The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-04-15
OFFICE OF OBSERVATIONS, SIGNAL SERVICE "
Daily report Of the stage OF water, with changes

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New Orleans. .........
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+Doiow high water mark q 1917. ono,,
Sergeant Signal Service. U. s. A.
THE WEATHER. Yesterday was usher
cd in by rain.
Twas cold enough during the early
part of the day for fires and overcoats.
| Judging from indications ut this
writing Il y. M we will have rather
moist weather to-day.
The wind blew a perfect gale from
midnight Thursday up to daylight yes
terday. The steamship jamaican, lying
at the head of Jackson street, was blown
from her moorings and carried s9me
distance down the river before she could
be checked up by her anchors. For
tunately she neither sustained damage
nor caused any to the other vessels In
her neighborhood.
BUSINESS. yesterday being "dies
non," there was but little freight
brought to the river front.
For late river kilograms sec first page.
For list OF arrivals SEQ marine col
umn.
The Bart Able leaves positively every
Saturday for Grand Ecore.
| The Gov. Allen, for Bayou Sara, and
Hy. Tete, for Lafourche, were che only
departures yesterday.
| The Iron Mountain and barges ar
rived with their immense freight last
evening.
Mud thou art and to mud thou must
return, is what can be said appropriate
ly OF our river front.
When the Republican asserted thai,
the II. T.. Lee was q condemned boat, it
did just what it has been doing for years
past, j. O., publishing barefaced f.lse-
hoods.
The steamboat landing has although
spring has set in-aiready put on its
summer garb, and we fear that it will be
long, long sumrler for steam boatmen
The woodbine twineth merrily in AL
glers, and many OF our packets are
seeking its shade The La Belle went
into retirement yesterday.
ST. AMERs LEAVING THIS DAY
For GRAND EcoRE.-The splendid new
Bar, Able, Dick Sinnott, master, Geo.
G.. Hamilton clerk, the pride Of the Red
River Valley, is receiving this morning
| to leave at p. m. to-day, as usual, for
Grand Ecore. Alexandria and all land
ings intermediate.
For VICKsBURG- NATcHEz. This
magnificent floating palace, under com
ma5d OF Capt. Thos. feathers. with
that favorite Vicksburg clerk, Mr. JAS
Muse, in the Office, is receiving at the
head OF Canal street, and will leave,
rain or shine, to-day at p. m. for
Vicksburg and landings intermediate.
For OPEIoUsAs- The Tensas from
Opelousas, is receiving to leave on re-
turn trip to-day at p; m; Capt. W.
burton commands, and Mr.. Eugene
Quatreveaux has the Office under his
supervision.
For Baron RoUGE.-The elegant pas
s,enger packet st. John, f. Bergeron,
master, j. G. Bergeron, clerk. leaves for
the above and all way landings at s p.
| IN. to-day.
For ST. LOUIS Through IN Fire Days
and Ttuelue Hours. -The elegant passen-
ger packet City Of Alton, II. 4. Bixby,
master, leaves as above at 5p. m. to-day.
For ST. LoUIs.-The Belle OF Shreve-
port, Thos. w. Rea, master, leaves at
5p. m.
For ST LoUIs.-The Jno +. Tolle, d.
M. Brady, is off positively at 5 p. m. to-
day.
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
! From the Louisville Courier-Journal 12thl
Stewart was the richest man in the
United States and he died, just like
'eny other man"-never took dollar
with him.
The great Thompson Dean will pass
up tomorrow for Cincinnati.
Capt. i. W. Gould is in the city put
ting the finishing touches upon the new
Calhoun.
tVicksburg Herald 18th nst
| Joseph Mcclure, bar keeper on the
steamer Pine Bluff, fell overheard on
Sunday, near Cadron, and was
drowned.
Seven hundred bales Of cotton, saved
| from the wreck Of the Mary Bell will
be sold at underwriters sale to- morrow
The continued high water has almost
entirely killed off tho bend business for
the time being. When the water falls
the Emma will resume her trips, and
business will improve.
The City Of Alton will be down early
this morning, if she didn't pass by dur
ing the night. She has on board the
| Prussian Military Band, which has been
giving concerts throughout the country.
Somebody said Capt. Silvsr's boat,
Susie Silver, had been Crossed at st.
Louis and the captain got so mad he
and dared the author of the statement
to meet him face to face.
from Memphis Avalanche 18th instl
| The sale of the Mary Boyd is recorded
at ST. Louis for $4,000. that being S2O, 900
less than first cost. That OF the Maude
is set down at $25, 900, that being less
half Of first cost.
5. w. Elliott has paid Thorwegan
| $1,000 for two years rent OF the Grand
Republics bar.
A barge is loading at Paducah with
tobacco for New Orleans, the rates be-
ing about So per hid. It goes south in
the tow Of the Bee.
There will be q great scra nh BILE for