New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-12
River Intelligence.

OFFICE OF THE DAILY REPUBIaCAH,l
SATURDAY MORNING, August IL, 1871. :

WEATHER, BUSINESS, ETC.-Ihe weather
yesterday was a repetition of the previous
few days, only that the afternoons rain was
somewhat heavier than usual, and totally
defeated all outdoor business for the bal
ance of the day.
The levee yesterday presented total
stagnatiOn in business, as the rain intertered
with all shipping movements, and the dis
charging steamers had to remain totally
idle nearly all day, and which will very
much interfere with their schedule time of
leaving. The only departures viii be the
regular local packets, which generally have
to go, rain or shine.
The river has not changed any from our
reports of the mark yesterday.
The freight tariff on Red River is still at
twenty per cent off new card rates, and we
can not see how our steamboatmen can
stand such low prices much longer, as the
river is getting so how that they can not
carry full trips; and, also, navigation is get
ting somewhat precarious and a very risky
business. Rates to Ouachita and st. Louis
unchanged.
Reports from the Mississippi river, below
Cairo, makes navigation on that stream
very uncertain and attended with great
deal Of trouble and delay, as several of our
largest and finest steamers of the st. Louis
trade are now aground between here and
the above named point
The arrivals yesterday were the Jennie
Howell, from OuachitO river; w. S. Pike,
from Vicksburg; Rubicon, from St. Louis;
Rapides, from Grand Ecore, and Belle Ida,
from the lower coast.
The departures were the Frank Pargoud
for Natchez, and Bart Able for LobdelPs
Store.
The RubicOn arrived yesterday from st.
Louis with a large cargo of Western pro-
duce, etc. We were pleased to meet our
friend Captain John Bird, as first clerk of
the Rubicon, which position he will occupy
until his new Arkansas river packet, the
Exporter, is ready for business, when he
viii transfer the light of his countenance to
her Office.
Owing to the inclemency of the weather,
the Tidal Wave was unable to get all her
freight down to her last evening, and there
fore has deferred her departure for Jetfer
son until this evening, when she will posi-
lively leave at five o'clock.
The Glencoe, owing to the rain yesterday,
was unable to complete discharging her inn
mense cargo, and has therefore postponed
her departure for St. Louis until this
evening at five o'clock.
The Dexter left st. Louis for this port on
Thursday, August 10.
The iron steamer John T. Moore passed
Memphis, August 9, all safely, bound for
Cairo and ST. Louis.
The Andy johnson, from st. Louis, bound
for this port is aground at the foot of Pres
ident's Island.
The Bismarck cleared from Cairo on
Thursday, August 10, with large cargo for
this port.
The Lafourche packet Talequah, which
met with an accident a short time ago by
breaking her shaft, will be ready to com
mence her regular trips again next Monday.
The harbor towbOat company does not
comprise all the tugs at our wharf, but
merely the Continental and Jerry, with
sufficient barges to do all the transferring
and towing required of them. Captain G.
l.. Kouns is the manager, and can always
be found at the office of the Canal street
ferry.
The Rubicon will be receiving This morn
lug, to leave for Cairo and st. Louis on Mon
day. August Ia, at p. M. Boffinger and
fegram are her agents, at l04 Common
street.
The st. Louis Democrat of the ninth saws:
Captain w. 2. Lamothe has returned to
the city, having given to W. E. Lamothe
the command OF the Glagow, now en- route
to New Orleans.
Captain Robert Burton has returned from
New Orleans. His steamer, the Ruth, is
running in the Opelousas trade.
The Great Republic is being repainted,
preparatory to engaging in the fall trade
between st. Louis and New Orleans.
The Memphis appeal of August 10 saws:
Captain Jack Chambers, formerly clerk
of several of the Arkansas river packets,