The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-05-20

| STEAMERS LEAVING THIS DAY.
FoR VICKsBuRG. The great Natehe2,
r. p. Leathers, master, leaves at p. IN.
for the above and oil way landings.
FoR GRAND EooRE-The elegant pas
senger packet Bart Able, Dick Sinnott,
master; Geo. G. Hamilton, clerk leaves
for the above and all landings interme-
diate at 5 p. IN.
FoR RED RIvER.-At 8 p. m. Captain
Probst will back out the Al passenger
steamer st. Mary for Jefferson, Shreve-
port and all landings intermediate. Mr..
| I'D. Groves has charge Of her office.
For BAToN RoUGE.-The st. John, J
| G. Bergeron master, leaves for the
above and way landings at p. m
FoR CAMpEN.-The lightning Willie.
H. u. Trinidad master. Val. Entrlcken
clerk. leaves at =. m.
FoR OpFIousAs. The Tensas. Eugene
Onatreveaux master, leaves for Wash
| ington aud all landings intermediate at
! + p m.
FoR MACON AND TENsAs.- The W. J.
| Potevent. J. u. Sullivan. master.
Messrs. Boyle and Robbins. clerk,
leaves as above. at T. III.
FoR BAYOU LAroURcHE.- The Stella
Block. having been thoroughly repaired
and painted leaves on her first trip to
all landings on this stream at B p. m.
/ ".
mands and Mr.. NJ. Charlet has charge
of the office
THE WEATHER shight shower Yes
torday evening cooled the air a little but
did not lay the dust. which still con
tnues to annoy all persons having bust
ness on the river front.
BUSINESS As there are quite mum
ber of steamers advertised to leave this
evening. little show Of business may
be looked for.
As fly time approaches our friends
leave us one by one. and sometimes they
go in couples. Our friend. Capt st.
Clair Thomasson, is booked on the
Mary Houston, and Capt. Arthur on the
st. Mary. The former goes to the CHI
ton House at Niagara Falls. and the
latter to the Hot Springs, Arkansas.
BY special telegram from Camden
we learn that the river is rising, with
seven feet of water in the channel.
DEPARTURES esterday were few and
far between, and comprised the John A.
Seudder for st. Louis, Gov. Allen for
and J. L. Frazer for Lower Coast.
The oldest engineer living is. accord
ing to the st. Louis Globe Democrat,
Mr.. Olny Robirds, of that city. He com
menced his river career in 1897 and re-
tired in 1872. and is still hale and hearty.
The lightning Willie overlaid yester-
day at the request of several shippers,
but will leave. without fail, at p. m.
to-day, for Camden and all landings IN
termedate on Ouaehita and Black
rivers.
Springs is via Shreveport. All neces-
sary information can be obtained by
calling at the Office of the New Orleans
and Red River Transportation Com
pany, No. III Gravier street.
The KIvER.-For full particulars OF
the stage OF water in the Mississippi
and its tributaries. we refer our readers
to the report from the United States
Signal Service Department, at the head
of this column.
For list OF arrivals see marine column.
The BART ABLE.-This regular. relia-
BILE packet is receiving at the head Of
Common street to leave at S D. IN. to-day
for Grand Ecore, Alexandria and all
landings intermediate.
The NATCHEz.-Th fine steamer Is
receiving at the head of Canal street. to
leave at 5 p. m. to-day for Vicksburg and
all way landings Capt Leathers never
fails to leave to the minute.
The Scudder left for St. Louis yester-
day with 472 hhds and 500 boxes sugar,
nearly 300 tons miscellaneous freight,
and 40 cabin passengers.
The Louisville COuvier-.J .JO,vnd says :
Somebody sent a iightning-rod man to
see old Silverthorn about putting up one
on that nose of his. The crowd picked
the lightning rod man UP for dead, and
carried him home.
There's o man down at Shawneetown
who has been married seventeen years,
and has fifteen children. They were all
out in the front yard playing the other
day. when Old Tubular came along and
halted. The father of the gang" came
out, when Old Tube thought he'd say
something 10 him, SO he said, Zine lot
Of children, sir. Wall, yaas," replied
the man and father, ''an' I'm their dad"
Old Tubular put one of those bewitch-
ing smiles upon his countenance, looked
at the man. and said 'Say, do you
think I'm damn fool enough to let you
palm public school off unto me for
your family ?" and he walked off toward
the Vint Shinkle lying at the river.
The Sheriff will sell the Fleta on Mon
day the 29th inst.
The Grand Hotel at Point Clear, Alabama, will
Ia, ,,rop to bonrdere 6n June with yast ap-