New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-05-31
River Intelligence.
OFFICE OF THB DAILY REPUBLICAN, 4
"WEDNESDAY MORNING, Nav 81 1871.

WEATHER, BUSINESS ETC.-Yesterday was
warm, close, brilliantly sunshiny day
Spring now bids her farewell to the season
OF lS1 and summer supersedes the queenly
month OF May by the introduction of the
magnificent month of June. 1t can not be
expected that spring will last forever, for
the song even says: "Spring would be but
gloomy weather if we had nothing else but
spring"
business Is daily growing down to a sum-
mer basis and our wharf shows plainly the
ravages made by the Inauguration of the
heated term. The general health of the
city is magnificent, and the supposition is
that this will prove healthy summer
Among the arrivals yesterday were the
Mollie Ebert, with an excellent trip, from
Pittsburg; Richmond, fully laden from ST.
Louis.
The departures were the Mary Houston,
to Louisville, with full list of passengers;
K. L. Lee, to Vicksburg, with her usual
freight; ID. l.. Tally, to Ouachita river, with
fair trip.
The river here continues to recede rapidly.
The condition of our upper rivers will be
learned by reference to our regular river
dispatches. Rates are unchanged and firm
Yesterday was generally observed as
holiday, it being the annual day chosen by
the government for the visiting and decOra-
ton Of the graves of the Federal dead
This beautiful and appropriate custom of
decorating was fully carried out by our
citizens, and many lonely looking telltale
mound of earth was rendered glad by the
lovely odor and beauteous brightness of
the rosy tribute.
The Great Republic took on $500 bars of
railroad iron at the iron pile.
The luxurious low pressure steamer Rich
mond will depart this evening, at five
Ill
as high as st. Louis. The fame of this mag
nitcent vessel is well placed. and passen-
gers securing staterooms on her will not be
disappointed in her merits. She is speedy,
safe, and comfortable. Captain n. S. Green
has command, and Mr.. Cook Creighton is
chief clerk.
The Dexter made her last trip to Cairo in
four and One-half days. This is remarkably
quick time.
The GAINESVILLE is announced per tele-
graphic dispatch TO arrive here on Thurs
day next from Arkansas river.
An exchange SAYS: Colonel j. c. Hess
president of the National Marine and River
transportation Company, and also repre-
sentative of the house of b. j. Powell Il
Co., has gone to New Orleans. He is well
known throughout the Mississippi valley,
and we trust his company, Of which he is
the head centre, will soon complete their
boats and inaugurate their transportation
line. The cash assets of the company are
one and Il half million of dollars. The com
pany will have its main Office at New Or
leans. and will transport goods to all West
ern cities at fair rates. j. b. Davis, of
Louisville, has the contract for building ten
vessels for the company, the largest of
which will be 1856 feet long, 60 feet beam, 50
feet floor, and 10 feet in the hold The
steamers will be worked by combination
engines of high and low pressure.
Negotiations are pending for the purchase
of the Belle Lee for a weekly packet be-
tween New Orleans and Grand Lake.
Arkansas.
The st. Louis Erening Dispatch of the
twenty-seventh says that Madame RumOr
chronicled our individual arrival in that
beauteous city on the twenty-sixth instant.
1t was mistake, and no matter How lard
a one, we relish it.
Carpenters Bluff is the highest point
above the raft on Red river that has vet
been reached by any boat. and is only fif-
teen miles from Sherman, the county seat of
Grayson county. Captain Roots reports
heavy rains or floods and the water courses
Ill rising.
The handsome and popular steamer H. s.
Turner, Captain w. j. Rusk. commander
Philip j. Heuer clerk leaves to-day, at
J P. NJ, for all landings on the Ohio river
rs tar up as Cincinnati. 1t is well estab-
ished fact that the Turner is a popular and
deserving steamer, and one feels an honest
conviction of doing a public benefit when
me writes of her merit. She is staunch. |
elegantly furnished, speedy and well Off |
cred.