The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-04-04

landings at o'clock tomorrow evening
The regular Baton Rouge and Coast
packet st. John, +. Bergeron master,
leaves at IL IN. tomorrow. She leaves
also every Saturday at 5 p. m.
The favorite Grange packet st. Mary,
Fred Probst master, J. u. Schmidt clerk,
leaves ut y. IN. every Wednesday for
Washington taking freight for oil land
Bnuf and Des Glaizes.
For late river kilograms see first page.
List of arrivals will be found in our
marine column.
By Telegraph
RODNEY. Miss, April 3.--To j. y.
Woods ~ Co.. 10l Common street
Steamer Bismarck will arrive Wednes-
day and leave for st. Louis Thursday
evening. JNo. SPASE, Master
News items were scarce on the landing
yesterday.
STEAMERS LEAVING THIS DAY.
For VIoKsBuRG. The champion Y. u.
Lee, VIM Campbell, master. A. McVay,
clerk, leaves rs usual at 3 y. IN. for the
above and oil way landings.
For Bayou LAFoURCHE. The Assump-
ton, Joe. Dalferes. master, leaves for
all landings on this stream and those in
termedate on the coast Mt : y. m.
MIscELLANEoUs-F Captain VIM.
Campbell we learn that the work on the
new II. Il. Lee is progressing fast and
fayorably. The present Lee will leave
in about three weeks for Louis vile.
The New COAST PACKET. The Louis
Vile Courier .iOurudl. Of the 3lst ult.,
says:
"Capt. McElroy has contracted with
ID. s. Barmore. Of Jeffersonville, to
build him a new hull and cabin for the
machinery Of the u. u. Hodge. She
will be built expressly for the New Or-
leans and Bayou Sara trade. The hull
will be 30 feet long. 81 feet beam, 35
feet floor and Z feet hold to work n
u foot bucket The cabin Is to be
stylish, to contain "a rooms. The texas
to receive the same finish, with ample
rooms and accommodations for officers
and passengers She will no doubt
prove herself to be u very fast boat, and
q profitable one. Another name will be
chosen for her Mr. Barmore will put
in his best lcks on this boat, and
Capt. McElroy will no doubt be pleased
with her"
From Memphis Avalanche. April IL
The towboat John Mean g, with barges,
is working her way out of the upper
Ohio, for New Orleans, with 1000 kegs OF
Ironton and Ashland nails, and Is to
Louisville. The ice up abo,st st. Paul,
on the Mississippi, and Sioux City, on
the Missouri. is likely to 90 in day or
two. so that navigation will be open to
the heads Of both rivers. Great activity
prevails about st. Louis among the
mountain traders, and boats destined TO
the far upper Missouri Rivalry will be
closer this than any previous yehr, ana
rates are also likely TO be lower. Ever
In or
toward the Black Hills country. but
nearly oil are anxious to go us cheap as
possible A lot Of whisky was inspected
Mt Cairo for shipment to the Black Hills
country day or two since, and passage
from Pittsburg by boat is Us low as $40
cash.
From the Louisville Courier-Journal, April IL
The Turner and barge left for New
Orleans last evening.
The clog rolling among the 1000 can
didates for falls pilots commences. The
election comes off before the joint SEES
sion Of the Getty faythers' next meeting
night. Only five are to be elected.
Old Silverthorn has had steam
gauge and safety valve put on that nose
Of his. She elbows off at 100 pounds
The Thompson Dean ran from Cairo
to Memphis Thursday in twelve hours
and twenty minutes with 800 tons OF
freight. She never stopped ner engines,
and took in the Devils Cutoff and all
the other cuts. She fairly flew.
The great Charles Morgan leaves here
| for New Orleans tomorrow.
Pat and u German were looking ut the
b. J.. Hodge yesterday. well, Bat, vat
| for name you gall dem stheampoteY'
Cant ye rade? Look an the sign
boord Bn-heLhnich-ho-d d. gaha Now,
| don't We know what that sphells? Don't
it sthand for Big-leg HoD?-I dunno. y
"Yaw ish dat so? Veil, you dake class
peer. aind it?'' and Pat looked at that
mule Of his. shouted. whoa ye divill !"
and went into ''and i'd" and he came
out with tears in his eyes and gasping
| for breath. Pat took "dhe shtuff dhat
makes yer eyes wather an yer hair
curreI"
| From vicksburg Herald. April 81
| River business is playing out and
packets are going to the bank ut nearly
| all Southern ports. The cotton season
is drawing to q close and the high water
from Cairo to the Gulf has q depressing
effect on business generally. There
may be an improvement in the spring
when the water falls.
The cutoff at Devils Elbow is said to
be 800 yards wide now. The Ste. Gene
We've went up through the new cutoff
last Wednesday. The new cutoff
Strengthens up that part of the river
known as Devils Elbow and shortenS
the river Just IA miles.