The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-04-21

Sergeant Signal Service. Z. s. A.
TIE WEATHER. esterday was cleal
and warm, with indications OF rain ere
another day has passed.
Fly time is upon us about two months
earlier than usual
The W. j. Poitevent will transfer hel
freight to the Willie-which packet
leaves positively at ) p. m. to-day and
after undergoing thorough repairing
will re-enter the trade between this city
and all landings on the Tensas and Ba-
you Macon.
/ BUSINESS. There was nothing worth
mentioning done on the river front yes
terday.
Get ready to go fishing, they are said
to be biting we'll just now, and as all of
our river friends have more time than
they know what to do with we advise
4 them to take to the hook and line and
! let ''Sancho Pedro" alone
| Will Hays send us that paper
! The John Howard's new chimneys
will be placed in position to-day.
We have failed to learn anything
definite in regard to barge line from
this city TO Shreveport. It's too late in
April to fool any one now
The Frank PargOud for the Bends,
Mary Ida for Upper Coast and j. f. Fra
zer for Lower Coast, left port yesterday.
Late river kilograms will be found on
our first page.
For list Of arrivals See marine col
umn.
by Telegraph
HELENA Ark, April 20.-To J. B.
Woods * Co., 104 Common street. New
Orleans: The Grand Republic will ar
rive Sunday evening and will leave for
the ietties as soon as her cargo can be
discharged. J. T. YOUNG, Clerk.
STEAMERS LEAVING THIS DAY
For BAYOU SARA-The fine passenger
packet Gov Allen, j. J. Brown, master,
Messrs. Streck and Green clerks, leaves
as above at 5 p. m.
For MACON AND TENsAs. light
ming packet Willie, J. b. Sullivan, mas
ter, Messrs. Rollins and Boyle, clerks,
leaves for all landings on the above men
toned streams to-day at p. m.
FoR ST. LOUIS. The Belle of Shreve-
port, t. W. Rea, master, leaves as above
at 5 p. m. to-day.
MISCELLANEOUS. -The Stella Block,
from Bnuf river, will arrive to-day and
Immediately commence receiving for a
return trip.
The favorite Grand Ecore packet New
Bart Able arrived last evening and is
receiving at the head Of Grayier street
to leave tomorrow, at ) p. m, on return
trip Capt. Dick Sinnott will be found
on the roof and Capt George Hamilton,
with his corps Of clever assistants. in
the office
The St. Mary, Fred Probst, master,
Ed Groves, clerk, leaves tomorrow at
p. m. for Shreveport.
The Tensas, Eugene Quatreveaux,
master, leaves at p. m. tomorrow for
Opelousas.
OUR EXCHANGES.
from yicksburg Herald, April 1aJ
The river has fallen little over two
inches at this point and seven inches at
Memphis within the past forty-eight
hours, has been stationary at Helena,
and has fallen several inches at Green !
Vile and Lake Providence. The decline
at the latter points and here also may
be attributed to the breaks in the levees
at Buckridge, Ben Lomond and Bass, |
by which a large volume Of water was
scattered over the territory OF country
north and west of US At St. Louis the
river has risen considerably within the
last two days, and at Cairo an advance
of nineteen inches is reported. The
Ohio is falling except at Paducah, and
the Cumberland is barely rising with
very moderate stage. The Arkansas |
continues to fall, and most other side |
streams are doing likewise, but TIE Mis-
souri, is pouring out heavy flood suffi |
Gent to keep ep a good stage OF water
above Cairo for some time yet. Alto /
gether the dispatches contained in our
Signal Service kilograms this morning
are by no means discouraging, and /
there is fair probability that the river
here has been as high as it will be this
season, and that we have no further
rise to fear.
The river ripples over the peninsula
opposite the city like the shallow
stream water running over rocks and
pebble. It runs with considerable
force, but doesn't look at all angry or
threatening.
The beacon light tender Alice. on her
last trip down stationed light in Nor
gan's bend, half mile above the head Of
the young cotton woods opposite the
wreck of the Belle YaZoo. The light at
Ashley Avenue, in Palestine bend, on
account OF the high water, has been re-
moved half mile ia the Avenue in the
head ef the cotton woods. The Natchez
Island light has been removed from the
middle of the island to the extreme
head Of the island.
The great humorist Josh Billings, who
was once a marine himself, left by
steamer for New Orleans yesterday.
From the Memphis Avalanche. 10Th inst
The Yeager will remain where she IS
till the Tolle carries the extra shaft
down to her Col. John Mcdonald, who
donned a zebra suit in the Missouri pen
itentiary the other daY, and who is we'll
known to many people Of Memphis,
commanded the steamer NJ. s. Mepham,
in the St. Louis and New Orleans trade,
during the year 1868, and female Sax
horn band from Decatur, Ill, made a
couple Of trips South at the time, crea-
ting quite a furore at various stopping
places, including Memphis. As John
passed the town Of Washington on the
Missouri river, en- route to the Missouri
State prison, he looked out Of the car
window and said; Ten years ago |
was captain Of and owned a splendid
steamboat on the Missouri river. and
landed freight and passengers there
every week In 1861 [ left ST. Louis
with six companies of infantry, went
above here to Hermann, crossed over to
Portland, and broke up a camp Of 1900
rebels. [ boarded a passing steamboat,
took my troops to Jefferson City, and
was in command of the place for two or
three weeks, occupying the Governor
mansion, which had just been made va
cant by the flight Of Claib Jackson
Now I'm going to my old stamping
ground to wear striped clothes and have
nv head shaved; but what the devil do
I care? 1t is only twenty-five months,