The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-15

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sg2nn and feet Of water It Char
here fhe loss u Tie fom nlf Tsrrow il reported
and loss. Of 100000 10 the coal men on the
about thrse oocf s ssns
ont |, e witness II but i f holding yet fast 70
the other Ice from forty to fifty feet high, and
when It finally breaks cannot be otherwise than
NEW ALBANY jan. 1.-THE new steamer I'd.
land wharf. wa. towed to the foot Of sand
s ana mSSrnSf as y sas s Dsas s
cd. Fifteen barges and elk coal fats. belong
Ing to narties In this city. are lying on the Ken
the bend below this city. In charge OF fourteen
| coal boats, eight barees Of lump coal and five
barges Of nut coal Several barges lying in the
| extra force Of teams being employed. A large
number OF persons crossed the river below the
city to-day.
[By Telegraph
TRENTON. La. Jan. 1s;.To Capt. r, A. Blankss,
No LOG 1rHvier street. The steamer Corona will
$500 ' ]. DEHART. Master.
THsNToN. In, Jan. 1s.-To Capt r. A. Blanks,
No. 1O6 Gravier street.: The steamer Bastrop will
arrive Wednesday nigh, ,,n,r -,
VrCKsBURG Jan. I4-,To Janney h Work New
Orleans: viii leave here at 10 m, with 1900 bales
cotton and 5000 sacks o0tt 96H asSd w. CORN
Master steamer j. M. White.
CINCINNATI. Jan. 1.-THE ice broke yesterday
evening, and has been running since. The
81 rom e 70 sy sna es
number OF barges we're sunk and carried away.
The Guiding Star was carried from the New
minus her chimneys. which were carried away va;
The I'D. Hobbs. with three large barses Of
Orleans. sunk early this morning above the city
and II total loss. One OF her barges. contain
tanning 5000 kegs Of nails. sunk end another IL
safe. The boat and barges were not insured,
bit the carRoes are insured for $4,000 In q
The gorge broke to-day at Carrollton aud
Madison. but did no damage Boats, In the
Kentucky river are reported safe and the Ohio
portation company have agents soliciting for
the Mitchell. and announce that she will leave
for New Orleans Thursday. sure. and be fol-
lowed Saturday BY the Morgan. The river is
Adyices from the Kanawha say that the gorge.
which is p feet high. broke today and ls pass
olson, above the mouth OF the Kanawha. Navi-
cation will probably be open from the mouth OF
LDe hHUHWuH. Thirty mlleS ABOVE. 10 Ill points
south. There are no prospects OF a break up
above Kanawha In the Ohio.
MoNloE, jap. 1.-The weather. is cloudy and
mild. The river Ia rising rapidly. The John
Howard went up at ~. m. and the Corona
down last night
ST.. Louis. Jan. 1.-THE weather is foggy and
slightly freezing. Their, are no prospeeis Of an
early break W Of the Ice. The st. Louis Anchor
Line Is in full operation from Cairo. The Com
monwealth and Grand Tower leave for the
South TOMORROW morning. The Gold Dust
leaves on Thursday. to be followed by the JAS
Howard. The CITY Of vicksburg leaves for
vcksburg on Friday. The Kountz Line boats
still land at Belmont
heavy. The river Is rising rapidly. BUSINESS
is better. but the weather Is disag reeable. The
Yeager left for New. Orleans with u fair trip;
she added 100 bales Of cotton, here. The Chou
teau arrived. the ice permitting her to do So
The Augusta leaves Wednesday for New Or
latter part Of the week for the Tombigbee river