The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1875-12-21

WIN, HDfHltluOIt, HlubueT, bb uiitH UDIlt hI' Ut
Janoiro. with cargo Of coffee TO Lucas u. Moore
Norwegian ship President. Lie. master. 81 days
from Liverpool. In ballnst. To master; Norwegian
ship Livingstone. Hansen. muster. 81 days rom
Liverpool, with salt to order; Norwegian bark
Knrten Lanyard, jacobson, muster CO days
from Liverpool. with salt; to order;
The American bark st. Claude. BHyloy, master,
II days from jamaica. in ballast. has arrived md
sailed for Galveston.
The ship Coronct IL at anchor outside outward
SOUTHWEST PASS. Dec. ~, ~ m.-Baromctcr
30 30. Wind east. fresh. Weather cloudy and
DoWolf & Rowcl: American bark Alice Reed
Kieran, master 10 days from Bremen. IN bal
last. TO Shultz&Co. American bark Alice Camp
bell Goshen, master, 20 days from New YORK,
adler, Norton. muster. ~ days from 81. Thomas.
in ballast. to Muster.
Sniled-Schooner Martin.
Arrived Bremen steamship Hanover. nj $50
Inst evening. Himbork. muster. from Byemcn.
via Havana, to y. = storkmcycr Go; Ameri-
New York. 70 A. Moulton. Bremen ship Com
stantin. kul,lken. muster, 6s days from Bremen.
in bnllnst. to Il. =. stockmeycr Co.; British
bark Wooloomooloo. May. muster, dHys from
Key West. in ballast. To master.
SOUTHWEST PAss. Dec. ~. g y. IN Barometer
1870. Wind northeast fresh. Weather cloudy
and cool Arrived British ship Paul Doynton,
McMullcn. muster. - 1ays from Yarmouth. il
bnllast to master. Sailed Steamer Francoli,
ships Beethoy,en. China. and La Louisiana
schooner John y. Hancock. The ship Coronet
is at anchor outside outward bound.
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
Louisville lourie.- .fopuoi Of 18th instant says:
The river has fallen four inches Mt this port
during the past twenty four hours, and il was
falling last evening. with nine feet seven inches
watcr in the canal. and seven feet seven inches
rate ON tho lovcc yesterday. Night before la.t
snow fell and high winds prevailed until noon
Yesterday, The weather wns yory cold, aud ice
made freely during the day and evening.
Com w r. Dul itg,pu Cant. T. ~ Davidson "a nd
Can't. 7. H. Grifth. Of the kookuk Northern
Line ~. Louis. will arrive from Cincinnati this
two large first steamers built for S. Louis and
Eppcr Mississippi trade They have been to
Cincinnati for bids and got ilie,g; Now. let
Louisville put In hor bid. and build ile boats.
or course We can boat the world here building
fine, tast l,ods and We have no doubt Cincinnati
viii do NIL she can t. clean - ont. ,,
The government on-lighi Steamer Lilly
will leave Cincinnati on the first Monday in jan
uary. 1876 going rs far south as NntchrH, tn look
after ln b%on liEas On ARRIVING :, Nn,ehrz
district. When pilots observe lights ont or neg
lcctcd along tho Ohio aud Mississippi between
PHieburg and New Orleans, thcy will confer n
fnyor on the service by noting The date and time
If night they make tina observation. addressing
their communications ~ the inspector Of the
fourteenth district. Cincinnati.
Tie ruyoritc Mary Houston arrived from Gin
cinnat last evening, and after taking on u big
lot Of freight and passengers here pushed ON TO-
wards New Orleans. with every prospect Of Il
'', III" II. i. Turner from New Orleans. bound
for Cincinnati. Is due NJ to-day.
Look out for lee in the river now. Dust In
summer and leo In winter 80 II goes.
The new Golden Rule leaves here tomorrow
for New Orleans. Capt. O. r. Shinklc is in com
mand.
Sc. Louis Republican, 18th inst; On Change
appeared u manifesto of the Underwriters yca-
terday to the effect that navigation was suspend
cd here. This approximated truth--therr being
both arrivals and departures. but tho Under
writer's have ceascd TO take risks There wns
sharp floating iee in The morning. and ~
west last night, and II is hoped that u southern
breeze will be blowing this morning River fell
inches. and no contracts were being made FOL
TIE Polar Star left for New Orlonns with tw,
bargcs to lay-by, below for daylight. Also Atlan-
lie up in u safe place Immediately below ths
city.
Passengers at Cairo will find awaiting then
houn. which will leave Cairo this evening fio'
New Orleans. The City Of Alton leaves Gnirf
Tuesday positively for New Orleans. The
Kountz Line will load boats ut Cairo.
MISCELLANEOUS. system Of towing
freight between st. Louis and New Orleans has
been growing in favor Of late. The Mississippi
Valley Transportation Company ilns been n sue
cess for years, and other towboat owners have
lately directed thoir attention toward tho trade
Tho John Means has nearly accomplished ,
to New Orleans and return to st. Louis will
three barges tho Robert Semplc IL making hon
second trip hence TO Now Orleans; the Leopard
Is well on her way there with u tow Of loadet
bargcs and tho Polar Star was to lenvo lust even
ing with moderate trip. The Iron Mountain o
Grny's iron line left Pittsburg this week for New
Orleans with 100 tons OF railroad iron. 5000 cascs
and 800 bbls refined OIL 100 wagons md 500 tons
Pittsburg manufactures. 1t has been common
occurrences. however. the departure, of Ohit
River towboats for New Orleans and the system
IL being extended hence to the sane great depo
at the mouth Of the river, The Wild Duck, !
small towboai III even n9w having hargts iohd.'
cans, to 20 through without rcshipping Thu
growth Of the system OF heavy freight trnnspor
tation, according to close observers and careful
freight nnd passenger sleamboath. which are
always in demand for the Now Orleans rs well "a
other trdes On the eo,ntrary II i believed tha
fore should T., 8: Gray. Of ptis'a,rg as hal
place his towboats. Ironsides, Iron Mountai,
Nand Rover aud forty barlcs. in the 81. Louis ant
and Icw Orleans trade, IL is probable that befor'
I long there will be sufficient freight to keep then
going without Infringing upon the supply ncces
sary TO support tho other transportation lines.
Shreveport Times OF Docombcr Is, says,
in the river at this port Tor The twenty four hour
ending yesterday afternoon. leaving the drinl
five feet and four inches above tho dead low
The officers Of the Bryurly tho last packet up
report q channol Of three feet at Boyco's bar. TN
shoalest place in the lower river. Tho Bryarly
WIN " EoDI tI'lEIit, kno'kbu HloHH WITHOUT an,
material trouble. showing that we have low
water navigation. Below Alexandria thorc ia
fair stage OF water and AZ the Mississippi Rive
Is rising pretty fast. Old River will not have
much Of an opportunity 10 run off. The bacl
water from tho Mississippi will keep the lowe
river well up and afford good navigation u
Alexandria The Col. Kouns, on her las, tril
out. went out Of the river with about 1900 bales 0
the staple.
The upper river will not respond to our want
and we might well hold our horses unit
another rain sets in. At Fulton Yesterday, TN
river was falling. with less than nine feet by tn
United States gauge. which does moi amount t
one foot on the bars this side.
There was very little business doing on tn
steamboat landing yesterday. The Il. r. Bryar
ly was on hand ready for business. but there wa
no cotton to ship that way Mt three dollars pc
bile Although the receipts were nearly 100
bales and the sales about 800 bales. there was n
cotton for the New Orleans market For steam
| ers to be Of any benefit to us. freight on cotio
will have to take n tumble. The Eastern buyer
make this bcter market than New Orlcan
with even freight at two dollars per bale w
don't think the Bryarly got twenty bales Of til
staple at this point
We have not heard Of any change In the rate
Of freight. Cotton-out 81 per bale. and u
freights card rates.
MARINE NEWS.