The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-03-16

southssst wibds durins ths Az. yith sl1 \ q
cisnsss IL snpsfatufs and ri!iie iollyYMsa y
M NV tl 's Ha s ss:nsf ana hs ohio
valley. generally cloudy, ,warinerlwsa,nef PIP
rain, with easterlyt TO southerly winds anu 'e''-
" op he Lake region. Increasing cloudiness
and areas Of rain OF snow n9rt,neas. 70
For the Upper Mississippi ana al hpTe yer. Mis- and
sos yss1 s Y and ths tsper 4ssoa
valley with eeststly to southerly winds con
tjnued low barometer and temperature above
irints, and northerly winds and decidedly cold
weather In the northern p?rtl9Mnss. .,,ar,
will rise slowly,
DustsFss Was extremely dull for the
season on both the upper and lower
landings.
DEPARTURES. Yesterday the following
named steamers left port: Ouaohita
BELLE for Ouachita river. Bismarck Tor
81. Louis, st. John for Upper Coast. IT.
Mary and Bertha for Opelousas, Wave
mock and J. j.. Frazer for Lower Coast,
Il, l., Hodge for Louisville. Henry =.
Turner for Cincinnati, Bastrop for
Bayou Bartholomew, and Geo. Spangler
for Attakapas.
Chain lightning Ia no name for the
stun sold at present on some OF the
tributary packets.
The barrel houses on Canal street are
still in full blast, and by permission OF
the oity authorities, from whom they
have obtained license to disgrace the
principal street Of our city
About the dullest place In town nova
DAYS Ia the steamboat landing, where o
few short weeks ago oil was life md
activity now everything wears n church
ward appearance, but there is ~ good
time coming, md ere many weeks we
expect to SEQ Our tributary packets
leave port with full up trips.
For list of arrivals and manlfests see
marine column.
STEAMERS LEAVING THIS DAY.
The elegant low water passenger paek-
ct Willie. Jerry u. Sullivan. master.
leaves at s .. m. to-day. for oil landings
on Bayou Macon, Tensas and Black
rivers.
The G. II. Durfee, w. T.. Boardman,
master, leaves for Shreveport aud oil
points intermediate Mt 3 O'Clock this
evening.
A. i. Trousdale. clerk. leaves for
bayou dos Ulaizes and all landings
intermediate on tho Atehafalaya Mt s
y. m.
The Belle of Shreveport, 7. w. Rca,
master, is of Mt 8 y. m. for st. Louis and
all way landings.
The La Belle will be ready to leave on
Saturday, tho 18th instant. ut p. M.
for Shreveport.
[By Telegraph
BATON RoueE. March 15.--To Jos. A.
Aiken: The Durfee was detained by
heavy storms. She will arrive ut q y. tn.
and will leave Thursday for Shreveport
and Jefferson.
W. 4. BoARpMAN, Master.
MEMPHIS, March 15.-To !. u. Woods
81 Co.. 1O4 Common street Steamer Jno.
A. Scudder will arrive Sunday morning
and leave for st. Louis Tuesday. 2tst
q. III. DIX. Clerk
The Belle Rowland will not leave for
Minden until Saturday, March Is, ut 3
y. m.
The Hy. s. Turner. for Cincinnati,
and Ouachita Belle. for Ouachita river,
left last evening with splendid trips.
the balance of the departures were
rather light. in regard to both freight
and passengers.
Joe Saliba. the popular lower coast
pilot. Ia going to quit tho river and en-
gage In the grocery business.
We sailed forth yesterday and by
storm captured the Ouachita Belle
These blanks will convey all the rest
Twas terribly dull yesterday on the
river front. and we found 1t about as
hard to get a single item as 1t would
have been to have found q needle in u
hay stack or beam In the eye OF u
moat or any other thing. May be we
will have an item or two tomorrow.
Who knows2