The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-05-21
GEO. J. DUNCAN.
OFFICE OF OBSERVATION. SIGNAL s,ERv1cE U s

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THE WEATHER Hot.
More dust on the landing,
7 Looks as though it might rain to-day.
Hope it will, even if picnics have to be
postponed.
BUSINESS. We have not seen any signs
Of il for several weeks past; true, O. few
sckly feints have been made. by which
some Of the outward bound boats man
aged to obtain paying trips, but on the
whole it has been rather thin.
! AS fly time approaches our friends
Il leave Us one by one, and sometimes they
( go in couples. Our friend, Capt. ST
+ Clair Thoma5son, is booked on the
Mary Houston, and Capt. Arthur on the
st. Mary. The former goes to the Cliff
ton House at Niagara Falls, and the
latter to the Hot Springs, Arkansas.
BY special telegram from Camden
we learn that the river is rising, with
seven feet Of water In the channel
The Oldest engineer living is, accord
! ing to the St. Louis Globe DenOcyat,
Mr.. Olny Robirds, Of that city. He com
menced his river career in 1927 and re-
tired in 1872, and is still hale and hearty
The lightning Willie overlaid yester-
day at the request Of several shippers,
but will leave, without fail, at .. m.
to-day, for Camden and all landings in
termediate on Ouachita and Black
rivers.
The easiest way to get to the Hot
Springs is via Shreveport. All neces-
sary information can be obtained by
calling at the office Of the New Orleans
and Red River Transportation Com
pany, No. Ill Gravier street.
The RIVER For full particulars of
the stage OF water in the Mississippi
and its tributaries, we refer our readers
TO the report from the United States
Signal Service Department. at the head
Of this column
For list Of arrivals see marine column.
The Sheriff will sell the Fleta on Mon
day the 29h inst.
The W. J. Pointevent, ia order to &c
cOmmodate a number Of shippers, has
deferred her departure to the early part
Of the present week
we parted by the river side" and !
were so begrimed with dust that our
creditors failed to recognize us.
''Whyam 50 weak and weary % sang
sentimental young man at private |
party up town the other night cause !
you sit up every night until II O'Clock |
playing oancho Pedro" answered his /
six-year-old brother You could have |
bought him for heap less than II then
The Col A. p Kou1s Is the next boat |,
for Red river She leaves Wednesday |
next at 5 p. m.
Capt. j. w. Blanks left last evening
for Louisville. where he will contract /.
for q new packet to ply between This |
city and Ouachita river
DEPARTURES. The Bart Able for |.
Grand Ecore, Natchez for Vicksburg, I
Willie for Camden, ST. Mary for Red !
River, St. John for Baton Rouge, Tensas
tor Opelousas, Stella Block for La
fourche, and J. T. Frazer for Lower
Coast were the departures yesterday
ALMOST AN ACCIDENT The steamer
Josephine, which left port last Friday
noon for B0uf River, was discovered, |
when opposite post 80, First District, to |
be on fire just aft Of the starboard |
wheel. The flames were extingufshed |
with but little apparent DAMAGE
In her new suit OF white paint the !
Willie looks handsome. She |
ought now to be called the tSweet Viii |
liam" instead OF the lightning Willie.
The Gov. Allen will be found receiving
Monday morning at the head OF Gus !
tomhouse street, 70 leave at p. m. that |
day for Bayou Sara and all way land.
fngs. .,'...-s..r,.
The peerless Katie, Vim. Campbell,
master, A. McVay. clerk, will arrive to-
night, and leave Tuesday next, at 5 |
p. M, for Vicksburg and all way land
ings
Will Hayes says: I'VE are asked
14,OOO times day to Come take
suthiE : Now, If people don't quit
pressing Us 50 hard to take Il drink
we'll hire couple Of chars we know Of
to go along With Us every day in our
rounds, and list in these drinks. We
have never drank u drop since we looked
at Silverthorn's 5 nose, and that was wears
ago. We can battle in it now, and never
taste it. Factr'
Although business has for the past
week been dull with steam boats, the
New Orleans and Mobile Railroad has
not been idle. Since last Monday they
have sent out two freight trains q day.
each train averaging thirty five cars.
The principle items shipped during this
week were 1000 sacks of coffee and 1900
boxes Of sugar.
Our old river friend Chas Shelly has
had his hands full fer the past six days.
The Louisville C0arjerJO,trnat says:
sent lightning rod man to
see old Silverthorn about putting no one
IN that nose Of his. The crowd picked
the lightning rod man up for dead, and
carried him home.
The Louisville Courier -Jo4raal says:
sent lightDing-rod man to
see old Silverthorn about putting up one
On that nose Of his. The crowd picked
The lightning-rod man up for dead, and
carried him home
There's man down at Shawneetown
who has been married seventeen years,
and has fifteen children. They were all
1ut In the front yard playing the other
lay. when Old Tubular came along and |.
Matted. The father Of the sgang" came
out, when Old Tube thought he'd say
10 him, 80 he said, Pine lot
II children, sir" wall, yaas, replied
he man and father, IAN I'm their dad"
Did Tubular put one Of those bewitch-
ng smiles upon his countenance, looked
1t the man, and said: Say. do you
hink IN damn fool enough to lot you
palm public school off unto me for
Jour family - and he walked of toward
he Vint Shinkle lying at the river.