New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-04-04

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Il1ua $50 SE1kes1 r q. - ShipGnt q
presea&, II ~ esset sleeslsf tkaS
depafts 49, nose q 1ess Of ~ astiele
Though = = not - most deoE1 ~
freight - &eorvessextrope1y you tokeet
the bala0oe = the right side Of the laAeef.
The VIPER rivers, . far - No can leaEn,
are IN No hosting, condition, and scapoe ok
fright foe4kpoEt. The river at this point
well, ard & = Almost impossible p deer
mine WhefAAr It will continue to RE or
when it Win begin = reced6. Judging BY
the st. L0nis papess the business Of that
city on the upper rivers will be very heAgy,
| and CORES oadingly in the Southern traAee
| light this AaaAan. Rates are unchanged
| and firm. a.
MIsCELLAsEoUs aTEaEs-The James How
.ard has gone 0s'er to the iron pile to take
ON board 1000 Aars Of ison for st. Louis. She
intends taking this ameust just for ballast,
| and will retufn 70 this side Of the river to
load today. Ghe is advertised to leave fer
1 St. Louis this evening ut Eve o'clock, Cap
tain b. Rush PegEam in Command, and Mr..
Henry Chassaiax in the Office. Passengers
| who desire pleaty Of space will find the
StaterOOms and gsards of this boat fully up
to their STANDARD.
The H. 8. Turner. one of the most popular
81 packets, will leage tlaissevening 1t five
o'clock, promptly, Cor st. Louis and all in
tasnediate handbags. The Turner is one of
the most desirable passongcr packets ON the
river. She has repntatiOn that can not be
ekeelled for comfort. speed and safety.
Captain William J. Raak, her commander,
Is = gentleman of large experience in steam
h0etipg, and his especial aim is to always at.
knaH tho voukn ne hs ond M nara
Phil {. Heuer, chief clerk, ia aRsO an ex-
perieneed and attentive gentleman, and one
that alsAays manages to make . sure popu-
larity a any steamer that he DaF be en-
plOyeA On In like capacity. We wish to see
the TarAer depart fully laden. 49,
The following dispatches viii ne doubt
prove ct interest to our readers: The fol-
lowing telegram has been received from
VicksburG by our river reporter:
vICKsBURG, April 3.-The Henry Ames
will arrive Wednesday morning, and leave
n. B. FOWLER. Clerk.
TRENTON, Louisiana, April 3.
To william y. ssri. No Commea street:
viii arrive On Tuesday, and leave Tor
SaaS ssr .. SATURDAY. JOHN sf PoFF
Master steamer Little Fleta.
VIcKsBURG, April 3.
Ts stevenson L verlsnder, l3s Gravier street: :.
The Pargoud will 60 through to ,yieks-
burg ON Wednesday, the fifth instant. Leave
here ON time. j. w. TOBIN, Master.
The Bradish johnson has laid up just
above the wreck of the steamer Belle of
Alton. tst'
Lord Palmerston has chartered the Fam
ME Brandeis to take the place Of the A.
Baker in the upper Cumberland.
It is said the Lady Lee cost 81, 900.
Harry DOhrman examined her ct Pittsburg,
the other day, and says the Lady will pass.
The new boat of the Northwestern Union
Packet Company, the 8. s., Merrill, will
leave Cincinnati for St. Paul next Saturday.
The Northwestern Union Packet Com
pany of St. Louis have purchased the tow
boat Wilson at Louisville. .
Tho st. Louis harbormaster's report for
the month Of March shows the toeali col
lections for the month for wharfage dues to
be $ll,75l 50; amount of tonnage, &, 3l
tons: number of arrivals 1871 steamers, "a
canal boats and 100 barges. This would
give an average of 273 tons to each arrival,
and $43 apiece average wharfage.
Walter B. Foster, secretary of the Pacific
Insurance Company of st.. LOHis, died in
thxtcity on the thirty first Of March. He was
well known to steamboatmen.
The St. Louis Republican of the first
gives the following in regard to movements
Of steamers at that port: There will be
large number Of departures this evening.
The Richmond did not get out AZ was ex-
pected yesterday: - leaves positively to-
day at five ocic -. NJ. for New Orleans.
The Mary Alice leaves for New Orleans to-
morrow morning at eight o'clock. The
Adam Jacobs will get up from Grand Tower
to-day and leaves this evening at five O'Clock
for the same port. The John Kyle deferred
her departure until this evening 1T five
o'clock, at which time she leaves for New
Orleans. The Bismarck left New Orleans
for this port Wednesday with heavy trip
Of freight The Mohawk and barges will get
in from New Orleans to-day with cargo Of
railroad iron. Rates South have gone .
lick better ON the downward string.
The Ida May has been sold for $500 to
Kirby T. Bros. She will run in the Illinois
The Fontenelle will load for Fort Benton
ct st. Louis. ~
Captain James Doyle, q partner of P. P.
Manion, of St. Louis, is q popular candidate
for harborImaster of that city.
The William j. Lewis has gone on the
docks at St. Louis.
Competition at st. Louis between rival
lines has reduced rates of freights from st.
Louis to New Orleans to twenty cents per
barrel on -four, or, Is Colonel Joel, Of the
OsSVQsCW, tSKA0S Av0 w OAA0 sASss~A> -NsAs>A
an extra one thrown in for good measure.
The Belle Lee is ON the dOcksAt st. Louis.
The t0wboat j. H. Bigby left Louisville
on the thirty first for this port, with . tow
of thirty coal boats, said to be the largest
TOW 81 the season. -'-s,'',''-
Pilot John Evelyn, of the steamer Argosy,
suddenly lost the use Of one OF his eyes last
week. He was an experienced pilot. Liver
complaint was the cause of the calamity.
The Common Pleas Court ut Vevay de-
cided the Saffington case against the United
States Mail Line Company, giving plaintiffs
damages in the sum of 5000, the amount
sued for, and all that the law Of Indiana
allows. Defendants appealed to the Su-
preme Court Of the State. - Chgf-
For CAMDEN-The popular and beautiful
steamer Mayfiower will leave this evening
at five o'clock for all landings on Ouachita
river. This packet is one of the largest
and most reliable in TIE trade, and her Off
GERS courteous, experienced gentlemen.
Captain j. w. Carlton is in command, and
Mr.. Rice is chief clerk.