New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-04-27
River Intelligence.
OFFICE OF THR DAILY REPUBLICAN,,
THURSDAY HoRxua, April n, 1871.


WEATHER, BUSINESS, ETC. = Yesterday
was another changeable day. Part of the
time the sun sh0nc brilliantly, and then
again the sky would be overcast with heavy
dark clouds. A strong wind blew from the
southeast, and rain seemed imminent Bust
ness on the landing was dull, there being but
little activity in shipping and but few ar
rivals. Among those that did arrive were
the Frank Pargoud from vicksburg, with
73l bales of cotton; Katie, with 7O5 bales OF
cotton; Governor Allen, with a moderate
trip iPs. s.,,. ,.,,... nav. -. s,,.;. s;,v.,
with rather light trip, to Louisville, but
with good passenger list; La Belle and
Mayfower to Camden, with fair trips; St.
Marys to Cincinnati, with pretty good
The Pauline Carroll, from St. Louis,
came in late in the evening with a full
cargo. The levee presents most terribly
dull appearance just at present, and the
prospects for an improvement are not very
good. Trade seems dull everywhere, and
there is no telling when it will improve.
The river here continues to recede at a
ing at St. Louis, Memphis and Vicksburg.
Red, Ouachita and Arkansas rivers are
slowly receding. Rates Of freight remain
unchanged at the last mentioned low prices.
The following claims against the steamer
Great Republic were fled in the United
States District court up to noon on Satur-
day last: Richards & Lawnin, for repairs
done, 5000 %: Wallace Lamb and others,
for wages, $22i7 80; Thomas Morrison, for
sack, for supplies, $3.50 %; P. p. Manion, for
supplies and repairs, 1894 90; Allison & Ro-
han, for repairs, $735 95; Charles Schuch-
mann. for suuDlies. 1857 81: total amount
of claims SO far, 81, 607 6S.
The MOllie Able insurance matter has
been settled without recourse to law.
The towbeat Adelia has been purchased
by Captain David Campbell, who is now
busy wrecking her. He will soon have the
machinery in good condition to sell.
Captain John v. johnson, formerly a
planter Of the Ouachita country, and a boat
commander on that stream, has become
connected with the Northwestern Union
Packet Company as assistant superinten-
dent at st Louis.
The Belle Lee is making fast time be-
tween New Orleans and St. Louis.
The St. Louis and New Orleans Packet
Company, at St. Louis, have concluded to
run their boats during the summer season
as follows:
FIVE steamers of the line are each to
make what are called eighteen day trips
New Orleans every eighteen days. Each
boat will leave on its day, whatever may
be the extent of her freight and passenger
list. The eighteen-day boats are the Olive
Branch, Richmond, Belle Lee, City of Alton
Dexter. The other three boats Of the line,
the Bismarck, Pauline Carroll and Corr
monwealth, are to be twenty-one-day boats.
The new arrangement has been initiated.
Captain John A. Williams fine Arkansas
river packet Importer being unable to get
off last evening as announced, will leave
this evening at 5 P. NJ. for all landings as
high as Fort Smith. Mr.. John Bird is chief
clerk of this popular steamer.
The beautiful steamer Katie, Captain j.
NJ White, master, will leave this evening
on her usual time to Vicksburg and the
bends. Mr.. T. j. Howard is chief clerk.
The Cincinnati Chronicle Of the twenty
second says: 1--WE expected to find quite a
breeze stirring this mOr8ing among the
members of the Pilots Association, on
account of two outsiders" having shipped
on the GrOesbeck for two hundred dollars
less per round trip than the regular rate Of
the association, which is five hundred dol
lars. We were doomed to disappointment,
however, affairs about the pilots corner
being unusually quiet and devoid of in
terest. Captain Shinkle informed us that
the matter was not deemed worthy the
Of the association"
The st. Charles is likely to have some
trouble with her freight, the owners and
insurance companies refusing to accept it
under protest, on the ground that no part
of it was damaged, and alleging that what
ever expense was incurred by the accident
will have to be borne by the boat. n
The wrecking steamer Thomas F. Eek
hart left Cairo Saturday evening for Arkan-
sas river for the purpose of raising the j. 5.
Durham, recently sunk below Little Rock.