The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-04-01
Grand Ecore, Alexandria and oil land

Grand Ecore, Alexandria and all land
ings intermediate.
For V1oKsBuRe--THE NAToHEz. This
magnificent floating palace, under com
mand of Capt. Tom. Leathers, with that
favorite Vicksburg clerk, Mr.. James
Muse, in the office, is receiving ut the
head Of Canal street and will leave, rain
or shine, to-day at p. m, for Vicksburg
and landings Intermediates.
For MACON AND TENsAs.-The regular
Bayou Macon and Tensas packet Willie,
J. b. Sullivan, master, james l.. Rob
bins. clerk, will leave at s p. m. Satur-
day, the 1st instant, for all landings on
the above streams, taking freight for
those intermediate on Black river.
For OPELousAs.-Th Tensas, from
Opelousas, is receiving to leave on re-
turn trip to-day at 5 p. m. Capt W.
Burton commands, and Mr.. Eugene
Quatreveaux has the office under his
supervision.
FoR BATON RoUoE-T elegant pas
senger packet st. John, +. Bergeron,
master, J. 9. Bergeron, clerk. leaves for
the above and all way landings at 5
p. IN. to-day.
For BAYOU LAFoURCHE The new and
fast passenger packet Assumption. Capt.
Joe Dalferes, leaves for all landings on
the above streams and those intermedi-
ate on the coast at 5 p. IN. to-day.
For SHREVEPORT. THE elegant side
wheel passenger packet La Belle,
NJ. N. Wood, master, Walter Parker,
clerk, leaves for the above and all way
landings to-day ut 5 p. m. A better
boat Tor more competent officers) does
not float upon the Mississippi or any OF
its tributaries.
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
a. ~. %
The great Charles Morgan, from New
Orleans, passes up ut an early hour THIS
morning She leaves here Sunday Tor
New Orleans.
The launch of the Lee will be q mem
orable occasion. cannon will be there,
and u favorable report will be made.
Ven be there to see.
The G. b. Church, from New Orleans,
passed up yesterday. She put of at
Jacksonville big lot Of cypress deck
ing for the new Robt f. Lee.
The happy man is he who has good
trade, gets u good salary, lives within
his means. saves money. let's whisky
alone, can whistle, and doesn't keep
billy-goat.
The Mary Houston will go down
through the new cutoff at Island 81,
above Memphis, this trip. 1t is 800 yards
wide and 10 feet deep. 1t shortens the
river Is miles.
She was praying "How dear to my
heart are the scenes Of my childhood
and singing it TO her young fellow,
while the old man sat trying to read the
river column of the COiuier.jOtund,
but he couldn't for thinking "how den'
to his pocket" that tune cost him 50
lessons at - per lesson and he left the
room regetting that he didn't have
about half the amount back to buy coal
with. The piana is 'for sale'-the gal
goes with the stool, cover and music.
from Memphis Avalanche. March 3o.l
Captain Harry G.. Summers, formerly
n Red river pilot, and who has within q
few years built several steamboats, up
the Ohio for the Magdalena river in
South America, sailed from New York
yesterday for his field Of duty under the
tropics.
The Mary Houston has started in to
make u trip every two weeks between
each place every other Tuesday.
A private telegram from Capt. VIM.
Thorwegan to n gentleman OF this city
says that the great steamer Grand Re-
public, with her $500 yards OF tapestry,
carpet and other paraphernalia, will
start South from st. Louis between the
5th and 10th of April She makes her
first trip through to the Eads' jetties at
South Pass, and will round too away
out in the deep salt water of the Gulf
among the porpoises and ocean sharks.
The Republic is the largest, finest and
most costly steamer than ever Heated
in inland waters. Capt. James Good,
who spent most Of the winter here, is
now in st. Louis, hearty and well. He
writes that there is an under current of
opinion in st. Louis that the Eads jetties
are success, and that ere long marine
interests will show Il marked improve
ment in consequence. May the good
time not be delayed will be echoed by
multitude Of mariners.
from vicksburg Herald. March SOL
The river continues to rise here and at
nearly all points above. The Arkansas
river is rising rapidly, with % feet on
the guage at Little Rock. and Cumber-
land river is also rising with % feet on
Harpeth shoals. All the indications
possible overflow of the valley OF the
lower Mississippi. The recent SHOWS
and heavy rains have done j. all, throw
ing the Illinois, Tennessee, Wabash and
other streams out Of their banks. The
levees on both sides of the Mississippi
have thus far held their own, and we
hear of no places that cause uneasiness
or fear.
The resignation Of Cow Ames will not
affect river business a particle. Send
down your freight.
memphis Ledgerl
The steamer Oriole, owned by the st.
Bernard Coal Company, Capt. Broad
hurst in command, was the first boat to
come through the Devils Elbow cutoff
She came through safely yesterday
evening at o'clock. We suggest that
the new cutoff be christened the Oriole
cutoff. Capt. Broadhurst endeavored
to take soundings coming through, but
the current was too strong.
Memphis is telegraphing all over the
country that she is greatly afraid of an
overflow That's the way with her.
Let the river get up bit, swell around
and make pretensions, and Memphis
cries out Overflow" and raises a mis-
chief of q noise about the probable
damage to crops. Hold on awhile.
brethren The river may slop over, but
don't "holler" so much before you get
hurt.