New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-04-11
River Intelligence.

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OFFICE OF THE DAILY REPUBLICAN,.
| TUESDAY HoRxHa. April IL. 1871.
| WEATHER. BUSINESS. ETC. = Yesterday
was q queer day. In the forenoon. DARK
| and threatening clouds betokened q heavy
fall of rain, but a. all ''signs Of rain fail in
dry weather" NO rain descended. The
| wind was quite high, and the dust on the
levee filed the atmosphere to such an ex
| tent that at times it was almost impossible
to distinguish. ct Q short distance, one
| steamer from the other. A generous fall Of
rain would prove quite a godsend about
this time, and from the prospects apparent
bility that it will rain to-day.
Business ON the landing was as dull yes
to-day. % il usual ON Mondays.
The arrivals during Sunday and yester-
day were not yery numerous, though con-
siderable freight was brought in. The r.
e. Lee, from Vicksburg, came in with l467
bales Of cotton and 100 sacks Of seed: the
Nary Alice and barges, from St. Louis, had
q full trip. Among the items of their cargo
were 7j28 bills of Hour, 6343 sacks of corn,
20l9 sacks of oats, and total of 2l, $50
packages. She also towed down 1890
bushels of corn in bulk and two barges Of
ice. The Arkansas had moderate trip
from Little Rock. The Wade Hampton had
light trip.
The departures included the Wade
Hampton, to Natchez, light in freight and
people; Henry Tete, to Lafourche; La Belle,
to Camden, and Mary Alice and bar9es, to
st. Louis.
The river here is nearly stationary. with .
strong tendency to decline.
Rates remain unchanged and firm:
Inc Ohle river is rising. The tributaries
are al at good boating stage:
MtsCELLANEOUs lTEMs.-The II. Z. faeger
Ioilows the john Ay!e IN the Merchants
southern Line to NlcksDurg. She viii
ieavo on thursday.
Inc nne steamer olive Branch Is the next
packet IN the regular st. Louis and New
Orieans racket Line. one VIII leave TO-
morrow at D r. n. for ST. Louis and all way
landings, with Captain John McCOrd in
command.
Inc engineer Omcefs OF tne war Depart-
ment VINO nave charge OF the surveys ana
improvements On the estern rivers. re-
port tnat the Misslsslpp river Is changing
It's channel 60 that Vlcksburg will soon be-
come an Inland town. unless medlate
measures are takeD to prev the impend-
ing; ~: caa;a%'ty Inc nam , c9annel rs now
the town stands, making ono OF the best
naroors upon the river, put IN g few months
the engineers are Comment that the cut
on Will Oe formed across a low, sandy
peninsula, opposite VlcksDurg. through
which the greater portion OF the current
VIII pass, leaving not enough water at the
levees OF the town to ffoat steamboats,. To
prevent this it will be necessary to construct
AN extensive stonework called "reyet-
"
"a, 535.
The two new steamers, Fanny Lewis and
Capitol City, just completed at Louisville
for the Missouri River Packet Company,
are en- route to st. Louis.
Commodore William j. Kountz has con-
tracted for another steamer at Pittsburg.
She is to be built on the same principle and
model as the Henry C. Yaeger:
The Exchange is loading at Pittsburg for
St. Louis.
ALI D. Armstrong is chief clerk Of Tom
Rea's new boat Lady Lee.
Captain John A. Stevenson, of the firm Of
Stevenson & Verlander, steamboat freight
agents Of this city, arrived home from a trip
to St. Louis yesterday. He reports things
in that town in q flourishing condition.
The Memphis Aralaache says the Des Arc
is partially dismantled and her remains 20
up the Ohio to be torn in pieces. Her ma
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the Elliots. The Des Arc is nearly twelve
years OF age, and during that time she never
experienced an accident except when she
was burned She was built At PadHcah,
Kentucky, by A. L. Davis, for the St. Louis
and Nashville trade in 1860. Her builders
lalied 70 nnish ner, and Captain Hicks King
TOOK the Joo on their hands. She was par
tally destroyed by fre at Duvalfs Bluff in
1905: In 1900 ner wreck was taken to st.
LOUIS Oy refer nenoe ana Dan Aoie,
ana oe sne Was reDuIt az cost OF nearly
XWVVV' Inc machinery OF tne w. L.
LYING was Pu! IN ner AZ TINS time; she
a!serwaro ran 1 ia the slcKsourg trade and
@ ~ wen. IN 1000 IAN Aole traded her to
Ma.tAn anu q. r. want taxing otner steam,
= SO ga oo sto c IN exchange At vainatlon OF
Ss1"oO lor tne Des arc. Inc waits ran
anu m'uo Moncy WIN neT ior 1whle, ana
s E:s n.cn' Hso ano sold ner 70 the
..iloSs III vvo'ooo. o,nc1 sue nas Oo!onSeo
70 ner presens owners ene mas been eminentiy
p.osPeroS a' Parsic"iariy "h'ie in-the Wm1e
TiyH .lau Nc ..-
~. rom ene XlnCOn Her0eo we learn tnat
t .ho W;~s;os,.; h.;a rice 1aluck pier Of
I.lc Mlssassippi oriuSo AZ tnat point, Wnlie
aeoenp1i1s " pass Iown' tast SUNDAY a1ter-
noo1, an0 sank 10 aDOut nVe minutes. AS
qmck as sne str1ck sne careened over
asa"s s: tne o1ioge, uuS SOU gntea up, ana
was dllected iowar9 the llhnols shore,
wnlcn sue reached Wltnin Two rods' wnen
she sunk IN twelve feet OF water. Happily,
no ives were i0st. =.