New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-07
CONTINUED FROM FIRST pA2E.l
i2,4 majority. Magee Republican, was
elected city treasurer by 1000 majority.
Weather Report.

elected CITY treasurer BY lOo0 majority.
Weather Report.
once Chief Signal Officer,
Washington, December :, 1871. 40 P. II.
SYNOPSIS OF THE PAST TwENTY-FOUR HOURS.
The barometer has risen since Tuesday
afternoon along the Atlantic coast. but it is
again falling from South Carolina (" New
York. High westerly winds have very gen
orally diminished in New England, and to
some extent in the Middle States, where
they have backed southwest and south.
The highest pressure Is over Northern Flor
ida, and clear weather with rising tcmpera-
.ture prevailed in the Southern and Gulf
States. An area of very low barometer has
apparently moved from Dakota northeast,
and then southeast over upper Michigan.
Light northwesterlv winds prevail from
this region westward. Brisk southwest
winds from Wisconsin and Illinois to lake
Ontario. The barometer has fallen on the
California coast, with clearing weather
PROBABILITIES.
The low pressure in upper Michigan Will
probably extend rapidly to Lake Ontario,
with brisk southwest winds and stormy
weather Oh Thursday from Pennsylvania to
Maine. Falling barometer, with rising
temperature. and possibly rain. from Penn
svlvania to North Carolina and Indiana
Increasing southwest winds in the Southern
and Gulf States, with cloudy weather on
Thursday, and probably rain ON the gulf
coast. Cautionary signals continue at Mil
waukee, Chicago, Grand Haven and De
troit, and are ordered for Toledo, Cleve
land, Buffalo, Rochester aud Oswego.
River lnteiliGcnce.
SOUTHWEST Pass. December g. 6 p. NJ
Barometer 1890. Wind southeast, light.
Arrived: Steamship Equator. at $3.50 2. NJ.
Bartlett master, from New York, to George
A. FOsdick & Co.
VICKsBURG, December 6.-Passed down:
John Kyle at P. NJ. Up: Lockwood at 3
A. M, Governor Allen at ? A. NJ. Weather
clear and cool. River falling.
MEMPHIS, December 6-Wcather clear
and moderatins. River falling. Down: Lady
Lee.
PIrTsDURG, December 6-1he weather
is mOderating. A slight snow fell to-day.
The MOnOngahela twenty-six inches in the
channel. Navigation is suspended.
CINCINNATI, December 6.-Kiver nine feet
nine inches in the channel. and slowly fall
ing. Weather clear and mOderating. De-
parted: Kate Putnam for New Orleans.
EVANSVILLE, December 6.-Weather clear
and mOderating since noon. River station
airy. Passed up: II. S. Turner at 2. NJ.
Down: Atlantic and barges at i =. NJ, and
Alaska at 2 r. M.
CAIRO, December 6.-Arrivals and de-
partures: J. H. GrOesbeck. from Cincinnati.
for New Orleans, at 6 A. M ; Louisville from
New Orleans, for ShawneetOwn, at II NJ:
Pauline Carroll, from New Orleans, arrived
at noon; p. w. Strader cleared for New Or
leans at T. NJ. The towboat w. H. Brown,
which struck Bacon Rock last night broke
thirty eight timbers. but is not leaking
badly.
The Emile LaBarge is reported in pre-
cariOus condition at Powers island: she is
aground forward with stern in the channel.
twisted and leaking badly.
The river has fallen six inches in the
past twenty-four hours. Thermometer 40.
LOUISVILLE, December 6.-River falling
slowly, with five feet three inches in the
canal and three feet three inches in the
chute. Mercury 49,. Weather clear and
pleasant. Arrived: Shannon. from New Or
leans