The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-02-15

OFFICE NEw ORLEANS DEMOCRAT,
Tunsday Morning. February is, 1916

OFFICE NEw ORLEANS DEMOCRAT, !
Tuesday Morning. February 10. 1876.
the undersigned in assuming charge Of the
River Department III tho DAILY DEMOCRAT. re-
spectfuly solicits from his steamboat friends
continuance Of the patronage 81 llher M, * *
tended during his connection with the new VI
leans crescent anu ''"'e''" GEO. j. DUNCAN.
B-Any communications relating TO steam.
boat matters left mt the DEMOCRAT office, No =
Commercial Place. will meet with prompt atten-
ton from the river reporter.
The WEATHER Was cloudy with light
rain at daybreak yesterday morning
about 7 o'clock the wind shifted TO the
north cleared away the clouds and
made everything cool and pleasant.
For other sections we refer our readers TO
''OLD PRoBs." !.
WASHINGTON, Feb IA, 1916, / a. IN.
HyNors,s ron THE PAST TWENTY rom HOURS.
,Tba low barometer last night in Iowa Is now
over Ohio Indiana and Southern Michigan.
Cloudy. threatening and rainy. weather and M
brjak to high winds are prevailing IRON uie
p p,aEss 70 Tennossoe and The Middle Atlantic
coast .,, 4. a., f,,ts ana
South Atlantic States and light snow from pt-
nis,np barometer, northwesterly winds. cold
and MTass4,pg e valley and WeW u
Tho rivers have fallen at Pittsbgrg and Caro-
continued rising ut Cincinnati. Louisyllle and
Vicksbura aud New Orleans.
PROBABILITIES
In the Gulf States, Tennessee the OHIO. Upper
Mssisaipp aud Lower Missouri valleys and
Timer Lake region. rising barometer, north to
mreysil followed in Dakota and Nebraska BY
falling f. sb Anos "a dSs
ing barometer, increasing southwest % SCUM, 9
east winds. warmer cloudy and rnny weather.
l,nrnu,ufnr nDrthwpetpry winds. decidedly
colder and clearing weather -,
In the Lower Lake region and New England,
falling and low barometer. increasing northeast
To southeast winds. warmer, cloudy am rainy
weather. partly turning into snow IN We NORTH
err portion AMI II de daaedy s rlJ
and clearing weather. and In the latter during
Monday night or Tuesday morning. :,
The Mississippi will continue rising mt st.
Louis. slowly falling ut Cairo and stationary
below ,,.,...,
Grand Haven, and are ordered on the coast from
BUSINESS Was extremely dull on the
landings Yesterday, there being but
little done outside OF the discharging OF
the arrivals.
For list Of arrivals and manfests, see
marine column.
There arc oceans Of mud and sl,sh on
the river front.
We refer our readers TO the special
notice Of Major w. B. Brockett, concern
inc freiphts over the Vicksburg. Shreve-
port and Texas Railroad.
Thc Fnnchon arrived Yesterday from
Camden, with 1870 bales cotton. Good
The Belle Rowland, Capt Geo. w.
Rea. leaves tomorrow, Wednesday,, at
SIP. m, for Minden, and oil landings
intermediates. -,
Trilce was being moved from the wharf
at the head Of Washington street by q
towboat she fouled with the bow spirit
and lib boom of the ship Lake Ontario
living outside at the next wharf below.
Both vessels sustained slight damage. !.
THE BROTHER Thomas OF the well
known discharging clerk. Mr.. Henry
Cooney, died last Saturday night, and
was buried on Sunday morning. We
deeply sympathise with his family ana
friends, and tender to them our con
dolence.
The Red River Transportation Com
pany during the present week will dis
patch with their usual promptitude.
the following named steamers Col. A.
r. Kouns for Jefferson. II. L. Bryarly for
Timer Red River River, on Tuesday.
18TH. Mt 5p. m. Capt Jas. A. Aiken, No.
III Grayier street, the President Of the
line, will furnish shippers all necessary
information.
The w. J. Poitevent, Joe Walker, mas
ter, Sam Block, clerk, leaves on Tues
day. 1T 8 D. M, for all landings on Bayou
Macon and Tensas. She is a good boat
and deserves the patronage OF our mer-
chants.
V,cKspuRa, Feb. Ito j. b. Woods
a Go: Steamer Carondelet will arrive
"Wednesday evening, and leave Saturday
W. ID. LOVE, Master.
BATON ROUGE. Feb. Ito Jos. A.
Aiken: will arrive at 3 o'clock p. m,
Leave on Tuesday for Shreveport and
Jefferson. M. II. KoUNs,
Master steamer Col. A. T. Kouns.
MrMpH1s, Feb. ito J. B. Woods 4
Thur sday evening, and leave for Cincin-
natl Saturday evening.
""'' d. H. SILVER. Master.
GlRARD, La., Feb. u, 1s7G.-To Lord
& McPeake No. 46 Camp street: Will
arrive Wednesday morning. Leave on
Thursday. T.. L. TAYLOR. Master.
Steamer Era No. 10.
= DEPARTURES The Katie for the Bends,
Gov. Allen for Bayou Sara, b. L. Hodge
for Lobdell's Store, J. +. Frazer for
Lower Coast, Henry Tete and Robert
Young for Lafourche left port yesterday.
The Carondelet, VIM Thompson,
Muster. w. ID. Lane, clerk, will leave on
saturday. 10th inst, at 2 p. m. for st.
Louis
We were informed yesterday that
Cant. Kenison would take command OF
the Ouacliita Belle upon her arrival to-
dav. She will be receiving at the
head Of Gravier street to leave to-mor-
row at D. IN. for Ouachita City, Tren-
ton. Monroe and all way landings on
Black and Ouachita rivers.
Loss or THE Cry OF QUINCY copy
the following telegram from the Plea
u,,he Of last evening.
MEMPHIS, Feb. 1.-THE steamer City
Of Quincy, from New Orleans for st.
Louis. sunk last night at Hardin s
Point, seventy-tive miles. below here:
She had cargo Of about four hundred
and fifty tons of sugar, which will prove
a total loss, MS she lies In ten feet OF
water on the bar.
About half-past o'clock she struck
an obstruction, knocking q large hole
In her hull, and sunk In Ave minutes.
No lives lost The boat was owned by
the Northern Packet Company, OF St.
Louis. and was partly insured In Cincin-
natl. 1t is doubtful whether she can be
raised.
The City of Quincy left this city on
the Sth instant.
The Col. A. r. Kouns leaves positively