New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-01-15
River Intelligence.
OFPlCE OF THE DAILY RHPCBL:aAN,
SUNDAY Mo,iHiNG. Ianun.Y u l5.i

SUNDAY Mo';'iNG. Janua.T IL. l5.i.
! WEATHER, BUSINESS. ETC.--1hc most san
guine mind wonld fai! repeatedly in pre-
| dieting the coming weather of this. the
! Crescent City. IL is almost impossible to
calculate what changes will occur ia the
weather i'll twcnty-:cur hours ahead. Fol
instance. Friday last dawned mild. clear
! and pleasant: ana vet the nighttal! wit
! messed Il terrific rain storm. yesterday was
| almost cold. 1t wae one OF the damp and
! chilly days that are so productive of Ill
, health. The rain of the preceding evening
| acted as a damper en- the bushes. activity
! of Yesterday: and the number OF depart
f; i:res were few. compared with villa: should
have taken place. according 10 announce
! men:.
TIL. A,ey Mitchell. :n- Shreveport. de
! parted well laden with freight. and :, fair
share of Passengers. The Ouacll:ta Belle.
for Camden. left with more than her aver
az" amount Of freight. She had some pas
I sengcrs. The Il. l.. Hodge. fox Grand
Ecore. had II fair cargo. The other depart
! ure, We're confined :" the regular short
trade packets. with the exception cf the
Nat.he7. for EickSbu-g. which steamer left
with Il most excellent trip. The arrivals
were the Commonwealth. with complete
carc" from st. Louis: Ida. >emar and
i. l.. Hodge from Red river. Rates OF
freight. prices OF fuel aud general tone of
Taking 'hc bushes. of the pa>i week, As
regards shipments per river. aud iudy gin. of
the corresponding business, OF The same
week of last wear. !hr com pa-i,oD is Obvious
of .rea: falling of in III" hole trade OF
this port. Tht existing Har bet tween France.
and Prussia and the unsettled state of the
foreign markets generally. Il undoubtedly
the cause of the .iea:'ii o! business in this
latitude. There is but . small market tor
Of = = -
season is III s,.cii iig.l; demand tina; planters
prefer holding back TO si,iDpin!. on specula-
tion. The sooner !ne Wy IN Europe closes
the bette: i VII. b., t": The trade OF New
Orleans.
MISCELLANEOUS iT.M>.--1hr M,ytl"wcr.
the :avoriie OF :Ie puaciiita river back
cts: has deferred her ..cpal .u,e unit: TO-
morrow. ~ iivc L. N. She vii leave ut
tina: hour positively.w with Car'ain J. ". Carl
ton in Co,nnIail.i. and Nj. y. II. Rec in he
office.
The renowned steamer " H. Arthur will
depart on Tuesday next. as advertised.
Captain. Harry W. B-olaski commands.
with Mr.. John Bowman as chic: clerk. We
can recommend Captain Brolaski and his
fine STEAMER TO both shippers and travellers.
and feel tha' We are doing entire justice
Ia ak parties concerned.
The BOARDMAN 1KoN lI>E.-From q pri
vatc letter from Captain ". y. Bvar,lman
directed to Captain John 7. Moore. the
we'd known grocer OF this city We learn
that the much talked of and anXiously tx
rected iron built steamer John I. Moore,
destined for the New Orleans and Shyeye-
port trade. will leave Louisville for New
Orleans tomorrow at 5P. II. The Moore
is one Of an innovation o: IRON built
steamers for the Red river trade. IIsr hui,
is built entirely Of the fines, quality u:
hammered iron. and her dimensions are
such as will undo;ih:edl. give her great
lightness OF draft and large carving ca
pacity. She is the second iron built steamer
in the Western and Southern waters. and
Judging from the enterprise Of her owners
in only the pioneer OF 81 regular line of that
class of vessels in the same trade. We have
already given a full description of the ,ii-
mansions OF the Moore. and. OH erarrival
at this port. we viii repeat the article.
The Little Fleta has changed her trade
from MindeA to Saline river.
Tho Belle Of Alton is reported 70 :,ave
gone through to Shreveport on herlast trip.
She ought to have done so if she did not.
FROM OUR EHCIIANGEs.-The Cincinnati
chronicle Of the eleventh instant says:
The new steamer Rober. Mitchell had M
steam this morning. and her colors were
displayed from her masthead. She will
make a short trip up the river this after
noon. for the purpose OF trying her ma
clGnery Her cabin is nearly finished. aud
presents an elegant and inviting appear
ance. 1t is expected TO place her i'll the
trade New Orleans, as soon a. the river
opens.
The planters OF st. John The Baptist
parish are raising - fund for the purchase
Of one or two steamboats,, to run in Opposi-
ton to our regular coast packets. The
planters complain that the charge, Of the
latter. both for freight and passengers. ar"
eXorbitant and it is their intention to pr:
rates OF trci@ht and passage down to the
lowest pai ing figure. Five thousand
dollars have already been subscribed. and
the steamer Frolic--n"w the planters
boat "-chartercd for the trade.
The towboat Leslie Combs is in - critical
condition. lying hish and dry on Bcaslcy,
bar. near Mayesv:nc. ,Th" ferryboat
Cleaner. is ais" high :.ad dry at the mouth
of Eishgut creek. Both Will have to await
"a rise in the creek
A deck hand of the Mar: Houston named
crushed by rolling ho.shcad at Portland.
Monday He WAS admitted into tho United
States Marine Hospital.
The K. j. Lockwood. passing down the
Mississippi. struck II bluff bar Of Island No.
b. about sixty miles above Memphis. and
sprung leak. TWENTY-FIVE cords of wood
and thirteen hundred sacks of corn were
thrown overheard before she would float.
She was then pumped out by tie doctor
engine.
The United States snas boat X. T.. R:ssy
is laid up at Mound City. Illinois. and Will
remain there until further appropriations
are made for carrying on the work. From
July % to December ~, 1870. she has pulled
up $50 snags in different rivers. and run
2,470 miles.
For LOUISVILLE. - The fine si,icwhcc.
steamer Susie Silver will depart to-morrow
at ) 7. NJ. for all landings on the Ohio river
to the above named point. The Susie j,
under command Of that most perfect of
gentlemen, Colonel Thomas W. Shields.
with Green Shields, Esq, in the Office.
At church dedication in Newport New
Hampshire. recently. Rev. Ira Pearson who