The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-05-23
below high water mart of is74.
NFTHON tDllOM


Sergeant Signal Service y. y. A.
The WEATHER. Summer clothes are
in demand.
It'a blasted hot on the landing
The dust II agnn us bad as 1t was be
fore Sundays rain.
BUSINESS Everybody. except the Ice
and soda water men. are complaining
OF dull times.
Fou VtcEsBune The peerless Katie,
William Campbell master. A. MoVay.
clerk, leaves for the above and oil way
landings ut y. IN. to-day.
Ovid hell Is ut the u ot springs lAtk.l
and is rapidly regainng his health:
Dom Pedro had the sell ana the Cap
tain Of the Thompson Dean tried ~ buy
him for nothing Capt. Thorweean then
offered sixteen troomsl, ana PEDRO tolu
him To pitch (ahead)
For list Of arrivals see marine column.
Tho cnsiest way to get to tho Hot
Springs Is via Shreveport. All neces-
aary information can be obtained by
calling Mt the office OF tho New Orleans
and Rcd River Transportation Com
pany. No. III Gravier street.
1'nE RIVER. For full particulars OF
the stage Of water in the Mississippi
aud It's tributaries. we refer our readers
to the report from the United States
Signal Service Department. mt the head
Of this column.
The Robt. Young lin place OF the ut.
Nary Ia receiving at the head OF Bien-
Vile street. to leave Wednesday, Mt + p.
m, for Opelousas.
The Lcssie Taylor, Capt. J. W..
Blanks. leaves every Wednesday, at p.
m. for Ouachita City. Monroe. Trenton
and all way landings.
The line packet Col; A.. +. kouns,
Mart Kouns master. I. II. KouDs clerk.
| L.. xiVt, IN, va n 4, IN
for Jefferson, Shreveport and oil way
The st. John. r. Bergeron master.
leaves ut noon tomorrow Tor Baton
Rouge and all landings intermediate.
Capt. Joe Dalferes has taken com
mand OF the Hy. Tete, and will run her
until the Assumption Is ready TO resume
her trips. which will be In II week or
two.
The Grange packet w. J. Poitevent,
with Capt. J. Il. Sullivan In command,
and Messrs. Boyle and Robbins In the
Office. leaves at =. IN. tomorrow Tor
all landings on Tensas and Bayou
Macon. She IL receiving at the head OF
Customhouse street.
If all we hear is true, there will be at
least three boats in the Grand Isle trade
this summer
The Frank Pargoud will be found at
morning receiving for Vicksburg and
the bends She leaves every Thursday
at 5p. m, Capt. Jim White commands.
and Mr.. Curt Holmes has charge Of the
Office
DEPARTURES yEsTERDAy--Gov. Allen,
for Bayou Sara. Henry Tete, for La
fourche, and j. y. Frazer, for Lower
Coast.
In speaking OF the explosion Of the
Pat Cleburne, the Cincinnati CONNER
cidi of the 10Th says.
"The late Capt. u. G. Fowler began
his business life In 1854, as n member Of
Watts, Given IL Co., Pad,Hah, and has
ever eince been prominently connected
with the steamboat interest Of the Lower
Ohio. He commanded the Idlewild for
several years. in tho Evansville and
Cairo packet trade, and made her fame
co extensive with the Western ana
Southern waters. He was the eldest son
Of Hon. w. r. Fowler, OF Smithland.
Ky. His wife was the sister ,of Gov.
Porter, OF Tennessee. His daughter Is
the wife of D. A. Given, 1r., Of New
Orleans"
The Martha and Texas will be sold on
Saturday. 9th instant, at IL o'clock. by
} the United States Marshal, Mt the Canal
street entrance to the Customhouse.
A well known steamboat agent, several
,, , equally well known river men and this
reporter were invited early last week tC
make an excursion down the river by
Capt. Jack ----, well we won't tell5hls
, other name, but late Saturday afternoon
were Informed that the tug which was
to convey us to the fishing and picnic
! grounds was disabled and consequently
tho trip stood postponed. This was al
satisfactory, but when that agent and
this reporter read In yesterdays papers
OF Il grand excursion made by the afore
r said tug down the river we came to the
conclusion that VIC had been badly sold
by the above mentioned Capt. Jack, o
Algierss. ,,,.,.,a no,, poa,o,.
suite:
.. Emperor Dom Pedro de Alcantara.
Empress Theresa Christiana de Al
cantara
Viscount Of Dom Pedro.
81 Madam Joseflna Fonseca Go.
Emelea, her servant.
Vice Admiral de Lamare.
Arthur +. de Macede.
DIR. Sara Ponies
James j. Okelly.
Pedro de Pavia.
: Leondida Espozel and five servants.
The vicksburg Herald says:
"Messrs. John Richardson and Fred
Stump will pilot the Lucy, KERN to
Louisville, where she goes this evening
, to be dismantled, and Frank Beck will
, have command. Capt. Parisot will put
! the machinery Of the Lucy KERN In the
: new stern wheel boat which the How
ards will build for him this summer
, The new boat will have a capacity FOL
, 5000 bales Of cotton"
/ 1t is limited that the splendid new
steamer John A. Scudder will enter the
Memphis and New Orleans cotton trade
next season, in connection with the i'm
perial Thompson Dean. That would be
, "good pair to draw to-" and would GER
tainly win, whether they "flled' or not.
, The Dean holds the age, and II the
Scudder comes in and makes her blind