New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-24

which was on Friday in the Indian Terri
tory, has moved northeast to Lake Huron,
with very low pressure at the central area
and high winds circulating around it.
The barometer has fallen from Tennessee
and North Carolina to the northeastward,
but is rapidly rising from Iowa to Alabama
and west, with partially cloudy and clear
ing weather. The temperature has risen.
with fog and rain, in the Middle and East
ern States, and heavy rain has fallen in
Ohio and Indiana. No .repOrtS have been
received from Omaha.
PROBABILITIES
The area of low barometer will probably
continue to move northeast into Canada,
with snow an the northern border, but rain
to the south SOutheasterly winds veer to
southwest and increase in force in the Mid
die and Eastern States, with cloudy and
clearing weather ON Sunday. Northwest
winds and clearing weather will prevail in
the gulf States.
River lntelliGencO.
=, SOUTHWEST Pass, december @, s p. M
Barometer 3O:5O. Wind south southwest,
with thick fog. Arrived: American schooner
). l.. Somers, Briggs, master, four days
from BrazOs Santiago, in ballast to Fair
banks & Leaycratt No departures.
CAIRO December 23.-Arrived: T. F. Rec
tell, from the gorge near Columbus, at noon.
A. NJ; Kate Robinson, for St. Louis A
very heavy rain fell last night, with a
strong south wind. Weather warm. The
gorge above Columbus still holds fast. The
packets have not made trip since Thurs
day.
MEMPHIS, December 23.-The little
steamer Roseville, belonging to the Ark
ansas Packet Company, bound from Little
Rock to New Orleans, with one thousand
bales cotton in fI,o III MI
on Wednesday, in four feet water. She
was worth 5000, and insured for that
amount IN Pittsburg and Wheeling. 1t is
doubtful IT she can be raised. The cotton
will probably be saved in a damaged condi-
ton.
The steamer Phil Allen was blown on
Reeves bar last night during a gale, and
The Dexter and Indiana are aground near
Helena.
The gale last night was very severe. The
weather is now clear and tool.
River falling. Arrived: St. Joseph from
Cairo. Departed: Emile LaBarge and
Charles Bodman for New Orleans, and Walt
for White river.
v1cksBrRG, December e3-Passed down:
Pauline Carroll, at 6 A. NJ; Mary Alice and
barges, p. NJ; Governor Allen, P. NJ.
Up: Katie. at 10 A. NJ; Emma G. Elliott,
P. NJ; City Of Cairo, 6 P. NJ. Weather
cool and clear. River falling.
ST. LOUIS. December 23.-NO arrivals.
Departed: Exchange and S. s. Merrill,
for New Orleans; w. S. Lewis, for Vicks-
burg. River rising, with probably five
feet water to Cairo. Weather warmer,
with very high wind this forenoon; since
then clear and colder. A large part of
the gorge above the bridge piers has been
broken up and run out to-day. but the ice
9 still strong above Bissell's point.
CINCINNATI, December 23.-River seven
eet in the channel and rising. Snow all
zone. SteambOatmen think navigation will
'e resumed early next week.
LOUISVILLE, December 23.-River sta
ionary, with three feet six inches in the
anal and eighteen inches in the chute
The weather has moderated greatly. 1t has
'een mild and windy all day, but is cloudy
,o-night. Mercury 60o the greater part Of
he day.
EVANSVILLE, December 23.-Weather
Loudly; river clear. Snow all gone. River
ising: Weather getting cold tonight, the
Wind having shifted to the north.