New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-17
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poiDt. and it is freezing hard tonight. The
river il rising fast from the effects of the
late rains. Dispatches say there is big
rise in the Missouri, and that the gorge al
st. Charles broke today. Steamboatmer
are expecting movement of ice here to
night, and have added cables and hauser'
20 wharfbOats. steamers, barges, etc, tC
prevent, if possible, their being carried
away.
The ice at Grand Tower also started to
dsy, and tho indications now are that the
river will be clear from the mouth OF the
Missouri 10 Cairo in u very short time. Il
shere is a very considerable amount o.
gat.r from above. a sudden change IN The
s~a,hsr will not prevent break n.y.
sIS.gIsSATi, January 10 Private dis
,a.ch.. from CAIRO. received to-day. repor
:has Foley. McKinny and Barnes, OF Cos
ingtsn. Kentucky. who went TO Osceola
Arkansas. hunting. and were supposed u
be the three men seen frozen 20 death ID
4kif neaS Memph... are alive and "':: -
t1sce.la. m
SAN EssNC,sCo. january i6.--Ihe TOUT
knil. running race between Phil SherlddI
md ghad Stevens, ha. been declared on
rhii Sheridan having been disabled
XES WEST. january iG-Ihe steamer
Cdt.av Stewart arrived here ON the thr
seenth instant She is under command OF
s.apta!n Rudolph Summers, formerly OF the
GHit.1 States navy, which service ne lel'
al 1868. since which time he has been III the
service of the Cubans, and Is pretty wei
snoHn as haging made 80 many, seven OF
siuh., successful landings OF arms, ETC.. on
she s'Uban coast.
M. pronerty on the island OF Cuba is
aid 10 have been ronfscated bg the Span
..h .oyerpment in 1870. But the captain
Aays ne has never, TO his knowledge. owned
sny oroperty on that island. He left New
Snrk Tor Sspin wall on the eleventh of De-
Seuber with part Of the crew OF the Edgar
Stewart. and arrived at Aspinwall on the
sineteentb, and expected to find the Stewart
IN condition on the twentieth; such not be
inr the case ne left on the twenty -ffth of
0ecember and arrived off the coast of
Cubs on the twenty eighth.
He touched at a place knOTn 10 him as
Port GiaC, and sent messengers IN The Inc
eerior 20 the Cuban chiefs to inform them
shat the steamer would he back i'll three or
four days, and have forces there to receive
arms and ammunition, and also 10 send a
force for the same purpose to place known
as Por, Quae. The steamer then proceeded
TO the northeast coast. On the first of Jan
mars che arrived at Port Quae. small
Cuban hamlet on the coast. where parties
were ready to receive arms ami ammunition.
Half the cargo was landed here on the first
instant. and all moved into the country az
once. The same day thel steamer proceed
ed back 20 Port Line, arriving there on the
th.. Parties here were also ready to re.
ceiv. lie balance Of the cargo, and it was
discharged the same day. then cOasting
along She coast. On leaving Port Line a
Spanish gunboat wa sighted at the dis
tancg. OF about ten miles. But as the gun
coat did not interfere or give chase. TO the
captains knowledge, he did not trouble
himself with her.
This is the only var vessel he met from
Cane Merch to Cape San Antonio, although
roasting within five or six miles OF land.
.Ie left por. on the third instant. and when
about eleven miles off San Antonio the ma.
ahinevv of the Stewart broke down, and
the vessel was out under canvass and with
difficulty she got off the Cuban coast, as the
WInd was blowing i gale from the north
west
She reached Key West Under saiL and is
how lying here.
Th: Stewart tool. eleven Cuban passens
ger. from Aspinwall, one Of whom as Colo
mel : .uero to whom the captain gays great
credit IS due for arrangements ~ 20 land
ting she stores and the general success ot
Che enterprise
ST.. LOUIS, January !j..-TheO Western
Snd Southern Railroad Superintendent
Association met here 'o-daye The clame of
CHI. a.-0ciatiO1 was changed to tho Rail-
var Association % Americas and semi
ara.'a! .neetiugs were fixed for thesecOnd
Wednesday in May and October. Srhe
zee. meeting .y!ll be held at the St S!ch0u
- ;.c!.i. New !ork. Maydf.
Weather RepOrtS
WAR OYHu ~ SsSf ,
Office Chief Signal Officer !,
Washington. January 100 I0s-t 49, !. NJ
PROBABILITIES.
s:Sr Sow England CLOUDY &earfes and
sain. but winds shifting to brisk and Sery
brisk aortherly and westerly during Friday,
with u decided fall OF temperatures and
cfearin. weather. For the Middle States
brisk and very brisk nOrtheriy and westerly
winds, decidedly falling Temperature and
clear and clearing weather. accompanied
occasionally by snow over tho northern
Sortiono From the NOrthwes. TO the upper
iake. and Lake Superior 10 The South Az.
:antis fresh west and aoutherly winds, low
and falling temperature ana very generally
OLE ar weather. Cautionary signals ordered
sof tape Mavo New York, New LoDdSn.
3osioa ana Portland. Maine.
River lnTeIIiEenceS
SOUTHWEST PASS. January II, 2. M
Barometer $780, Wind northwest strong.
Arrived Cuba, at I2:lJ ?. Nj,
s'ohBsOn 'uasteTe from Baltimore, TO 10 M
HitLeYspoouo Sai!e,S-:5ark Espans.
Pas.I-i'OUgRE. January is, r. NJ, 90
Win: ucrthwe 81, strong. Weather cloudy
and c.Ido No arrivals Enthusiastically
Havana. at ! l.. NJ.
V.cs.BuRG. January 96s-SS GOATS down
es-ds.. tp-John Howard, Rt d. 81
Weat.'r cold and clouds. River falling.
MEYPHIs. January SG.oWeathes 9Olik
;,ghs ,r.w this morning. &ive.woss twelve
;Dch... Departe.t-Arrsadill,. dor Cincin.
aa.: !'t C!eburne. foy White river, Mary
GIou.t"s and Belle Leo, for New Orleans
SHR.rEIoRTo january &c. o. Weather
clear aud eoldo River rose one foot four
.nch.. during the iasp twenty-fouF Rours.
Ar,iv.,i-Littfe Fleta and Thirteenth Era.
jTNgI.NArI, January Dc --Iieavy ram to.
Cav. Weather colder dhis evening with
sucw. The mercury fell 10 1S'e Yhe river
Is fifteen feet ami sailing.
PgTsBURG. January TO-. River efghS feet
end sising. II yainea very hard to-day.
Weather very warma but growing eoldeS
.o-nighl.
LOUISVILLE. JANUARY !6..-River station
ary. with seven feet seven inches Sn the
canal. Rained all the morning; turned cold
aud showed this afternoon: growing colder
tonight. .Arrived-Ro W. Skellingero Mol.
lie Ebert, from Cincinnati: john hIlgouc
and City of Cairo, from New Orleanso
EVANSVILLE, January ia heavy rain
Gill 70 NJ and heavy snow since The
flver has fallen swo feeto and is now asa-
'ionary. Passed inwn-Louisvills and Nick
iougworth at 5 4. NJ. Up-Churlcs Bod.
mann 1T 4 p. N. Wsathe: clearing to sight.
Mercury 20.
C.IR0. january lt--No arrivals. De.
rt.d--Mary Alice, Tor New O.& ssso 81 !;
j. IL Snow :h!s morning: