New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-22
River Intelligence.
OFFICE OF THE DAILY REPUBLICAN. +,
TUESDAY MORNING, August %, 1871,

| WEAIdEh, BUSINESS. ETC.-lhe weather
Sunday and yesterday had arrived at what
might be called chilling hot and close and
sultry, and Old Sol was trying his best to
strike somebody, but failed up to the last
reports at getting a subject to operate on.
BUSINESS on the lower landing was very
dull, not dray load in an hour being
hauled to any of the boats, and the only
d1scernlble activity was the discharging of
the 81. Louis steamers, all of which land
! We have had many Of them in the last few
| days. bringing in very heavy cargoes of
! western produce. At present up freights
| 10 81. Louis, Louisville, etc, are very
| scarce, with the exception of railroad iron,
| and none too much OF that to brag of.
Inc river marks last evening were
thirteen feet six inches below high water
| gauge Of 1862, and the reports from above
are that all the streams are falling fast
Freight rates yesterday ruled at full old
card rates to Shreveports one old card and
half to Boon's Bend (which is three miles
below Jeferson), and two old cards to the
wharf at jefferson; to Ouachita river it is
73c., ST. to 81 25 to Monroe and Trenton,
and double that to Camden.
10 Louisville, st. Louis and Cincinnati.
we can gather nothing tangible to report
on.
The arrivals since our last were the James
Howard and City of Quincy from ST. Louis,
ooNCI4or Allen lTOlu flChbDufg, FRANK
Pargoud from NatcheZ. Gladiola from Red
river, Bart Able from Lobdells Store,
Tahlequah from Lafourche, Trenton from
Opelousas and Little Eleta from retire
ment.
The departures were the Frank Pargoud
for Natchez, Bart Able for Lobdells Store.
Emile LaBarge for st. Louis.
Telegram
VICKsBURG. August 90.
Passed here at 6 P N. Full load. Arrive
Tuesday and leave on Thursday, oath, for
Cairo and St. Louis.
w. T.. BOARDMAN,
Captain iron steamer John I. Moore
The sprightly little light draught steamer
Trenton came in last evening on time from
Opelousas, and will return to Washington
and all way landings this evening at ) p u.
The Cherokee, having done good service
for short season in the Attakapas trade.
was towed to the upper part of the city last
evening to take a recuperative rest, and
the meantime her place will be filled by the
Peerless.
The little Fleta. captain Poff, came to the
lower landing yesterday, and is loading for
Jefferson, TO leave on Thursday.
The iron steamer John T. Moore is due to-
day from Cairo, with 100 tons of Western
produce, and will leave again for Cairo and
st. Louis on Thursday, twenty fourth in
slant, at 5 z. NJ.
We were glad to welcome back again the
favorite mammoth steamer James Howard,
and although she has gone through heap |
of trouble in sparriug and hghtering at |
ChOctaw bar, still looks but little the worse |
Of the wear, and after discharging her 300 !
tons, she will leave for Cairo and st. Louis /
on Wednesday, the twenty-third at 5 p NJ. |
The John Kyle, Captain A. NJ. Hutchin-
son, which met with slight accident at |
Cairo, short time since, and was taken to
St. Louis. for repairs, is now on her wav
here in as good order as the day she was /
first launched
Captain Boardman informs the Cairo san
that the John I. Moore has proved a COM
plete success in every respect, and that in
1872 he will build another iron boat three
hundred feet long and fifty feet beam, and
she will enter the Cairo and New Orleans
trade. leaving Cairo every other week. She
Will have great power, and will be one Of
.he finest boats ever built.
The hull for Captain John A. Williams
lew Arkansas and New Orleans steamer
will be launched ut Belle Vernon, on Satur-
lay.
The Shreveport Southwestern of August
6 says:
The river continues to fall at the rate of
me and half inches in twentv-four hours |
Captain Lee, of the good steamer Glad
ola. reports three feet two or three inches
IN o. X. and Dixie bars, and four feet be-
ow Alexandria. On Monday morning the
5ladiola passed the Carrie Converse
ground on Dixie bar, where she had been
or twenty-fOur hours. Captain Lee leaves
his evening, weather permitting and viii
probably get a load of cattle at seven dol
airs d head.
Since our LAST weekly report the river
ere Las fallen fifteen and a half inches. ,
nd has become SO low that we are tempted
o pull up our peg. At the last report from
bove, the gate post registered twenty
hree inches; there were twentv-eight inches
a Potato Bend cutoff, and twenty-three
hence 10 Jefferson.
No news from above the raft for several
avs.
For CAIRO AND ST. Louisville Henry
:. Yaeger, Captain j. c. VanHook, clerk
ames Mellon, leaves this evening at FIVE {
clock, Tor Cairo, ST. Louis, and all way
sndings. 7
FoR OPELoUsAs-Thef feet, light -draught |
.eamer Trenton, B. r. Splane, master; t.
Obin, clerk. departs this evening, at five q
clock, for Washington, and all way land f
lgs. /
For VICKsBURG.-The Governor Allen, I
aptain j. w. Cannon, j. H, Mossop, clerk, r
aves this evening, at five o'clock, for Vicks-
lrg and the Bends. .
For CAIRO AND LOUIsvILLE-The fine |
assenger steamer Indiana, being unavoid-
Jly detained, will leave this evening at five .
clock for Cairo and Louisville, and will I
ve through receipts and tickets to Cincin-
III. z. Il. Neal is i'll command. with j.
III Neal in the office.