN the week.
The LOtawanna has sought the cOnsOla-
ton Of the Algiers shore. She has laid up
and win continue TO do SO for some time, we
understand.
The Great Republic was ice-bound at
Memphis, at last reports.
A Pittsburg pilot, III describing the APP
pearanoe at Cairo Of the now steamer Henry
ia q flock OF rabbits We wonder il that
pilot wouldn't look like the Yaeger If he
was in the midst Of q flock Of rabbitsl
Captain Pegfams mammoth steamer
james Howard, and Captain J. A. Robin
cons new Evansville and Green river packet
"heWling Grecn, are completed at Louis.
yiaie and ready to leave as soon rs the ice
breaks up.
The Memphis Sun OF the twenty-hinth,
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