The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-18

| to rise here and has risen feet The Ice re
mans solid. Warm. with wind from the south
which is melting the snow and Ice rapidly. ant
hours B. Wagner one 81 ne our Best ste eizens
known to all Ohio. river steamboatmen as
arfe gran ~ BUYER died here this evening aftel
rain. gradual thawing and melting Of snow
a be J sven Fsk the r r CAIRO has eefn The
?. m. She left Saturday and had to wait at dif.
tie sorees IN II The ower Be- land The Ice
has broken loose and carried away everything
IL the shape OF latboats, RATS. etc. The =, b.
carried away. the hull carried away. turned bot
tom side up and a total loss; There have bees
large field of shore Ice passing here to- day at
intervals, broke loose by the rise In the river
but not In sufficient quantities to seriously In
erfere with navIgatlon1, l., bel9w. The gorges
Rbea viii leave for Nashville again TO- night
the heavy Ice having passed out Of the Cumber-
land river.
Of the Tennessee is being made ready for boats
from below The Cherokee. Gaff. Paris Brown
and others at Cairo hope to get into the Ten
The hands Of the wrecked steamer Stahlman
mutinied. and breaking open the closets seized
all the whisky on board, and then made des-
with pistols. The Ice gorge In the Cumberland
liver, where this occurred. the greatest ever
known. extended from shore to shore, and In
breaking tore up the largest trees.
st. Louis Republican:
The present seasons weather Is. In almost
every particular similar to that OF 1866 CT navi-
CATION closed about the same date we have
more snow and fog this season. which Is the
principal difference Upon this fact we may
base the hope OF an early break up aud open
Anthony 4 Kuhn, who are harvesting Ice. have
the longest run that has ever been laid In front
T. mt Tor N to-n
ana measures 65O,os0 feet running from south
Gahokia Ferry landing. on the Illinois shore, to
on e = ~ bs side and no
". and averages 1871 inches in thickness.
should the weather continue favorable this firm
will secure 5000 tons. which will go far to reduce
the price OF this commodity from that OF last
summer.
yicksburg Herald. 18Th:
leans yesterday. whitner he went to charter the
steam tug Belle Darlington for Capt. Dabney,
to take the place CT the Yellow Stone in the gov
is very powerful and very swift tug and Is not
only better suited for the service she Is to per-
FORM but is Q much more economical boat than
to day or tomorrow and the Yellow Stone will
leave Immediately thereafter.
Especial to the Democrat
MEMPHIS, Jan. 17.-It has been raining hard
all day. The levee is In bad condition and
A. @. Donnally passed up well laden The Com
monwealth arrived from Cairo.d rawing 9lx feet,
and leaves tonight drawing 10 feet. The river
L rising rapidly. No ice is running to- night.
The Golden Grown leaves Saturday for Circin-
NATL PRICE
CINCINNATI, Jan. 17.-It ie raining. and freez-
Ing as itfalls. The river is rising and the Ice Is
clearing out. The Licking Is expected to run
out to-day and break up. There is no material
change OF the headwaters In the condition OF
lee. A rise is reported up the Monopgahela
which may open that stream. The Mitchell. for
New Orleans. was compelled to lay over. and
did not get away until this afternoon. She had
very few people and 400 tons. Packets from up
the river are late. but will return to- night
There is navigation up to Galipolis 400 miles
above here, and the river Is clear Of ice. Capt
w. Gaff
ST LOUIS. Jan. 1.-THE river fell one in CD
since last night The wind Is south aud an
other thaw IL. imminent. Nothing can be pre-
dicted as to the Ice going out. Boatmen are
very restive and. sad to state, very hard up.
They should form q protective association of
working boatmen similar to the New Orleans
prganiza lon OF owners, and secure Justice ST.
Louis boats still load at Cairo and Belmont
The James Howard is unloading an immense
cargo at Cairo from New Orleans The Mem
phis Packet Company's boat directory is the
same as last year.
DELHI. Jan. le.-Britton Eppler. Tensas
will arrive Monday.
L. V. COOLEY Master