New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-05-18
River Intelligence.
OFFICE OF THE DAILY REPUBLICAN, /
THURSDAY MORNING, May 10. 1871.

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WEATHER, BUSINESS. ETC.-Yesterday
proved one of those very peculiar days.
1t was glorious in the morning. but ex-
tremely not so in the evening. The after
noon was one of clouds and threatening
winds, and but little business was trans
acted on the wharf, not especially on ac-
count OF the weather but as general rule
of dullness.
The arrivals were the Katie, from
Nicksburg, with moderate cotton trip: the
Rapldes had considerable of good trip:
the John Kyle was fully laden with West
ern produce; the Virginia had all the
freight downstream Ohio river boat could
desire. The departures consisted of the
James Howard TO st. Louis, with big trip
of railroad iron and sugar, and, as the
captain tersely expressed it, with "all she
wanted The BapnOck City also departed
with good load
The river here is continually recedng
he tributaries are all at good stage.
The past month or two has witnessed the
cheapest tariff of Western bound freight
per river that has ever been experienced in
the ST. Louis and New Orleans trade. A
steady opposition between two wealthy
packet companies has caused this, and
though the benefit was undoubtedly great
TO the shipper, the packet companies were
losers as common carriers. Yesterday
freights to St. Louis were advanced TO
twenty-five cents per hundred pounds on
heavy, and thirty cents per hundred on
light goods. The present rates are gen
erous, and reflects much credit on the man
ayers of our leading packet companies.
1t Is with much pleasure and with a genu-
Inc desire to subserve the public good that we
introduce this morning to Onr merchants
the elegant steamer John Kyle, under a
new and valued management; not that the
Kyle was not ably managed before, but
that she comes hither again under an adj
ministration of officers who can not fail to
render her more than ever worthy OF the
public notice.
A good, stanch new steamer is always
deserving Of public patronage; but then,
when she combines her built qualities with
a inst and appropriate selection of officers
to mango her. her value is dOubly enhanced
in the public eve. The new management of
the steamer John Kyle consists in a change
of chief officers-Captain William Thomp-
son and Clerk Mr.. William NJ Brown super
ceding Captain John S. Weaver and Mr..
w. H. Cropper. Captain Thompson has
for many years been identified with our
river commerce, and more careful man. or
one more experienced would he hard to
find. Mr.. William Brown is we'll known in
this city as a most gentlemanly and atten-
tive clerk. He won much popularity dur
ing the past season as clerk of the new
steamer City of Quincy. The John Kyle
leaves to-day at ) P. VI. positively.
Captain Abe McPike. general superin-
tendent of the Northwestern Union Packet
Company, is in town on a short visit. He
arrived on Tuesday from st. Louis. per
rail. en- route to his plantation in Missis-
sippi. Captain Abe looks hale and hearty.
and seems to be we'll enough TO vet attend
many good country fair. He leaves for
home to morrow.
The Mohawk and barges depart to-day
for st. Louis.
The Colossal awaits orders from her Bos-
ton owners as to future movements. She
will. no doubt, reload with railroad iron for
Little Rock
The steamer Susie Silver will leave this
evening at five o'clock for Louisville and all
intermediate points. Passengers for the
Ohio river can not better choose a more
rOOmy, comfortable, ably managed steamer
than the Susie. She is built admirably for
rOOminess and comfort, her cabin being but
'half flush, leaving most desirable prom
enade forward for passengers. Captain
Thomas w. Shields has command and Mr..
Alfred u. Armstrong is chief clerk.
Old HOspitahle is the newest name for
captain on the Ohio river. cold Hospital
is the Oldest name in this section of the
country.
An excursion party is making trp from
Cincinnati to St Louis on the Champion.
The new iron tugboat Belle of Baton
Rouge, built at Pittsburg by Douglass &
Sons, under the superintendent of Captain
Elliott, for James and William Peterson, of
Baton Rouge. to be used as a harbOr boat
at that port, departed from Cincinnati on
Monday last. She is said to be the most
complete and substantial boat of the kind
ever built. The is sixty-five feet long. four
teen feet width of beam, and draws six and
"A half feet water; cylinders twenty inches
IN diameter, with twenty inches stroke,
Her machinery was built by Robertson &
Rca, OF Pittsburg.
The Cumberland river was rising fast on
Saturday evening, with thirteen feet on
Harpeth shoals.
The A. Baker will he sold by the United
States Marshal at Cairo on the seventeenth
instant.