New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-02-25
River Intelligence.
OFFICE OF THE DAILY REPUBLICAN,.
SArVRDAY MORNING, February Is. 1871.

WEATHER BUSINESS ErC.-Yesterday was
cloudy sombre kind Of gay r. YARN s imm au bEt
fell Business ON the landing WAS moderately
active. The arrivals were rather numerous IIo
some of the packets brought in large trips The
Natchez came in with tirty-sX hundred bales OF
cotton and four thousand sacks Of seed. me ).
w. Garrett from Cincinnati had two heavily laden
barses in tow. The Ouachita Belle had good trip.
Among the departures were the Post Boy with
fair trip, to Camden Wade Hampton 10 fort ADAMS:
and Lizzie Hopkins to Bayou Macon Rates OF
freight are unchanged and firm The river here Is
receding.
States Marshal at ST. Louis last week, for claim
Captain James Remission on Monday disposed Of
his one-eighth interest III the Kate Robinson 70
Captain George AlcOke at the rate OF $Iz,WU lor
the whsle boat. Captain Alcoke formerly com
maniled the Darling and Alice Dean in the Mem
phis trade but has not been steambOatinS tor
several years, having been connected win tne
bOat-stOre of Cullen, Williamson COMPANY, ana
was at one time river editor OF the Evening
Chronicle.
Reed Mann. OF Cairo, have the contract for
building powerful tug, for the Virgins Ferry
Company Of st. Louis, and viii! have the work com
pleted within three weeks The contract price IS
$1,000 It is said to be the r largest ana most
The city Of vicksburs is to grant the use OF in
wharf in front Of the Premise House, for three
Company. for the purpose of building an elevator.
The railroad expects to lay track down 10 tine
and thu, sEh' 70 'n0 INFERIOR al
The sinking of the steamer ST. Charles cost that
packet j. 10, 900.
The cause OF the explosion of the Arthur is clearly
defined by the editor OF the Railway Hecoru
1t was caused by a certain kind Of electrical cur
rents whichSbear upon the centrifugal points oI the
rust creating galvanic congestion OF the valves
rebounding with dOnble the intensity requisite ior
the attractiveness OF the velocity prOPe!nng the
steam gauge at unusual heat. and with q mag
netic tendency to electrOtype the conSealnent OF
the mud, which must necessarily eeisue ON tne
points thus brought i'll contact with the ar guar
hcxtiOns of the negative solution OF cOpperas form
cd thereby.
That is lust what vi argued all along
The Tom Rces and barges now loading at the 1901
of Broadway. Cincinnati for New orleans mas ell
gagged at Baton Rouge, for return trip, looo tons
shot, shell and cannon ~,
ing Company left their articles OF incorporation tor
record with the county recorder yesterday. The
capital stock is $3.50 0O9 divided into shares VI SZ9o
each The cOrpOratOrs arr II. 4. Jones, I. r. Eek
Carnage. SO says the Cincinnati Gazette OF the
twenty first.
The st Louis Republican of the twenty
although since Saturday we have had something
of a rise, probably four feet. The Latest reports
state fully ten feet water out TO Cairo. The Illinois
is reported be still the rise and tho Misso"rl
| is also coming up little. The Mississippi IL re,
port ed as falling some Hannibal with four and
half feet trem that port out to this. The weather
here yesterday cool compared with thar OF tho
| day before The streets and levee are III much
| better condition than they have been since the
river opened. Business here yesterday began to
| pick mp" !. little and some life was visible along
| the landing. Tho Memphis packet led the van.
The keOkUk Packet COmpan. sent out their nrst
packet this season yestcrday-the Bayard Inc
st. Louis and Missouri River Packet Company SEND
activity at the New Orleans and Red River Packet
| COmpany's respective wharf boats