The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-05-15
GEO. J. DUNCAN.
Orvirn or OnaEuvA ALTON, sfaNAL SERVICE uH.A,
New Orleans May ~. 1870.
Daily report ~ tho stage of water. with changes
ia The twenty four hours ending al q .. N,


Fittabhfg ,,.,.....,,,'. Of.
Shreveport ,,......,.. 20 . !
~ Louis .''.,'ts.''..' 10 q
'sSH high , water miars q ,gt
Sergeant Signal Service. U. y. A.
TmE WEATnEn-1s still clear. warm
and dusty on tho river front.
BuHlNEss 1t Is too early In the week
to speculate upon this subject the out
look for the week. however, IL promising
Toms hre aehrco along the front in
fact, every living aud inanimate thing
III that locality wears II dull. summer
appearance.
IL Ia not true that Prof. Wingard In
tends to try his nhmeloas force on tho
Cnnonicua
Tur RIVER For full particulars Of the
atngc Of wnter in the Mississippi and It's
tributaries. We refer our readers to the
report from the u. =. Signal Service De
pn,tment. ut the head OF this column.
For list OF arrivals sec marine column,
The Mary Houston loft Cairo for this
city on the 18th instant.
The towbont Bee, of the mississippi
Valley Transportation Line. left hore
Saturday evening for ~. Louis. and
when 10 miles above the city her boilers
we're found leaking. She returned to
tho city for repairs.
The Willie. Captain u. u. Trinidad,
leaves Wednesday. 18th inst, for Cam
den and MI way landings on Ouachlta
and Black rivers.
The Jessie Taylor. Capt J. W. Blanks.
leaves every Wednesday. ut p. m, for
Ouachitn City. Monroe. Trenton and all
way landings.
Capt. John j. Brown backs out his fine
4 Ma. FnI IA .
and all way landings. Measrs Strcck
and Green, her clerks. nre among the
most courteous and competent clerks
nllonts
We would advise our river friends who
Wait Biloxi this summer to call on John
Walton. ut the Hole in the Wall"
Tho peerless Katie, VIM. Campbell,
master, A. MeVny. clerk. lin place Of the
H. II. Leo. Ia receiving, ut tho head or
Canal street, 10 leave tomorrow ut p.
m for Vicksburg and all way landings.
Tho Robt. Young lin place OF tho st.
Mary will be receiving tomorrow morn
Ing, ut the head of Bicnvillc street. TO
leave Wednesday Mt y. m. for Ope-
louans.
Tho One side.whcoJ passenger packet
W. J. Foitevent. J. b. Sullivan, master,
James l.. Robbins, clerk, is receiving to
leave for Mncon, TensaB and Black river.
ut 3 -. III. tomorrow.
According To tho figures In the Pics
report Yesterday morning Of the CITY or
Alton's log, she made tho run from this
city to 81. Louis In 1 days and 81 hours.
TheI .otua No ;. Capt. Dave Dannala,
II receiving to leave Wednesday Mt T..
m, for Jeiferson Shreveport, and all
way landings.
From tho st. Louis Republican. 18th inNi,l
u A IA 4. "a ~ ~
Mt 80 y. m landed Mt Baton Rouge ut
landed ut Natchcz Mt & 80 p m. landed
Mt Vicksburg ut % II. m. the Sth ,
landed ut Magma Vista, Ben Lomond.
/ Maryland, billiard and Barnard; AZ
hours To hend OF Island 81. b25 miles
from New Orleans Landed ut Green
Vile, Luna, Utopia and Torrene. Time
& hours and 81 minutes from Helena To
Memphis. Ran against strong head
winds from New Orleans to Cairo. and
very heavy rise from Memphis to st.
Louis. Arrived at 81. Louis at 3 p. m.
Thursday, nth, 4 days and ~ hours
from port to port. The last three trips
of the Alton arc the quickest consec,u-
two trips ever made by u boat In the
trade, the longest ono being s days z
hours, and the last ono being 4 days II
hours.
1.-The Grand Republic won't make
stcam,' says the Louisville courier.
That not so. She makes steam, makes
money. makes big noise, makes her
owner happy and makes other river boat
owners cnvious. She IL all over Il
making boat, and she will make fast
time between st. Louis and New Or
leans. -[St. Louis Republican, 18th.
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