New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-28
Once Chief Signal officer.
Washington, January p, 1873, AS P. u


WAR DEPARTMENT )
Office Chief Signal ofioer, }
Washington, January p, 1873, AS ?. NJ
PROBABILITIES.
For New England and the Middle States
rising barometer, decided fall of tempera-
ture, fresh and brisk noTtherT to westerly
winds, and very generally clear weather.
Frcm Kansas, Missouri. and the Ohio val
ley 10 Minnesota the upper lakes and Lace
Erie. high and rising barometer, falling
temperature, fresh and brisk northeriy and
northWesterlv winds and generally clear
and very cold weather, the winds probably
vecring to northedsteriy over Kansas ana
Soufnern Missouri. From he South ATTAIN
tic coast to Kentucky and West virginia
rising barometer, lower temperature, fFesh
and possibly bris k northerly and northwest
erlY winds and generally clear weather.
For the Western Gulf States falling barom-
cter. west aud brisk porthwesterly TO south
westerly winds. and cloudy and very prob
ahiy threatening weather; ana these condi-
tions possibly noTthward 10 Tennessee and
S ,utheIn Missouri. Cautionary signals are
ordered for New !-onGSno Boston SDc Yost-
land. Maine.
River Intelligence.
SOUTHWEST Pass. January p. : i NJ
r ,ru,ueter 1920. Wind east northeast ard
e-h AZ :,.G-scl con Il Mary r. Somers.
T.snsenG. master. seventeen days from
Philadelphia. with Soal and general cargo
10 George :. YosGicls Il Coz ship Lake
Michigan. Buchanan. master. for y-seVen
..ys from Greeaock, cargo 20 Sydce. brig
Ernest. Hodgson. master. from Rio ia
metro. with ..ffee - Ramsay & We.tfeldt /.
schooner James Ford. HuItls.. master.
"cntecn days from Aspinwall, in ballast
20 MASTER Sailcd-BaIk Colin + Mcneil.
VICKsBURG. January 21.e-Passed down.
Selma T. NJ. yesterday; to-day. shannon.
) P. NJ. Passed .up-Belle Lee, =. Al.
Weather cloudy and cold. River falling.
MEMPHIS. January Go-Weather 81 ndy
and freezing. River about stationaryo Ar
rjved-Little Alps from New Orleans. De
parted-Fanny Lewis and Joe Kinney for
Eicksburg Continental and City OF Quincy
for ST. Louis, John Kilgour ami Robert Nit
chell for New Orleans, Thompson Dean for
St. Louis, George Wolfe for Red river,
Clarksyille for Arkansas river.
CINCINNATI. January G.-RlVer twenty
three feet in the channel and falling. Clear
and pleasant; thawed during the day;
weather colder tonight. Thermometer 94o.
PlTTsBURG, january 27.-River falling
slowly; five feet ten inches in the channel.
Weather cloudy. Mercury 2io.
CAIRo, January Observation-Disclosures
from Louisville, E p. NJ. No departures.
The river has risen twelve inches IN the last
twcnty-four hours. thermometer "a.
LOUISVILLE, January 27.-River falling;
nine feet six inches in the canal. Weather
clear. Mercury ranged from lSo 10 2So.
Southern treights abundant. D"wn-lrOn
Mountaio and barges, from Pittsburg for
NaS Orleans.
ST. LoU!s. January 27.-Derarted-Mary
Mcdonald. fer OuaChita river. River fall
ing. with less than fix feet TO Cairo. Good
deal of ice running. Navigation practical
ly suspended. A gorge is reported near
Commerce, occasioned by hsckwater from
the Ohio. The Belle of Shreveport is at
the hank, few miles from the city, and
viii not proceed until a change in the
weather. The Great Republic is aground
al Pcrry's Tow forty miles below here, and
will not get off Without hghteripg or until
the river rises.
The Richmond got over the upper
bar at Hursctail, hut struck again On the
lower bar anc now LIS straight across the
channel. IT,. Alice j. also ~ Hor, etail; las
had half h.. cargo removed. hat he 10 SUI.
fat and VIII probably wait for :isr. She
% ..a L, !e ~ % bad son.i,i n.