The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-02-27
River N ews.
OFFICE NEw ORLEANS DEMOCRAT,
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Sunday Morning. February H. 1876.
The undersigned. in assuming charge of the
River Department Of tho DAILY DEMOCRAT, re-
specially solicits from his steamboat friends a
continuance Of the patronage 50 iiberally OK
tended during his connection with tho Now Or
'0''"' y ''''''' '''''' ' GEO. J. DUNCAN.
N. B-Any communications rotating to steam
boat matters left at the DEMOCRAT office, No. "a
Commercial Place. will meet with prompt atten-
ton from the river reporter
WEATHER AND BUSINESS Yesterday tho wen-
Their here was fine. but business was not near as
brisk on the river front as we expected to sec it..
However. several packets got away with fine
trips Among them, we noticed particularly the
Kate Kinney and Bart Able: they both had about
Ms much as they wanted to 90 up stream with.
OLD rBoBs.
WASHINGTON, Feb. &c. 1876. ! n. m.
SYNOPSIS FOR THE PAST TWENTY -FOUR HOURS.
The barometer Is lowest over New FoundIand.
II has fallen. but risen again. over New Eng
land
A slight depression is central In Iowa. with
cold northerly winds northward and we-tward.
anSpy Tlasa e
Tho rivers have fallen ut Cincir al. Cairo and
Augusta, with slight changes elsewhere.
PROBABILITIES.
For Saturday. in the South Atlantic and Gulf
States, Tennessee and Ohio Valley, stationary
or falling barometer, warmer, southeast to south
west winds and increasing cloudness.
For the Upper Mssaissppi and l t9wer Mis-
orly winds and partly cloudy weather, following
warmer soutberly winds in the former district.
For the Lake region ,s. rising barometer, north
turo, partly cloudy weather. and occasional
SHOWS.
or rising barometer and falling temperature.
north and west winds. clear or partly cloudy
weather, except possibly light snow in portions
Of Middle States and southerly winds in Mary
land and Virginia.
The rivers will continue slowly falling.
observation-disclosures was quito u fleet Of
steamers advertised to leave port yesterday and
fifteen of them got of. viz: The U. z. Schenck
for Cincinnati. j. I. Frazer for Lower Coast, As
sumption and st. John for Lafourche, Iberia for
Baton Rouge. W. j. Potcvent for Bayou Macon
and Tensas. stella Block for BGuf River, Kate
Kinney for Ouachita River, Ashland for Arkan-
sas River. Fontenelle for Jefferson, MARI. Lou
ise for Shreveport. Natchez for VickSburg. Frank
Willard for Bayou des Glaizes, Tensas for Ope-
lousas, ana Bart Able for Grand Ecore.
On "wednesday last that magn n is; n floating
command Of His Grace t5o Duke Of Memphis.
for as many any, more The Mary Bell will arrive TO-
morrow. and on Wednesday, March /, the noble
Duke of Memphis' will start with her on m ex-
daylight Thursday morning, and at p. m. that
day she will take her departure for Memphis
and all way landings, under command OF Capt.
-
N. B.-The fare for the round trip to Port
Eads vii! be g. including meals A line band Of
Carter. No. 80 Magazine street. are prepared to
sell limited number of tickets for the excur
sign wheh are w be
Capt. Boyton on his trip from Bayou Goula to
this city and on the whole had anything but
pleasant time Of II for twonty- lou hours il an
upward and downward bound kept clear Of the
swimmer and his boat for which favor Capt. b.
desires us to return his sincere thanks. We do
the same, fer several times things looked rather
Squally.
For fist of arrivals and manfests. see marino
column.
Late river kilograms will be found on first
Want Of space prevents US from giving anyex-
We refer our readers to the advertise
ment of the Red River & N. o. Transportation
the landing, Yesterday.
The Col A. Z. Kouns arrived yesterday with
1872 bales cotton from the wreck OF the Lotus
Mr. j. j. Dodd. clerk of the Lotus No. 3, arrived
yesterday. He reports to us that there is little
no prospect of raising the boat.
Pete PETER. the well-known and popular mate
of the Natchez, was compelled to remain ashore
yesterday on account of III health We hope to
see him resume his position on the boat next
vIcKsBUEe, Feb. 25.-To John Janney. III Com
mon street: Steamer Katie leaves here with 1900
bales cotton and 1900 sacks seed.
J. NJ. WHITE, Master
STEAMERS LEAVING MONDAY.
For THE BENDs.-The peerless Katie under
command of Capt. John ". Tobin. leaves every
Monday at p. M, for Argyle. Vicksburg. and
all town and plantation landings. Intermediate
Mr.. Gaines. her clerk. is one of the most courte-
GUS gentlemen in the trade, and has long been
fayorite with both shippers and passengers.
FoI LOWER CoAsT.-The J. f. Frazer O. Can
ton. Jr.. master. leaves daily at 3 D. m for all
landings down to Belair plantation.
elegant 3. l.. Hodge, J. 2. McElroy, master
leaves for the above aud all coast and plantation