New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-06-24
River Intelligence.
OFFICE OF THE DAILY REPUBLICAN.
SATURDAY MORNING June d 1877

WEATHER. BUSINESS, ETC.-Yesterdaywa was
another close, hot, sultry day, with hardly
breath OF air stirring, but toward evening
tne SKY became overloaded and a slight
drlzzllng rain commenced, with prospects of
becoming heavier on continuing during the
night and thereby cooling and purifying the
air.
business on the levee had a much more
hvely appearance than it has had for over
| week past; the outgoing steamers seemed
all to be receiving considerable freight. as
all seemed more animated and contented
than they have been for several DAYS past,
ana with the d1scharging steamer business
seemed 10 nave taken an upward tendency,
Whlcn, we nope, Will continue, as our steam
Doatmen had become very Respondent at
| their prospects for the summer business FL.
| Inc arrivals were the III. s. Turner from
Louisville, with full cargo; Belfast, from
Evansville, with a full load comprised
among which was 7l8 hogsheads of tobacco;
w. ). Pike, from Vicksburg: Taleouah
from Bayou Lafourche; Bannock CITY
from the lower coast, and GAINESVILLE. from
Arkansas river.
The departures were the Argosy, for Gin
clnnatl; Potomac, for Cincinnati, with be,
CABIN full OF people, but very slim freight
trip; low pressure steamer Richmond. for |
81. LOUIS, having on board 1900 bars rail |
road iron and cabin full of passengers:
Big Horn, for Jefferson. and Wade Hamn-
ton, for Natchez. 'p
The Katie left the wharf last evening to |
hunt some quiet nook where she can have
quiet rest preparatory to her fall cam
paign.
We regret to learn that the D. L. Tally
met with an accident above the CITY, by
breaking her doctors shaft The engineer
returned to the city for a new one, which
will detain her two DAYS.
Captain William Gillen, of the Twelfth
Era, who has been in the city for a few
days, leaves this morning to join his craft at
Bayou.
By dispatch to Stevenson & Verlander.
from Vicksburg, we learn that the H. c.
Yeager had passed that point and would
arrive here Saturday afternoon. She had
been aground three days at Vista Bar. and
was lightened off by the Shannon She win
leave for st. Louis the first of next week.
The Carter Line steamer Lady Lee, came
mere with load OF cattle, after discharging
which she went to the salt pile, and we
presumed would get off last night for St
Louis. ioi o''
Inc Great Republic, after making one
more start to load at ST. Louis. has with
irawn and laid up temporarily for better
times or rates.
The Cincinnati Times of tho +r,o,4;o.1,
saws:
There was slightly increased activity in
'hipments this morning, confined chief v,
however, to the local packets. A few en-.
gagements in New Orleans freight were re- I
ported up town. From reports from va :
ious points along the river we are led to
'elleve that shipments in grain will be
arger this season than at any time since
he war. u
The Memphis Aralanche of the seven
zenith, says:
Captain j. r. Randall, of the coast packet
,n City, brought TO our Office, yesterday. 10
ne brass seat of the exploded steamer w
!. Arthur's safety valve, which was found
/, lew days since in the middle of Island No. &c
}, one hundred and fifty yards from the 4.
yer, and near the foot of cottonwood an
zee full twelve inches in diameter, through St
hlch the object passed before it fell. 1t
as picked up at least half q mile from
here the explosion occurred, and about
ur miles from where the wreck now Lies. u.