New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-03-12
River Intelligence.
OFFICE OF THE DAILY REPUBLICAN, /
SrSDAy MoEvrNG March II aET1

| SUNDAY MORNING. March u, 1871. !
WEATHER. BUSINESS. ErC.-Yesterday was
IL disagrceable day. In the morning it was
rainy and sultry, buttOward noon it cleared
| oft, and the sun shOne forth quite bril-
| liantly. In fact it was very warm in the
| evening and occasionally slight showers of
! rain fell. Business on the landing was
| brisk. though not so much 40 az was antici-
pated. The rain prevented a number of
steamers from receiving their engaged
| freights, and consequently several of those
| that were announced to leave laid over
| until Monday Among the arrivals were
! the Carrie Converse, from Red river, with u
| good trip OF cotton; Wild Wagner, from
| Natchez. with a fair trip; st. John. from
Baton Rouge, with a cargo of sugar, etc.
| The Henry Ames, from st. Louis, came in
| deeply laden with Il general assortment of
| Western produce, and had also some pas
sengers. The Jennie Howell had q mod
crate til p.
The departures were the Belle of Alton,
with light trip, to Shreveport: Susie Silver,
| with considerable sugar and miscellaneous
| freight to the iron pile for railroad iron;
Texas, for Red river. with fair cargo; Com
monwealth. to st. Louis, with good trip;
| Bannock City. to lower coast. we'll laden;
Natchez, TO Vicksburg. and Wild Wagner,
| to Natchez. with usual amount of freight.
The y. l.. Hodge was lightly laden.
The May Lowry for Jefferson. Lease
Taylor for Opclousas, Ozark for Bayou
Macon. Waunita for Pittsburg, and Gov
ernor Allen for Camden were all moderately
laden. The last week was much more brisk
in levec business than the preceding one.
and the prospects for the incoming week
are very good. The river here continues to
rise. and the upper rivers are all reported
as swelling gradually. Rates OF freight are
| unchanged and firm.
The steamer Commonwealth, which ar
rived on last Friday. discharged her cargo,
and took on board another one. of nearly
like size in the small space OF thirty five
hours.
The immense steamer. James Howard,
left the wharf last evening for the iron pile.
whittier she goes to take on the small amount
of 1900 bars of railroad iron for st. Louis.
She has also engagements for 2O0o sacks OF
salt. and 1900 boxes of Havana sugar, all of
which she will take on board before return
ing to the wharf to receive her regular cargo
for St Louis 1t amt much OF day for
loading, neither" as Captain B. Rush
Pegram remarks. The Howard leaves Mon
day at =. NJ.
The Mohawk and barecs. Of the Missis-
sippi Valley Transportation Company line,
will arrive this morning with an immense
tow OF freight from st. Louis. Among the
items OF the Mohawk tow are II .045 barrels
of flour, 24i half barrels OF flour. 2ooo sacks
| of oats. I275 sacks of bran, 5000 packages
| of miscellaneous produce and other ireights,
| 30 900 bushels OF corn in bulk, beside l2Uo
| tons of ice The Mohawk is one OF the
| staunchest and most reliable of the com
pany's boats. and this .blue ribbon tow
| which she now brings to port is the proof OF
her power. The cargo which she will de
| liver at this port Will amount to full oUOO
tons. The Mohawk will leave this evening
III NI,i',1 r,,a
freight, which Agent Burdeau has already
had loaded on barges.
Hon. George II. Rea, OF Missouri, Presl-
dent of the Mississippi Valley Transports
ton Company. between st. Louis and New
Orleans. and one of the most energetic and
enterprising men of the age. leaves for has
home III st. Louis tomorrow. For the past
| month or so Mr. Rea has been sojourning in
our city Oh q visit OF business connected
| with his line OF towhOats. During his stay
here he has perfected arrangements Tor the
transportation of freight from foreign as
! well as home ports, via his barge line. which
| vii, prove OF incalculable benefit to the
trade Of New Orleans.
Mr.. Rea though IL resident OF st. Louis,
| is also deeply concerned in the welfare OF
! New Orleans. lie has, through his energy
| and business tact, and by his management
! and perfection of the barge system OF trans
| portatiou. done more toward the enlarge
| ment of the New Orleans trade by the re-
, duction of freight rates, and by moving
grain III bulk than any corporation or lnd1-
| yidual enterprise ever in existence. lie has
now on hand contracts for railroad iron.
! granite anthracite coal, etc. which Will
| give employment to many steamers outside
| Of his barge line. He has also perfected ar
ransements with the Red River Packet
| Company, whereby the Mississippi Valley
| TRANSFORMATION Company will give through
bills fading from st. Louis to points on Red
! river at reduced rates Mr.. Rea will return to
| New Orleans in April, and in the meantime
our citizens can depend upon the fact that
| he will be on the lookout for their interests
as well as his own. We envy st. Louis in
the possession OF such citizen. Would
that New Orleans had hundred like him.
Mr.. Lu kannett left last evening on the
| Ozark as second clerk.
The Mayfower telegraphs that she will
arrive this evening from Camden with
| two thousand bales of cotton. Hurrah Tor
the MayHower.
The Post Boy will load in the ST. Louis
and New Orleans packet ilne tor st. Louis
and will leave Tuesday. as we announced.
The St. John, for upper coast landings.
with Captain GreathOuse in command, Will
leave day at 10 A. M.
Our readers have already been informed
by telegraph of the terrible tornado which
visited st. Louis last Wednesday, and OF
the damage to property. From the st. Louis
Democrat. of the ninth, we learn OF the fol
lowing damages done to the steamboats,
One OF our reporters had himself conveyed
by the quickest route to the foot OF Lesper
ance street and the vicinity OF the sectional
docks, fearing that it had struck there VIC
lently. 1t had; but, fortunately, few steam
ers were there.
The Walter B. Dance had her chimneys
toppled overheard; the top of the barber
shop parted company, and the whole cabin
was displaced four inches. The stern-liae
OF the Dance parted, otherwise she would
have been split into kindling wood.
The William j. Lewis, an elegant boat,
brilliant in a new dress. provided her for
the Missouri river trade, and nearly ready
to load for her first trip of the season, parted
her lines. Her stern swung round and she
suffered no injury.
The bridge boat Allen, hull of an old
steamer, went down the river out of sight.
The same fate befell the Rubicon, which had
but a few hours previously, been removed
frcm locality where she would not have
felt the severity of the gale. Several
barges and other inferior craft were dis