New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-07-19
River Intelligence.
OFFICE OF THE DAILY REPUBLICAN,,
"WEDNESDAY MORNING, July l9. 1871.

| breeze TO. EeueVe IL, ana Out poor prospects
| of any rain. We have the consolation to
report that the city continues very healthy,
and very good signs that it will continue so
| during the balance of the summer.
Business on the landing has again fallen
| below par, the only activity of pOte was the
discharging of the immense cargo of the
James Howard, from st. Louis, and the
| unloading of the H. s. Turner. from Louis
| vile.
| The river continues falling, and the
| marks yesterday indicated ten feet six
| inches below the high water of 1862.
The arrivals were the James Howard,
| from st. Louis; Wade Hampton, from
| Natchez; d. L. Tally from Shreveport; ST.
| John, from Baton Rouge; Ruth from Ope
| lousas; Bertha, from Camden, and the III.
| s. Turner, from st. Louis.
The departures were the Richmond, for
| St. Louis Governor Allen. for Vicksburg;
| Wade Hampton, for Natchez; Carrie Con
| verse, for Jefferson; Shannon, for Louis
vile; Garry Owen, for Camden; D. L.
Tally. for Shreveport, and GAINESVILLE, for
Arkansas river.
By letter from Byron Pomeroy, clerk Of
the Texas, we learn that she passed Mem
phis on her way to Louisville on the six
teenth, doing finely, and will, no doubt get
through the canal before it closes on the
twentieth.
Telegram
Stevenson verlander:
The John Kyle will arrive Wednesday
and leave Saturday, twenty-second, for st.
Louis and st. Paul.
JAMES KENNISTON, Master.
The La Belle, not finding enough water
in Red river at the present low rates of
freight to make any money, has concluded
to withdraw for a short time and wait for
something better to turn up.
.4o IIayry
ard was busily engaged all day yesterday
unloading her immense cargo of produce,
ETC., brought from st. Louis, preparatory to
her return trip on Thursday, July 20; and
she will most positively leave on advertised
time as she has nearly all her staterooms
engaged, and passengers desiring to go on
her had better hurry up or they will be too
late.
The low pressure steamer Richmond left
for st. Louis last evening with a spendid
trip both of passengers and freight, her
staterooms were all full.
The most notable event on the levee
every Saturday is the departure of the two
regular weekly packets, the iron steamer
John T. Moore tor Shreveport and Lessie
Taylor for Opelousas, both boats being
equally popular in their respective trades,
and never fail going out on time and also
full of passengers and freight. They will
both be on hand next Saturday as usual.
and we would advise all the passengers
and shippers TO be ready for them. as they
never fail, but go like clock work. The
LESSEE Taylor will be here Thursday and
the John L. Moore on Friday.
On Saturday next, July %, at P. NJ,
the famous packet John Kyle will take her
departure for st. Paul, Rock Island, Du-
buque, Winona, and the healthy regions of
the lakes of Wisconsin and Minnesota.
This is a fine chance for invalids and
pleasure-seekers, and is not often offered,
and especially on such fine, large and
roOmy boat.
1t behooves our city fathers and the Ad-
ministrator of Commerce especially, now
that the dull season is on us and the leyees
are not much used, to be putting the
wharves in proper order for next seasons
business, for, unless the signs belle us. we
will have a big traffic this fall, and then all
the room will be needed, and should be in
good order.
The Bismarck, Captain Splane, will arrive
from St Louis on Friday, and have imme-
date dispatch on her return trip.
Last April st. Louis shipped barge load
Of corn to New Orleans for sale. but upon
its arrival there the market was so fearfully
depressed that the parties owning the corn
determined to send it forward to Liverpool
They accordingly shipped on board of
sailing vessel in May, and to-day they are
in receipt of cable telegram, advising
them that their corn arrived in excellent
condition, and was sold at thirty five shil-
lings per quarter, netting them a handsome
profit. 1t outsold all other foreign corn hy
fifteen cents per bushel. Surely this settles |
the question, now and forever, concerning |
the safety and economy of the greatthrough |
water route. There were $4,000 bushels in |
this cargo.
The st. Louis Democrat, of the fifteenth, |
says:
Cloudy weather yesterday, and consider |
rise at Quincy; falling at Keokuk. The st. |
Paul Pioneer again speaks of trouble from |
low water We clip from that paper of |
Wednesday: The river between here and |
Hastings is becoming troublesome, and the |
large boats are having 'sparring matches |
nearly every trip with one or two of the
worst bars The Catfrey has gone down to
sand bean will be dug OUT
Missouri falling, and Illinois on a stand
Ohio getting no better. Only thirty inches
at French Island. The Arkansas has risen.
The lower Mississippi continues on the de-
cline. The exact fall in the river here
during the twenty-four hours ending last
evening was twenty two inches.
The Henry G. Jaeger, Captain |. C.. Van
Hook, James Mellon clerk, leaves for New
Orleans to-day. She is an extraordinary
boat, not handsome in looks, although her
owners say she behaves handsomely. She
is a great carrier and has splendid freight
cabin, where the finest goods are safely
stored for the voyage. She also takes pas
sengers who will find plenty of room to
play with foot ball or base ball.
The Pittsburg Gazette of July ii says:
The river is again receding at this point
with three feet six inches in the channel
Weather cloudy and warm, with strong in
iications at times of more rain.
There have been no arrivals. and the Ar
ington, for Cincinnati, was the only depar-
Jure.
There were but thirty four inches on the
light of Brunot yesterday, and as the left
'ide of the island is closed by the coHstruc-
ion of the dam, boats are, of course, obliged
20 run the shallow side.
For OPELOUsAs.-The steamer Ruth lin |
place of the Selma), Captain c. C. Pickett,
J. B. Schmidt clerk, leaves this day, at
p. NJ, for Opelousas and way points.
For BATON RoUGE.-The st. John, Cap
ain Greathouse. McElroy clerk will leave
Vt p. NJ. for Baton Rouge and all coast
andings.
This is from the. Opelousas Journal:
Mr.. Domartin Pellerin, an old Creole
veteran of the war of 1912, resident OF
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