New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-06-21
River Intelligence.
OFFICE OF THE DAILY REPUBLICAN,
WEnNRsnAY MOANING June d 1871.

WEATHER. BUSINESS. ETc.--Yesterday was
| another scorching hot day, and would have
| been oppressive bad it not been for light
breeze we had to relieve the heat. A nice
shower now would be very refreshing to all
| persons.
Business on the upper levee was at dead
stand-nothing moving to any point. On
the lower landing the only boat seeming to
be doing anything at all was the Tidal
Wave, for Shreveport. The balance looked
as if they were keeping Sunday ON board.
Freights, not only being dull, are going to
all points at ruinously low rates, and must
prove to all the boats losing business.
The City Of Quincy, at the request of
numerous shippers, laid over until to-day,
to allow them a chance to complete their
lots.
The arrivals were the Right Way, from
Lake Bistenau: Selma, from Opelousas: st.
John, from Baton Rouge; Bannock City.
from lower coast, and Flicker, from upper
coast.
The departures were the Z. E. Lee, for
Vicksburg; d. l.. Tally, for Ouachita river;
Lotus No. 3. for Camden; Lulu ID, for Min
den; Peerless, for Bayou de Glaize: Tale
quah, for Lafourche; Frolic, for Donaldson
vile. and Tidal Ware for jefferson, with
heavy cargo.
We notice that the Dora, lately sold by
MarshaTs sale, has. been brought over from
Algiers to the WHAT to have her boilers
taken off and otherwise dismantled.
By a telegram from Green +. Shields,
from Shreveport, to Stevenson & Verlander,
we learn that the st. Louis Carter line
steamer Lady Lee will arrive here on
Thursday to obtain load for St. Louis.
From a letter from ST. Louis to Stevenson
d Verlander we perceive that the Mer-
chants Southern line are going to move
matters lively up there by sending out
three boats this week-Kyle on Tuesday,
Great Republic on Thursday, and Natchez
on Saturday. That looks as if business |
was plenty up there.
There is a heavy gang of laborers at |
work on the levee removing the deposits of |
Ieud occasioned by the late high water |
We hope they will continue the good work |
until they get it as clean as new pin.
There are other deposits there that the
Sanitary Inspector should attend to in
time.
The St. Louis Democrat of the seven
teenth says:
River still dropping; fell another five
inches yesterday: Fine stage of water to
Cairo, but getting low above Keokuk
Heavy rain yesterday morning. The Mis-
souri, is falling. The Ohio is becoming hard
to navigate. The regular, swift and ele-
CANT packets run reliably between this port
and st. Paul. Not until less water covers
the rapids will a division of the line be
nade-one part to run above, and the
other below, the lower rapids. If the June
Use expected by some people at St. Paul
1oes occur, no division of the line NAV be
necessary for eight weeks longer.
The Cincinnati Gazette of the seventeenth
ays:
Business was more animated on the
wharf. Engagements of bacon, we under
tand, We're made for New Orleans at forty
'ents. We also learn that there is large
mount of Southern bound freight in the
ity being held back
The river declined six inches more Last
vening there were eight and half feet
water in the channel.
The steamer City of Quincy, Captain
ludd T. West, Clerk w. Z. Dill, wi leave
his evening positively at 5 p. NJ. for ST.
1ouis, st. Paul and all way landings. The
lily of Quincy has unsurpassed accommo-
ations, and her officers are polite ard at
entive to the wants of passengers.