The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-01-06

OFFICE New ORLEANs DEMOCRAT.
Thursday. January 9, 1876.

OFFICE New ORLEANS DEMOCRAT,
Thursday. January o, 1876.
The undersigned. in assuming charge of thu
| River Department Of the DAILY DEMOCRAT. ro
spectfully solicits from his steamboat friends {
continuance OF the patronage 80 liberally Cx
| tended during his connection with the New Or
'''n' o''''''" ''l' ' GEO. J. DUNCAN.
| N.B-Any communications relating to steam
boat matters left at the DEMOCRAT Office, No. q
Commercial Place. will meet with prompt atton
tion from the river reporter.
THE WEATHER. - Yesterday opened
with fog, and up to noon 1t was undo
cided whether to rain or shine, vaftel
that hour "Old Sol' asserted his su
premacy and treated us to u sample Of
what he Is going to do during July and
| August.
BUSINESS. To all points excepting
Red and Ouachita, whore card rates arc
maintained, rates of freight are nomi-
nal, with but little business Offering fol
any particular point. Competition Is
said to bo the life Of trade, and the
more we have of it tho better 1t Is fol-
the time being for shippers and the
worst for stcamboatmen. This state OF
affairs, however, Is injudicious on the
part Of our steamboat owners as against
one another, and the sooner they com
bine and establish uniform rates to all
points on the Mississippi and it's tribu-
taries, the more prosperous will they
become, and more general satisfaction
will thereby be given to shippers,
The Gov. Allen, J. J. Brown, master,
is receiving at the head Of Customhouse
street to leave tomorrow at p. m, for
Bayou Sara and way landings.
The Era No. 10, Capt. Taylor, will be
found receiving this morning to leave
Saturday, 18th inst, vt p. m, for all
landings on BDuf river. Mossrs. Lord
Il McPeake are her agents,
The Bayou Macon and Tensas packet
Rapides, under command of Capt. Jerry
b. Sullivan, will be receiving to-day to
leave on Friday, 7th inst, for all land
ings on Bayou Macon and Tensas.
Capt. Sullivan purchased this fine
steamer expressly for the trade and de-
serves success.
The following named steamers left
the port yesterday Geo. Spangler, J.
I. Frazer and Oriole for Lower Coast,
Robt. Young, Lessie Taylor and st.
Fleta for Ope1ousas, Texas for Shreve-
port, Ouachita Belle for Ouachita river,
Jno. j. Maude for Memphis.
AT last advices Red River was rising
fast.
For list of arrivals and manifcsts sec
marine column.
The La Belle left Shreveport for this
city on the 4th instant. She leaves here
on return trip ut g. p. m. Saturday, sth
instant
The Dawn left Jefferson for this city
on the 5th instant.
The II. 7. Bryarly, Capt. Scovell,
leaves tomorrow ut 5 p. IN. for Upper
Red River. She will be sure to go
through. So shippers had better get
their freight ready in time.
HOME AGAIN, 55l1 BALES AND 1885
SACKS. just before noon yesterday
Capt. J. Frank Hicks brought into port
his great cotton packet, Mary Bell, with
the above cargo on board. After what
she has done heretofore this may not
seem to be large trip, but when we take
holidays, wet weather and other things
into consideration it is a remarkable
trip, one which Indeed deserves more
than a passing notice. She Is receiving
at the head of Gravier street to leave
on her return trip at 5 p. m, Friday,
18th inst, and her ever courteous clerk,
Capt. ALT. Grissom, will be found on
board at all hours ready to register all
who may desire to take trip I'D the
/" Father of Waters" on one OF the best
appointed passenger packets afioat.
Messrs. Brockett e Carter, No, 80 Mag
azine street, are her agents.