New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-19
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cold weather. A small area of low barOme
ter has moved rapidly from Arkansas ovel
Lake Erie and then east TO Massachusetts
bay, accompanied by rain III the SOutnerI
norton of it's path and snow from Michigan
east. No reports received from the Pacific
coast.
PROBABILITIES.
The barometer will probably rise during
tonight and on Tuesday from the middle
and east Atlantic coast west to the Mlssls
sippi river with partly cloudy and cle;il
weather. Fresh northwest winds prevail
to night north and east of Virginia witt
clearing weather. The storm on the New
England coast is clearing away tonight.
small area of low barometer, wit ram, VIII
develop i'm Louisiana and Arkansas and
more northeast Pleasant weather will pre-
vail in south Atlantic and Gull States
Dangerous winds are not anticipated 10
night east OF the Rocky mountains, unless
possibly in small poI,ions.Of Massachusetts
Bay.
River lntellixence.
SOUTHWEST Pass, December Il, p. NJ
barometer 1910. Wind southeast and light
with fog Arrived: Steamship Austin. at
l:5J 7. NJ. Rothcamp. master. from In
dianoa via Galveston. to {. A. Whitney q
Co.; schooner Hannah COaner. King, mas
ter, eight days from Port Antonio. Jamaica,
with fruit to New Orleans and Bay Island
Fruit Company. Sailed: Bark SecundO
Triumfo and brig Guadalupe.
PAss-A-L'OUTRE, December IS, 6 p. NJ
Weather calm. with thick tog. Arrived:
Steamship F. Conda, at 7. NJ. Pendleton,
master. from Havana, via Florida ports,
with merchandise and passengers, to New
Orleans, Havana and Florida Steamship
Company. Sailed: schooner Fancy.
VlCKsBURG, December lS.-Passcd up P.
w. Strader at ten last night. Weather
warm and clear. River falling.
CINCINNATI December l8.-River five feet
in the channel. and about stationary.
Weather cloudy and moderate.
PITTsBURG, December lS.-Weather still
freezing. Monongahela scant three feet in
the channel. Navigation still closed.
CAIRO, December lS.-The Dexter cleared
for New Orleans at I A. NJ, and Colorado,
for st. Louis, at A. NJ. The Robert
Mitchell arrived from New Orleans at 4
p. NJ.
The Emile La Barge is reported still
aground above. and the prospects Of her
getting off are less favorable.
The river has fallen two inches IN the
past twenty -four hours. Weather cloudy
and damp. Thermometer 40.
ST. LOCIs. December lS.-No arrivals.
Departed: NJ. j. Weeks and Huntsville, for
New Orleans The river has fallen slightly,
Weather cloudy and cooler.
Several steamers came to the wharf this
morning from their winter quarters and will
load for points below.
A passage was made through one of the
bridge channels to-day, with the view Of
opening one Of the upper ferry landings on
the Illinois side Of the river. but the whole
gorge moved down and closed it up again
1t said an attempt will be made tomorrow
to cut a passage through to Alton, but this
proposition does not meet with favor, as
breaking up the gorge above the city will
imperil navigation south again by filling the
river with floating ice.
LOUISVILLE, December 1s.-River sta
tionary, with three feet six inches in the
canal, eighteen inches in the chute, four
feet six inches on Portland bar, and four
feet to Evansville. Weather cloudy and
cool. Rained all yesterday afternoon and
continued during the night. Departed:
Shannon. for New Olleans.
EVANSVILLE, December lS.-Weather
cloudy and mild till noon, clear till p. NJ,
now cloudy and cold with heavy fog
setting. The river has fallen four inches
in the past twenty-fOur hours.