The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-28

boats to come to St. Louis or CAIRO. Thu. Iror
load for New Orleans. -.
Capt. Ed. Howard. the famous boat builder
left for New Orleans and Galveston on the new
B Billy Fuliwood has the bar on the new Luc,
Japt. il II, voolfolk and ! DAUGHTERS were pas
CAIRO. Jan. 24.-Yesterday morning. the river
were w brought back to the landing, and the How.
ard at the U. 4 v, and the City of Wick burg at
the elevator. began receiving freight. Soon at
nlerous and troublesome. until this afternoon
when some OF the heaviest bergs we ever saw
passed out. many OF them giving The wharf,
pieces Of gorge ice that foated ten to fifteen feet
below the water. many OF them reaching 50 far
down that they could not float near enough to the
wharfboat to iDjure 1t. and In ground nR on the
levee slope rolled over. turning up great masses
OF hard Ice. that we're appalling to look at. AZ
ter IL he stages t NO Pc nobns
IMPEDE rapid work In loading freight to-day.
vile. and the Howard and other craft lay at East
Cairo all night, where there was no Ice to
trouble them. The Belle Of Shreveport will
UNLOAD her etc. to-day and soon load
MEMPHIS, Jan, 24-Heavy ice IL running By
here to day, and keeps the steamers from NOV
i
account, and leaves early In the morning. She
has 800 tons. The John Gilmore is below, and
is expected up Tomorrow with seven barges
pushes on to Cairo with the rest. The Dick
Fulton is still here waiting for the Ice to run
out. The, .snagboat Macomb came up this
and vicksburg. She goes on to Cairo as soon soon
as possible. The Robert Mitchell, fully laden.
passed down before daylight. doing no busi-
the Arkansas arrival II iav hrinnino TaI hoiaS
of cotton, out OF the river. The Florence Meyer,
now up there. has slim pickings In sight.
by telegraph
sT. LOUIS. Jan. 27.--To John A. Stevenson,
barges. Viii add two or t three at Memphis.
Our harbor clear Of ice Now raining; pros
pects for continuance aENRy q HAARsrrcK
The steamer Yazoo arrived this evening full
load; leaves tomorrow at 2, n, ior Opelousas
BATON ROUGE. Jan. 2e.-To Q. g. Wayne, 50
Gravier street: The steamer Robert Mitchell
VII a1ros tn 5an evening so Capt. sB BsnS
The John Wilson will arrive Wednesday morn
ing. and leave for Camden Wednesday, the
twenty ninth instant. uo, ,
u vIcKsB r5, Jan 25 o e g: Wayne: The
CINCINNATI, Jan. 27.-.The river is 80 feet. 8
day but reports from alb I'VE this morning fndi-
cate that heavy ice will be floating past The city
before daylight and last several hours. The
weather is partially cloudy and pleasant Bus
mess is quiet on the leyee and Shipments few
arrived: The DonnalIy and Paris 9. Brown. the
former yesterday. leaving to-day; the Buckeye
State. from Pitsburg !. the wildwood. from
and the Trout. from the Wabash river. The;
Donnally returns to New Orleans to morrow
J. W. Griffith. clerk OF the Mary Miller leaves
o-morrow for vt. Louis to take charge Of Clin-
probably Be dismantled. Reese ". puean gam and md
Capt. Patterson will go down to the sunken
Chas. b. Church to- morrow.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-. Jan. 27.-There Is steady rain
this morning.. The river fell last night. and
thaw and rain. The tugs are breaking 1t up
above the bridge. There Is great desire to
hear from the Usage. Ga conade and lower
Missouri, from which big rise Is anticipated.
morning. into safer harbor. The steamer
James Howard leaves Cairo to might for New
Shreveport on Wednesday. The Grand Tower
leaves Cairo Wednesday for vicksburg. Capt.
rived from Savanna. Ill. with bis family en-
route to Florida. He will return before the ST.
Louis boats can run to Lake Pepin. Mr. Speed.
OF Brown Jones. Memphis. arrived here this
morning. Information is wanted by the public
tonnage owned In New Orleans up the Missis-
sippi and Ohio. Can't get 1t here.
"A private telegram to agent Barnard of the
Underwriters reports the ice gorge at Chester
:, MONROE. La. Jan. 27.-The river is rising
1t began raining early this morning. and rained
necessarily for six hours. 1t is now clear and
pleasant. The John Wilson went down at
John Hanna at D. M. with seventeen hun
dred. BOUTZ