The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1875-12-28
Steamers Leaving This Day.

yicksburg. Il. L, Lee, Campbell. 3 D. IN.
Lower Coast, J. I. Frazer. Canton 3 p. m.
Camden. Shannon. De Hart. p. m.
Tcnsas, Rapides. Sullivan IL M
st. Louis. Glencoe. Calhoon. p. m.
st. Louis. Leopard and barges. ---. y. m
SShS S'ik RIVER 'I Mary Houston, Miller. p. M
Ohio River Susie Silver, Silver s y. IN.
Bayou Sara, Gov. Allen. Brown. ~ m.
The WEATHER. Since our last has not
improved. 1t was warm enough yester-
day to make heavy clothing uncomfort-
able and to raise u fog that would have
done credit to London
Tho II. $. Turner left Cincinnati for
this port on the oath inst.
The Sherlock was advertised to leave
Cincinnati yesterday.
As the Ohio and other tributaries are
reported rising fast we can rely upon
having n season of high water-or at
least enough to keep all our steamboat
men busiiy engaged for several months
to come.
The T.. M. Bayley is going leave for
the Alabama river in u few days
Capt. McCord backs out the Glencoe
at 3 y. m. to-day for St. Louis
The Leopard and bargcs are off for
st. Louis at s p. m. to-day.
The Memphis 1tdianchc of Wednes-
day last says:
Cotton rates at six bits per bale the
present going rate from here TO New
Orleans is about Us near starvation
prices as it can get TO-. 1t is only about
l5c per cwt for an 800 mile voyage. IT
the Dean and Howard can live and
carry at such prices they will solve the
problem of cheap transportation about
as clearly as it ever will be done. Ocean
ships are carrying cotton from New
Orleans to Liverpool at I'd, or between
So and ~ per bale. To Havre and other
ports on the continent the rate is I'D. or
nearly $12 per bale"
The Robert f.. Ice, with one of her
usual large trips, arrived yesterday on
time and is receiving at the head of
Canal street to leave for Vicksburg and
all way landings to-day at 5 p. m.
The oldest steambOatmcn agree in
saying that the fogs on the river during
the past week have been denser than
ever known before. When VIC left the
Ianding1ast evening it was so thick as
to make it almost impossible for the
The Dawn, Capt Charles Truslow in
command, and Mr.. Chas. Drown i'm the
office, is off at 5 p. m. to-day for Jeffer-
son, Shreveport and all way landings.
The giit-edged Maria Louise, with
the veteran Capt. II. j. Brinker i'm com
mand, leaves in the line for Red River.
on Saturday Jan. 1, at 5 y. m. Since
here retirement she has been elegantly
refitted and furnished, and has had q
new pair of engines put in, which will,
beyond doubt, make her the fieetest of
the Red River feet
Capt. Joe Morgan will do the star
gazing Oh the Minden packet Garry
Owen.
There was a considerable swapping of
steamboat stock yesterday, vet we did
not hear of single steamboat man
winning the capital prize in the Louis
lana State Lottery.
The tributaries are all rising rapidly
and in consequence there was consider
able activity manifested on the landing
yesterday.
The pretty Bertha, for Opelousas,
OVERLAND yesterday. She will go to-day
at S p. m.
Capt. Jerry Il. Sullivan, one of our
most popular steamboat commanders
and favorite in the Macon and Tensas
trade, yesterday purchased the fine
steamer Rapides, and will leave with
her at noon to-day for Floyd and all
landings intermediate ON Bayou Macon
and Tensas. Mr.. James L. Robbins
will do the hOnors Of her office with his
usual grace and manners.
The Era No. 10, Capt. Taylor, J. ?.
Mohr, clerk, leaves at 5 p. IN. to-mor-
row for Point Jefferson and all points
intermediate on Bnuf river.
The Gov. Allen having been detained
by the recent heavy fogs, did not arrive
in time to leave yesterday. She leaves
to-day at noon, but will be back to re-
sumo her regular day Friday next.
In consequence Of the crowded condi-
ton of the lower steamboat landing, it
being burdened with thousands upon
thousands of sacks of cotton seed, which
render an approach to the steamers ly-
Ing there almost a matter of impossi-
bility, the Coy. Allen was compelled to
land at the head of Poydras street to-
day.
The elegant side wheel passenger
packet La Belle leaves Wednesday,
10Th inst, at 5 p. m, for Shreveport
and way landings.
The landing will be alive with bust
ness to-day it the packets advertised to