The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-04-22
Below high water mark OF 1874.
NELSON GDRDM

h IHE WEATHEK-WaS warm YESTERDAY
and'several times during the day there
were strong indications Of rain. We ar,
pretty apt to have d shower before morn
9 ing.
( BUsrNEss-Continues dull the Willie
Q Bart Able and st. Mary monopolized al
( that there was yesterday.
Harrigan has been returned to hiS
beat on h upper steamboat landing
! He should never have been removed
from it.
The Bonnie Lee arrived yesterday
from Shreveport and after discharginl
went over to Algiers to be overhauled.
The w: j.. Poiteyent transferred he'
freight to the Willie yesterday. She
will be placed in tiptop order and resume
her place as a regular Macon and Ten.
sas packet in q few days.
DEPARTURES. The Belle Of Shreve-
} port for st. Louis. Willie for Macon and
Tensas, Coy. Allen for Bayou Sara,
Henry Tete for Bayou Lafourche, Oriole
and J. +. Frazer for Lower Coast, were
the only departures yesterday.
The Iron Mountain and barges were
at the elevator yesterday taking on
board $50 hhds and $50 boxes OF Havana
sugar $3.50 tons for st. Louis.
The Bart Able will have the best
Grand Ecore trip Of the season on
board when she backs out this evening.
We congratulate her popular comman-
der upon his continued SUCCESS, for he
richly deserves it.
The Grand Republic will arrive Sun
day. and as soon as she can discharge
her immense cargo will make q grand
excursion to the %jetties. Due notice OF
the day Of departure will be given.
Late river kilograms will be found on
our first page.
For list of arrivals see marine col
umn.
Silver was circulating freely along the
river front yesterday. We did not sue
coed in getting away with much Of it,
however.
Capt. Fred Blanks was requested yes
terday to make an excursion to the jet
ties with his fine steamer Ouachita
Belle, to leave with her on the same day
as the Grand Republic, rs it is feared
That owing to the great anxiety mani
tested by our citizens to see these works,
tho Grand Rcpublic-immense as she
is-will not be able to accommodate all.
Should such prove to be the case, we
have no doubt but what the Ouachita
Belle will make the trip.
If any one doubts that summer came
this year with April, let them visit the
river front.
The Jessie Taylor will leave next
Wednesday for Ouachita City, Trenton,
and Monroe, in place or the Ouachita
Belle. which steamer will be placed in
thorough repair for next seasons
business.
STEAMERS LEAVING THIS "a
For GRAND EcoRE.-The splendid new
Bart Able, Dick Sinnott, master, Geo.
G. Hamilton, clerk, the pride Of the Red
River valley, is receiving this morning
to leave at 5 p. m. to-day, as usual, for
Grand Ecore. Alexandria, and all land
ings intermediate.
FoR VrcKsBURd-The Natchcx-This
magnificent floating palace, under com-
mand OF Capt. Thos. feathers, with
that ~favorite V~icksburg clerk. Mr.. Jas.
Muse in the Office, is receiving at the
head Of Canal street, and will leave, rain
or shine, to-day at 5 p. m. for Vicksburg
and landings intermediate.
For OpELoUsAs.-The Tensas, from
Opelousas, Is receiving to leave on return
trip to-day ut 5 p. m. Capt. W. Burton
commands, and Mr.. Eugene Quatre-
veaux has the office under his super
vision.
For BATON RoUGE.-The elegant pas
senger packet st. John, L. Bergeron,
master, j. G.. Bergeron, clerk, leaves for
the above M all way landings at 5 p.
m. to-day.
For RED RIVER. The elegant passen-
ger packet st. Mary, Fred Probst, mas
ter, Ed. Groves, clerk, leaves at 5 p. IN.
for Shreveport and all landings inter
mediate on Rcd River. She is a line
packet and will leave without fail.
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
From Vicksburg Herald. Goth inst.l
Yesterday was a dull day at the land
ing, with hardly anything doing. The
st. Genevieve laid idle at the elevator
all day preparatory to going out to-day.
The Sunfiower Belle picked up a good
trip, and left for Sunflower river on
time, and the John Means and barges
passed down on time. The river is very
nearly stationary at this point and can
not be expected to fall much for some
time yet. The decline already reported
is due to the breaks in the leveeS above
here, but as there has been a decline Of
several inches at Memphis WI need not
expect any further rise here for the pres
ent. Our signal service kilograms be-
low give the latest information Of the
stage Of water ut other points.
G. G.. Forshey, an eminent civil en-
gineer, is on q tour to see the condition
OF the river levees between Cairo and
New Orleans. 1t is not an official in
spection, but one likely to be the subject
of future ventilation when Congress gets
to discussing the subject Of taking
charge of the levees along the rivers Of
the South.
Commodore Rollingpin is making the
round trip on the Grand Republic, and
will probably deliver a few lectures in
the cabin of the splendid steamer on his
way down. The Commodore is a brick,
and we hope will have a little time to
spend in Vicksburg IN his way down.
Memphis Avalanche. April 2ol
The City Of Alton passed up yesterday
forenoon, 3 days and 10 hours out from
New Orleans, with $50 tons, chiefly en-
bracing 255 hhds and 100 boxes sugar;
also over SO people. The Grand Repub-
lie arrived at lOo'clock, having on board
about 100 passengers and $500 tons OF
freight. Her guards were out Of water,
and still had room for 1000 tons. Among
her passengers were Col. John Knapp,
of the st. Louis Republican, with his
family; Commodore Rollingpin q: Il.
Carter, Of the Times, and ex-Mayor Cole
and family. She did no business here
outside Of adding a few passengers.
During the two hours she remained at
the landing, fully 300 people, including
many ladies, boarded her, who were
we'll pleased with their visit, knowing
that they had not only seen the largest,
hut the finest boat on the Mississippi
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