The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-03-11

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& 6ctarday Morning. March Ii. $50.
A ne undersigned. In assuming charge 81 tn
H{per Department u the. DAILY DEMocRAT, re-
Sbecfs ally sOlicits from HIS steamboat friends !
a 65nflnuance Of. the patronage Sc, literally ex
iSnded during his connection with the New Or
Icons 0rssosst and BuusesM nro nYrNcAN
\. B.-Any communications relating to steam.
Il boat matters left ct the DEMocnAT office No 2
n Commercial Place. will meet with prompt at'eh-
ton from the river reporter.
TIE WEATHER Yesterday was by far
& too warm to be seasonable; the pros
foul weather ftllis is not intended for a
toke1 ere another sun. AS for what there
n Ia store for us to-day we refer our
readers to "Old Probs:
Friday, March 10, 1876 a. m. J
PROBABILITIES.
Il n For New England, slightly cooler and partly
~ cloudy weather. with northery winds shifting to
oneterly and southerly. and rising followed by
Var the Middle States, clear or fair weather
X aud easterly TO southerly winds. with slight
i 1kenges In temperature and rising followed by
4 For fho south Atlantic and Eastern Gulf States
x 0Ioar or fair and warmer weather. with south
orly winds and rising barometer on the Atlantic
T'or the Southwest warm southery winds and
4 Milling barometer, followed during the afternoon
q evening BY cold northerly winds ana local
For Tennessee and Ohio valley, generally
h 610ndy and warmer weather during the Day with
Poutherly winds and falling barometer followed
and possibly rain during the night
For Lower lake region. warmer and partly
soStSssr Ess and fall ling baron Ser. s "
For TIE Upper Lake region. the Upper Missis-
1f~n<<a and N s,f ra or
R Winds mostly from North and West, followed
daring the afternoon or evening by colder
fhe Nall Lower Missouri and Upper Mississippi
rivers will rise slightly.
BusrNEss-Was dull; IN fact exceed
I ln9ly 90 on the landing yesterday.
The first two letters in the name of
+ tho captain OF the Stella Block do not
i Stand for "Ouachita Belize" "Old Bonr-
bon" ssOle Bull" or "Our Boy" We
and any one who Is inquisitive enough
can apply for further information to the
captain on board.
For late river kilograms see first
There has been no accidents as yet on
that crossing leading to the Canal street
ferry landing.
The Governor Allen carried up to
Baton Rouge yesterday evening num-
Der Of convicts whom we believe
were not friends Of the Governor de
facto as they looked mighty down cast.
The NATCHEz.--As regularly rs the
hour Of five arrives every Saturday
evening this fine steamer backs out
from the head Of Canal street for Vicks-
burg and all landings intermediate.
Her commander, the genial Capt. Tom
Leathers. is "a host within himself, and
his right bower, her first clerk. Capt:
James Muse, Is too well-known to need
an introduction from our pen.
STEAMERS LEAVING THIS DAY.
FoR vIoKsBURG S. MAIL PACKET
The great Natchez, Tom T. feathers,
master; James +. Muse, clerk, leaves
for Vicksburg and all landings interme-
diate at s p. m. to-day.
FOR GRAND ECore REGULAR WEELLY
PAoKET. The fine passenger packet New
! Bart Able, r. Sinnott, master; George
Hamilton, clerk, leaves for the above
and all way landings at =. IN. to-day
EoR SHREVEPORT Tho giltedgcd Ma
ria Louise, III. j. Brinker, master; Dolf
4 Grivotiand Sam Gwartncy, clerks, leaves
ut 5 b. m. to-day for the above and all
way landings.
For BATON RoUaE. The St John, T.
Bergeron, clerk, leaves as above to-day
at s p. m.
steamer Assumption, Joe Dalferes,
master, leaves for all landings on the
above stream and those on the Coast up
to Donaldsonville.
" FoR BnuF RIvER.-Thc popular
packet Stella Block, o. b. Crooks, mas
ter. Gabe Block, clerk, leaves for all
! landings on this stream and those in
termediate on Black river, at p. m. to-
day.
FoR BAYOU DIES GLAIzEs. The Frank
Willard, Lew Rice, master, +. nj. Jof-
frion, clerk, leaves as above at 5 y. m.
to-day.
FoR ST. IoUIs.--The Commonwealth,
Thos. w. Shields, master, Q. Ct. Gates,
clerk, leaves as above at s o'clock this
evening.
For OpELoUsAs. The Tensas, W. Bur
Ton; master, leaves at p. III. to-day.
Capt Eugene Quatreveaux has charge
OF the Office.
DEPARTURES. - The following named
\ steamers left port yesterday: Fanchon
for ouachita River, Thompson Dean n for
i vent for Macon and Tensas, Gov. Allen
4 Is Bayou Sara, and the usual lower
Q14t packets.
EGe Memphis Ardldnche OF March 9th
"a towboat s. Homer was still re-
I<inG boilers last evening. The Key
~ and barges, also with an iron
o&tkor In tow, showed off for above
- night before last. She is two weeks
= nom New Orleans having started
IA two monitors, but finding the drag
:; ~ heavy she dropped one somewhere
love yicksburg. The steamer Lulu d.
[nS sold for = low water packet to take
n place OF the iron boat John L.
core, Capt. Owen Eiunegan, in the
Inbarna river trade. The lower river
oket Bradtsh Johnson has also been
"a, 20 run from Mobile up the Tom
6eo river.
lint portion In regard to the Bradish
ohuDon Is not exactly correct.
Monetary.
I'D OFrrUE n O. DEMOCRAT, /
Sx Friday Evening, March 10, 1876. !