New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-24
NEW ORLEANS REPUBLICAN. THURSDAY, AUGUST a. 1871
River intelligence.



yesterday was again as hot as blazes, and
| hardly breath of air astir to relieve the
heat of the suns rays, and it was very de-
| bilitating to those who were compelled by
| business to take much active exercise.
| Business on the lower landing was more
animated than it has been for several days,
still it was anything but what we should
| like to see it. On. the upper landing the
| usual activity of unloading steamers was
about the main business to be discernable;
as it is, we have more than the usual amount
of business generally doing here during the
| summer.
| The river still continues to recede slowly,
| and last evening the marks were thirteen
| feet eight inches below high water gauge OF
1862.
The freight tariff, as fixture at our last
report, and from the tonnage now offering.
we would not be surprised to hear OF 1t TAX
| ing a sudden fall before many days pass by,
| but we hope not, for the good of all con-
cerned.
| The arrivals yesterday were the Lulu d.
| from the docks, Tidal Wave from Shreye-
port, d. l.. Tally from Ouachita, and the
Ouachita Belle from Argyle landing.
| The departures were the Belle Ida Tor
| lower coast, Flicker for Lafourche, St. John
for Baton Rouge, Trenton and Ruth Tor
| Opelousas, Gladiola and Thirteenth Era for
| Jefferson, James Howard and City of Quin-
| cy for st. Louis.
| The Natchez came off the docks Tuesday,
and was towed up to the Fourth District.
where she will have the finishing touches
put to her. and be ready for the fall trade.
The Tidal Wave arrived yesterday morn
ing, from Shreveport, with the finest load of
the season. She had so cabin passengers,
325 head of cattle, 209 head of sheep, and
50 bales of cotton, two of which were OF the
new crop. She reports three feet of water
at Dixie bar and three feet six inches at o.
X, and the river generally II bad condi-
ton.
The Jennie Howell was towed over the
river last evening by the Harbor Towboat
Company's tug Continental, where she viii
take quiet rest until something turns up
exclusively for her benefit.
The Susie Silver will arrive to-day from
st. Louis, and will leave again on her return
trip on Saturday. Bofinger q Pegram, l04
Common street, are her agents, and viii
give all the information required regarding
freights or passage.
Telegram
NATCHEz, August 3,
Bofnger & Pegram
C. B. Church will be in Thursday for a re-
turn trip.
JOHN S. PATTERSON, Master.
The D. l.. Tally arrived yesterday from
Alexandria with 1873 head of cattle to c.
Mehle 81 Co., and 22l head to Imbau, Ay-
cock g. Co. She left last evening for Alex
andria to bring out another load of cattle,
and will continue regularly in the trade as
long as there is hoof left to move.
The condition of all our Southern and
Western rivers and bayous are such as call
for the immediate attention OF our govern
ment The low stage of water In them all
has revealed some very dangerous snags
and Instructions of all kinds, and the snag-
boats that are now lying idle could be
placed in good and active service where they
could be of great benefit to our steamboat
interests and also to our general commerce.
Now is the proper time for action, and we
hope that the powers that be will set the
snagboats at work Immediately, and let
them continue through the winter, and then
we will have safe and reliable navigation
for next seasons business.
The facetious river editor OF the Sts
Louis journal of Commerce, of. the eigh-
teenth instant, in his comments on our
remarks relative TO the Carter Line
steamer Lady Lee coming ont of her way
here with load of cattle to make both
ends meet, wants to know why tho iron
steamer John I. Moore did not go to St.
Louis to make both ends meet We
answer, because her original destination
was only to Cairo, and left here for that
port with splendid rip-enough to
she could do better at Cairo than running
the risk of going TO st. Louis; and not be-
cause she was afraid TO beard the LlI)yon in
his den.
The st. Louis Democrat of the twenty
first says that if the iron steamer John T.
Moore carries 100 tons of freight on seven
feet OF water, that is news to him. There
is nothing strange in that, Ryland. She |
landed here with near Zoo tons on board, !
.,,,l Il faat in, bac
ward and five feet nine inches aft
Captain Boardman tells wonderful stories |
about iron steamers. He says TO the Mem |
phis ArdlaRehe reporter that the John I. |
Moore has been 40 successful during the |
past season in the ned river trade, that |
he intends to build another iron boat next |
year. She is TO be three hundred feet long,
and fifty feet beam, with big power. Cap |
tain BOardman expects TO run between 1
Cairo and New Orleans, making a trip |
every two weeks.
For Cane AND Sr. LoUIs-This day, at
5 2. NJ, the splendid passenger steamer
Henry Ames takes her departure fer Cairo,
st. Louis, and all way landings. She is
under the command of Captain J. West
Jacobs, with the accomplished Charles w.
Pomeroy in the Office, which is sufficient
guarantee that all will 90 along as smooth
as oil.
FoR CAIRO AND ST. LoUIs.-The great
iron steamer John T. Moore, Captain W T.
Boardman, clerks Walden and Qnicksale,
leaves this day, at 5 p. NJ, for Memphis,
Cairo and st. Louis. The accommodations
of the Moore are first class in all respects.
and her officers are too well known to need
any fulsome praise at our hands.
For SHREVEPORT AND JEFFERsON.-The
Tidal Wave, Captain w. T. Seovell, clerks |
K. +. Gillen and E. ID. @. Smith, backs out
this evening at five o'clock for Shreve-
port, Jefferson and all way landings on Red
river.
For SHREVEPORT AND JEFFERsoN.-The
c. FL nurfee, Captain Joseph A. Aiken,
Clerk G.. w. Drown, is on hand again for
Jefferson and all points on Red
river, to leave this evening at five o'clock.
For ARGYLE LANDING. The steamer
Ouachita Belle, Captain j. NJ. White, Clerk
+. A. Blanks, leaves this evening at five
o'clock for GreenviIle and Argyle landing,
and will attend to all plantation and bend