New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-03
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ICONTTECED FROh flhoA hA"H'1
coal barge struck the James d. Parker
-nIs.bed her on the sunken barge Nlghtlh
gaie and crushed her wheel: damage about
$1,000 The fan tail Of the Mlnneola was
ssb.n off and the wreck Of the Mountain
Row was carried down the river. NO other
damage done. River twenty-five feet IN
rbanneI and rising. Showers this afternoon
and evening now cloudy and warm.
Sr LOUIS. January 2.-The ice gorges
still hold fast here, but the prospects now
favor a speedy break up. The rye9 Is
rising, and the rains which nave 1aiieh
over a large section of country are swelling
nearly ALI the upper streams. The Usage
ard Easconade tributaries Of the MlssOEr,
which rise in the Ozark mountains, south
of 81 Louis, are said 10 be rising rapidly
If this be true, the Missouri below tneif
mouths will break up with rush and carry
ont the gorges there with an impetus mat
hodea disaster to the large number OF crafts
at our levee and below. Rain fell here all
last night and most Of the day. Colder
tonight
PITTsBURG, January AT ten O'Clock TO
night the river was rising rapldiy' WIN
.iSht feet three inches in the channel.
D Rain ceased Weather clear. The boats at
the wharf all raised steam, so as 10 De pre-
nared for any emergency during the night;
rumher OF boats have been employed
during the day at various pools ureakihg
In the ice IL is reported TINS evening IhdU
the ice pool No 2 had run into pool No. l.
There are gorges at various pom ~ ~ %,
river above this city. RAPID rise al
brownsville was caused by gorge al
Rochester, which is still unbr0ken.
Thnmas King convicted in 1867 OF manu-,
facsuring counterfeit money, and sentenced
TO fifteen years imprisonment IN tne west
ern penitentiary, was pardoheu IhIS mo- f
in0 nv the President III consideration OF
reVaIations by him, by which counterfeit
niates were captured and a number OF per,
sons convicted. The pardon was granted
or the recommendation of the district at
tOrney. IL, .
.o-ni@bt in the store Of f. H. & j. Northman,
entirely destroying the building and con,
tents The roof of the building on the west
aide burned The store on the east side,
occupied by Mr.. Winstead, had the upper
story burned and was much damaged Dy
water The loss is not estimated. NorIh-
man was insured for $50 900
Rosros. January 1.-The organization of
the Legislature indicates that Boutwell, Will
he chosen Senator to succeed Mr.. Sumner
MACoN. January 2.-The Georgia State
Emigration Convention is IN session mere.
Hon. j. F.. Long has been elected perna-
nent president. Two hundred delega1es
are present.
NEwgURG, January 2-There is not a
single ferryboat on the Hudson river north
of New York city. Teams cross on the
ice at this place, but it is hazardous, and
several have broken through
ALBANY, January MARY Jane WelIs
last night shot and probably fatally wound
ed Thomas J. Corners while attempting to
break into her house.
Weather Report.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Office Chief Signal Officer,
Washington January 2, 1878, 4:55 r. M }
PROBABILITIES.
For New England easterly to southerly
winds, cloudy weather and rain. For the
Middle States, easterly to southerly winds,
veering TO southerly and westerly, cloudy
weather and rain. For the South Atlantic
States, southerly to westerly winds, cloudy
weather and rain. For the Gulf States,
winds yeering to westerly and northWestly,
falling Temperature and clearing weather.
From Kansas and Missouri to Minnesota
and Lake Superior, westerly to northefly
winds. rising barometer, falling tempera-
ture and clear and clearing weather, these
conditions tending southwark and eastward
over Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio and Mlcni-
gan The low barometer over Northern IL
iipois will move northwestward over Lake
Huron into Canada
River Intelligence.
SOUTHWEST PASS, January 2, P. NJ
Barometer 80. Wind westsOuthwest, fresh.
No arri,a ais or departures
PAss-ALOUTRE, January :, b T. M
Weather calm and clear Arrived at ~
A. M.-Steamship Margaret, Baker, master,
from Havana via Florida ports, to j. X.
Roberts. No departures.
VICKsBURG, January mo boats down
to-day. Up-Indiana, at , A. NJ; May
flower at 8 A. NJ. River full of floating
ice and rising fast. Weather cool and clear.
PITTsBURG, January River seven
feet five inches in tie channel at 7. NJ,
and rising rapidly. large amount OF
heavy ice is running in the Monongahela a.
The Allegheny remains unbroken. Wealth
err warm and cloudy during the day, thaw-
ing very rapidly. Mercury this evening
40. Six p. NJ. heavy rain is falling.
LOUISVILLE. January 2.-Rver rising
slowly-fve feet two inches IN the cana!
IL rained most of the afternoon. Weather
mild and clearing tonight. No change IN
the position of the ice.
EVANSVILLE, January 2.-Weatherc cloudy
and mild. The river rose three inches and
then fell one foot after the ice broke. The
ice moved out without il Jury to boats. The
river is still gorged at RocBport.
CAIRO January No arrivals or de-
partures The river has fallen seven inches.
Rainy all the forenoon. Cloudy and mid
tonight.
MEMPHIS January 2.-Weather cloudy.
River rising. Arrived-E. H. Durtee and
Indiana, from New Orleans. Departed
Mary Miller, Dexter and Mo!lie Moore, for
New Orleans; Bismarck, L. II. Durtee, City
of Chester and Emma c. Elliott, for st.
Louis; James Howard, for Cairo, and Fan
ME Lewis, for Ficksburg. The James
Powell arrived with two barges OF coal.
The Billy Collins passed down.