The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-03-08
River N ews.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT,
"Wednesday Morning. March y, 1870.

Wednesday Morning, March 8. 1870.
The undersigned. In assuming charge Of tho
River Department OF the DAILY DEMOCRAT, re
spaci' ally soIcits from his steamboat friends u
continuance OF the patronage 50 lherally eN-
tended during his connection with the New Or
leans Crescent and bulletin. ;, ro n,,No,N
NB-Any communications relating TO steam
boat matters left at the DEMOCRAT office. No. "a
Commercial Place, will Dleet with prompt at'en-
ton from the river reporter.
TpF WEATHER-Y Yesterday was all that the
most fastideous could desire. The rain night
before last laid the dust effoctually. Old Boreas
retired TO his quarters and Heios shed his rays
upon us IN such gentle manner that though
they absorbed the moisture from tho earth they
did not at the same time cause any to eXude
from the human body--thats the polite way to
say that the people in this village did not sweat
any Yesterday. We have been thoroughly dis
p,stcd OF late with the kind of weather vo,ich-
safed ue. and have an idea of turning the whole
OLD rRops
WARRINGTON. u. C. /
Tuesday, March 7. 1879, a. IN.
SYNOPSIS ron THE FAST rwENTy-rcun HOURS.
Partly cloudy and warmer weather has pre-
vailed III the districts on the Atlantic coast with
easterly 70 southerly winds and falling baron,
eter Rain hns prevailed In the Gulf States. and
thence northward oyer the Upper, Lake region
and the Northwest, followed N the Southwest,
The Missouri Valley and Minnesota by cold
unrtheriy winds and increased PRESSURE The
barometer has fallon east Of tue Misaissippi
river, and II is now lowest near Lake Mtehgan
MGss ssayy Vass "nS ReSss IRON inc
The Mississippi river has fallen ninc inches
ut Cairo and thirty-one inches at Memphis.
ittt PROBABILITIES.
sd rSE k Ssa Eessns ~ M n s sasy ana ds w
ereasne saster i q scSthery Winds and falling
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weather and rain during the evening.
For the Eastern Gulf States. Tepnessee and
Ohio Valley aroas of rain, southerly winds and
falling barometer. followed by cooler southwest
to northwest winds and rising barometer.
For the Southwest. clear or clearing and cold
or weather, with northerly to westerly winds
For the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri
valleys. clearing and colder weather. north 10
west winds and risin barometer,
For the upper Lake region. areas of rain and
snow followed by decidedly colder northwest To
southwest winds and rising barometer.
For the lower Lake region, increasing clnudi-
ness with rain, fresh to brisk southerly winds
veerng TO westerly. falling barometer. followed
during the night by colder weather.
The lower Mississippi river will continue to
The Red River will rise rapidly.
BusrNEss.-The landing presented quite an
animated appearance yesterday afternoon. and
we can truly say that. for once In a long time.
business on the river front was brisk.
Sergeant sullivan arrested on the upper land
ing yesterday 10 negro women and children and
had them locked up in the First Precinct sta
ton, charged with differing. For years past in
dividuals Of this class have been n pest to tho
wharf. cutting sacks of corn and other grain
and lifting small packages. whenever found
convenient by this move against this class of
thieves the Sergeant will receive the thanks of
the merchants and steamhoatmen. Go for tho
lower landing to-day. Sullivan. and if you want
any assistance TO rid it OF the levee rats and
thieves which ~ present ihfest it. count us in
for those cartridges fire spenddly
DEPARTURES. following named steamers
left port yesterday: James Howard for St Louis,
Il. Lee for Nicksburg. H. II, Bryarly for Red
River Assumption for Ltourche, iberia for
BATON Rouge, Bertha for Orolousas, and the
usual Lower Coast packets.
The II. |. Hodge will in a few weeks leave for
Louisville, where a new HUI II III course OF con
struction for her machinery and cabin.
THE BLOCK IrNE.-We refer our readers 10 the
advertisement OF this line. in another column.
Two steamers Of the inc-the W, J. Poitovent.
from Macon and Tensas, and the Stella Block.
from Bout River-arrived yesterday. laden to
their utmost capacity, and will. we doubt not. re-
turn likewise.
al tBy Telegraph
VICKsBuRG March ITO J. Janney No III
Common street: Leave here Mt 8 a. m with 1900
bales cotton and 400 sacks seed.
y. N, WHITE, Steamer Katie.