The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-24

4 s ! By shs Fred Wilson. No arrivals from
s say rh r., yiqt shisae came down from oIn
wharf. the Ice laying an effsctual embargo The
snf fle LEI u IRON Kentucky river arrived
came down to aid the coal fleet. The Chaa.
Morgan telegraphed from Madison to arrive at
2. M. with no possibility q efracting land
ing, ana may go over The falls tonight. The
feet at the foot OF the falls is safe. and the new
20: Richardson starts TO New Orleans as soon
CAIRO, Jan. 2o.-Sincs yesterday evening the
harbor has been almost entirely deserted. Mo-
bodT ever saw 1t in such shape since the his
not steamer al The landing. II used to be that
men Just took things 49, they came, but not so
now On Saturday the SKY vas bright and clear.
the river WIS bank full aud entirely free from
Ice. There was nothing that any one could see
To give alarm. and yet me harbor was busy
were unsbipped. ,cargoes were hurried aboard,
and about oclocA each steamer grabbed a
wharrbcat. barge, Or something. and lit out
had been received which stated that heavy
gorged Ice was passing that citv. and warning
boatmen to prepare Tor It and long before the
danger arrived the shipping was In shape to
The only crafts not moved were the Dry
Docks located above the city. and Browns coal
the city, At midni hit the heaviest fields of ice
passed out. sinking the dry docks and cutting
down, two s French en-. creeks and coal boat all
bushels and crushed badly a barge of coke
The Iron Mountain and fleet of sixteen pieces
cairo but Wes not re snd
was taken to the rest Of the fleet. AT dark Capt.
Dunlap had not ayet decided whether to take
Capt 81 MsDqna iS is dons W &. N Mcpon
aid arrived yesterday morning. All day. the
river was clear OF Ice, except a marrow strip, OF
shore. Since 10 o'clock last night II SOU DIS as
though the river were full OF It.. tut In the
duknsss It canno, be &c, from shore. The
ming TO the SPOT where the wharfboats used
know H, wha. place ,hs was; said 1t looked fa,,
mili8r. but couldn't say lie had ever seen IL
befo. 9. He in,enoed to try to reach the Teenes.
see. here he GaF w-nt the day previous.
The Perg rfsrS viii Be-
be so here at 10 ocloes to-day forthe bsneft
o. whom u may concern. Capt: Alexander
morning Business viii be- lively whse ths
&C.. pass. 9 out. WALT.
Memphis Avalanche. January "a;
The mud on the levee is drying up. Thirty
thousand bales of cotton are awaiting shipment.
the bulk OF which will be per steamers.
~ NAVY Y, F,h YAH II Pensacola Tle. jan. 2o1To
S. o. HEMENwAY.
Master Steamer Belle Texas.
Tue Mary Houston passed up about o'clock
yesterday morning. putting off some people be-
low. the Fair Grounds and declined to come
Hp to the wharf boat. There was about thirty
passengers here waiting for her. snd some
freight on the wnariboat, which she might have
got by coming for It. AS It was, number Of
passengers started down to the III ustona land
ing to get aboard there hut didn't make the
landing IN time. and yesterday q good many of
them took their departure by rail. induging Ia
o little staa boat cussin.
The Yazoo Valley brought the following car
go from the iazoo; Cotton. 1873 bales; seed. 400
sacss; oil cake. 1888 sacks; oil. i34 barrels; oil
meal, ia sacks. She reshipptd on the j NJ
White. and lies up here.
tBy Telegraph
CINCINNATI Jan. 2s.-The river is falling
with 80 feet inches In the channel The weather
y cloudy and cool. There is very little Ice In
merged, and It Is doubtful II she can be saved
The Buflngton gorge is at Nashville. and is
passing very heavy.
feet aud falling The ' Weather Is cloudy faysf and
cold. No departures.
ST. LOWS Jan. 23.--According to Mr.. Nor
Of or 5ne bs me
disasters of 1878 amount to s493 100. Only thirty
seven lives were lost by these disasters The
right at CAIRO The t t s are brissiaa
wharf boats to the landing there. and the vicks-
burg and Howard are loading y is said that
Cairo the 4: .. Lee. Thompson Dean. j. NJ
White aud Ed. Richardson.
= MEMPHIS, Jan. %. A heavy drift ls passing:
cleared with 1000 bales Of cotton and 800 sacks
of oil c,ke and meal. The Sam Roberts and
bbarges left fIr Eyansy'lle The on Valley and
due no; tho Mitchell down.
NAToHEz. Jan. 2s.-To Janney Il Work The
steamer Natchez left at IL O'Clock last night
with 5000 bales cotton and 5000 socks seed.
RUMBLE & WENSEL.