New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-01
TCONrNURp PROM FIRST PAGH.l

States. Cloudy and threatening weather is
reported from the lakes, and increasing
clsudiness very generally prevails from
New England and the Appalachian range
westward to Illinois. The barometer has
fallen very generally at the Rocky noun
tain stations, and has varied some. with
cloudy weather, on the Pacific coast. The
rivers have changed but little.
PROBABILITIES
The barometer will probably fall on
Thursday over the entire country east of
the Mississippi. Cloudy weather and light
winds will prevail on the gulf coast, and in
the Middle aud Eastern States partially,
and steady weather. with a rising barome-
ter, in the South Atlantic States. Danger
one winds are anticipated for tonight.
River lnreIngence.
SOUTHWEST Pass. January 81, IL M
Barometer 80. Wind north northeast,
fresh. Notwithstanding Clinton. at
eleven o'clock last night, Frahm, master,
from Indianola via Galveston, to c. A.
Whitney & Co.; steamship Agnes, at 1:5O
A. NJ, Brown, master, from Galveston. TO
G. a. Whitney & Co. Sailed-Steamship
Harlan. ship Maria Grcenlow and schooner
Mary b. Tower.
6P. M-Barometer 1850. Wind north
northeast. fresh Arrived at $40 p. M
Steamship Maryland, johnson, master,
from Baltimore via Havana, to Wither-
spoon. Moss & Co. No departures.
PAss-A-L,OUTRE, January 81, P. NJ
Wind northeast, fresh, with rain. Ar.
rived-Schooner Nymph, Eckerman, mas
ter, twenty nine days from; Truxillo via
Baunaca, in ballast, to Fairbanks 4 Leay-
craft: schooner Gertrude, Henry Smith,
master, eight days from Ruatan, with fruit
to New Orleans and Bay Island Fruit Com.
pany; schooner William NJ Jones, Davis.
master, sixteen days from New York, with
general cargo to George w. Hynson &
Co. No departures.
VICKsBURG, January 3l.-Passed down
Richmond, ten o'clock last night. Down to-
day-Capital City, p. NJ. Up-H. NJ.
Shreve, seven o'clock last night. Up to-
day-GovernOr Allen, p. NJ. River fall
ing. Weather cool and clear.
MEMPHIS, January 3l.-Weather cloudy
and moderating; ice still heavy. No ar
rivals OF departures
CINCINNATI, January 3l-The river is still
closed by ice.
CAIRO, January 3l.-There is no material
change to report in the river; it is full Of
ice. The gorge above Columbus is still
solid, and reported to be ten miles in
length. Boats at Columbus refuse to at
tempt to break it. The five boats reported
in the gorge yesterday are still fast. The
Ohio is gOrged above Paducah. The Alaska
arrived this evening, from Mound City.
The river has risen fifteen inches since
noon. The weather is clear and colder
since noon. Wind north. Mercury l8o.
EVANSVILLE, January 3l.-The weather
is cloudy since neon, with light snow.
Mercury 2lo. The river is falling and tie
ice is unchanged.
LOUISVILLE, January 3l.-The river is
frozen over in many places above and be-
low here. The weather is slightly milder
Mercury 23o.
ST. Louis, January 3l.-The river gOrged
below, and the water in the harbOr has
risen about four feet today. The ice is
running slowly this evening, but the harbor
will doubtless he blocked to- morrow, and
the ferries stopped until channels for their
passage can be cut. The weather is clear
azd colder.