New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-03-08


Weather Report.
WAR DKPAKTnEsT,i
Office Chief Signal Officer,
Washington March I, 1872, 1870 +. NJ
SYNOPSIS OF THE PAST TwENTY-FoUR HOURS.
The pressure has continued recovering
itself over the New England and Middle
States, with nOrtherly to westerly WINDS
rising temperature and clear weather. ex-
cept over northern New York and northern
New England, where cloudy weather. with
light snow, has prevailed. 1t has continued
higher over the upper lake regions out
diminished thence to the gull and west
ward. .,-,
An area of low barometer Is developing
over Nebraska. Kansas and the Indian Ter
ritorv. Cloudy and threatening weather Is
now prevailing west OF the lower Mlssls-
sinni with southeasterly winds. Easterly
winds are now prevailing from Tennessee to
Michigan and westward: WIN cloudy
weather. rain and snow from Kansas to
Michioan and nortnward. The temperature
has fallen during today from Wisconsin and
Northern Illinois westward. The rivers
have risen at Nashville, and fallen at
Omaha and keokuk.
PROBABILITIES.
Partially cloudy weather, with northerly
and northwesterlv winds, will prevail on
Friday over the New England States. Par
tally cloudy weather, with northerly winds,
will prevail over the Middle States, the
latter gradually veering to easterly, the
former increasing with threatening weather,
and probably snow along the lower lake
region. Southeasterly winds, with partially
cloudy weather, will prevail over the South
Atlantic States.
Sontherly winds with increased clOudi-
ness and threatening weather will extend
from the western to the eastern Gulf States.
Southeasterly winds will prevail from Ten
nessee TO Lake Erie, and the upper lakes,
with increased cloudiness and rain and
snow. The latter from probably Iowa TO
Lake Erie and nOrthward. The ba-
rometer will continue falling throughout
and west OF the Mississippi valley and ex
tend eastward to the middle States. Dan
gerous winds are not anticipated for the
Gulf and Atlantic coasts to ght.
River Intelligence.
SOUTHWEST PASS. March I. P. Nj
Barometer 30:30. Wind southeast, fresh
Acknowledgements brig Tomas, Rozes, mas
ter, ten days from Havana, in ballast; Span
ish brig Ataulto, FOut, master. twelve days
from Cardenas, in ballast. No departures.
PAssA-L'OUTRE. March Z, e Z. M.-Wind
south-southeast, light. Arrived-Schooner
NJ. Z. Mason. Roberts, master, twelve days
from Lucy, Jamaica, with cargo of fruit;
from Utila. with fruit. Sailed-At p. NJ,
steamship Margaret.
NICKsBURG, March Passed down.
Glencoe and City of Quincy at A. and w. T.
Curtis at 5 p. III. Up-Dexter at II last
night. City of Alton at A. NJ. City Of
Vicksburg at p. NJ. Weather mild.
River rising.
CIScIsNArl. March THE river las ten
feet three inches in the channel and falling.
ITaa tber c1nDI V and mnharatiuU
PITTsBURG. March THE weather is
moderating, but navigation is still sus-
pended.
ST. LOUIS. March 7.-Arrived-Julia,
City of Nicksburg and W. J. Lewis from
Vicksburg: Great Republic from New Or
leans arted-Commonwealth tor New
Orleans. River falling slowly, with good
stage of water to Cairo. Weather cloudy
and windy.
CAIRO, March 7.-Arrived-H. NJ. Shreve
from Natchez at 5 A. NJ. Pauline Carroll
from st. Louis, 3 p. NJ. Departed-Capitol
City for Vicksburg at midnight. II. NJ.
Shreve for st. Louis, 9 A. NJ; Indiana for
New Orleans, l z. NJ; Pauline Carroll for
New Orleans, I p. NJ. The river has seven
feet in the channel, and has fallen two
inches the past twenty-tour hours. Weather
clear. Mercury SO.
EVANSVILLE. March 7.-Weather moderat-
ing this evening. The river has fallen four
inches in the past twenty-four hours.
Passed ul,-C. b. Church and Alaska, at 9
A. M. Down-Longworth, at 3 p. NJ The
Church is towing the Alaska, which is Grip
pied Business very active. More freight
than tonnage.
LOUISVILLE, March T. River falling
slowly with five feet tour inches in the
canal and three feet tour inches in the
chute. The weather moderated this after
noon. and is now cloudy and mild. Passed
down-John kilgour for New Orleans.
Workmen are removing the deck of the
steamer Falls City. burned and sunk in the
recent collision with the j. W. Garrett, just
below the mouth of the canal. The body of
Anderson Pearson, a colOred roIstabout on
the Falls City. was found lodged under the
boiler deck, in rear OF the boilers.
MEMPHIS, March 7.-Weather clear, and
river rising slowly. Passed up-kate Kin
ney and Glasgow. DOWN.. j. Wicks,
Anna and Belle Lee.
SHREVEPORT. March 7.-Weather buster
ing. The river fell five inches to-day. No
arrivals. Departed-Selma for New Or
leans with 800 bales of cotton, 81 cattle and
20 passengers.