The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-06-02
GEO. J. DUNCAN.
+NnluW high water mnrk UI 1911
NELSON GDRnN
Sergeant Signal Service, Y. +. 4
STEAMERS LEAVING THIS DAY,

Snf4pHHH StgfH ChiNit'. s. =. a.
STEAMERS LEAVING THIS DAY.
THF Gov ALLEN. This fine coast
packet Ia receiving at the bead OF Gus
tomhouse street She leaves for Bayou
Sara and all way landings at : =. m.
Capt. j. J. Brown commands. and
Messrs. Streck and Green have charge
OF the office
FoR Lower COAST The J. Y. Frazer,
q. Canton. Jr.. master. leaves daily at ,
y. III.
THr WEATHER rained last night.
NJ. E-We furnish this information
for the benefit Of those of our readers
who we're out Of town. feeling confident
that every one in the city was aware OF
the fact
The easiest way to get to the Hot
Springs is via Shreveport, All neces-
sary information can be obtained by
calling ut the office Of the New Orleans
aud Red River transportation Company.
No III Gfavier street.
Tue RlyER-For full particulars Of
the stage Of water in the Mississippi
and its tributaries. we refer our readers
~ the report from the United States
Signal Service Department, at tho head
Of this column.
For list of arrivals see marine column
The st. Mary, Fred Probst. master.
is the next Liue packet for Red River
She is receiving to leave Saturday at s
y. N.
The lightning Willie, ". H. Trinidad
master. is receiving to leave with dis
patch for Camden aud all way landings
The elegant Bart Able. X. Sinnott,
master. arrived yesterday evening and
will leave as usual on Saturday Mt 8 D.
IN for Grand Ecore aud all way land
ings
DEPARTURES The Frank Pargoud for
Greenvlle. Lessie Taylor for Ouachita
City, Golden Rule for Cincinnati, Mary
Ida for Upper Coast, and j H. Frazier
for Bel Air left port yesterday.
STEAMERS LEAVING SATURDAY.
FoR V1cksBuRa The Natehez. T. !.
beathers. master, y. m.
FoR GRAND EooRH The new Bart
Able. Il SiDnott. master. s =. N.
FoR RED RIVER The st. Mary. Fred
Prohst. master. s y. IN,
FoR CAMDEN. The lightning Willie.
T. II. Trinidad, master, 6 y. M
FoR BATON RoueE-Th st. John. +.
Bergeron. master. r y. m.
FoH LowrR Coasr The J. r. Frazer.
q. Canton. Jr. at 3 y. m.
FROM oUR EXCHANGES
points this side Of Fulton. Ark. few
days since rise was reported at Deni-
son that aud nothing more. A small
chap of n boat can reach Fulton on the
upper river. and u good sized fellow can
find its way to jefferson, but then there
is little inducement held out by the busi-
ness community to do SO.
Tho lower river affords all sorts Of
navigation for our largest packets. with
the water falling. We have more navi-
CATION than business about this time.
1t was sure enough dull yesterday on the
landing Shreveport Times. 21th.
One Of the beautiful chimneys Of the
Robt u. Lee Is up. IT. is seventy five
feet high
The Lucy Kern has arrived from
Viekshurg. aud a new boat will be built
for her machinery
The body of poor George Fowler was
found by some boys in the river below
New Albany yesterday morning
Capt. John Cannon leaves for New
York rs soon as the Lees chimneys are
up. He goes there to purchase portion
of the cabin outfit for the new boat.
Any one wishing to purchase No.
hull and portions of upper works for n
splendid wharfboat will lind a bargain
by purchasing the old Robert T.. Lee. as
she now lies at New Albany Capt John
Mossop will be found on board and will
sell on easy terms. The hull is one Of
the best of its age aiioat.
There was an oalum- headed boy with
n skinned heel. on the levee Yesterday.
with % cats in a sugar hogshead. wait
ing for the Glasgow to come down He
said, Them cats was cotched by me
and another boy for a man named Tom
Boluss. who's opened n fiddle string
factory down the river some place.
Sixty miles an hour isn't too slow.
when q fellows going to the funeral Of
his mother-in- law but the Eureka run
ming three hundred yards In four hours
is calculated to make man think life
is n fraud Il Louisville Courier Jour
nal, 3oth aud 3lst May
We call the attention Of our readers
TO the following from the Alexandria
Democrat.
'Our merchants, planters and others
sending letters by the packet Bart Able
will please. in the future, enclose them
In prepaid Government stamped envel-
opes. This is absolutely necessary and
IN accordance with Postoftice regula-
Iions. aud will materially lessen the ex-
penses of the boat. As it Is her clerks
have to 90 to the trouble. besides the
expense. Of doing that forced duty
Will not interested ones
see to this from now out we are author
zed to make this just request"