The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-05-13
GEO. ]. DUNCAN.
OFFICE OF OBSERVATION SrarAI SERVICE U.SA.
Now Orleans May ~. 1870 !
Daily report ~ tho stage ri water. with changes
in the twenty lou, hours ending nj u. IN,
Above low water. Rise, Fall.

shreveport. ..4....... y Z
| ~. louis ............... 10 2
'ieiow high water mark q !lg1to
Sergeant Signal Service. u. y. A.
TuE WEATHER Continues clcar. warm
and dusty.
BUSINESS Has not PANIED out well
this week, but We still look forward 10
| The good time" which we arc told iF
Coming by and by" Let it stand not
upon the order Of its coming. but come
Mt once.
FRrtaurq. Rates to the West continue
! low ten cents per hundred being the
ruling figure. and but little moving even
| at ihnt.
TuE RIVERS We refer our readers to
tho Signal Service report. at the head Of
! this column. for the latest and most re
liable reports regarding the stage ~
water in the Mississippi and It's tfibu-
taries.
DEPARTURES The Bismarck. for st.
I Louis. left last evening with 600 hbds.
and 800 bbls. sugar. 1000 boxes oranges
and lemons. aud over 100 tons assorted
freight.
Tho Gov. Allen for Bayou Sara, Henry
Tcte for Tafourche. Waloon Frazer and
Wnwenocl for Lower Coast, got off on
time with good trips.
/ ~.
awny ut y. m. with q fair trip. consist
ing Of 10. 900 feet lumber, so hhds sugar,
100 bbls molasses. 80 bales cotton and
rnps. 30 bblg rice md sundries.
Mr. Frank Smith, well known to our
citizens MS steward Of the Magenta.
Belle Leo and other fine steamers Is at
present IiIliug that position on the Belle
of Texns.
The Grand Republic and Belle OF
Shreveport began loading at st. Louis
for this port on the 10Th inst.
The steamship Hudson crossed the
bar ut South Pass and came up through
the iottes yesterday evening, drawing
II feet inches.
II items along the river front were MS
thick rs the dust is ut present In that
locality, river reporters would have Their
hands full.
For list of arrivals SOC marine column.
The Fleta will be sold by the Sheriff
on the goth inst.
STEAMERS LEAVING THIS DAY
Foe GRAND EcoRE The splendid new
Bart Able. Dick Sinnott muster. Cleo. 9.
Hamilton clerk. the pride Of the Red
River Valley, is receiving this morning.
to leave at 3 =. N. to-day. as usual. Tor
Grand Ecorc, Alexandria aud MI land
ings intermediates.
Tou VtcKsBuRG- Tuiicd Sfntcs Nun
Packet. At : O'clock this evening Capt
Tom Ieathsrs will back out his re-
nowncd passenger packet. the NatcheZ
for Vicksburg. Natchez. and oil towns
and landings intermediates. In point 81
speed and elegance the NatChcz has nc
superior ailoat.
Fon JEFFERSON AND SHREVEPORT. r. Inn
PacLet The elegant 9. II. Durtee, w
+. Bonrdman. master. Walter McChes-
a. N, DttE an
the above and all points intermediate
FoH OrELoUsAs The Teusas, from
Opelousas, is receiving to leave on u re-
turn trip to-day ut 5 p. m. Capt W
Burton commands, and Mr.. Eugene
Ouatreveaux has the Office under his
supervision. ,,, .
senper packet st. John. f. Bcrgeron
master. J. g. Bcrgerop, clerk, lehves foi
the above and all way landings ut p
m to-day.
SALE or THE IBERIA AND CLAHKsv lille
At noon to-day the above mentioned
steamers we're sold by tho United States
Marshal. at the Canal street entrance 81
the Customhousc The Clarksville solo
for $2lOO, and was purchased by Capt
n l.. Lee. The Iberia brought $25O'
and was bid i'm by Mr.. Ed. Conery, for, II
ID presumed, Capt. Allen Jumel.
the sale Of tho Martha has been post
poned until Thursday next.
We understand that the sale OF the
Texas, by an order OF the bankrupt
court, has been enjoined.
The Thompson Dean, on her fourtf
day from New Orleans, came up before
daylight, and lay Mt the levee until neal
noon She had 300 tons for above, anC
p,t off 800 tons ut various points below
here. The Dean had 30 cabin passen
gers. among them some fifteen Of
twenty wealthy Mexicans, destined tt
the National Centennial at Philadel
phia. A number of people debarket
here, and dozen or more took passage
for the North / Memphis Avalanche
, 18th inst.
The water covers the pavement OF
Front Levee street to n depth OF severa
inches in some places, and Is filling VI
the cellars and running into some 0
, the houses. AS friend OF ours re
marked Yesterday, its very Ugh"
Pittsburg ships to st. Louis by rive
Mt 12bc per 100, while the rate by rail i
40c. If there were no towboats, pas
, senger and freight steamer would leav'
| Pittsburg for st. Louis every day in tn
week
David Campbell bought the st. Loui
/ marine ways year ago, for S1OO,OU
making a cash payment or S20,Ooo, am
now Capt. Keiser buys the same institu
ton for 1892, 900 Of the Memphis Packe
) Company, subject to some incum
1 ORANGES.
i The Mississippi Valley Transportatio
Z Company are about to give out con
: tract to build first-class stern whet
4 towboat for the st. Louis and New Or
0 leans trade. The new boat is to be pre-
: vided'with the engines OF the defunC
@ towboat Crescent City, built at Cincir
\ natl by G. H. Dumont
I H<p-
q A MeZZO soprano.