New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-14

place eincs last night All the boats pro
vious!y mentiooed are still wedGeo t'gouy
together. When the gorge breaks swsy
most Of them will 60 down. with u, acS
| either be wholly wrecked or damaged stii
moro than they are.
The Latest.
A careful survey this afternoon OF AFFAIR."
| 1T the scene Of the steamboat dieaster d
| the Arsenal show that some of the steam
| ers clasped in the ice arc not in 60 bad con
l dition - they were last night, and that
others are NOT 20 badly damsged - previ
ously reported. The water rose conetdera
bly, last night and to day, which relieved
the pressure somewhat. The IKE Supe
rior 10 sfioat, and with the exception Of a
trifipg leak 10 in good condition.
Tho Savanna, lying just below the Lake
Superior, is afl0sf, but leaking badly, and
use OF pumps. Carpenters ere endeavoring
to stop tho leaks The War Eagle il alec
afoat, but she has hole in her bottom, and
her after guards and upper works are gone.
She has eteam mp, and all her pumps sre in
operation; her furniture and table ware has
been taken ashore, and her mate, who has
large gang of men working on her. says
he can save her.
The Alex. Mitchell il in q precarious
on one tide, and the wreck of the Bay ard
ON the other, and when the ice goes ont she
is expected to sink. Some hopes are now
expressed that the Centennial can be
raised.
The Andy johnson is badly hemmed
between the Centennial and the Davenport,
but is not leaking, and for the present &C
least, is safe.
The Davenport is sunk TO her boiler deck,
and is q total loss.
The Red Wing, Minneapolis. Rob Roy and
rthwestern, are safely moOred below the
gorge. The latter has steam up ready to
render any assistance possible when the ice
breaks mp. The rise Of water fl0ated the
Golden Eagle, and with the aid Of tho
Northwestern che is now fifty or sixty
yarda below the jam; che has steam up, and
If she is not further dsmaged by the next
movement of ice 5000 or $500 will repair her.
The Rob Roy also has steam up and pre-
pared TO meet any coming emergency.
The tug Reecue has succee ded in cutting
her way through the gorge from above to =
point abreast the Imprisoned steamers. and
ia now attempting to break up the ice along
the outer side Of them 10 that these that
can be removed from their present perilous
positions can be taken to open water.
AlODgsh0re, below, tbi, water is not great
in extent, but there is enough to afford
Their ont there il an imme nse ice field ex.
tending north nssrly 10 the city wharf and
south beyond the reach of the eye. This
was the situati0n at eight o'clock tonight,
and - the weather is considerably colder
the prospect ia there will DO no further
movement of ice tonight. !
Cssvesliss Of FreisAt Agents.
The general freight agents of the Louis.
vile and Nashville, Cairo and Viuoennes,
New Orleans, st Louie and Chicago, Mo-
bile and Ohio. Cairo Short Line, and St.
Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern rail.
roads. held . conference here yesterday
with representatives of the various steam
boat lines running between here and New
Orieens for tho purpose Of adjusting inter
freight rates. The meeting was harmoni
Gus, but the result is not yet made public.
Fire 1T TeEro Haste.
TERRE HAUrE, December I3.-Mon.
nger's Tivoli, . costly building, covering
wine cellars, was burned this |
Loss, 80 900; insurance, $25 900.
Probabilities.
Washington, december 10, ls76-43O P. N. |
rsssing cioudiness and possibly local rains With
o9anssd VAIN ! souih' ct to southwest Winds
n g., :Ss Or sSxy filling oa:s"ster
rlv winds continue, with clear or fair weather |
nd TO decided change in barometer.
River and Marise News,
SOUTHWEST Pass. December I3, 6 p. M.-Wind
or beast. light. ArIived-Blltish ship Terrell |
latger, master, sixty days from Livorpools to |
laste,; bark Lisbon, Dunning, master seventy |
ays from Dunkirk, to mas err Norwegian bank !
lana, Roth, master sixty.six days from Boz. |
eaux, to master; schooner There's g., 0brterex, !
aster, from -, to master. On the bar bound |
Emil .ano and ship I. lgravia.
PORT EADs, December 49, p. M.-Arrived-Brit. |
b ship Queen OF Nations Small, master, fifty six |
Aye from Qus enstown, to G. J Shepherd 4 Co.; |
,hooncr Gertrude Howes, Ny burg, m aster II ON
uatan, to master.
vICKsBURG. December l3-Weather warm and /
oudy. Rivtr f II thr, inches. Passed up-Katie |
10 4. ~. Down-Mollie Moore, ct S P. NJ;
MEMPHIS. December l3-River fell four incbes
axinun thermometer 62o. Arrived-Grand Re. |
lblic, froa New Orleans. |
CINCINNATI. December l3.River eight feet seven
ches and fsIng Weather clear to-day; mild
ID foggy to night
CA1Ro, December .-Arrived-Colorado, from
cksbCrg, at l r. u. River three feet eleven |
ches and falling. Weather cloudy. Mercury $50 |
kvANsvHLK, December l3-kiver rose slightly |
day; now Eve feet eight inches. westher |
oudy: since p. n. mild, with signs Of rain.
PlTEsDU1e. December 49, River two feet five |
chos Feather moderatipG spd ice Weakening
rceptibly. Mid feather reported ct tho head |
ltefs Of both rivers.