New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-03-21

Senator Clayton En- Route for Wnsh-
ingtOn-Break in the Levee nj Bolivar
Surrounding Country Overh0wed- =
Paper Wills Rurned-The TOrnad do in st.
Clair County. MissOuri-Nlarine Dis

MEMPHIS, March 20.-Ex-Governor Clay
ton passed through here todav. on his way
to Washington.
The levee broke at Bolivar on Friday,
and the surrounding country Is over
flowed.
RALEIGH, March 2o-The Meuse river
paper mills were DESTROYED BY fire last
night Loss. s5O,O00. Insured for $l5, 600.
The fire was the work of an ucendiary.
ST. Louis, March 20.-The tornado of
Tuesday was very destructive in st. Clair
county. Twenty tarmhouses and fences
and trees were Frustrated.
KEY WEST March 2O.-Tle brig Auuilla.
from Havana for Queenstown, bilged ON
Pickles Reef.
Sr. LOTS, March oo.-George II. Morgan.
secretary of the Merchants Exchange of
this city has made Il complete compilation
of hog packing in the West during the
past season. The following is q condensed
report:
illinois, .22O ,6l7; Ohio, 6Sl ,679; Missouri,
459,3l5; Indiana, 433,Si3; Kentucky, 274,-
259; Wisconsin, PA 200; Iowa. 1863, ,4S}; Ten
nessee. 0,064; Kansas and Nebraska. q 1872;
Minnesota, 10000; Detroit, 2j,000 Pitts
burg, $4,000; Atlanta, 5000; West Virginia,
$500; total, 3 36l5,llO. Average weight,
22S 60-loO pounds. the net of which is equal
to 4,0lS,lM hogs of last seasons weight.
River Intelligence.
SOUTHWEST PASS March 20, & P. NJ
Barometer 1890. Wind southwest, light
No arrivals or departures.
The steamship Western Metropolis is on
the bar bound out.
LOUISVILLE, March 20-The river has
fallen two inches iii the past twenty-tour
hours, with six feet six inches in the
ckute. eight feet six inches in the canal
and five feet six inches on the rocks. 1t
raned this afternoon. Weather clear
and cool tonight. Business dull
on the evee Arrived Katie.
Robinson and Exchange from st. Louis.
Minneola from Memphis, and Glasgow from
Arkansas river. Departed Katie Robin
son. Minneola and Exchange from Cincin-
natl. The Arlington, for Pittsburg, is billed
to leave Tomorrow; Kate Kinney for New
Orleans, and Alexander Mitchell for Mis-
souri, river The towboat Leslie Combs
has been chartered to bring iron from the
Red river iron works
EICKsBURG, March 20.-Passed down:
Pargouud. at Z. NJ: Indiada at p. M.;
City of Quincy, at p. NJ, and City of
Alton, at . A. NJ. Passed up: Mollie Ebert,
at last night. Weather clear and warm.
River rising slowly
MEMPHIS, March 1O-Neather clear;
mercury 70o River. after reaching two
inches above high water, began to recede
to day. Passed up: c. b. Church and Post
Boy. Passed down: Colorado Silver Bow,
Robert Mitchell and Edinburg.
ST. LOUIS, March 2o.-Arrived: Carrie
" kountz and Commonwealth from New
Orleans, and Julia from Vicksburg De
parted: Nile for Louisville. Argonaut for
Tennessee river, Great Republic for New
Orleans, and City OF Chester for Memphis.
River stationary. Weather clear and cool,
with high winGs. The steamers PARMA
and Ida Stockdale will leave for Fort Ben
ton this week.
PTTsBURG. March 20-Weather cloudy
and pleasant. Monongahela eight feet in
the channe1 and falling: Departed: Seven
steamers with 100000 bushels of coal for
Louisville.
CINCINNATI, March 20.-River twenty
one feet in the channel. and about station
airy. Arrived: Alex Mitchell. Mary D;.-
vidge and Messenger. from Pittsburg. De-
parted: Alex Mitchell, for st. Paul, and the
Davidge, for ST. Louis. Heavy rain this
afternoon. and cloudy tonight.