The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-01-29
River News.
OFFICE New ORLEANS DEMOCRAT,
Friday, January %, 1871

fTludy,. JdHutty 20, 1870
The undersigned, in assuming charge of the
River Department of the DAILY DEMOCRAT, re-
spectfully solicits from his steamboat friends
continuance of tho patronage 50 liberally *
tended during his connection with the New Or
ie'''is " ''''''' "''' "' GEO. J. DUNCAN.
N.B.-Any communications relating to steam
boat matters left ut the DEMOCRAT Office, NO. "a
Commercial Place. will meet with prompt atten-
ton from the river reporter.
THE WEATHER-It rained o little yesterday. but
for tho weather generally, we refer our readers
~ WASHINGTON. Jan. %.
SYNOPSIS FOR THE PAST TwENTY-FoUR HOURS.
Clear Or partly cloudy and warm weaf i con
with southerly winds and stationary barometer.
Tho Mississippi river has risen nine inches ut
Cairo and seven inches at Memphis, the Ohio
has risen fourteen inches at louisville and
seventeen inches at Pittsburg.
PROBABILITIES.
For tho South Atlantic and Gulf Stats. south
erly winds and warmer, partly cloudy weather.
light rains in the Western Gulf States.
For Tennessee and the Ohio Valley. continued
warm and generally cloudy weather. with areas
Of rain. southeast to southwest winds ana lall-
ing barometer during the day.
For tho Lake region. increasing cloudincsS
and northeast to southeast winds. slight changes
in temperature and light snow or rain in the Up
per Lake regen. -
For the Upper Mississippi and Lower Mis-
souri, Valleys, lucTeuSlIls tlOuuiHtsS UHu dItttS
Of rain or snow. with easterly. to southerly
winds. falling barometer and stationary or fall
ing temperature, followed during the night by
The Lower Ohio and Central Mississippi rivers
will continue to rise.
II he is right this timo we witt acknowledge
the corn, and turn the subject over to him.
time yesterday morning with another splendid
trip, viz 1894 bales cotton. 3lsl sacks cotton
seed and SCI sacks cotton seed meal.
Tuu IA Es-sThiS rauulnr nnpk at IL with
again. and with IL splendid trip. She Is receiv-
Ing to leave ut p. IN. to-day for all landings on
Bayou Macon and TenSaS.
The Bart Able is receiving to leave at 6 D. m
to-day for Grand Ecore, Alexandria and oil way
The 7icksburg Herald of the Goth has the fol-
lowing in regard to Capt. Cannon's new boat
The new steamer Robert E. Lee Is 325 feet
long. 40 feet beam. and is 30 feet wide over all
She will be supplied with nine double-Hued
boilers. 80 feet long and AZ inches in diameter !;
has, 4o-inch cylinders. 10 teet stroke. I7-ioCt
and sf9f Tha am in MGR f me
have built about five hundred boats, and some Of
them have gained great notorety. but the Lee is
going 70 be their masterpiece.
For list of arrivals and manitests see Marine
column.
Late river kilograms will be found on our first
Have you got chance in Capt. Wlkerson's
animal?- Vicksb,ug Herald.
If It is the same kind Of an animal that swal-
lowed Jonah, or rather that Jonah swallowed
have forgot which-we rather. think that our
chance would be good for getting out. onco, we
got in; we chew tobacco and think that II we
had "a chance in (side) of any animal we would
make il sick in short order.
STEAMERS LEAVING THIS DAY.
For GRAND ECoRE.-The elegant Bart Able.
Dick SinnOtt master. George O. Hamilton cfcrk.
leaves AS above at p m to-day.
FoR DoNALDsoNvu.LE.-Tho favoritc st. John,
f. Bergeron master leaves for the above and all
way landings on the coast at % E. n today. nv
Leathers master. james Muse clork. leaves for
the above and all way landings at p. m. to-day.
FoR LowEE CoAsT.-Tho J. l. Frazer, Q. Can
ton, Jr.. leaves daily at 81. M for all landings
Fon SHREVEPORT The gilt-edge Maria Louise,
J. Rrinkor master D9ph Grlvot clerk and
For OpELoUsAs.- Trenton. Eugene Qua
treyeaux master. leaves to-day at b,p. m
The GREAT NATCHEz-As regular as q clock
and as punctual as Old Time himself. Is the
steamer whose name heads this notice AS sure
as the sun rises. just 80 sure does Captain Tom
for Vicksburg. Natchez and all way landings.
Mr.. james Muse. her clerk. Is y thorough busi-
ness man. and knows how to look after the com
fort of his passengers and the interest OF ship
The New BAIT ABLE. Among the finest of the
fine is Capt. Dick Sinnotts steamer. the Now
Bart Able. She arrived yesterday from Grand
Ecore with fine cargo. (which will be found re-
ported in full in our marine column and We ex-
pect to sec her depart this evening with an up
DEpARTUnEs.SJ. b. Maude for Memphis. Hy.
G. Yueger for st. Louis. GOV. Allen for Bayou
Sara. Garryowen for Bayou dos Glaizes, and the
usual coast packets.
It is still coming UP and tho river is full of
drift.
We refer our readers to tho advertisement of
the Rod River Transportation Company
News items were as scarce as hens teeth on
! the landing yesterday.
Old Harry" Is still on the 'front.' 1anked by
| tho big Corporal.
The Natchez goes to-day "a usual at p. m.
We have no room for extracts this morning.
| The CIARKsvILLE.-This popular packet ar
| rived yesterday with full load and leaves at 8
D. m to-day for Fort Smith and all way land
/ ings.
The Stella Block. Capt. d. B. Crooks. leaves at
s D. m, to-day for. all landings on Bout river
| and those intermediate on other streams. Gabe
| Block is her chief clerk. and manages to keep
everything straight on board. notwithstanding
the number of Crooks he has about him.