New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-04-30
River Intelligence.
OFFICE OF THE DAILY REPUBLICAN, !
SUNDAY MORNING. April %, 1871.


WEATHER. BUSINESS. ETC. of all the
preceding days, yesterday seems to have
been the warmest. From sunrise to sunset
q glow OF heat pervaded this portion of the
South, and even those most acclimated were
fain to acknowledge that it was an unusu-
ally warm day. We are now about to enter
on the glorious month Of May. In the
Northern cities, this month is one of the
most perfectly salubrious they are blessed
pays those that have borne the hardships of
the winter. Here in the South May is con-
fessed to be the turning point of the sum-
mer's pleasantness, or otherwise. Judging
from present indications, the month of May
will be all that can be desired for mild,
pleasant weather.
Business yesterday on the wharf was re-
tnarkably, dull for the last day of the bust
ness week. The arrivals were few. aud
the departures, though fully up to the list
announced to leave, were nowhere in CON-
parisOn to the departures last Saturday.
Among those that arrived were the
Ouachita Belle, from Camden, with 4S0
bales cotton; Olive Branch, from St. Louis,
fully laden; Southwestern, from Shreve-
port, with 1867 bales of cotton. The de-
partures were the John T. Moore to Shreve-
port, with frstrate trip Of freight and
numerous passengers John KYLE to st.
other freight; Colossal to Fort Smith, with
$50 tons Of railroad iron; Red Cloud to Red
river, with moderate cargo: Importer to
Arkansas river, well laden, and with fair
quantity of freight; B. L. Hodge. moderate
trip to the Grand EcOre: Rapides,. to Min
den, had some freight: Natchez, to Vicks-
burg, had the slimest trip of the season
the Frank Pargoud had but light cargo.
The river here continues to decrease at
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Reports from the tributary and upper rivers
announce them as falling. Ohio and Ouach-
tia rivers are fast drifting into a summer
lowness Of channel, and the larger craft Of
those streams arc fast adapting their capac-
tiles to this circumstance
Rates, as far as We learned. remain I'M
changed, though an active measure is ON
foot tor compromise in the St. Louis and
New Orlans and Red river and New Or
leans trade, looking toward higher tariff
the coming week.
The towboat Kellogg and barges will be
found at the wharf this morning. with full
trip from st. Louis. This powerful tow boat
leaves on return trip to-day for st. Louis
and way landings.
The Henry Ames left St. Louis for New
Orleans on the twenty-sixth instant fully
laden. She departed with guards in the
water.
Lite uppoA hCu IlNCI pdCAct liut has
received her new machinery at st. Louis,
and has departed for her long voyage to
Fort Benton.
Late advces from Louisville say that
wOrkmen were busy in raising the bow of
the Charles BOdmanp on level with the
stern, SO that in case Of a rise she could f1c at
off without damage. The idea is a good
one, but the anticipated rise il doubtful.
Captain John A. Williams, of the popular
Arkansas river packet Importer, is now in
Pittsburg on business trip. He will re-
turn to this city in about one week from
date, and when he arrives look out for news
Of new boats, etc.
The machinery of the dismantled Walter
b. Dance is being transferred at st. Louis
to the hull Of the new steamer Fannie
Lewis, now being completed for the Mis-
souri, River Packet Company, at that city.
The sternwheel steamer Gypsy is high and
dry aground at South St. Louis.
The Northern Line Packet Company,
from St. Louis to St. Paul, have changed
the date Of the departure OF their steamers
to IL NJ, in place Of p. NJ, as formerly.
Passengers for the Northern summer re-
sorts will do well to make note of this.
We learn that the entire feet of spag
boats will soon resume their operations on
the Mississippi and its tributaries. From
present indications a little more economy
will be used this year than last, and we
learn that one of the stewards engaged has
had his orders to bring ON his crew counter
manded, and that it is the intention to run
the boats this year without stewards.