The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-02-29

OFFICE New ORLEANS DEMOCRAT,
Tuesday Morning, February ~. 1876.

River News. W
OFFICE New ORLEANS DEMOCRAT,
I Tuesday Morning, February 30 1876.
/ Tho undersigned, i'm assuming charge OF thu
River Department of the DAILY DEMOCRAT, re-
spect ally solicits from his steamboat friends
/ continuance of the patronage SO LITERALLY ex
tended during his connection with tho New Or
'o'' '' - =. - GEO j. DUNCAN.
/ NJ B-Any communications relating to steam
i boat matters left ut the DEMOCRAT Office, No p
Commcrcial Place. viii meet with prompt atten
ton from the river reporter
THE WEATHER Since our last has been dc
lightful, clear. re- sonably cool. and all that oui
citizens and visitors could desire.
For further particulars under this head we re-
| for our readers to 4#
| OLD PROPS. a. ..r
| W A,HINGTON, ID. G.
| Monday, Feb. 81. 1876. n. m. J
| s, NopsIs ron THE PAST TWENTY FOUR HOURS.
The area Of high barometer has extended
southeastward over New England and cold
northeast winds. with rain or snow have pre-
sure has moved slowly eastward to the Ohio
| followed by high cold northwest winds, from
Minnespta to Arkansas. So?ntherly winds anu
partly cloudy weather prevail in the Gulf States
and with rain in the Ohio Valley and South At
| antic States. .- s.
The rivers have fallen, especially at Cincin-
| '.F tft I PROBABILITIES.
4 For Monday in the South Atlantic falling ba-
| romctcr. warmer southery winds. cloudy we;i-
| Their and possibly rain, followed by rising
| barometer westerly winds and clearing weather
| For the Gull States. rising barometer, south
west to northwest winds, cooler. partly CLOUDY
| weather and possibly u Dorther in Texas.
| For Tennessee and the Ohio valley, southwest
winds yeering to colder northwest, with rising
For the western Lakes. Upper Mississippi and
| Lower Missouri valleys. north and west winds
colder, clearing or clear weather and rising ba-
| romcter. a.N
For Lower Lakes and Lake Huron. in
creasing northeast winds bisckine to northwest
falling Barometer, cloud and snow. followed by
For the Middle Atlantic States. northeast to
| southeast winds cloud and rain. falling barom-
eter and higher temperature.
| For New York and New England, northeast TO
northwest winds. watiner. cloudy weather. aud
| possibly rain or snow.
| The rivers will continue stationary or slowly
| falling. Cautionary signals continue. at Grand
| Haven and Milwaukee,, and on the Middle At
| lantit coast. tso. ..ftl.
| BUSINESS Was brisk on both the upper and
| lower landings yesterday, but we not expect TO
| see anything ut all doing to-day, AS every one
| in town will be out to see Rex and his followers
| parade. &E
| over 10 arrivals Of steamboats, at our landing.
This morning there are q steamers atthe lower,
nna at G pP Pra andng WITH a s9 or 10
The X. u. lEE..This fine steamer arrived with
| fine freight and oyer 900 passengers Captain
|
Majesty Rex. will not leave port until wednes-
| day. March 1. at D. m
The. kATIE.-Thls splendid packet reached
| port Sunday evening with a full cargo, and her
elegant cabin filled to repleti0n with passengers.
The Grand Eeore packets Jno. b. Maude and
| Lessie Taylor and the Bayou Sara packet Gov.
| Allen arrived on time with oil the passengers
| that they could possibly accommodate, in fact,
every arriving steamer was az full as they could
There will not be single departure from our
wharf to-day all the steamboat commanders
having yielded promptly to the command Of
Rex and those that were Sdysrtised to eaye TO-
The MARY BELI.-rhe particulars Of the burn
ing of this magnificent steamer will be found in
our telcgraphic column. -s
For list of arrivals aud manifests see marine
column,
the New Orleans and Red River Transportation
See special notices Of steamers II, +, Lee, les
sie Taylor aud John i. Maufe
The only departure yesterday was the Gov.
Allen Tor Bayou Sura.
| usual eclat to-day.
SINKING OF THE RArIDEs- Boat a Total Loss
No Lires Lost.-By the arrival yesterday of the
Ouachita Belle we learned that the steamer Ra
piles Capt. Jerry b. Sullivan, from Bayou
Macon and Tensas. bound to this city. ran into
some hidden obstruction five miles below Baton
Rouge and sunk in II few minutes. When the
on the bank and her bow out in the river, with
the water over her boiler deck on the starhoard
side and about six feet OF water over her lar.
certain that she will prove total loss.
:, The Rapidos was owned by Capt. !; A. Blanks.
President Of the oqachita hySr hransporta'lon
manter, and Mr.. james L. Robbins. clerk. Al
the time of The accident she had on board be-
hundred sacks cotton seed and her cabin was
filed with passengers on their way to the city
to participate in the Festivities OF to-day fow
the remainder will arriveto- day on the steamers
La Belle and Bonnie IIoe. Both of these steam
ers were alongside # her when the Ouachita
in this city for $4,000 Her cargo will be saved in
a damaged condition. The wreckingboat Travis
Wright left at p. N. yesterday for the scene OF
the accident
The Shreveport telegram Of the oath instant,
says:
New Orleans with the blue ribbon trip of the
season, Besides having all cotton. cattle and
cotton seed cake Ia thousand bales of cotton
was engaged and fifty cots had to he called into
reauisitioh to accommodates passengers"
STEAMERS LEAVING WEDNESDAY, MARCH l.
For vICKsBURG-The Champion r.. Il. Lee.
VIM, Campbell. master, A., McVay. clerk, leaves
FoR GRAND EooEE-The fine sidewheeI pas
senger packet John b. Maude, under command
Of %b that ee 5 oM IN se Gap HaG Hfnn
m. forthe above and AL points Intermediate.
= For THE BENDs11Thee, peerless Katie. John
JODln commander, Wy H. Cdune3 clerk. leaves
for Vicksburg and the bonds as above at .. m.
For GRAND EooHE--The silver-mounted gilt
edged passenger packet Leslie Taylor Il. L.
Lee mastor. Florence Findren and jeff Posey
clerks, leaves as above at p. m.
EoR SHREvEpoRT@The La Belle. Capt. NJ. N.
Wood. Walter Parker clerk. leaves at 5 p. m. n
For CANE RIVER AND BAYOU PIRRE.-The Car
RE A. Thorn. Charles Thorn master, leaves as
above at D. m
For ATTAKhrAs The line packet Ida. r. r.
Muggah master. Fred Buck clerk, leaves at
p. NJ.
For JEFFERsoN-The Col A. p Kouns. Mart
Kouns. master. |. II. Kouns clerk. leaves ut
y. m.
Rea. master. Hy. Boazman. clerk, leaves at
y. m.
FoR BAYOU LAFoURcHE.-T st. John, L. Ber-
geron. master, is off at IL IN. for the above and
all coast landings intermediate.
For BAYOU Dies GLAIZEs.-The Trenton Can't
M. M. Dufour. A. p Trousdaie, clerk leaves al
p. IN. for all landings on the above stream and
those intermediate
For OpELousAs.- Fleta. G. c. Pickett. mas
ter. A. Meynier. ST., clerk leaves as above ut S
.. m.
FoR OUACHrTA RIvER.-The elegant Ouachta
Belle, NJ. kennison, master. Joe Holmes. clerk, /
leaves for Ouachita City. Trenton, Monroe and |
all landings intermediate on Black and Ouachi- |
ia rivers at 5 y. m.
For BGUF RIvER.-The lightning Willie, Il. b. |
Trinidad. master, Tom Knee, clerk. leaves at |
2. m. for all landings on the above stream and
those intermediate.
MIsCELIANEoUs.-The st. Mary leaves for
Opelousas and all way landings at .. m, Oh
March q.
The G. H. Durfee leaves Saturday. March L. at |
p. m. for Shreveport.
The Bonnie Lee. Capt. Noah ScoveIl, leaves on
NJ. T.(g1.--