New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-07-25
River Intelligence.
OFFICE OF THE DAILY REPUBLICAN,
TUESDAY MORNING. July 25, 1871.

TUESDAY MORNING, july 10, Ao'i'
WEATHER, BUSINESS. ETC.-On Sunday
morning the weather was delightfully."- cooi,
and although the clouds betOkened ram
near at hand, still the day passed off with
out any. No business was done on the
levee, and all was quiet, as our Sundays
usually are. 80
Yesterday the morning was cool, with a
| fresh breeze, and toward noon we had
| delightful rain. which was very consollng
| but retarded business on the leyee, and
| made it actually blue Monday.
Business Yesterday dragged itself through
| without anything of note moving, and from
| all appearances the boats now loading Will
| hardly leave on advertised time, or If they
| do, will have slim cargoes to leave WIN.
| We hope to-day it will brighten up some
| what, and make up for lost time.
The river is still falling, and the marks
| now indicate eleven feet ten inches below
| high water gauge of 1862.
Freights Yesterday, to all points, had not
| changed from our report in Sunday morn
| ine's issue Some of the boats made the at
| TEMPT to raise the tariff but failed to make
the shippers see it in that light.
The arrivals, since our last issue, were the
Southwestern from Shreveport Frollc from
upper coast, Jennie Howell from Camden,
Governor Allen from Vicksburg, Bart Able
from Lobdell's Store, Wade Hampton from
Natchez. Tahlequah from Lafourche, and
Right WAY and Thirteenth Era from the
boneyard.
The departures were the Bart Able for
Lobdells Store, Tahlequah for Lafourche
and Wade Hampton for Natchez.
The Bismarck, at the request OF shippers
who could not get their freight lots com
pleted last evening, has laid over until to-
day at 5 P. NJ, when she will positively
| leave for Cairo and St. Louis.
The Thirteenth Era, after having rest OF
several months, has come to the landing,
| and is now receiving for Jefferson, under
| the command of C. P. Truslow, with George
| C.. Hamilton in the office. The Thirteenth
| Era being of very light draft, will be great
acquisition to the trade during the PRESENT
anticipated low water, and under her new
| officers will, no doubt, become very popular,
| and we hope they will prove successful.
| The Right Way, another light draft craft,
| has also pulled up her pegs at the resting
ground and is at the landing making ready
to leave for Jefferson. Captain George Z.
| Wilkinson is in command, with +. W.
| Ames and F. w. Behan as clerks.
| We are sorry to see by the kilograms that
| Captain John j. McCord has lost his fine
steamer Olive Branch, by sinking, ten miles
below the Grand Tower, on the upper Mis-
| sissippi She is supposed to be total loss,
| was insured for S25 200, valued at S37 ,OOO
| The Olive Branch had been laying up for
short time, and had undergone considerable
repairs during that time, and this her first
trip since, will make loss fall much heavier
| on the owners. We hope TO welcome Cap
tain John McCord here soon again on
another new boat, and that he may have
| complete success with her.
The Dexter, Captain j. c. Jones, has
| passed Memphis on her way here from st.
| Louis, and will arrive on Wednesday and
leave on Saturday, July %. A. A. Woods IS
her agent, at 104 Common street, and will
attend to giving all information relative to
| passengers or freight.
The Henry Ames, Captain j. w Jacobs,
will arrive here on Wednesday, from St.
| Louis. and leave again for the same point
| on Saturday, June %. Stevens q Nerlan-
der, 135 Gravier street, will answer all
| questions relative to passengers or freight
| on the Ames.
CAPTAIN A. NJ. Hutchinson left yesterday
| by rail via Mobile for st. Louis, so as to be
| in time to meet his boat, the John Kyle,
which he takes command of on her next
| trip out Captain Abe has a host of friends
here who will hail his return with pleasure.
Captain J. Slut Neal is again in the city.
He came by rail from Memphis, arrived
here yesterday, and will await the arrival
| of the Indiana, which boat left Memphis
on Saturday the twenty-second, and will
leave here for Louisville on Friday twenty
eighth.
Stevenson & Verlander, agents of the Ii.
| G.. Jaeger, received dispatch that she had
passed Vicksburg yesterday, would arrive
tonight and leave on Thursday, July q 4,
| for Cairo and st. Louis.
Passengers will take notice that the
favorite Louisville packet Indiana is adver-
tised to leave here for all points on the
Ohio and Mississippi rivers on Friday, July
%, at P NJ. R. Z. Neal is in command,
and Charles Miller clerk, and we offer no
better guarantee than that all who travel
with them will be well attended to.
The ST. Louis Dispatch of July 81 says:
The river is settling fast, not only at st.
Louis, but from the head waters of the
Mississippi and Missouri to the gulf, and
| from the Blue Ridge to Cairo-the rise in
the Ohio not holding out. The Illinois
river is settling fast, despite the freshet of
filth from the Chicago river, that has killed
| all the fish it has overtaken, and threatens
destruction to the fishing business in the
gulf
Business is good, considering the season
| of the year. The receipts of wheat corn,
rye, oats, pork, hemp and flour are large
| from the upper rivers, and the boats are
deferred from bringing more on account of
the thinness of the water.
| For SHREyEPORT.-The regular weekly
Tuesday packet, D. L. Tally, Captain w.
c. Harrison, clerk E. f. Spearing, leaves at
P. NJ. for Shreveport and all way points.
| One of the best boats in the trade, and her
officers are the best on the river.
For CAIRO AND ST. LoUIs.-The superior
passenger steamer Bismarck, being una
voidably detained last evening, will leave
positively this day at 5 P. M, for Cairo, St.
Louis and all way points. Captain Spane
is an old experienced officer on the river,
as is also j. A. Oglesby, the clerk, and pas
sengers can rest assured that every atten-
ton will be paid to their wants and COM
fort while on the trip.
| For VICKsBURG.-Th Governor Allen lin
place of the X. E. Lee), Captain j. w. Can
non, clerk J. H. Mossop, leaves this evening
at 5 P. M. for Vicksburg and the bends