New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-23
River Intelligence.
nFFICR OF THE DAILY REPUBLICAN,,
AZ 1871

| "WEDNESDAY MORNING, August rs, 1871.
| WEATHER. BUSINESS. ETC.-The weather
yesterday was pleasant and agreeable, and,
although the sun was hot, we had a delight
full breeze during the day, and everybody
seemed to be full of life and animation, and
able to fly about hunting up sharp bargain
| without fear of being sun struck.
! Business on the landing is still rather dull
and mostly confined to the discharging
steamers, and they seem to have consider
| able trouble in getting unloaded on account
| of the unusual scarcity of labor, and hence
the cost of it exceeds any previous year.
| One of our largest steamers has been hard
at work unloading since Sunday morning,
and was not finished last evening.
| The river is still falling, and the marks
yesterday evening indicated thirteen feet
seven inches below the high water OF 1862
| The freight tariff remains unchanged
from our Yesterdays report.
| The arrivals yesterday were the Henry
Ames from st. Louis; John I. Moore, from
| Cairo; St. John, from Baton Rouge; Bertha
and Jennie Howell, from Ouachita river;
| Thirteenth Era from Jefferson; Belle Ida,
from the lower coast; Flicker, from Bayou
Lafourche, and Ruth from OpelOusas.
The departures were the Indiana, for
Louisville; Governor Allen, for Vicksburg;
Gladiola, for jefferson, and Henry Z.
Yaeger, for st. Louis.
The iron steamer John T. Moore arrived
from Cairo yesterday with a full load of
freight and about thirty passengers. She
came through, drawing seven feet seven
inches, without wetting a spar. She leaves
ON her return trip to Cairo and St. Louis on
Thursday. the twenty-fourth instant, at
P. NJ.
The C. H. Durfee, having all her repairs
completed, will come to the wharf to-day.
and will leave for Shreveport and Jefferson
on Thursday, the twenty-fourth instant, at
) p Nj.
The gay Trenton, not finding enough to
Justify her departing last evening, has laid
over until to-day, when she will leave for
Opelousas at ) p. NJ, and on her next trip
on Thursday, August 81.
The Henry Ames arrived yesterday morn
ing from st. Louis, with a full cargo Of
Western produce, and although she had
considerable trouble az Gibson's, she landed
here all right, and will leave on her return
trip on Thursday, August "a.
The Tidal Wave passed Bayou Sara last
evening. from Shreveport, with one OF the
best trips of the season. She will be found
at the landing this morning, loading for
shreveport and Jefferson, to leave on Thurs
dav. August "A.
We again call the attention of our CITY
Fathers, Administrator of Commerce, or
whosover's business it is TO attend to it, to
the condition of our levees, and more
especially the lower landing, and make
some needful repairs, alteration and addi-
lions to it, 50 as to prepare and have it
ready for the boats by the time the fall
business sets in on us
The commercial editor of the ST. Louis
Democrat OF the nineteenth. IN answer to
our notice of the cotton that was brought
here for sale by the steamer RubicOn, On
her last trip, calls it "a Chicago dodge"
He may call it what he pleases, and he may
try to avoid the truth concerning the trans
action by his usual abuse of our city, still
we deal in facts, and can prove IL, that the
cotton was originally sent to ST. Lenis for
sale. but failing to find IA purchaser, the
owners were Compelled to send it here to
be disposed of, so as TO remunerate them
for the investment. Don't get jealous, Mr..
Democrat; we are not going to petition to
have the capital removed here, but we do
claim TO be the head centre OF the cotton
trade of the world. and are going to main
tain it at all hazards.
For CAIRO AND ST. LoUIs.-The favorite
passenger steamer James Howard, X. r.
Pegram, master, with j. II. Chassaing as
clerk, departs this day at p. NJ. for Cairo. |
st. Louis, and all way landings: connects |
at Cairo with the Illinois Central railroad, |
and at st. Louis with all the railroads |
North East and West.
For CAIRO AND ST. LOUIS.-The fine |
passenger steamer City of Quincy, Judd |
West, master, Walter E. Dill clerk, leaves |
this evening" positively, at five O'Clock, for |
Memphis, Cairo and St. Louis, and will at |
tend to all way and plantation business.
FoR OPELoUsAs.-The light draft, fast |
running steamer Trenton, b. r. Splane. |
T. John, clerk, leaves this evening, |
positively, at five o'clock, for Washington |
aud all way points. She is one of the reli- |
able, and affords every want to her passen-
gers.
For ALEXANDRIA.-The ID. L. Tally, Cap |
tain w. c. Harrison, Clerk Edward +. |
Spearing, leaves this evening, at five O'Clock, |
for Alexandria.
For SHREVEPORT AND JEFFERsOE.-The |
steamer Thirteenth Era, Captain G. p. Trus- |
low, Clerk George G. Hamilton, departs |
this evening. for Shreveport and Jefferson,
at five o'clock.