New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-04-14
River Intelligence.
OFFICE OF THE DAILY REPUBLICAN,
FRIDAY MoRNlN0. April a. 1871.

threatening weather continues, as on the
preceding days Of the week. Yesterday
was peculiarly cloudy, close day. Though
. strong wind was blowing during the even
ing, it was too low to benefit the atmOs
phere, but served wonderfully well to stir
up the dust. Business was not any more
active than as last reported.
The arrivals were few, and we notice
among them the May1ower, from Camden,
with 700 bales of cotton and good cargo Of
miscellaneous freight; Henry Tete, from
coast, with considerable sugar and mo-
lasses. The departures were: Olive Branch,
for St. Louis, deeply laden, and with a fair
passenger trip I've erred in announcing her
departure in yesterdays paper); Katie, with
freight; Governor Allen, for Ouachita river,
we'll laden with freight and people.
The Carrie Converse had q good trip to
Red river. Rates are unchanged as vet,
but are more than likely to be advanced at
any moment. The races are proving quite
beneficial to our short trade packets. mas
much as they have increased the passenger
travel considerably. Last evening the
Katie and Governor Allen delayed their de-
parture until late, waiting for the folks to
come in from the races. Both left with fine
trips of passengers.
The river here is stationary, and likely to
continue SO for some days, as there is a
general rise coming down which suffices to
keep it up. The Arkansas and White rivers
have fell ten feet in the channel. The up
per rivers are as last reported.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. - The CITY of
Quincy was presented at Quincy, last week,
with magnificent stand Of cOlors. 1t was
her first trip to that city, after which she is
named.
The sale of the wreck of the Belle of Al
I'm, IN hos rloao fn.Aov of ~ M OF <hn
foot of Jackson street. The hull and
machinery are in excellent order.
The Carrie V. KOuntz will load at Sioux
City for Fort Benton. She will take govern
ment troops.
The St. Joseph NO. Union says: The
Mollie Moore is IAN old Ohio river boat,
eleven years old, of eleven hundred tons bur-
den and low pressure"
The extensive steamboat painting estab-
lishment Of William o. Williams in Louis
vile Ia former Cincinnatian) was DESTROYED
by fire Saturday morning, together with a
large quantity Of paints and working ma
terials, involving loss to him Of $4,000.
No insurance. The loss falls very heavy on
Mr.. Williams.
Captain C. P. Tilden, formerly of the
Missouri river trade, has been appointed
commander Of the Arkansas packet Colum-
bia; Tom Whitledge, clerk. Captain Harry
Trip will continue handling the wheel Of
fortune, meaning that he will he pilot of the
Columbia.
At the Mission School Festival, now being
held in this city at Odd Fellows Hall, there
is q beautiful silver water cooler and two
gOblets, which are intended for presenta-
ton to one Of the four following steamers,
which receives the largest number Of votes:
Frank PargOud, X. E. Lee, Natchez, and
Katie. The Lee is ahead in the race.
The Cherokee has entered the Attakapas
trade. Mr.. d. E. Groves, late of the Belle
of Alton, is chief clerk.
The famous and popular steamer John T.
Moore will arrive here to-day from Red
River, and will leave tomorrow at P. NJ
for return trip to Shreveport. Captain w.
T. BOardman commands, and Mr.. LOwd
Walden is chief clerk.
Captain j: C. VanhOok's largec arrying
steamer, H. c. Jaeger, is receiving for st.
Louis and way landings. She will take
considerable quantity of railroad aud pig
Mr.. Mellon is the chief clerk, and better
one could scarce be found.
Mr.. Richard Ennis departed on his bust
ness tour yesterday.
The large sidewheel, and, we can with
perfect good faith say, the reliable Ouachita
river packet, MayflOwer. leaves tomorrow
at 5 p. NJ. for Camden and all way points.
This elegant steamer has made an envious
reputation for herself this season, in this
trade, and her officers should feel proud Of
their success. Our shippers are greatly
pleased at her manner Of doing business.
Captain j. w. Carlton, an experienced
officer, has command, and MIR. j. H. Rice is
chief clerk. Remember she leaves at 5 p. NJ.
The St. Louis Republican Of the eleventh
has the following in regard to iron steam
ers hulls and models: Here is what we
gathered yesterday: We dropped in to see
Captain w. s. Nelson, at his Office on Main
street, who has been SO assiduously pushing
forward the iron hull question. We were
welcomed by the captain, who, by
the way, is no novice in iron bodybuilding.
and who has an eye to river interests, those
engaged in steambOating, their wants, and
who sees what must come in iron hulls for
and barges to dispense with the
enormous expense Ofrepair, docking and III
surance, which alone takes a heavy share
of profits to provide for; and which expense
will continue to exist until iron supplants
wood.
bulls, both for steamers and barges. of
various sizes, mostly for lower Mississippi
and gulf service, for which we were in
formed he has been engaged making csti-
mates. Among them is . barge Us feet
long, IS feet beam, feet hold, which the
captain says will carry fifty tons more on
three and half feet draft than barge of
wood built Of same size and strength.
An iron boat, the captain informed us,
for any trade, furnished complete with iron
fore-and-aft and thwartships,
water tight, iron cylinder timbers, gallows
frame, etc, will carry at least twenty per
cent more freight on same draft than if
built Of wood.
The New York Sun is considerably dis
about Democratic prospects,, and
goes !on in this way after. reading para
EraHh in the Mobile Registers Tho Demo
cratic party ~ it has been constituted and
nafaged for the last eight or tan years,
md g 1T seems to be constituted and ma
na4ed nov, i : subject Of curious interest |
% ~ impartial mind. II it, leaders were
,el11eesed Mnatiee, bent ea working IN -
m1.sntee = lkeir caules fk6y eould nof |
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