The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-02-02

OFFtoB NEw ORLEANS DEMOCRAT,
Wednesday Morning, February q. 1876.

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! OFrtuE NEw ORLEANS DEMOCRAT,
Wednesday Morning. February q. 1876.
The undersigned, In assuming charge 81 the
| River Department Of the DAILY DEMOCRAT. re-
suectfully a5llcts from his steamboat friends a
continuance 81 the patronage 80 LITERALLY OK
tended during hs , SoBg!eeticn with the New Or
'V''''' " ''''''' ' GEO. J. DUNCAN.
N, Amy COMMUNICATIONS relating to steam.
| boat matters left At the DEMOCRAT Office, No ~
| Commercial Place. will meet with prompt atten-
ton from the river reporter
| THE wEArHER.-ahortly after midnight the
food gates OF heaven were opened. and per
feet deluge poured forth upon us. The rain con
tinuei 10 fall almost necessarily until $3.50 yes
terday morning. when 1t cleared oft. The pros
Poets At this point arc tiatterne fur fair weather
to-day. As to other points. we refer our readers
to Old Frobs.
SYNOPSIS FOR THE PAST TWENTY -FOUR HOURS.
The temperature has risen slightly and tho
barometer fallen in districts east of the Missis.
! sippi with northeast to southeast winds and
Light rains prevailed IN the Southwest. with
southerly winds and warmer weather.
THE 3 ysg s and Ssn ,ses
Ohio has iailep > feet at pittsbare % inches at
Cincinnati and ~ inches at Louisville.
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For The sJutl, Atlantic and Eastern Cult States.
warmer. clear u fair weather during the day,
with east to south winds and falling barometer.
FYr The SphweSt GENERALLY psy s c2Hhy w'S,asr
ery and northory during the night. and rising
barometer. res
Ing ceudiness. southery winds. shifting to
westerly and aortherly with light rains. followed
dnring, the night by decidedly colder weather
Far the fake region. increasing cloudipess
sss sn or e variable ass M TeGs " ia
Tor the bpuer ssss,p9np snd Lower MI NJ
souri, valleys, decidedly colder weather and areas
| Of .show. with. northerly to westerly wind and
The Ohio river will continue TO fall ut stations
above Eyansvie: the mississippi will rise
| slowly between Vicksburg and Cairo.
| New PRoBs.-Ths reporter does not claim to
be prepbet nor The sen Of . prophet but res.
pecfully submits the following rs his idea Of
what is and what Is to be,
NEW PROBABILITIES
ron rue SOUTH ATLANTIC. Gulf AND ALL OTHER
| STATES OF THIS GREAT AND GLORIOUS UNION.
1. II IL does not rain again within, the next
'of Should Hyf III T rain NECESSARILY o rf oy days to
come we would be a great deal better Oh than
those fellows we're who lived la old Noab's time;
R f. "f vi G"e Saah Belle d Kate KIM
ney and others. too numerous to MENTION can
discount the Ark rs far ms carrying capacity In
3. II the water In Ouachita river cannot be con-
| fined to its banks by boing damned or other
wise. VIZ may look out for short cotton crop In
that section next season.
/. Il IL probable that for some time 10 come the
mississippi and its tributaries will continue TO
at all outlets that will mol alter the course Of its
i. II Any pf these "pr9bs,, should not be vert
near risht as most Ill u those made rooantly Iy
old prohs' and Prof. Tice have been,
| To STEAMBOAT COMMANDERS AND AGENTS.
Article second of Edict XIX. issued by His Most
Gracious Majesty hox. King of the Carnival.
reads as follows:
throughout the Royal Domain immediately cause
TO be promulgated n reduced tariff Of fhrcs for
the benefit OF all loyal subjects who may desire
10 visit the Royal Capital on that day.
As the DEMOCRAT has "a large aud constantly
increasing circulation on tho Mississippi and
It's tributaries its columns will be opaA 10 all
olr steamboatmcn to mako known 10 His Ma
jqsty their compliance with the above order.
BusrNEss-Tho rain yesterday morning rather
interfered with business on the river front.
ATTENTION. The condition Of ,ha approaches
from Delta street to the steamboat landing Is a
disgrace to the city and reproach to the party
OF parties whose duty i is to attendto hep The
principal crossing, that leading out ut the head
OF Canal street, il actually dangerous to life and
limb ,EXaFT 2WNAA y &4GFAtN .-i
DEPARTuREs.-Th following named packets
left port yesterday H. Il. Ice for Vioksburg,
Glencoe for st. Louis Texas for Shreveport
May Lowery for Jefferson. Ashland for Arkan-
sas river. Hetty Higher for Camden. Bertha for
Opeousas, Assumption for Lafourche. and Sow
era packets for tho Lower Coast
For iist uf arrivals ana monfosts. sec marine
coipWH.
Lato river toegrams win bo found on our FIRST
page,
tTy Telegraph
COMMON street Steamer. City Of Quincy will ar
a sl pss1,iss a Fob WI hYHHs s e aslla
stsamer fda viii arrive on Friday morning with
y full load, and leave SATURDAY for Attakapas
Clerk OF steamer Ida.
.. m. with 5000 baes Of cotton. 1000 sacks seed.
J. NJ. WHITE Master OF Pargoud. |
! THREE THOUSAND AND TWENTY BALEs,-This |
h what fhs kats Kinney arrived villa sunday
evpning from Camden, and fora certainty It en- |
titles hsr tothe blue tbbon; she Is going back
hhsy IN more 1'S, lust yoa Know to III people L ss
9hai Kind d Il boat she Is. ,qnd how Capt Joe
The La Belle from Shreveport, and Mary Bell
from Memphis, arp duo to-d9y,. Tho farmer
leaves Saturday, and tho latter Friday on return
trips.
STEAMERS LEAVING WEDNESDAY, FEB. a.
For JEFYERsoN. The Col. A. p. Kouns. Mart |
Kouns. master l. H. kouns. clerk, leaves as
above ut s y. nj. .8s
For BAYou PIERRE AND CANE RIvER--Tbe |
Carrie A. Thorn, Chas. Thorn. master Tom |
Clements. clerk, leaves for ali landings on the
Wpye streams at q, N.
Eos lPBLQusAs.-Tlfe feet, iavorite packet |
Fleta with CAPT. C. G! Pickett on deck and Capt |
A. Meynier. Sr In tho Office, leaves Ut D. m. to-
day for Nil lapdinas on the Atahafalaya and |
Hayeu D8s Glaizag. OourtabIeau and Bout |
giving through bills OF lading to all points /
Lord h McPeake are hcr agents.
Fon OrKLovsAs.-The independent Opelousas
packet st, Mary, Fred Probst. master, J. ,. !