New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-17
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ported plleu several teet nigh at Lawrence
burg. A great loss of boats is apprehended
at the breaking up of this gorge The three
steamers already sunk will probably be ut
terEy destroyed. The river commenced fall
ing this morning. 1t is supposed the chan
mel has been cut beneath the gorge. The
towboat Tom Farrow ran into an ice gorge
this morning about eight miles above the
city and sunk.
The probable destruction of steamers in
the harbor when the ice goes cut is a mat
ter of considerable comment, and the I'M
derwriters have requested the officers of
the boats having freight aboard to unload
1T, with view to prevent harm to prop
crty as much as possible. A fleet OF tugs
and steamers will, when the proper time
comes, break up the ice in front of the city.
which will allow it to pass out early.
Snow has fallen since dark, and the mer-
curry is now below freezing point.
ST.. LOUIS, February 1.-two freight
trains on the Iron Mountain road collided
to-day. Two locomotives and eight cars
were wrecked.
CINCINNATI, February l6.-Ira III. Bird,
Grand Master of Ohio odd Fellows, is
dead.
CHICAGO, February l6.-The three sons of
one OF the japanese embassy, who are no W
stopping in this city, received a dispatch
yesterday from their father at Salt Lake
City, saying that as soon as the driving car
arrived from Sacramento the ambassador
party would leave for the East. and push
their way as best they might.
terrible accident occurred at Illusion
Mills, ElkhOrn creek, twelve miles north of
Sterling, Illinois, on Monday last. A large
quantity of grain was stored in the upper
part Of the mill, causing the timbers to give
way, upsetting the stove, and setting fire
TO the mill. DIR. Palmer, who was one of
the four in the mill at the time, was caught
by the falling timbers in such a manner as
10 be unable to escape, and was literally
roasted alive.
Boston, February l6.-A Halifax dis
patch says that the German steamer New
York, which returned to that port Thurs
day, in consequence of heavy weather, ex-
perienced terrible weather on her voyage
from Bremen here. Tire boats were carried
away and her bridge broken.
PITTsBURG, February ia collision
occurred on the Connellsville railroad at
Clayton station yesterday. An engineer
named j. Mastery was fatally injured.
Weather Report.
WAR DEPARTsEST
Office Chief Signal Officer, J
Washington, February l6, 1877 1880 p Il. )
vaYHOPsIS OF THE PAST TwENTY-FOUR HOURS.
The barometer has continued low since
Thursday afternoon in Maine. The tempe
nature has risen, with diminishing north
west winds, in New England and New
York. The high barometer south of the
Ohio river has extended from Nebraska to
OHIO, and rain from Texas to Tennessee.
Threa tening weather and occasional light
rains are new reported from Western Penn
sylvania to Northern Florida. Westerly
winds, with clear or clearing weather, have
succeeded west of Alabama. Falling ba-
xrif1, ruin hos ,,raya;taA in h
ern California and, probably, in Oregon.
The rivers have risen slightly at Memphis
and st. Louis, and rapidly at Pittsburg.
They have fallen some at Louisville and
Nashville.
PROBABILITIES.
The lowest barometer, now in Kentucky,
will probably continue moving eastward
during the night turning to the north
e@st Saturday morning: winds Will veer to
30 northeast and southeast on the middle
and South Atlantic coast, with rain by Sat
urday morning: northeast winds, with
cloud and snow, will continue on Saturday
over the lower lakes, and cloudy weather
prevail in New England: rising barometer
and clear or clearing weather will extend
over the Mississippi valley. rising temper
azure and falling thermometer advance
eastward to Minnesota and Nebraska: dan
ger0us winds are not anticipated for Friday
night on the Gulf and Atlantic coasts
River InteIliaenoe.
SOUTHWEST Pass. February Is, 6 P. NJ
Barometer SOTO. Wind west-sOuthwest;
fresh. No arrivals. Sailed-Ships Canter-
bury and Harry Morse, and bark Cavour.
NIcKsBURG. February l6.-Down-R. P.
Wall, : A. NJ: Governor Allen, p. NJ.
Up-Potomac, Z A. NJ: Thompson Dean.
a. n. Weather cool and clear River ris-
lng.
MEMPHIS, February l6-Weather cool
and rainy. River rising steadily. with
seven feet in the channel above and below.
Up-H. S. Turner and Belfast. Down
Capitol City and Alaska.
CINCINNATI, February l6.-The river is
Gor9ed from Lawrenceburg TO the mouth Of
Little Miami river.
PITTsBURG, February l6-The weather
IS moderating. Monongahela seven feet
two inches in the channel and stationary.
Allegheny still closed with ice. The Ohio
is clear.
LOUISVILLE February l6-Thefe is six
feet six inches in the canal and four feet III
the chute. Weather moderating: light rain
all day. Ice still running. Arrived-Rob-
art Mitchell from New Orleans. The Mary
Houston leaves tomorrow for New Or
feans.
CAIRO, February Observation-Disclosures
from New Orleans at A. NJ, and Pauline
Carroll from New Orleans at 2 p. NJ. No
departures for below 1t rained last night,
and the weather is cloudy and warm to-
day; mercury So.
ST.. Louis, February 16.-The river has
risen about twelve inches in tie past TWEEN
ty-four hours and there are some indica-
tons now of rise sufficient to break the
gorge here.
SIeet commenced late last night, and con-
siderable rain fell during the day, with sew
eral fiurries of snow and hail. River rising
slowly, but the gorge is still firm.
COTTON.