The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-01-29
River News.
OFFICE NEw ORLEANS DEMOCRAT,
Sunday Morning. January 80. 1875.

OFFICE NEw ORLEANS DEMOCRAT,
Sunday Morning. January 80. 1876
Tho undersigned. in assuming charge Of tn,
River Department Of tho DAILY DEMOCRAT, re-
spectfully socits from his steamboat friends
continuance OF tho patronage 50 libornly OK
tended during his connection with tho New Or
'' " '' '' D''' GEO. J. DUNCAN.
N B.-Any communications relating TO stoam
boat matters loft ut tho DEMOCRAT Office No. .
| Commercial Place. will meet with prompt Gtten
ton from tho river reporter.
THE WEATHER-At this point IT'S cold jus
now; for other points we refer our readers tt
odd Prob's" report:
WASHINGTON. Jan. 40.
SYNOPSIS FOR THE PAST TwENTY-FouR HOURS.
Warmer and generally clear weather has pre-
yaied u ~. s2utl, Atlantic and southern p9r
Rain has prevailed In the remaining districts
followed by light. snow and clearing. colder
Weathher IN tho Upper Lake region and The
| ly, with northerly winds.
| The barometer has fallen In the districts east
OF the Mississippi river and Is now lowest near
Very heavy rains are reported from the Lower
Mlss.sisstppi and Lower Ohio valleys,
ed the danger line ut Cincinnati.
| PROBABILIT1Es
For New England and the Middle States, con-
H.,
| southeast to southwest winds and falling bar
ometer. followed by colder weather during the
For the South Atlantic States. increasing
cloudiness and local rains, with southery 70
westerly winds. and slight changes in barometer
For tho G"f st"t ioce e rains followed by
partly cloudy, colder weather, winds shifting to
northcrly. In force. and rising barometer.
For Tennessee and the Ohio Valley, light rain
followed BY clearing. decidedly colder weather
| northwest to southwest winds and falling b,.-
| rometer during tho night.
For the Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri
Valleys, cl9ar or fair and decidedly colder
weather uth nrtherly to westerly winds and
rising barometer.
The Ohio is above danger line at Cincinnati
Louisville and Evansville and will continue 10
rise, The Mississippi ullI reach the danger line
NJ Cairo during Saturday and will continue TO
rise ut Memphis.
BUsfNEss-Was brisk along tho river front
yesterday. and we hope TO SEQ 1t continue 80 for
some time TO come.
FREIGHTs.- There was some little cutting In
rates yesterday. but II did not amount to much
in the aggregate.
WATERFALL the tributaries at present afford
sufficient water for navigable purposes In fact
we have 10 all points more water than business.
DEPARTURES. The Natchez for vicksburR.
City of Alton for st. Louis. John Howard and
Jessie Taylor for Camden. Bart Able for Grand
Ecore. Maria Louise for Shreveport. NJ. John for
Donaldsonville. Stella Block for Bnuf river,
Bastrop for Bayou Bartholomew. Trenton for
Opelousas. and the usual Lower Coast packets
got off yesterday. and we are pleased 10 he able
TO say that nearly all Of them had good trips.
Captain Allen Jumel has purchased tho fine
sidewhecl passenger packet Iberia. and will
from ind after Wednesday next leave twice II
week Wednesdays and Saturdays) for Plaque
mne Baton Rouge and all way landings inter- |
mediate on the coast Captnin Charles Brusle
will have charge Of her Office. assisted by Mcsgrs.
Comstock and Pension.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. rs. 1875.
George ]. Duncan, Esd. Democrat Office:
Sr-Would yon please inform a reader OF the |
DAILY DEMOCRAT Sunday mornings:
!. LII there Is new steamer In construction to |
DO named the Robert Il. Isee2
2. What Is to be done with the old Robert Il. |
Iiee2
bot t. ~ "'''S you "'' '''"o U'''"'' T.c.
There Is. and the engines Of the present Loo
will be placed in the new boat. and tho hull and |
cabin Of the present boat. II not otherwise dis
posed Of, will, we expect, DO turned into wharf
boat. The dimensions of the new Robert 4. Leo
~ reported by tho Vicksburg Herald. are as fol-
ows:
Tho new steamer Robert T. Les Is 325 feet long
=. feet beam. and II 90 feet wide over all She
viz bo supplied with nine double-nued boilers.
Y feet long and ~ inches In diameter: has 40
nch cylinders, 10 feet stroke, H-tect bucket and
10 foot wheel An exchange truthfully remarks:
The Howards in their time, have built about
I've hundred boats, and some Of them have
:ained great notoricty. but the Lee is going to
Nc their master"
For list OF arrivals and manifests see Marine
column.
On the first page will be found later kilograms
rom Vicksburg.
by Telegraph
GRAND EcoRE. Jan. 29.-John A. Aiken: c. A.
horn will arrive to leave on Tuesday, for Cane
iyer and Mansfield. CHAs. THORN. Master.
VICKsRuRG. Jan. 26-To j. b. Wood & Co,
o. Common street. Steamer John A. Scudder
will arrive Monday evening, and leave for St
Iouis Wednesday. al February.
-. CARTER, Master
The Glencoe leaves Tuesday. LIST February. at
D. M. for st. Louis; and will be followed ON
3d. by the John A. Scudder Messrs.
b. Wood Co.. No. lOa Common street, are
gents for both boats.
STEAMERS LEAVING MONDAY.
For THE HENDs.-The peerless Katie, under
OF Captain John w. Tobin, leaves
very Monday. at p. m, for Argyle. Vicksburg,
nd all town and plantation landings intermedi-
te. MIR. Gaines. her clerk. is one Of the most
cen favorite with both shippers and pas
engers.
FoR LOWER CoAsr.-The J. +. Frazer, O. Can
IN, Jr master leaves daily at 8 D. m. for all ;
lnndings down to the Belair plantation.
egant b. l.. Hodge, J. p McElroy, master, |
IndinRs Intermediate every Monday at o. m 6
nd Friday at 10 a. III. Mr.. 4. o. Melancon No.
Cont street. il her agent. 3
ADTNH NTNVIYC