The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-04-19

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apec;. lily soicits from hls steamboat friends
tended during HIS connection with the New Or
loans o''S0e"A ""' i'"''''"' GEO. J. DUNCAN.
B.-Any communications relating TO steam
boat matters loft ut tho DEMOCRAT oiIlco. No. ~
Camp street. will mcot with prompt alton
tion IRON tho river reporter
The WEATnrn--W clear yesterday.
and just IA little bit too warm for the
season.
The almanacs tell III that summer
commences on the first OF Juno. Ii any
OF those almanackers got their books
up for tho river mon OF this city they
missed their mark for sixty days, for 1t
a nv time and no mistake ut present
with steamboats, and steamboatmen.
Tho John Howard Is having hand
some pnir Of new smoke stacks put up;
Capt. II. l.. Leo yesterday purchased
nt marshal's sale tho steamer Robert
Scmple. Tho sum paid was $500.
Tho flags of tho steamers at tho lower
landing Yesterday were displayed at
halfinnst, In respect to tho memory OF
Mr.. J. b. Nichols. m old Ouachita river
pilot, who died ut his residence In this
city last Monday evening.
The Fanchon, after running season
In Ouachitn river, left for Cincinnati
Yesterday in tow Of n Pittsburg coal
towboat.
The Utah and Katie =. Kountz for
Arkansas river; Katie for Vicksburg ;
Fnnchon for Cincinnati; }. i. Frazer for
Lower Coast G. Il. Church for Cincin-
natl, and John +. Tollo for st. Louis
were tho departures yesterday.
"Gone where the woodbinc twineth -
Our steamboat business.
There will be several 1.-TWO that we
know Oh steamers built this SUNNI or for
| the Io1vcr tribIIturiea
Algiers and tho Thnlia street wharf
IRE contcsting for the honors In regard
To where the woodbine twineth tho most
gracefully
The Marie Louise, I'm Belle and Les
sio Taylor arc ut present RracinR the
landing Mt the head Of ITALIA street.
"Will" Hays have tho Kindness TO
bier? Some land-shnrk makes way
with the Courier -.Journdl received by
our editor Mt least three days out OF
nvo hence this request. If Hays will
consent. he ciu find us ,ciHing.
STEAMERS LEAVING THIS DAY
ToR OprI.ousAs. Tho favoritc Grange
packet Robert Young, w. II. Daniels.
master, j. b. Schmidt clerk, leaves mt 8
y. m. to-day for Washington and I'LL
landings on the Atchafalaya and Bayous
Bnuf and Des Glaizos.
FoH BATON KoUaE The popular coast
packet st. John, +. Bergeron. master,
J. g. Bergeron, clerk. leaves at noon to-
day for the above and all way landings.
FoR OUAcHITA RIvEn.-Tho elegant
passenger packet Ouachita Belle, J. w.
Blanks, master, Joe Holmes, clerk,
| leaves ut 3 y. IN. to-day for Ouachita
City, Trenton, Monroe and all way land
ings.
FoR RED RIVER limo packet
Lotus No. 3, fresh from tho hands OF
tho skilled artisans OF Algiers, leaves
for Jefferson, Shreveport and all way
landings, Mt 5 p. N. to-day. With Capt.
Dave Dannals on the roof, Mr.. Joe
Dood In the office, our friend Hamilton
in charge Of tho Harder, and Joe Ritter
in the saloon, whcrefrom only straight
whisky TX dispensed, the Lotus Is always
sure TO be popular
Fon MACON AND TENsAs Tho light
ming packet Willie, j. Is. Sullivan mas
ter Mcssrs. Rollins and Boyle clerks,
leaves for all landings on the above
mentioned streams to-day ut 5p. IN.
wheel passenger packet w. J. Poitcvent,
Sam Block MASTER VIM. Guss clerk,
leaves for all landings on the above
stream nj p. IN. to-day.
OUR EXCHANGES.
The only departure for the South to-
day will DO the Grand Republic, which
leaves ut 10 a. IN. for New Orleans. She
is grand in size, grand in outfit and en-
bcllishmcnt, and will be~without doubt
grand In speed.
Says tho Cincinnati Gazette: "The
Robert Mitchell having made the round
trip from Cincinnati to New Orleans and
return in seventeen days, handling over
2ooo tons Of freight, and being only eight
days out from New Orleans to Cincin-
returned to New Orleans last evening,
taking but one day here to load, hut In
that time she picked up 100 tons freight
and secured twenty-five passengers.
The Mitchell had no agents here, and
took heavy freight ut l2A u l5c per cwt.
from Cincinnati Commercial. 10th instl
Business was lively yesterday owing
to the departure Of eleven steamers, all
with fair trips. Among the Golden
Rules passengers was Mr.. Frank
Baker, OF the river department OF the
Cincinnati Times, accompanied by his
wife and child. who make the round
our river friends will give Mr.. Baker q
warm reception.
| FAST TIME FROM New ORLEANS TO CAIRO
AND LoUIsvILLE.-The Oakland came up
from New Orleans in three days and
nineteen hours from port to port. Out
OF this she lost seven hours lying at
the bank, and encountered storms and
fogs every lssht, that compelled her to
run very slow. She has no barges, and
goes to Louisville for u tow OF coal, and
expects to arrive there at IL o'clock to-
night. Pilots, Ostrander and Daugh-
erty Her run from New Orleans is
well worthy Of note. Had she suffered
no detention she would have come here
in less than three days. She took down
20 boats Of coal. The John Means had
! for New Orleans, 1855 hhds. tobacco, 80
bbls whisky, al bbls. coal oil, 5l69
bbs. flour, 1858 bbls. pork and lard,
$3.50 packages bulk meat, 1GO fire brick.
1900 kegs nails, 1171 boxes candles, 483
sacks bran, on her four barges. She
encountered heavy winds, which drove
her to the bank in several places. Pi-
lots, Perry Wilks and Perry Doss. Cap
tain Ribeyer and lady are making the
trip to New Orleans and return on the
Means. Their home is in New Har-
mony, Indiana, and Captain Ribeyer
has fully $4,000 worth Of freight on
the Means.
OMAHA, April 15-The Missouri river
has risen foot inches during the last
"a hours, and is still rising. Reports
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