New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-02-17
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the library connected with the church.
A bill has been introduced into Congress author
ling the appointment of River Inspector, whose
duty it wi be to direct and oversee the removal OF
sRass and any Instructions that may render nav
CATION dangerous Oh the Western rivers; to protect
works OF Improvement on said rivers and prevent
famperMS with the banks where injury may result
Also to have supervision ever such beacons az arc
now or may be hereafter erected at points danger
Gus to navigation. The bill further provides a
salary Of $4,000 in addition to all necessary trav
cling expenses payable quarterly.
Captain James BLsckmOres new tOwbOat has Just
been completed, at Pittsb,Irs. She has been named
the Thomas DOlsworih after the well known coal
merchant this city.
Fox Sr. Lorls.-The famous low-prcss'lre packet
Richmond leaves for the above aud intermediate
landings this evening at five O'Clock. She Is one
OF the most elegant steamers that ever hOated
and one OF the largest. Captain n. :. Green com.
mands her, and Mr. Cook Creighton is chief clerk.
Fox LorIsy1LLx-Captain j. p. S-dams hand
some packet Belfast will leave positively to morrow
for Louisville and way landings on the Ohio river.
Mr.. K. H. Kerr is chief clerk OF this new and hand
some steamer.
Fox UPPER CoAsr.-The popular and reliable
i'll the Grand View Reach trade. She is a neat
and swift packet and makes her time regularly.
Her cabin accommodations are No. l, and her of
tcerS, Captain William Tay 10y, master and Mr. II.
Y. Smith. chief clerk, attentive gentlemen
The Bannock CITY leaves this evening at five
O'Clock punctually tor all landings to Grant View
FoR JEFFERSON AND SHKEvXPoRr.-The regular
Red River Packet Company viii send out the good
steamer ID. L. Tally for al landings Red river
Captain Harrison commands her
The st. Louis Republican, OF the fourteenth says
The river AT this point IS falling rapidly. The
cold weather has blocked up the Illinois with
again. The City OF Pekin has laid up at Boards
town. being unable to get out account OF the ice
The Missouri is again closed with ice above Boon
vile. The upper Mississippi IS closed by ice from
Quincy up. Heavy ice was drifting past this city
all day yesterday There is prospect OF any rise
again The present Indications are favorable. for
complete ice bloc kade i'll the river here. Should
the weather moderate only very little
hope that this calamity to ON trade will be averted.
The weather here i, still cold. No Indications OF
thaw apparent i'll The state OF the atmosphere here.
Dark clouds shur out the sunlight all day yester
day business was very dull. Scarcely anything
doing on the l.'ve".
The Cincinnati Gazette of the thirteenth says:
saturday night We had all sorts OF disag re-ablo
wrathrr-Yiow. rain sleat hail. cold Sunday
mornin. the sidewalks were patronzed with si.t-
ers, and church going people took the middle the
streets. Yesterday afternoon the temperature of
the atmosphere had moderated, and the thaw
began
Business South was better SATURDAY. than aay-
body had expected. The regular rapid decline of
the river will have the effect OF cnlianciH. rates
South this week. This is contrary TO opinions ex-
pressed last week. But boats will now be com
pei to pass through the canal there is 40 in
ulratloil OF water from above.
The river fell three and 4 half feet i'll the forty
eight hours endin. last evening, when there
nitten and half feet OF wator in the channel here
and cighty-sx and halt feet space under tho sus
p cnslon bridge