New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-21
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rro- otbar bureau of the War Department
HI two DAYS the weather report announced
clearing and fair weather, when 1t per
sisfed in being cloudy, and, after snow day
before Yesterday, ended yesterday with one
IF tn q most extensive storms witnessed
here for a long time. Twelve hours after
the st orm had generally commenced the
weather bureau came out with pTopaDlll-
ties for today, predicting what had already
g,assed. The ekv was clear this morning,
although every tboroughfare was blocked
syilh snow.
P0UGHKEEPsIE, n. Y, December 20.-The
2norning passenger train on the pOughkeep
sic aud Eastern railroad, coming West, was
detained five hours at Boston Corners this
morning By snow drifts ten feet deep. A
furious gale of wind was prevailing there
at the time, and the Harlem trains did not
dare to cross the high embankment on
ogghich trains have been blown from the
Srack.
Boston. December CA recount of the
votes show that Pierce, Republican, is
elected to the mayoraIty by seventy nine
plurality.
The aldermen refused a license to Wood
aulI & CIafin to lecture in the Music Hall
A heavy snow storm, followed by rain,
prevailed throughout New England last
aight and to-day.
TERRE HAUFE, December 20,-The ma
chine shops of the Evansville and Ierre
Haute railroad burned last night.
Weather Report.
WAR DEPARTMENT
Office Chief Signal officer, }
Washington December 20, 1872, 4:35 P. N. J
PROBABILITIES.
For New England and the Middle States.
fresh and occasionally brisk northerly to
westerly winds, clear and clearing weather
ana lower temperature. For the south At
fantic States, northwesterly to nOrtheasterlY
winds, and clearing but partly cloudy
weather with lower temperature. For the
Gulf States northerly TO easterly winds,
and generally clear weather. For Ken
lucky and Tennessee, clear weather. From
Che Ohio valley to Lake Ere, the upper
lakes and Northwest generally, clear and
cold weather, and nOthwesterly to south
westerly winds.
River Intelligence.
SOUTHWEST PASS, December 20, P. NJ
Barometer 3O:40. Wind northwest, strong.
Arrived-Ship Gettysburg, Walker master,
from Liverpool, to Ocean, Herega & Co.;
schooner Mary b. Tower, Cah0on master,
from Port Antonio, Jamaica. with fruit to
X. Morgan & Co. Sailed-Ship Goschen.
MEMPHIS, December 20-Weather clear
and cold. River declining. Arrived-May-
aower, from New Orleans; Andy Baum and
Ashland from Cincinnati. Departed-Ar-
gnadillo and Pink Varble, for New Orleans;
Henry Ames last night, City of Chester this
evening, for st. Louis; Arlington, for Gin
sinnatl.
CINCINNATI, December 20. - Weather
CLEAR Mercury 800. River seven feet three
inches, and rising. At all points between
mere and Pittsburg are reports OF a rise.
PITTsBURG, December 2O.-River rising
steadily now four feet four inches in the
channel Both rivers reported rising above
Weather moderated; thawed last night
and during the forenoon colder this after
noon. Mercury 90.
SHREVEPORT, December 90. - Weather
clear and cold. The river rose ten inches |
during the past twenty-f0ur hours; it is |
now on a stand, and will probably be fall |
5ng tomorrow No rise from the upper |
giver has yet reached this point.
VICKsBURG, December 2O.-DOwn-In- |
diana, at ?. NJ. Up-James Howard, at |
4 p. M. Weather cool and clear. River |
rising. On the night Of the eighteenth in
slant the bank caved in on the steamer In
fIian0la, at fuckers landing, near Island
No. 90, breaking off about seventy five feet
Of her larboard guard Some cattle and
cotton were knocked overheard
LOUISVILLE, December 20.-Riyer station
airy; three feet six inches in the canal,
suspended above and below.
Weather clear and cold.
EVANSVILLE, December 20.-Weather
cloudy and cold; the ground is covered
with ice an inch thick. The river has fallen
three inches and is full Of thin ice
CAIRO, December 2O.-Arrived-M
Moore, from St. Louis, at 10 A. NJ; Jaeger
from st. Louis, at 10 A. NJ. Departed
Commonwealth, for New Orleans, at 5
r. NJ, Yaeger, for New Orleans, at P. NJ
The river has fallen three inches in the
past twenty four hours. Mercury 90.
ST. Louis, December 20.-River falling
slowly; still full Of heavy ice Weather
clear and cold. Good sIeighing.