New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-06-16
River Intelligence.
OFFICE OF THB DAILY REPUBLICAN,, l
FRIDAY MORNING, June 16, 1871.

FRIDAY MORNING, June Is. 1871.
WEATHER. BUSINESS. ETC.-Yesterday was
another oppressively hot day, with hardly
breath of air a stirring, and but little
prospect of rain to relieve us of this exces-
sive heat. We fear summer is on us with
all its fearful vigOr. Business on the levee
was very dull, and but little up treights
moving, and the boats arriving with rather
slim trips.
The arrivals included the Lotus No 8,
from Jefferson, with HOO bales of the staples;
the FrOlic, from the coast; Lizzie Hopkins,
from Ouachita; B. l.. Hodge No. q from
Grand EcOre; Importer, from Arkansas
river; Wade Hampton, from Natchez, and
Leslie Taylor, from Opelousas.
The departures were the Continental,
with 1000 bars railroad iron and assorted
cargo; the Ouachita Belle, for Greenville,
and Henry Tete, for Lafourche.
The Frank PargOud having included to
lay up temporarily, and having nothing but
Natchez freight, will turn it over to the
Wade Hampton, to leave today.
The Natchez will be at the landing ready
to discharge her cargo of 100 tons, and will
leave on Saturday positively on her second
trip to st. Louis. We advise all passengers
who desire a pleasant and quick trip to
hurry up and get ready for her.
Notwithstanding all reports to the CON
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leave positively on her regular day, Satur-
day, for Shreveport. A clerk is on the
landing, ready to receive freight.
The Vicksburg Times has the following
concerning the action of the Common Coun-
ell of that city: "The Board of Aldermen,
at their meeting night before last, reduced
the tax ON wharfbOats from three hundred
to one hundred and fifty dollars per month,
until the first of September. They should
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rather dispensing altogether, with the
wharfage tax on steamboats, They might
as welt impose toll on every train of cars
and every twO-hOrse wagon entering the
city. We are glad to see that this unwise
and OnerOus tax has been reduced in some
of the river cities and abolished in Others
We hope the press will agitate the subject
until this tax becomes everywhere recol-
lection of the past"
We hope some action will soon be taken
to reduce the heavy tax on the boats at our
wharf.
The st. Louis Democrat of the thirteenth
says at the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Merchants Southern Packet
Company the following gentlemen were
elected to serve one year: William +.
Davidson, John +. Baker, S. +. Fisher, d.
III. Silver, Charles Scudder, B. r. Pegram,
Thomas Morrison. The directors meet June
"a LOT the purpose OF electlng president,
vice president, secretary and treasurer.
A deck passenger on the steamer Glencoe
killed himself on Friday, while on the boat
just this side of Vicksburg by cutting him
self in the stomach and pulling his entrails
out The Waterman of the boat endeavOred
to prevent the suicide, but could not reach
him in time. The man was a German,
bound for st. Louis, and had come up to
Vicksburg on the steamer Oceanus, but
while ashore at that city was left by the
boat. He died shortly after the cutting,
and was brought up to Napoleon, where an
inquest In n; was held Id NO money being pen found
of the county, at Napoleon, Arkansas.
The steamer Lizzie Hopkins will leave at
5 P. M. to-day for Camden direct. J. w.
Blank, master; G. p. Work, clerk.
The steamer Wade Hampton, for Natchez,
will leave at p. NJ, as usual. Captain A.
c. GOddin commands, with our old friend K.
G.. Barclay as clerk.