New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-01-08
River IntelliQenCe.
OFFICER OF THE DAILY REPUBLICAN.
Sunday MORNING, January 8. 1871.

WEATHER, BUSINESS. ErC.-Yestcr,lay
| was !, COO. clear. pleasant day-in every
way suitable to those poor morta.s VINO SD
dearly appreciate the sunshine. Pleasant
weather always has its charms, be business
| dull or brisk Business yesterday WAS
dali as on the preceding days. Shipments
were not heavy, and the receipts We're not
| near 80 large as on the corresponding day
! Of the preceding week.
| Steamhoatmen have accepted the dull
times a. :. settle;; fact. and every day wit
| ncsscs j new addition TO The "bone YARD
fleet" Before the holidays. the general
| tone OF conversation among rlver-men was
to the effect that, after the holidays, bust
ness would improve. but we can not per
! ceive where the prediction has been verified.
! The high price of fIci is one o. the primary
causes of the present dearth of business,
and it is sincerely 20 be hoped that the zee
embargo in liz" upper river VIII soon pe
over, and that the delayed coal feet Will be
| enabled to come through without accident.
| Rates Of freight have not advanced to any
| higher figure. "a We thought they would,
| but steamboats, are laying Up
| Anon. the arrivals yesterday We motto"
| the mammoth steamer Dexter. with a full
| trip Of Western produce, and d cabin filled
| with passengers. Big SuuIiower and Jennie
| Howell. with fair trips.
The departures We're t.Ie Henry A.Nes. :"
| st. Louis with fine Tip of people. and y
I good cargo Of sugar and Ilo..,sSs.. The
! Henry G. Yaeger. to Pittsburg. with twelve
bundled tons OF sugar and lAoiaS-es, ana 40
people. Natci!e, 10 Nichsbu-s. with a large
list of passengers. and hex usual compile
In.nt o; freight. TaIlieGuah. to CalntisI.
with the Governor Aliens "Trip. The Ro>t
Franks left FOX tie OIacilits river with -
moderate cargo The l.. L. Hodge. Peerless.
Arkansas. Era No. =. aad Lease Taylor. al
left as advertised.
The reports from the tributaries still CON
tinue TO announce u good stage y! water.
Ml>CHLiANEoU> l3EMs.--The steamer
! Governor Allen on yesterday concluded
tina: another "trip up the cuacilta r''cr
! lust a: present would not pay. She there
! fore turned her trip over t" che steamer
Tahlcquaa. and vii! g" int retirement
| antil more propitiouS times.
CAPTAIN John Sinno.t informs ~ THAI tlc
| tlmoa. s,eamep Robert r.. Lee. ;uuy re
paired. will come 70 the whar: on tuesday
next. and resume ler day in the N!cksoIrS
! line. This news Will. 40 doubt. BE halicd
! witt. delight. as the i4~ il on. u: ;he 'A,si
| popular vessels afloat
The Red River Packet Company vii! send
out the new and feet steamer Red Cloud
on next Tnsday. foS all .sniinyA Hn the
| RcA river. Captain II. j. Eyiakcg conn
! mands tlli. line steamer.
Captain Il. &. Mason. cieyS .; :ie steamer
IL. I.
last evening. but rcmainc. ever I" tend to
] some Of the boats business. He will remain
! in town until Tomorrow evening. and will
make his headquarters at the o.tac 81 &. q.
N.vne. No. 81 Natchez street
A! The Potomac and John Kyle have nearly
! completed tlsir repairs aud Will both come
! to thu. landing this week.
The Ozark. Huder com,naN: 81 Captain
! PHI! Crooks. vii! arrive here on Sunday
and leave an Tuesday il the Bayou Acaoa
.radc.
The Memphis .$us -! she sixth says That
! the Belle Lee came W, GS far a, Shoe Fly
bar bu:. jein. unable t" get ever, tr;.ni'rred
; her Memphis freight and passengers t" the
4. J. White. which steaMe" WAS expected
in last evening with all she could carry.
! The George W. Chez. took down the :reigh:
and passengers q! ,l.. Belle Lc" {" The bar.
; She went ay.y Wal! ..e. s,aI.', .l!.'f.in: the
! wafer.
The X. r. Wall broke /, shaft nca, e'!a:-a-
, don. Arkansas. ON saturday.
. 1hc Fails City succeeded il :"..;n: "tf
.h. Portland wharf with"I, any damage.
j. II. Kendall. Who river pilot. died a:
! Memphis IN the second instant.
; DARN. .he wear 1879 th.:c have been .':s
, arrivals of steamers at :i- port of New Al
l.any. The amount OF wharfage collected
! i..r tns same 6v Captain Foster .: -reyates
. SI.-ii S3. OF this aln6unt SIZE: 10 was
| paid int" In" cit: treasury. the residue.
! SIS ~: b"iu. hi. per ccntag.
! The Mcmph:. Dry Doe. il {" -. sold vt
! auc,"n on The. sw'Uty-.gith.
f: ''r. .ht r:,:c. from Cir" 20 Memphis are
! .irtY cents for ."ur. twenty cents for baton
! ana .rd. and fifty cents Isev barrel for pork.
. The City of'Quincy and Shannon are n
! .out.. iroHn Portland 10 shi. city.
F; FoE 81. Louis. The .in- si'i.-wi,ce!
! steame. Alice. will !eay. Tomorrow. at !. Z.
81 4
| Can't. Ntkel> commands. and Mr.. Robert
! Chandler - CHIEF cicrn. IN mentioning the
! Alice We can. with mos; perfect confidence
I! commend her and her officers to both ship
4, rcrs and travellers. She !. = speedy and
! safe steamer.
! Fox C.S.lNs.,i.--1nc :l..,,iiiccn: and
! new steamer Charlie, Bodmann WAS de
| tanned Yesterday unavo'iahlv. bu: will
| positively depart Tomorrow evening. at five
p: U'cioch, :oC all landings on the Ohio river 10
Cincinnati. We have already mentioned
; the comforts and advantages possessed by
| ,his elegant steamer. anG. will again place
before our merchants the fact 'hat she was
! built expressly for the trade she is in and
! ,hat it Dehoovcs them 20 give her their
; full patronage. 80 IA to show her owners
| that they fully recognize her worth. Captain
| -. l.. Shinklc. the commander OF the Bod
| mann, and Mr.. Bycrs, chief clerk. are true
| gentlemen and experienced boatmen. Re-
| member she will leave ut . =. NJ. positively.
! Fox CorsHArTA.-The swift, and beautiful
steamer Belle of Alton will leave for the
abov. and way landings. on Tuesday. at :,
! =. H., punctually. Captain John A. Bruner
commands. with George &. Hamilton in the
office.
From OUR EScuA>cE>.-Thc Memphis
81. oil the sixth. says: The river continues
, stationary at this point. or nearly so. with
! about seven feet of water between here and
Cairo. and about eight over ShOO-F'ly bar he.
| lew. Cair" i. still the head OF navigation
on the Mississippi. and the prospects are
good for II so remaining for sometime to
! conc. Navigation on the Ohio has met
with smother check. Boats rlnniu. between
Cairo ;,nd Evansville have been forced to
law .,p on account of the lee. and five ice
! gurgc- are rcucr'"d between Evansville and
| Cincinnati.
TN" Louisville T,",:cr.l..ruo' of the
sixth says:
The river i. still unavailable on account
of ice. and =. in many places. yorgcd. The
wafer has rcceded about to!1.. inches since
our report of yesterday. DARN. yesterday
yer. little ice tloated past the city. in CON
sequence of tho. gorge above HE city. At
midnight the thermometer stood ut IL f.
Three tcet nine inches IN The canal. one
foot nine inches on the fails. an,! three feet
81 inchr. on Portland bar.
! The Cincinnati G0:ctfe. Of me fourth in
slant. SAYS Captain Thompson Dean will
commence building immediately Il steamer
=" iaI.. thc place Ot the Inflated mammoth
| Thompson Dean.
Bushes. WI. active - desired iv
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