New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-07


Badly Damaged-Six Hundred Millions
Of the New Loan subscriptions TO
Northern Pacific railroad Bonds-NIrs.
Fairs Health Gaod-Pigcon Shooting
HIatch-Cattle Dying for Want Of
FoGd-Railroad Trains Blocked.
LOUISVILLE, January 6.-I.ate last night
the steamer Sam j. Hale, i'll descending
ike falls, struck the right hand reef, OPP
posite the old mill, knocking hole IN her
bottom. She lies bow up stream, badly
careened, with two feet of water on her
larboard deck All the freight in her hold.
and the lower tier on the main deck, Is
badly damaged 1t is feared there vii! lie
much difficulty in raising her. She had way
freight engaged for Thompson Dean at
Aurora, Lawrenceburg, Rising Sun. Flor
ence and Madison. Her cargo consisted III
part of 5000 barrels of -four. 300 tons OF hay
800 barrels of apples and large amount OF
potatoes, onions. furniture. wagons, etc
There was partial insurance Oh LEI III INC
Cincinnati companies.
PHILADELPHIA. January u.-MessrS. jay
Cooke & Co. confirm the announcement
that the proposition to take six hundred
millions of tie new United States loan had
been made to Secretary Boutwell, by the
London house Of that firm, III conjunction
with the Rothschids. The matter has ere
ated great interest III all classes, especially
among the bankers.
Subscriptions to the Northern Pacific
railroad bonds amounted to one hundred
thousand daily for the first four Gays OF
January.
CARMASsvILLE, n. Y, January C.-The
pigeon shooting match, which was an
nounced TO take place to-day at Fleetwood
Park, was broken up By the police, not how
ever until twenty-five birds had been
trapped for each contestant, Bogardus Kill
ing seventeen. and Paine thirteen. All at
tcmpts to continue the match We're then
frustrated.
SAN FRASCIsco, January G-The health
Of Mrs. Fair is excellent, and she Is conf
dent she will escape hanging.
The weather is warm and rainy.
Late advices from British Columbia state
that many cattle are dying for want Of food.
SALT LAKE CITY, January o.-No trains
have arrived from the east for the last four
days. The snow completely blocks the
road.
CINCINNATI. January 6.-Promnent mem
bers of the Chamber of Commerce are de
sirous that convention should be held here
in favor of the improvement of the Ohio
river SO as to make il available for ordinary
commerce throughout the year. and to this
end introduced resolutions on Change yes
terday, asking for call for such body,
composed Of representatives of commercial
aud municipal organizations interested in
such Improvement Action upon the sub
iect will be taken on the fifteenth instant.
Weather Report.
WAR DEPAgrxRNY
Office Chief Signal Officer, .
Washington January s, 1872, $50 P. n. )
SYNOPSIS OF THE PAST TTENTY-FoUR HOURS.
The low barometer which Was in New
England Friday afternoon has apparently
moved southeast, and the pressure has risen
slightly during the day. except on Mount
Washington, where II has dimin-
ished with a rapid fall of temper
ature and northeast hurricane. Brisk north
west winds, with "a falling temperature.
lave prevailed from Lake Ontario to New
Jersey, with cloudy weather. Northwest
with d rising barometer, the highest TEN
ucrature being apparently central
on Lake Superior. The rain in Texas has
slowly extended to Missouri and Tennessee,
with slight barometric depression. The
snow in New Mexico is followed By clear
ing weather. The rivers have risen at
Nickshurg, Cairo and Cincinnati, and fallen
at Pittsburg.
PROBABILITIES.
The barometer will probably rise rapidly,
with brisk and probably high northwestcrIy
winds in the Middle and Eastern States.
yeering TO the northeast. On Sunday an
area 81 highest barometer viii advance
northeast over tie lower lakes. The rain in
the southwest will extend to Ohio. Cloudy
weather with rain Will prevail in tie South
ern and Gulf States, and rising barometer
and clearing weather in Texas. Dangerous
winds are not anticipated except Oh Lake
Ontario.
River Intelligence.
SOUTHWEST PASS, January e. BarOme-
Ter $3.50. Wind north, light, with fog.
Norwegian bark Ansgar, Grandi-
son. master, ffty-six days from Newport,
Wales; she brings a cargo of railroad iron
TO master: Bremen bark Felix Mendelssohn.
Deelson, master forty two days from Ham
burg in ballast, to Ranger, Fatman & co.
No departures.
MEMPHIS, January 6.-The weather is
cloudy and cool. River rising. Arrived
George Weeks, from Cairo. Departed
Colorado, for Vicksburg; II. s. Turner, for
Nashville and Cincinnati: Indiana, for Lou
isvile; City Of EicksbUrg, for st. louis
Emma Elliott, for White river, and Pink
Narble, for Evansville.
LOUISVILLE, January 6.-The river IS
rising gradually. There is now eight feet
eleven inches in the canal aud six feet
eleven inches in the chute. There is a slight
snow storm this evening. Mercury 3jo.
Arrived-PcytOna and harges. from New
Orleans. Departed-Louisvillc for New
Orleans.
ST. LOUIS, January c-TLe river i fall
ing slowly. and the weather is growing cold:
some ice is making. Departod-City OF
Cairo, for Eicsturg; John I. Tile, for New
Orleans.
NIcKsRURG, January 6.-Thc weather has ,
been clear and cool to-day. The river is |
rising. Passed down-katie p. koEntz. at !
! A. NJ; EsperanZa, at \. NJ, Exchange, |
att A. NJ; John Howard, at , 2. N; Gov |
ernor Allen, at ) =. NJ. Passed up-Poto- /
mac, at ten O'Clock last night, and Katie. AZ |
J! 4. II. to-day.
CISCNNATI, January G.-The weather ,
to-day was cloudy and cool. The river is |
slowly rising. and is now twenty-five feet !
There is DO ice to impede navigation. De
parted-John Kilgour and j. W Garrett /
and barges, for New Orleans. The latter has !
1900 tons of freight. The KJoour took |
seventy-fve soldiers.
EVANSVILLE, Ind. January G.-Weatner !
to-day cloudy and cool. The river has !
fallen four inches. There is a light snow |
aud rain storm this evening. Passed up
G. b. Church, at =. NJ.
CAIRO, January G.-I'hc weather has been |
cloudy and cool to-day, with frequent |
showers Of rain and sloet. The river has !
risen twenty inches. Arrived-Glasgow,
from st. Louis, at 9 p. NJ. Alice, from New
Orleans, dit | A. NJ; Mary Miller, from New |
Orleans at ?. "; Dexter, from New Or
leans, at Z. II Departed-k. j. Lock
wood, for Red River, at II NJ; ". II.
Brown, for st. Louis, at 4. NJ: Glasgow,
for New Orleans, at 7. NJ.