New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-03-28
River intelligence.


TUxspAy MOB1Ma. March %. ls7l.
WEATHER. BUSINESS. ETC.-Yesterday and
Sunday were warm, pleasant days, though
the winds were rather too high for comfort.
March has nearly expired its term, and
April will soon be ON hand with it's rains.
Business shows no prospect Of reviving, and
q general dullaess is apparent every where.
Rates to Red river are advancing.
Among the arrivals since our last report
we notice the LeOnidas, with good trip, from
Cincinnati; Robert +. Lee, light trip, from
Vicksburg; Ouachita Belle, light trip, from
Camden, and Bismarck, heavily laden, from
St. Louis.
The departures were few and confined to
the steamers that laid over from last week.
The Atlantic and barges, for ST. Louis, left
with good tow; the Ruth, for Bayou Bartho-
lOmew, also left with fair trip for tho
season. fssf - sse.
= Barmore, of Jacksonville, last Wednes-
day contracted with Elicit Brothers, Of
Memphis, for boat, for the Memphis and
White river trade, Of the following dimen-
sions: length, 2l5 feet; beam, IS feet, hold, 6
feet. HiPpls & Co., Of Now Albany, build
the cabin, and j. b. Davis, Of Louisville,
the machinery.
The Cincinnati Gazette of the twenty
fifth says: 1.-THE river rose two inches
since our last report, and late yesterday
evening it was about ON stand, with six
feet and ten inches ON the falls, eight feet
feet space under the bridge. The weather
has turned cool in the last .tWenty-four
hours, and yesterday was g very Disagree
able day, with the cold Mind and dust
together. Business dull and rates continue
low. The Charles Bodmann, it il thought,
will not get of on this rise.
z The st. Louis Repmblican- of the twenty
fifth gives the following account Of the
whereabouts of . number of steamers, in
some of which we know our citizens are in
terested as to their present locality;
The city Of Vicksburg will leave for the
city after which she is named ut five
o'clock. The kellogg and barges will get
away from New Orleans to-day at o'clock
p. N. The Minnie, having most of her
cargo ON board now, will loose her cables
and start on her voyage to the Ouachita
river to-day ct p. NJ. The Oceahus will
get away for all points ON the Red river to
day at O'Clock r. NJ. The Mary Alice and
Sbarges are coming up to this port from New
Orleans with good cargo OF freight. The
Mohawk will soon be due here from New
Orleans. The Dexter started from New Or
leans to this port Thursday. The H. c.
Jaeger passed Vicksburg, Thursday, on her
way up to this port.
At the suit of Andrew j. MarsilliOt
against the Cincinnati, Pittsburg and Lou
isville Pilots Benevolent Association,
Judge Taft, of the Superior Court, yester-
day appointed receiver to take charge of
the effects of the association.
The Vicksburg Tines of the twenty-6fth,
saws that business on the lcvee was quite
brisk. The Bends packets Countess and
Hensley brought down very fair trips, and
got off in the evening we'll loaded. The
Belle Yazoo reports that there is but little
freight to be got up the Yazoo. She brought
down small load and went up again last
evening. The Bends packets report the
country above overflowed to . great extent,
the levees weak and giving way in many
places. A very little more rise will cause
an immense amount Of damage. The pros
pect is that ves shall have On excessive
overflow. The upper rivers are falling, but
the great body of water is not all down yet.
Tie w. H. Brown blew ont one of her
cylinder heads ut Island No. IS last night.