The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-08-14
River n ews.
o,rros Nry ORLEANS DEMOCRAT.

MONDAY August IA. 1875. |
River Department OF the DAtLY DEMoCBAT. re-
spectf ,.lly sollcts from his steamboat friends
o e With Il e New
''"n' "s'''''' "'u A""'' GEO. J. DUNCAN.
THE WEATHER--A Alternate rain and sunshine
- the order OF the day. and has been for nearly
BusISEss spects for the week-if we have
fair weather-are goo
For list Of arrivals see marine column
tired 81 ths Too free use oi hs name, and gives
vent to his feelings In the following lines:
First they. named for us mule.
Then n butting goat
Then little stern wheel craft
NV comes Dugan's float
Mr.. Joe Fthian is. associated with Col John,
son In the contract for diseharging the boats OF
the st. Louis Pool line.
The new Lee = receiving ss at shs the head s o
the season at p. m. to-morrow.
The Ouachita Belle brought in yesterday two
bales Of the nsw cotton crop. nm.
lin place of the Gov. Allenl leaves every Monday
and Friday Mt 5p. IN. for the above and all post
office landings Intermediates. Capt. =. Brown
commands and Messrs. btreck and Green are
Captain Geo. D. Hite left this morning with
hi family for the Centennial and other points
CAPTAIN Jack Blanks arrived on the Shannon,
yesterday. After Spending few, days in the
main there until the John IL. Hanna is ready 10
come out
The following dispatch. received here Satur-
day, is of the utmost Importance to our BED
River steamboatnen. The opening of this dv,
sion will afford our merchants facilities OF
shipping to sherman. in faster time than here
tofore afforded them; and will add largely to
the up-trip Of our Red River packets.
MARSHALL. Texas. August IL. 1876.
To Jos. A. Aiken. He'd kiever Transportation
Company, New Orleans: .
Trauspunt mental division of Texas paCltiP
Railway open to Sherman. Trains will connect
with your line at shrevep9w,t n Nrw,,v
General Freight Agent
Fog GRAND IsLE--Tiree Times a Weeh.--,rbe
fast comfortable passenger packet Billy COLLINS
(nrt McSweeney leaves the head OF Harvey's
Canal for this famous watering place every
Tuesday. Thursday aud Saturday Mt n. m. The
ears Of the Tchouptoulas street line carrying
passengers to the Louisiana avenue ferry
The H. +. Bryarly, Capt; Wm. Giep, VIII be
| the next line packet to Jefferson. Shreveport
and way landings. She leaves Wednesday 18th
The robert Young and Trenton, from Ope
| lousas, will arrive tonight and leave on return
| trips Wednesday at D. m
from Morning Press Dispatches.l
MEMPHIS. Aug: l2.-Rysr fell 2 inches, and
mum thermometer ~. Departed: St. Genevieve
for St. Louis. Maude for vicksburg. Bismarck
viqksggne. Aug is-Nothing gsR gRss or 90, a9wn; n
inches. Weather cloudy and warm
| CINCINNATI, Aug 13.-Kiver feet 10 inches
and falling Weather fair and warm.
II CAIRO. Aug. 13.-4Arrived: Helena from vieks-
burg II .. m I, Schenck from Cincinnati. 10 o. m.
! Departed: Helena for st. Louis. a. IN. River
le feet inches and rising. Rain all forenoon
| cloudy. Mercury "a.
| pITTspURa. Aug 13.ARiver feet and rising.
| Heavy rain last night. prospects OF more.
| EVANSVILLE, August Ia. = River 2-10 feet
Weather cloudy; raining and warm. ,,
| ST. LOUIS. Aug. 1s.-kiver falling. with feet
out to Cairo. Cloudy and hot.
LOUISVILLE. Aog. 13.-kiver rising: 8 feet 4
| inches in the canal Weather pleasant. Down
Arlington from Cincinnati to New Orleans. New
Bayou Sara and New Orleans packet Southern
| Belle Capt. MeElroy, starts South Tonight
| ilpht.