The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-05-14

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New Orleans
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| 81. Louis. ............ 81 u
"lielow high water marx q !s74,
Sergeant Signal Service. U. - A.
THE WEATHER.
Bright was the day .t.s
And unheekod the SKY,
As we wandered The levee
| With dust in each eye
| Looking for business,
Tint humbug and myth
70 realms Of bliss (ij
But to be plain.
| Real iytime has come.
And the boys arc now saying,
We want to 80 hnm.
! In plain English. u little rain to break
the present monotony would be hailed
with delight by every one having bust
ness on the river front.
BUSINESS - Did not pan out we'll
last week, but we still look forward to
the good time" which we are told is
Coming by and by" Let 1t stand not
upon the order of its coming, but come.
at once.
FRErGHTs. Rates to the West continue
low-ten cents per hundred being the
ruling figure, and but little moving even
at that.
| THE RIVERS We refer our readers to
| the Signal Service report, at the head OF
| this column, for the latest and most re-
| liable reports regarding the stage OF
water In the Mississippi and its tribu-
taries.
DEPARTURES. s.-The Bismarck, for St.
| Louis, left last evening with 600 hhds.
! and 800 bbls. sugar. 1000 boxes oranges
/ and lemons, and over 100 tons assorted
/ freight.
t The Gov. Allen for Bayou Sara, Henry
Tete for Lafourche, Waloon, Frazer and
/ Wawenock for Lower Coast, got off on
time with good trips
The G. b. Church, for the Ohio, got
away at p. m. with fair trip, consist
| ing OF $1,000 feet lumber, so hhds sugar,
100 bbls molasses. SO bales cotton and
rags, 80 bbls rice and sundries.
Mr.. Frank Smith, well known to our
citizens as steward Of the Magenta,
Belle Lee and other fine steamers, is at
present filling that position on the Belle
! of Texas.
The Grand Republic and Belle of
Shreveport began loading at st. Louis
| for this port on the 10th inst.
The steamship Hudson crossed the
bar at South Pass and came up through
the ietties Friday evening, drawing
! ii feet inches.
.
! thick as the dust is at present in that
locality, river reporters would have their
hands full.
! For list Of arrivals see marine column.
The Fleta will be sold by the Sheriff
on the Goth inst
SALE or THE IBERIA AND GAINESVILLE.
At noon Yesterday the above mentioned
steamers were sold by the United States
! Marshal. MT the Canal street entrance of
the Customhouse. The Clarksville sold
for S2lO0, and was purchased by Capt.
II. j.. Lee. The Iberia brought $2500
and was bid in by Mr. Ed. Conery, for, it
is presumed, Capt. Allen Jumel
The sale OF the Martha has been post
poned until Thursday next.
We understand that the sale Of the
Texas, by an order OF the bankrupt
court, has been enjoined.
The Thompson Dean, on her fourth
day from New Orleans, came up before
daylight, and lay at the levee until near
noon. She had 800 tons for above, and
put off 300 tons at various points below
here. The Dean had 80 cabin passen
gers: among them some fifteen or
twenty wealthy Mexicans, destined to
the National Centennial at Philadel-
phia. A number Of people debarked
here, and dozen or more took passage
for the North memphis Avalanche,
llth inst.
The water covers the pavement on
Front Leyee street to q depth of several
inches in some places, and is filling up
the cellars and running into some OF
the houses. AS friend Of ours re-
marked Yesterday, its very Ugh"
Pittsburg ships to st. Louis by river
at 12ic per 100, while the rate by rail is
4Oc. If there were no tOwbOats. o pas
senger and freight steamer would leave
Pttsburg for ST Louis every day In the
week.
David Campbell bought the ST Louis
marine ways q year ago, for $lOO,OV'
making q cash payment OF $4,000, and
now Capt. Keiser buys the same institu-
ton kpr $32, 900 Of the Memphis Packet
Company, subject to some incum-
brances.
The Mississippi Valley Transportation
Company are about to give out O con.
tract to build tirst-class stern wheel
towboat for the st. Louis and New Or
leans trade. The new boat Is to be pro
yided with the engines OF the defunct
towboat Crescent City, built at Cincin-
natl by G. II. Dumont. = [Vicksburg
Herald, 11th.
DEPARTURES. The Bart Able for Grand
Ecore, Natchez for Vicksburg, Thos.
Sherlock for Cincinnati, G. H. Durfee
for Red River, Bastrop for Camden.
Tensas for Opelousas, st. John foI
Baton Rouge, and the usual Lower
, Coast packets departed yesterday.
The Lotus No. 3, Capt. ID. ID. Dannals
leaves Wednesday next at p. M, fol
Jefferson, Shreveport and all way land.
ings.
: The peerless Katie will arrive to might
and leave Tuesday at p. m., for Nlcks
, burg and all way landings.
, The Gov. Allen, j. j. Brown, master
, leaves tomorrow at ) p. M, for Bayou
, Sara and all way landings.
The following specimens show now
Will Hays wiles away his idle hours
Old swayback Glasgow am de boat,
DE- best an fastest one afloat:
De captains known as one OF tame
, An Thomas Boluss am his name.
You'll know him by his crooked legs;
r fis>mouf was made for suckin' eggs;