New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-03-21
River Intelligence.
OFFICE OF THE DAILY REPUBLICAN, I
TUESDAY MORNING, March q 1871. J

WEATHER. BUSINESS. ETC eSFTlaN
was an exceedingly hot day. The sun <h"ne
down with uncomfortable hrlliancy. and
the atmosphere was close and oppressive.
March is always considered "A hot month i'll
this latitude, but such days as yesterday
are an exception. even. Business begins t"
show the approach OF summer Ivy its rapidly
growing dulnesS. and the number of vessels
laying up is rapidly increasing.
Cotton receipts are falling off, and those
transient steamers which come periodically
from the upper Mississippi and Ohio rivers
to ill the demand for transportation during
the busy season i'll the tributary trades. are
returning TO their homes to ply in their own
summer trades in the North
Among the arrivals yesterday and sun
day were the Belle OF Alton. from Shreve
port. with good trip OF freight; the X. +.
Lee from Nicksburg: Wade Hampton from
Fort Adams: John Kyle from st. Louis;
Lizzie Hopkins FROM Bayou Macon: all with
light trips.
The departures were the Wade Hampton
to Fort Adams, with the usual amount of
cargo; II. e. Yaeger. with big trip of rail
road iron to st. Louis. and john kilgour to
Louisville. we'll laden. Passenger travel
per steamer up river is increasing, but not
near SO much as usually expected at this
season. The river here is almost stationary.
or is about three feet below high water
mark OF 1862. The prospects are that it Will
begin falling today. The condition OF the
upper rivers is reported in our regular river
dispatches.
Rates of freight are tiuctuatng in the
Red river trade. there being considerable
competition between the Red River Packet
Company and the independent packets.
The latter seem to be getting the best of
the fight. and are increasing their numbers
by Withdrawals from the regular line. The
independent steamers are the John L.
Moore. Belle of Alton. BradiSh Johnson.
Lotawanna. and one or two others. Oppo-
sitiou is the life of trade, and though il may
be funny for lockers on. it is generally eX-
penSive to those engaged i'll 1t.
MISCELLANEOUS lTLNS.-Agcnts Steven
son Il Nerlandcr received yesterday "A tele-
gram from \ickSburg. from Captain Judd
f. West. ordering them to advertise the
City of Quincy to leave on Thursday for ST.
Paul direct. This will give passengers de-
string to 90 far North a magnificent oppor-
tunity. as the Quincy is an Al steamer.
The reliable and fleet Lizzie Hopkins has
withdrawn from the Bayou Macon trade.
and entered the Ouachita river trade as q
Camden packet. The Lizzie Hopkins will
be commanded by Captain Charles Eland,
and Mr. p A. Work. the popular. attentive
clerk will retain his position in the office
Captain Dan Brady did not 20 out in
command OF the Iae@er. he having re-
manned in town to attend to some business
The John Kyle went over the river yes
terday to take on railroad iron for st. Louis.
Sine leaves for st. Louis to-day at p. Nj.
With Captain John b. Weaver in command
and Mr.. NJ. II. Chopper in the office
The charming packet Belle of Alton will
leave to-day at T. VI. for Shreveport. all
rumors to the contrary notwithstanding.
The Belle is the regular weekly indepcnd-
ent express packet. and is one of the neat
est and feetest sidcwhccl steamers atioat
Her commander. Captain John A. Bruner is
an experienced officer, and man strongly
opposed to monopolies. He will leave at )
2. NJ with colors flying. He has deter
mined to remain i'll the trade the season.
Mr.. ID. f. Groves is chief clerk and a
pleasant gentleman he is.
The steamer Gypsy has been seized in ST.
Louis by the United States Marshal.
Captain l.. T. Belt. of the Post Boy, hav-
ing concluded the business for which he re-
manned in town. will leave this evening to
rejoin his packet.
The threatened war between the Northern
Line Packet Company and the Northwest
ern Union packets has blown over, and
everything has been satisfactorily arranged.
whereby the companies will run under the
same amicablc and consolidated arrange
mcnt as last year.
The Hensley broke her shaft on her up
trip. and had to return to Wick sburg tor
repairs.
Captain Isaac Whitaker has resigned the
position of clerk on til" Nollp Moore. and
Is succeeded by sam Barr, Jr formerly
clerk OF the Great Republic.
The st. Louis Denocrut of the seventeenth
says that the Illinois river is having its turn
of bridge disasters. The City of Pekin,
bound down, having in tow barge No. 40,
owned by the Mississippi Valley Transport
tation Company. loaded with corn, got into
IA position of peril in attempting to come
through between the piers Of the bridge at
Grand Pass. which is the first one from the
The barge struck pier hard.
and was injured so that she took in water.
1t was kept atoat. although twelve of its
tmbcrs and some planks We're broken,
until it got to this port at ten o'clock
Wednesday night 4 tug then went along
side. and kept the water down until it was
taken on the docks with cargo in. There
was fifteen inches of water at least in the
barge, but no freight was damaged. The
barge will be repaired and off the docks this
and the Atlantic will tow it to
New Orleaus.
Kansas City has abolished all wharfage
dues from steamboats,. Kansas City has
enterprise and is growing city, and is
likely to be the star city of the Northwest