The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-02-08
River, News.
OFFICE New ORLEANS DEMOCRAT.
Tunsdny Morning. February 3. 1876

| Orr1cE New ORLEANS DEMOCRAT,
Tuesday Morning. February 8. 1876.
Tho undersigned. I'm assuming charge OF the
River Department of tho DAILY DEMOCRAT, re-
snectfully solcits from his steamboat friends
continuance Of iho ratronage i, ~ ber9lly N * Gx
'e''''7 o''''''' '''' '''' GEO. J. DUNCAN.
| The WrArHER.Ye Yesterday was about as mean.
| nasty and disngreeablo ns could we'll be imag
| inod "Old Pluvius' asserted his supremacy Mt
an early hour. and held tho field MP to night fall
| WASHINGTON. Fob. 7.
| SYNOPSIS ron THE FAST TWENTY -FOUR HOURS.
| Tho barometer Is highest in the South Atlantic
| States and the Northwest ana lower over Lakos
Falling barometer. rising tempora!unro. cloudy
weather and light rains tfe prevailing IN tne
south Atlantic, Middle aud Eastern States.
Cloudy or toggy weather in the Gull States.
| rising barometer west to north winds, colder
4 and generally clear weather from tho Upper
Lakes to the Lower Missouri valley.
The 2hG and CambGrand rivers haye ria Gom
ut vicksburg. and continued falling Mt St. Louis
and Cairo.
| In the South Atlantic and Gulf States falling
| OF stationary barometer. variable winds and
warmer. pnrtly cloudy weather will prevail;
II west MH sto @ ohwet wnTa "H 'Va Warr U"p
partly cloudy weather and IN. the first district.
possibly rain areas. followed by rising barome-
| eter, and colder. northwcsterly winds.
| In the Lake region. tho upper Mississippi and
lower Missouri valleys. rising barometer. west to
north winds and colder olear or partly cloudy h .d
| ing barometer and southeaste rly winds.
III Tho Middle ana Eastern Sts,tcs. southcrly
cloudy weather. rain areas and falling succeeded
| by rising barometer and clearing weather..
Tho Mississippi river viii continue falling ut
st. Louis and Cairo; noarly stationary at Nom
phis and slowly rising ut Helena and Vicksburg.
/ BUSINESS in consequence Of tho heavy rain.
was duh oven for Monday.
/ SrnEI-r -- lnDIinD
Front street to tho landing on this thoroughfarc
is in dangerous, condition,
/ ATTENTION. duty is 1t to attend to the
| wharf in front of tho Harbor Station and the
Canal street ferry landing Z We pause for an
answer. m
| her Opclousas freight Saturday evening to the
Tensas. and the Tonsas put oil her Macon and
Tensas freight on the lovoc to be taken by the
Tho Katie arrived yesterday morning on time
with 1885 bales cotton 60l9 sacks cotton seed. and
CoTrroN no CAiRo,-Tho City of vicksburg left
vieksburg last Friday night with 1900 baes Of
compressed cotton bound to Eastern seaports
THE CAnoNpELEr.-This steamer is now on
her way to this city from St. Louis. having been
CorroN DY BARGEs.-Tho Future City from st.
Louis. due here to-day. has in tow barge con
tanning 1900 bales cotton. taken up ut Memphis.
[By Telegraph
TRENTON, Fob 8.
| To Douglas Il Wnburn. agents.
Tho Frank Willard loavcs here Tonight with
$50 bales cotton.
Capts. Duflour and Trousdac. Of tho Garry
Owen. have chartered the light draft steamer
Trenton 70 take the place Of that illaed steamer
For list Of arrivals and manifests sec marine
column.
THE IBERIA has been placed In such thorough
repair and llrst-class order that those who knew
her week or two ago. would to-day scarcely re-
cognize hcr She is receiving to leave for Baton
Rouge. .PlaIucmnc and all way Coast landings
on Wednesday. the 9th inst, at noon, and thore-
after every Wednesday ut l2 M. and Saturday
ut s y. m, the whole year through. Messrs
Adams Work No. Q Commercial Place. are her
agents. Under command OF Capt. Alien yumel
we predict season OF prosperity for this fine
DRowNED-The body of an unknown white
man was found by the Harbor police yesterday
morning floating in the river near the head OF
The Lotus No. 3 leaves for Jefferson on Thurs
day. the 10th inst. at y. M. and will be followed
in the line by the Maria Louise on Saturday the
18th inst at y. M. for Shreveport direct.
Mud and slush will be plentiful on the river
front to-day.
The FIcta and st. Mary. from Opclousas. are
due this morning.
The Fanny Tatum was ordered in dock Satur-
dny % by Captain Cooper She will be out to-day
Our friend Captain Ed G. Carroll has been ap-
pointed Superintendent of the Vicksburg Ele-
vator.
DEpARTUREs.-The Era No. 10 for Bnuf river.
=. L. Hodge for Baton Rouge. Katie for the
} Bends. and Frazer for Lower Coast were among
MEMPHIS. Feb s. ls7s.-To John A. Stevenson.
No. 46 Camp street: The Future City and barges
} arrive Wednesday. JAMES GOOD.
CAMDEN. Ark. Feb. G. 1s7o.-To Capt. +: A.
Kiltc Hegler offered to carry cotton at 81 per
bale. She left without RECEIVING 9 bale.
For ST. LouIs.-The City of Quincy. Capt.
Bmrk. leaves as above at p. m; to-day.
The James Howard leaves Thursday, the 10th
instant ut o. m. for st. Louis
DOJICE-I those bi1 nj Ion
and drinking booths on tho walk leading to the
Canal street ferry landing be suppressed at
most interested.
} The champion r. Z. Lee arrived on time yes
terday with 4oI3 bales cotton 1906 sacks cotton
seed, 1O76 sacks OIL cake and Sundries. She
leaves on her return trip. as usual to-day at
!, 5p; M
tomorrow and leave on her return trip Friday
mt y. m.
The favoritc Rapides leaves for Macon and
Owing to the rain. the Bayou des Glaizes
packet laid over yesterday. She leaves posi-
lively at y. m. to-day.
STEAMERS LEAVING THIS DAY.
FoR BAYOU DEs GLAIzEs.-The Trenton lin
place Of the Garry Owen NJ. NJ Dufour master.
L. Trousdale clerk. leaves, at 2: m. for Ever
diate.
FoR .vlcKsBuEG.-U. s., mail Packet. cham
pion OF the Southern and Western waters-the
great r. E. Lee-under the command of Can't.
VIM. Campbell. leaves for the above and all way
landings to-day at p. IN. Capt. A. Mckay has
charge of her office
FoR SHRyEroRT line packet c. II. Dur
fee. w. 7. Boardmann master, Walter McChes
ney. clerk. leaves for the above and all way
landings at p. m. to-day.
For GRAND ECoRE.-The independent pas-
senger packet in command of the veteran Cant.
John Heinz, with Capt Joe b. Kinney and An
drew CLARK IN the office leaves at 5 p. m to-day,
for the above and all landings intermediate.
agent.
For MACON &ND TENsAs.-The Rapides. jerry
B Sullivan master. James L. Rollins clerk
leaves for all landings on the above stream at )
p. m. to-day. Messrs. Lord & McPeake and
I FoR LOWER CoAsT.-The J. F. Frazer, O. Cam
ton, Jr, master. leaves daily at 3 D. m. for all
landings down to the Beair plantation.
/ FROM OUR EXCHANGES
The Evansville Journal Of Wednesday SAYS: