New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-05-07
River Intelligence.
OFFICE or THE DAILY REPUBLICAN.

| SUNDAY MORNING, May Z, 1871. J
WRATHRR, BUSINESS. RTC.-The weather
during the latter part of the past week was
| very enjoyable The days were bright,
warm and breezy; the rain of the preceding
days etfectually laid the dust, and the
nights were delightfully."- cool and moon
| light. 1t seems that the fine weather gave
a fresh impetus to business affairs, for the
week was, taking it altogether. very brisk
| Tor the season. The receipts of Western
! produce were much larger than the proceed
ing week, and outward bound travel was
| very large per steamer. Every steamer
| leaving for the North is crowded with pas
sengers, who are migrating to the cool
| shades of the Northern lakes and the East
| ern watering places. 1t is lucky for steam
| boats that the weather is so entcing Just at
| present for river travel.
Among the arrivals yesterday were the
! Mary Alice and barges from st. Iouis
with a full cargo; Bart Able, with consid-
cradle freight, and Flicker from Thibodaux.
The arrivals were few, and receipts rather
small.
The departures were the John T. Moore.
with fine freight aud passenger trim to
Shreveport; Indiana, to Louisville, fair trip;
Dexter, to st. Louis, with elegant passenger
trip and a moderate freight list; Natchez, to
Vicksburg, had her usual complement of
freight and people; Bannock City forIower
coast, was pretty well laden; the d. l..
Tally, for Camden, received considerable
freight; the Southwestern, for landings on
Red river, had good passenger trip and d
fair freight list; the La Belle, for Camden,
had moderate cargo. The river is station
airy and has been so for several days past
The prospects are that it will begin reced-
ing rapidly this week. The upper river is
reported rising at st. Louis, and falling at
Memphis and Ficksburg. Arkansas, Red
and the Ouachita rivers are at good stage.
Rates remain unchanged.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMs.-The steamer d.
l.. Tally has taken the place of the Cover
nor Allen in the Camden and New Orleans
trade. The Tally left last evening with the
Aliens freight.
The Importer will not return to this port |
from Little Rock, We are informed, but will |
go to st. Louis.
We were informed, yesterday, that Cap |
tain John B. Weaver has been succeeded |
by Captain William Thompson in command |
of the steamer Thomas Jasper.
The spacious and elegant steamer Com
n0nwealth will leave tomorrow at ) Z. III. |
in the regular line for ST. Louis. Captain
j. 5. Seldom has command, and Mr.. Lehmer
is chief clerk.
The Henry C. Yaeger will be found at the
wharf this morning, with a full trip. from
st. Louis. She will leave on return trip
Tuesday, at P. NJ. Captain l. c. Van
hook commands, and Mr.. Mellon is the
chief clerk.
Yesterday was the day set aside by the
United States marshal of st. Louis for the
sale of the famous steamer Great Republic.
We have heard bets offered in this city that
she will sell for from forty to fcrty-iye
dollars, She has claims against
her to the amount of $4,000. She origi-
naIly cost $275,000. Our dispatches in an
other column will give full accounts of the
sale.
The St Louis Republican, of May 4, says
that "the New Orleans trade is dull, and the
st. Louis and New Orleans packet company's
line, the steamer Bismarck, which was re-
ceiving yesterday, found matters too
blue and in common parlance ''threw up
the sponge" and retired. The Richmond
will take her engagements, amounting to
about 100 tons, on her trip Friday. The NJ.
J. Wicks had a good cargo, but rates are
very low. In other trades everything is
about on the stand still We hope to |
chronicle better things soon in this region.
The following communication we copy
rom the Missouri Democrat of the fourth:
My attention has been called to a commu-
lication in your paper which contains so
many false statements, calculated to preiu-
lice our interests, that in justice to the own
RS of the steamboat Belle of Alton, trust
you will correct the grossest of them.
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aid to have burned the boat, was never q Z
nate upon her; he was q deck hand for one /
II two trips, and appeared 20 be trust !
worthy man. He was employed with John I
daughter as Waterman on the boat while
he was laid up. We do not know what
onfessions he may have made, but if he or :
ny one else says that Mr.. w. w. Marsh :
esired him to burn tho boat because he had
is money in her or was part owner. or c
rom any cause whatever, the whole thing, l
7e have no doubt is fabrication and :
alsehood from first to last. Mr. Marsh is a
7ell known here, and is man of good and g
character, and besides he | a
oes not own. and never did own, one dol
ar in that boat in any way, shape or form. =
he rest of the statements, so far as Z
hey implicate either the owners or Mr.
Iarsh, will also be found without founda-
on. We are more than willing to have I;
10 most Thorough investigation of this o
hole matter, and, If the boat was burned d
y an incendiary, no one will be more y
leased than us to find the guilty party; Il
ut this story of Nixon's, if it is his story. q
i'll not hang together.
RICHARD HOLMES, -
scretary Alton and st. Louis Packet Com 4
pany c
A Virginia whites woman recently sold her o.
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