New Orleans Republican., 1871-06-04
River Intelligence.
OFFICE OF THB DAILY REPUBLICAN, ,
SrNnAY MORNING Inne 4 1871 [

| SUNDAY MORNING, June 4, 1871.
| WEATHER, BUSINESS, ETc-The rain which
set In on last Thursday night continued tc
descend without intermissien thrOughou,
the entire day yesterday. 1t was an ex
cessively hard rain. accompanied at times
| by changeable and heavy gusts of wind
| The streets were transformed into minia
| ture rivers, and pedestrianlsm was rendered
| anything but pleasant. 1t is hardly neces-
| sary to say that business was almost per-
tectly prOstrated on the levee, the steamers
being rendered pOwerless to receive UT dis
| charge their cargoes.
Among the arrivals were the Glencoe.
from Cincinnati, with full trip of freight,
including 780 hogsheads of tobacco; the
st John came in, with very light trip; the
Flicker, from ThibOdaux, had also an ex-
tremely small cargo; the Beaufort, from the
lower coast, was light.
The departures were: The John T. Moore.
to Shreveport, with cabin crowded with
people, and considerable freight for rainy
day; Natchez, to st. Louis, with magnificent
trip OF passengers but light freight receipts;
St. John, to upper coast, light trip; May
flower, to Camden, had good trip for the
season and weather; the w. S. Pike, for
Vicksburg, was lightly laden.
Inc late heavy rains seem to have been
general, and we may expect to hear of a
rise in the upper tributaries before long.
The rivers above are as last reported but
the latest news as regards them will be
found in our regular river dispatches in an.
other column. Rates are firm and un-
changed
The steamer Kellogg and barges is an
nounced by dispatches to arrive here to-
day, with a tremendous freight trip. The
Kellogg will leave again on return trip to-
morrow at 5 p. NJ. Captain j. T. Burdeau
is agent and his office is at No. Is Poydras
street.
Mr.. William Marsh, having been nobly
delivered from the hands of the Philistines.
left last evening on the Natchez for his
home in st. Louis Captain John C. Bruner
will leave Tomorrow per rail for st. Louis
(Copy Of telegram
SHREVEPORT, June 3.
To W. NJ. Surls, No Canal street:
Will leave this day, and will arrive in New
Orleans on Tuesday evening, and leave
positively on Thursday, the eighth, for JEFF
tersOn, Shreveport, etc.
SIZE MCCLURE.
Master steamer Big Horn.
The Henry C. Yaeger returned to the
wharf yesterday from the iron pile She
has on board some 5000 bars, and will leave
for st. Louis on the coming Wednesday
evening, at five o'clock. Captain j. c. Van
hook commands her, and Mr. James Mellon
Is chief clerk.
The Pauline Carroll has entered the St.
Louis, Cairo and New Orleans trade, in
place of steamer Belle Lee. Captain James
Yore commands her, with Mr. Miltenberger
as chief clerk, and Messrs. Sinnott & Adams
agents. She will leave on Wednesday next
on her first trip under the new arrange
ment.
There were 402 arrivals at st. Louis
during the month of May
Colonel E. NJ. Joel, we are informed, has
severed his connection with the st. Louis
Euening Dispatch as river editor. Colonel
Joel made considerable popularity as a
river reporter. We regret his resignation.
Eighty thousand dollars was the price
offered by Captain John Benson for the |
steamer j. +. Pargoud. Captain Tobin |
wanted him to go just $4,000; but Captain
John not being able to see it in that light, |
broke off negotiations in that direction for
The present, and we understand is casting
longing eyes toward the beautiful proper
ions and elegant finish of the Belle Lee
captain Hicks, we doubt not, is open to
,onviction-at least he is accessible, for
!. b. S. We shall keep our readers posted
about these matters.